Pedagogical seminar in English at the B2+ level: Teaching Students with Special Educational Needs

The main aim of the course is to introduce students with various issues related to diagnosing, supporting and educating children with special educational needs due to various kinds of disorders and disabilities (sensory and motor disabilities, learning disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, mental disorders, intellectual disability) or exceptional learning skills.

The following issues will be discussed within the course:

1.The concept of disability and inclusion. Stereotypes about phenomena of disability and people with disability. (2h)

2. Etiology, objective and subjective symptoms and consequences of visual, hearing, intellectual, mental, motor, neurodevelopmental and learning disorders (6h)

3. Specificity of learning difficulties of children with special educational needs (2h)

4. Classroom stategies in working with children with diffenrend kinds of learning difficulties (2h)

5. Individual Educational Plan (3h)

scripts (available on the MOODLE platform)

and optional

1) D. Goodley, Disability studies : an interdisciplinary introduction, SAGE Publications Ltd., Los Angeles 2017.

2) C. Cameron, Disability studies : a student's guide, SAGE Publications Ltd., Los Angeles 2014.

NP2_W13; NP2_U02; NP2_U09; NP2_U10; NP2_K08

KNOWLEDGE

EK1 W - Has organized knowledge about various types of disabilities and specificity of working with children with special educational needs.

SKLLS

EK2 U - Communicates using various communication channels in conveying integrated knowledge about working with students with special communication needs.

EK3 U - Is able to communicate both orally and in writing in English at the B2 + level.

EK4 U - Uses information technology in pedagogical work with students with special educational needs.

COPMETENCES

EK5 K - Selects individualized classroom strategies to facilitate communication with students with special educational needs, based on the analysis of specialized texts in terms of their suitability for their own professional work.

ECTS [1 ECTS = 25 (30)h]:

participation in classes - 15h

preparation for classes, readings - 25h

preparing the project - 20h

Total: 60 godz.

ECTS: 2

Methods: texts analysis, work in groups, directed discussion, guided instruction, multimedia presentation, case studies

EK1 W: texts analysis, work in groups, directed discussion, guided instruction;

verification - multimedia presentation, case study

EK2 U: texts analysis, work in groups, directed discussion, guided instruction;

verification - multimedia presentation, case study

EK3 U: texts analysis, work in groups, directed discussion,

verification - multimedia presentation, case study

EK4 U: texts analysis, directed discussion,

verification - multimedia presentation, case study

EK5 K - texts analysis

verification - multimedia presentation, case study

Attendance to all classes is recommended and encouraged. Student is allowed to miss 1 class (2h) during 15h cycle without any justification, but if student misses more than that, each subsequent absence will require additional work (preparing presentations or assignment). The course can not be passed if student has more than than 4 absences (8h) for 15h course.

Students are expected to complete all readings prior to class. The texts will be available on the MOODLE platform.

THE STUDENT REQUIREMENTS:

1. Students will prepare and make presentation on selected topic

2. Student will prepare an Individual Educational Plan on the basis of a given case study of a child with special educational needs.

SCORES:

1) presentation - 20 points

2) IEP - 80 points

FINAL SCORE:

60-67 p. - 3,0

68-75 p. - 3,5

76-83 p. - 4,0

84-91 p. - 4,5

92-100 p. - 5,0

EVALUATION ACCORDING TO LEARNING AUTCOMES:

EK1 W

2 - Has not organized knowledge about various types of disabilities and specificity of working with children with special educational needs.

3 - Has basic knowledge about various types of disabilities and specificity of working with children with special educational needs.

3,5 - Has basic organized knowledge about various types of disabilities and specificity of working with children with special educational needs.

4 - Has organized knowledge about various types of disabilities and selection of individualized methods of educating children to their specific educational needs.

4,5 - Has well organized knowledge about various types of disabilities and selection of individualized methods of educating children to their specific educational needs.

5 - Has very well organized knowledge about various types of disabilities and selection of individualized methods of educating children to their specific educational needs.

EK2 U

2 - Can not communicate using various communication channels in conveying integrated knowledge about working with students with special communication needs.

3 - Can communicate at basic level using some communication channels in conveying basic knowledge about working with students with special communication needs.

3,5 - Communicates at basic level using various communication channels in conveying basic knowledge about working with students with special communication needs.

4 - Communicates using some communication channels in conveying integrated knowledge about working with students with special communication needs.

4,5 - Efficiently communicates using various communication channels in conveying integrated knowledge about working with students with special communication needs.

5 - Very Efficiently communicates using various communication channels in conveying integrated knowledge about working with students with special communication needs.

EK3 U

2 - Is not able to communicate both orally and in writing in English at the B2 + level.

3 - Has very basic communication skills in speaking and writing in English at the B2 + level.

3,5 - Has basic communication skills in speaking and writing in English at the B2 + level.

4 - Has good communication skills in speaking and writing in English at the B2 + level,

4,5 - Has advanced communication skills in speaking and writing in English at the B2 + level

5 - Has excellent communication skills in speaking and writing in English at the B2 + level

EK4 U

2 - Is not able to use information technology in pedagogical work with students with special educational needs.

3 - Uses seleted information technology at a very basc level in pedagogical work with students with special educational needs.

3,5 - Uses selected information technology at a basic level in pedagogical work with students with special educational needs.

4 - Correctly uses various information technology in pedagogical work with students with special educational needs.

4,5 - In an individualized way uses various information technology in pedagogical work with students with special educational needs.

5 - In an individualized way efficiently uses information technology in pedagogical work with students with special educational needs.

EK5 K

2 - Can not select classroom strategies to facilitate communication with students with special educational needs, based on the analysis of specialized texts.

3 - Selects basic classroom strategies to facilitate communication with students with special educational needs, based on the analysis of specialized texts.

3,5 - Selects various classroom strategies to facilitate communication with students with special educational needs, based on the analysis of specialized texts.

4 - Selects various classroom strategies to facilitate communication with students with special educational needs, based on the analysis of specialized texts and is able to assess their suitability in her/his own professional practice.

4,5 - Selects individualized classroom strategies to facilitate communication with students with special educational needs, based on the analysis of specialized texts and is able to assess their suitability in her/his own professional practice.

5 - Very efficiently selects individualized classroom strategies to facilitate communication with students with special educational needs, based on the analysis of specialized texts and is able to assess their suitability in her/his own professional practice.