120020 UE BEd 10: Wahlbereich für Studierende des Lehramts (PM) - PH Wien (2024S)

"Teachers tend to teach the way they were taught unless they make a conscious effort to do otherwise". (Johnson, Louann.2015.Teaching Outside the Box. p.139)

Teaching in the Austrian middle school (MS) might ask for a wide(r) repertoire of methods and strategies used in the heterogenous classroom; in this course we are analyzing our comfort zones in ELT in order to take some steps further by getting to know and trying out new ideas, methods and materials for all 4 skills in order to meet the learners’ needs, enhance their learning process and motivation with a focus on the the differentiated classroom.

The participants will acquire an insight into teaching in- and outside the box in different areas that are adaptable to a variety of learners and teaching situations. The course is interactive, enabling the participants to experience methods and activities introduced, teach and discuss lessons and materials designed.

Objectives:
• Defining teaching In- and Outside the Box & discovering one’s individual comfort zone
• Analyzing the learners’ box by defining the learning needs and objectives of learning in the ELT classroom
• Defining the Austrian Middle School (MS)
• iKMPLUS as an external evaluation tool for language development
• Lesson planning based on intern and extern assessment of pupils' needs
• Knowing a variety of different creative methods in all 4 skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing) at level A2/B1
• Analysing and designing activities with a focus on differentiation

Methods:
• synchronous and asynchronous e-learning via Moodle and Zoom
• individual/pairwork/groupwork
• flipped teaching
• mini-presentations

This course is fully digital (access links will be sent out in due time).