Seznam témat k státním zkouškám

Učitelství pro 1. stupeň ZŠ

Didaktika

I. Portfolio presentation

A presentation of selected works included in the portfolio will be followed by questions from the examiner. The portfolio must be submitted at least one week before the exam.

 

II. Theoretical background

1. Characteristics of very young and young foreign language learners. Children as learners (Piaget, Vygotsky). The importance of pupils' and teachers' attitudes.
2. First language acquisition. The behaviourist and the nativist approach. The role of the linguistic environment.
3. Second language learning. Krashen's Monitor Model. Children learning to use a second language.
4. Accounting for differences between learners.
5. Methods of language teaching.
6. Language learning strategies.
7. Lesson Planning. The main components of a lesson plan. Planning principles.
8. Teaching Vocabulary. Presentation, practice, activities. Using visuals.
9. Teaching Grammar. Presentation, practice, activities. Structures vs. functions.
10. Developing Listening. Different types of listening activities.
11. Developing Reading. Look and say vs. phonics. Readers, picture dictionaries, reading cards.
12. Developing Speaking. Information gap. Controlled, guided and free activities. Using a puppet. Role-play.
13. Developing Writing. Controlled, guided and free activities.
14. Error Correction. Assessment.
15. Classroom atmosphere, management and discipline.
16. Storytelling, songs and rhymes.
17. Classroom language. Mother tongue vs. target language.
18. Current national and European ELT issues.