Teaching English as a Foreign Language I - Einzelansicht

This is the first obligatory course for students studying to become EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers. The main objective for students is to gain knowledge of the fundamental theories, concepts, topics and approaches to school-based EFL education. This includes communicative language teaching (CLT) involving skills- and task-based approaches, language learning theory as well as the role of culture, literature and media in EFL education. Students will be encouraged to critically analyse and reflect on implementing these issues in the EFL classroom of their respective school type. Thus, this course will support student teachers to take the first steps in becoming reflective practitioners.

The lecture will be supported through various E-learning opportunities. Students are expected to regularly participate, thoroughly prepare and actively contribute to each meeting.

Students are required to pass a written exam (Prüfungsvorleistung) at the end of term.

Information for students: Please select either the morning slot of the FD 1.1 lecture (10:00-12:00) or the afternoon slot (16:00-18:00). It is the same lecture in the morning and the afternoon. Prof. Merse and Prof. Wilden will take weekly turns holding the lecture sessions. This means that, in one week, Prof. Merse will have both the morning and the afternoon sessions, and Prof. Wilden will have both sessions in the subsequent week. In the first week (8 October), both Prof. Merse and Prof. Wilden will be present in the lecture sessions to introduce students to the format and content of the FD 1.1 lecture.