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.

 An online moodle course will be made available to students: "FD1.1: Teaching English as a Foreign Language I (WiSe 2021/22)". Information regarding how to gain full access to this moodle environment will be e-mailed to students once the registration phase is over. 

Students will receive a first asynchronous e-learning unit for the first lecture week (i.e. there will be no meeting on Monday, 11 October). 

From Monday, 18 October onwards, this lecture will take place in a weekly and synchronous digital format via Zoom (08:15-09:45). Students prepare each session in advance through e-learning elements on Moodle. 

Please note: All individual sessions will be recorded and shared with students. If you cannot participate in the synchronous live sessions, this gives you the opportunity to access all lecture content in an asynchronous way.