Creative English (CJP/CREAT)

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6 credits
Lecturer: Mgr. Gabriela Entlová, Ph.D.
Lessons (Lectures + Exercises + Seminars): 0 + 2 + 0 [hours/week]
Semester: summer
Credit test preceding examination: none
Requirements: B1
Teaching method: seminars, individual work, group work, presentations, language games
Registration for examination: written application
Examination method: teaching practice portfolio assessed, written test
Status of the course in study program: B. The course is offered to all study programmes and is provided by the Centre of Foreign Language Education.

Annotation:

The course provides the students with creative writing and reading mainly to strengthen their language communicative competence and to develop their knowledge of didactics and methodology. The course focuses on submitting original work for peer critique (fiction and poetry).

Course objectives:

The subject is taught in English. It is based around scenarios inspired predominantly by reality which follow the daily lives of different students from around the world attending the same class. Students take the role of a member of these culturally diverse groups as they act out everyday situations – from going to school to a weekly shopping trip, etc. Each session is filled with fun games and activities to keep students engaged and motivated as they learn and practice English with natural conversations in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

Students will be able to better:

take part in everyday conversations
understand English and feel more confident
find a place where they belong and take part in activities tailored to the needs of students of a culturally heterogeneous class
learn new skills and gain valuable experience from cultures all over the world
feel satisfaction from watching colleagues as they achieve and grow throughout the course
use their time spent as a contribution towards qualifications in fields like education and social work

Topics of seminars:

1. Associations and brainstorming.
2.-3. Types of texts and their meaning, reflection (e.g. hypertext, adverts, notices).
4.-5. Poems (from Medieval English texts to modern poetry, Haiku).
6.-7. Language games (various strategies and techniques).
8.-9. Music as a language stimulation.
10.-11.Visual aids as a language stimulation.
12.- 13. Own 'creative language portfolio'.

Requirements:

Students will prepare extra ideas and material into the English lessons, applying traditional folk tales from their home country. Students will use instructional language, use background knowledge about British and American life and culture and compare it with the traditions, life, and culture in their home country. Students concentrate on additional ideas that can include: a drama lesson, jazz chant lesson, history lesson, biology lesson, health science lesson, maths lesson, art lesson, DIY lesson, PE lesson, music class, etc. all taught in the course of the seminar.

Literature:

WALTER,C. Authentic Reading. Cambridge: CUP, 1991.
PHILLIPS, S. Drama With Children. Oxford: OUP, 2002.
REDMAN, S., English Vocabulry in Use Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate. Cambridge: CUP, 2003.
CAHILL, N., PRATT, M., Literacy Skills Through Rhyme and Rhythm. OUP: Oxford, 1993.
COE, N., RYCROFT, R., ERNEST, P., Writing Skills. CUP: Cambridge, 1993.