Course title in Estonian
Rootsi keele didaktika
Course title in English
Didactics of Swedish
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
Receive overview of the methodology used in teaching a foreign language, changes Get overview of methodological means used in teaching Swedish, changes and different attitudes. Acquire practical skills to teach Swedish in primary school.
Forms of study: seminars, mini-lectures, video trainings, independent work with literature.
Brief description of the course
Discussing what is a good teacher/student like. Motivation in foreign language studies: Elements of active learning. Testing and giving evaluation. Class management and forms of interaction. Methodological peculiarities arising from the specificity of Swedish. Compiling study material and principles of selection.
Independent work includes: going through literature on the treated topics, preparation for thematic discussion, compiling of different types of exercises.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- is familiar with contemporary methods of foreign language teaching and an ability to use these;
- has ability to apply the methodological means resulting from the specificity of Swedish;
- has skill to compile different types of exercises;
- values the profession of a foreign language teacher;
- has readiness to work as a teacher of Swedish
Teacher
Kristiina Tedremaa-Levorato
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