552.925 (16W) Focus on Language and the Learner: Learning Strategies and Cooperative Learning

Wintersemester 2016/17

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First course session
14.10.2016 10:00 - 12:00 N.0.42 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
LV Nummer Südostverbund ENF01001UL
Course title german Focus on Language and the Learner: Learning Strategies and Cooperative Learning
Type Proseminar (continuous assessment course )
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 2.5
Registrations 13 (25 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
possible language(s) of the assessment English
Course begins on 14.10.2016
eLearning Go to Moodle course

Time and place

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

In this course, students plan and conduct an empirical study related. Data will be collected during a visit at BBS Rohrbach in Upper Austria. Throughout the course, students will engage in reading group meetings and group discussions. Students will cooperate with each other and give feedback on each other’s research projects and drafts of term papers. The latter will be short academic articles on specific and autonomously selected topics related to language learning strategies and/or cooperative learning.

Information on travelling, accommodation, costs, etc. will be added soon.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Short lectures, self-study, guided reading, reading group meetings, interest group discussions, plenary discussion

Course content

Class meetings before and after the excursion:

14 October, 2016 - 10.00-12.00, room i.0.42 

11 November, 2016 - 10.00-12.00, room i.0.42

(excursion)

20 January, 2017 - 10.00-12.00, room i.0.42 


Excursion: Students bring their own laptop computers!

 

Wednesday morning (14.12.2016)

Travelling from Klagenfurt to Rohrbach (e.g. ideally by coach if not too expensive; alternatively, by train or private car pool)

Wednesday afternoon (14.12.2016)

  • Introduction to COOL & BBS Rohrbach by Doris Ortner and Elisabeth Spöcker
  • Plenary group meeting & planning observations
  • Interest groups: define observation goals, protocols, tools, etc.

Thursday & Friday morning (15/16.12.2016)

  • Observations

Thursday & Friday afternoon (15/16.12.2016)

  • Analysis and reflection on observations
  • Self-regulated work on individual research projects (Media room at BBS Rohrbach available; students use their own laptop computers)

Friday evening (16.12.2016)

transfer to Linz

Saturday morning (17.12.2016)

  • Short lecture on academic writing in educational research
  • Plenary group meeting (students present their status quo and planned procedure)
  • Self-regulated work on individual research projects (seminar room available at hotel)

Saturday afternoon (17.12.2016)

  • Short lecture / reading group meeting
  • Plenary group meeting (discuss issues that came up in the morning)
  • Self-regulated work on individual research projects and term papers (seminar room available at hotel)

Sunday morning (18.12.2016)

  • Self-regulated work on individual research projects and term papers (seminar room available at hotel)
  • transfer back to AAU Klagenfurt in the afternoon

Literature

to be announced

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 15W.2)
    • Subject: Advanced Language Teaching Skills (Compulsory subject)
      • ENF.001 Focus on Language and the Learner ( 2.0h KS, PS / 2.5 ECTS)
        • 552.925 Focus on Language and the Learner: Learning Strategies and Cooperative Learning (2.0h PS / 2.5 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Teacher training programme English (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation) (SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
    • Stage two
      • Subject: Fachdidaktik des Englischen (Compulsory subject)
        • Innovative Approaches to Language Teaching and Learning ( 2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
          • 552.925 Focus on Language and the Learner: Learning Strategies and Cooperative Learning (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

There is no equivalent course for the purpose of counting examination attempts.