OTAK final exam

The final exam consists of the defence of your thesis and the exam in Methodology.

For the defence of your thesis, you do not need to create a powerpoint presentation. Simply, be able to summarize your thesis in a few sentences and prepare to answer the opponent's questions.

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:

Harmer J. (2007/2015). The practice of English language teaching. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited
Scrivener, J. (1994/2005/2011) Learning Teaching. Macmillan Heinemann.
Ur, P. (1996/1999/2012). A course in language teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

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. Emprical studies with pedagogical implications are preferred. Please make sure you remember the author and title of the article.

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

Topic	Subtopics
1. Learning and teaching	Learner types, learning styles Teacher roles and responsibilities The teacher as a facilitator, etc. The native and non-native teacher
2. The Communicative Approach	Principles, methods, techniques Communicative activities Integrating skills
3. Classroom management	Classroom interactions Giving instructions, discipline problems Seating arrangement Group dynamics
4. Current issues in language teaching	Competence development The intercultural dimension of language teaching Collaborative, cooperative learning, project work ICT in language teaching and learning
5. Teaching listening skills	Listening sub-skills Staging a listening activity Authentic texts
6. Teaching reading skills	Authentic reading texts Reading sub-skills Staging a reading task
7. Teaching speaking skills	Communicative vs. non-communicative tasks Developing fluency vs. accuracy Teaching pronunciation
8. Teaching writing skills	Word, sentence and paragraph level writing Process vs. product writing
9. Teaching structures and functions	Techniques of presentation Techniques of practice and integration
10. Evaluation and assessment	Giving feedback Error correction Language testing Alternative (formative, continuous) assessment
11. Teaching vocabulary and related skills	Techniques of presentation Recycling, testing, etc.
12. Teaching young learners	Special features Examples of teaching skills
13. Course and lesson planning	Planning lessons Curriculum and syllabus NAT, érettségi requirements Evaluating coursebooks and other EFL materials

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otak final exam procedures