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Final Exam in the OTAK and RTAK programmes
The final exam consists of the defence of your thesis and the exam in Methodology.
Methodology component (Also available at: http://seas.elte.hu/w/studies/graduation/final_examination#teacher_training_programme )
1 Compulsory background reading
You are expected to have read thoroughly at least one of the basic EFL methodology publications:
The alternative dates indicate the different editions available in the SEAS Library.
The reason for asking you to read (or re-read) one of these books is to give you a chance to review your experience in the light of what you read. The examiners will be interested to hear about the basic principles described in the literature, as well as your views on these principles with regard to your teaching experiences.
2 An article of your choice
This may come from readings set (or recommended) for the Methodology and Testing lecture series, Language Pedagogy options, Individual studies and your previous studies in this area. Please prepare to discuss one of these articles in Part 2 of the exam.
Exam Procedure
Part 1: You will be asked to draw one of the 13 topics (tétel). The examiner will then ask you specific questions or invite you to reflect on principles, concepts and practice.
Part 2: You will be expected to talk about the article of your choice, highlighting key issues, explaining why you found them particularly insightful and relating them to your experience.
Exam Topics for Part 1
· Learner types, learning styles · Teacher roles and responsibilities · The teacher as a facilitator, etc. · The native and non-native teacher
· Principles, methods, techniques · Communicative activities · Integrating skills
· Classroom interactions · Giving instructions, discipline problems · Seating arrangement · Group dynamics
· Competence development · The intercultural dimension of language teaching · Collaborative, cooperative learning, project work · ICT in language teaching and learning
· Listening sub-skills · Staging a listening activity · Authentic texts
· Authentic reading texts · Reading sub-skills · Staging a reading task
· Communicative vs. non-communicative tasks · Developing fluency vs. accuracy · Teaching pronunciation
· Word, sentence and paragraph level writing · Process vs. product writing
· Techniques of presentation · Techniques of practice and integration
· Giving feedback · Error correction · Language testing · Alternative (formative, continuous) assessment
· Techniques of presentation · Recycling, testing, etc.
· Special features · Examples of teaching skills
· Planning lessons · Curriculum and syllabus · NAT, érettségi requirements · Evaluating coursebooks and other EFL materials
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