UCL - Observation and teaching practice : ancient languages and literatures

[GLOR9001]

[50h] 6 credits

Teacher(s):

Language: French

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

By the end of the practice periods, students will have demonstrated their ability to
- design, plan and teach lessons in Classics (Latin and Greek) in both lower and higher levels of secondary education ;
- adapt to different professional situations in a variety of educational environments working closely with their supervisors.

Main themes

The fifty hours of practice are divided into three parts :
1. observation and analysis of teaching methods (10 hours) to encourage students to become involved with the class by meeting their future pupils and their supervisor.
2. teaching practice (40 hours) which enables future teachers to try out the various ideas covered in the theoretical classes under the guidance of supervisors approved by UCL.
3. public lessons.

Content and teaching methods

Students select their supervisors (a minimum of three, from three different schools) from the list of supervisors approved by UCL. They should agree on the arrangements for the observation sessions and the active lessons. Students may organize their practice period to reflect their personal interests as long as their lessons are balanced between Latin and Greek, and also the three different levels in higher education.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Prerequisites : Students are required to take courses in teaching ancient languages and general teaching in parallel.
Assessment : Assessment of what students have achieved during the practice period is done by the supervisors using the criteria in the marking grid for observation sessions.
Exemption from part of the teaching practice may be granted to students who are already teaching.
Aids : A manual is available to students.
Under the terms of article 76 paragraph 3 of the Decree of 31 March 2004 on what constitutes higher education, bringing it into line with European higher education and refinancing the universitites, public lessons will no longer be organized in the September semester.