This course serves to develop the projects teacher trainees have to carry out during their work-experience term. It will offer a survey of possible topics, some of which will be discussed in more detail, so that each course participant will have a number of options to choose from during their work experience. We will be meeting for four sessions during the lecture period, namely on May 19, May 26, June 16 and June 30 (Tuesdays 14-16). In these sessions we will cover topics, such as language and language learning competences, teaching texts, approaches to EFL, (new) media in ELT and classroom discourse, and discuss ways of developing possible designs for the research to be carried out at the schools. Work will continue during the term break and the following term, where an e-learning platform (BSCW) will be used for virtual sessions and individual counselling as well as a means for disseminating materials. Moreover, there will be two whole-day meetings ('Studientage'), which will take place on Friday October 9 and on Friday December 11 respectively. A final session will be reserved for the final reflection of the work experience, whose date will be negotiated.
- Lehrende/r: Daniel Becker