PROFESSIONAL

COMPETENCES
IN
LECTURE 4
ELT
TYPES OF TEACHING
- Knowledge-based teaching (history,
geography, biology etc.)

- Language-based teaching (English, German,

French languages)

How different are these subjects

in terms of teaching?
DISCUSSION
- Is language teaching only about
grammar and vocabulary?

- What else is included in teaching?

share your ideas

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TEACHER’S PROFESSIONAL
COMPETENCES

❖ subject knowledge: knowing

about what you teach
❖ procedural knowledge:
knowing how to teach it
SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE
Vocabulary
Grammar
Pronunciation
Spelling
Functional language for
Communication
(https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/functional-languag
e.htm )
PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE
Plan – effective lesson planning
Present – clear explanations and instructions
Practice – variety of methods and activities in the
classroom
Managing the classroom – discipline, dynamics, ‘healthy
atmosphere’
Dealing with mistakes – proper correction
Using appropriate materials and teaching aids
Taking into account the special needs of the learners
DISCUSSION
- Why is lesson planning important? advice?
- How can we present grammar or vocabulary effectively?
- What kind of activities are really engaging?
- How the discipline was managed in your class?
- How can we make the classroom more dynamic?
- Is error correction always necessary?
- What kind of materials can be used in the classroom?
- Give your own examples of learner’s special needs.
DISCUSSION
- Recollect your best and worst foreign
language teachers. What types of procedural
and subject knowledge they were good / bad
at?

- What are the most effective ways for a new

teacher to raise own professional
competence?

- How would you use these resources?