English Teaching in the 1st Cycle of Basic Education
Cycle
Segundo ciclo
Degree
Master
Coordinator
Carlos Ceia
Opening date
September 2016
Vacancies
20
Fees
New students - 1.100,00
Schedule
Evening schedule comprises seminars and teaching practice is carried out during working hours. (to be available at http://www.fcsh.unl.pt/ensino/mestrados)
Education objectives
To teach English autonomously, following a syllabus, in an investigative, reflective and life long training
professional perspective.
To develop the planning, implementation and assessment of innovative pedagogical practices.
To develop the knowledge of students in a given teaching context, their similarities and differences, in
particular their needs, behaviour, motivation and learning levels.
To develop an informed and critical reflection about the educational context of teaching English in initial
schooling years.
To improve the scientific, technological, ethical, and (inter)cultural knowledge and their practical use.
To autonomously prepare materials that respond to the specific student needs promoting genuine
communicative language use.
Access conditions
The rules for admission to Masters in Education (Teacher Training) in FCSH/NOVA are as described in regulation standards of study for Masters in Education and include the following criteria for the ranking of candidates: Classification of degree (20%); Academic and scientific curriculum (30%); Professional Resume (20%); Proof of proficiency in written Portuguese (20%); Interview (10%). Candidates must have completed a number of credits in the specific subject matter training.
Degree pre-requisites
Length: 3 semesters. Total credits: 90 credits (58 in course units of the study programme + 32 in the non-taught component).
To obtain the masters degree, the student must realize in accordance with Decree-Law 79/2014, 14th May, an introduction to professional practice which are assigned 32 credits (28 ECTS match Supervised Teaching Practice I and Supervised Teaching Practice II and 4 ECTS to the Seminar of Supervised Teaching Practice I and Seminar of Supervised Teaching Practice II).
Access to other courses
Completion of the Masters degree allows the holder to apply for the cycle of studies which leads to a Doctorate Degree. For the specific access requirements for doctoral programmes, consult the regulations governing the doctoral programmes at FCSH/NOVA.
Evaluation rules
1) No obligatory precedences for attending the programs courses. 2) Knowledge evalutation in the courses is individual and takes place at the end of each semester. The following tools will be considered: final oral and/or written assignments, papers or other assessment tools, in conditions to be agreed upon with each lecturer. The result of the evaluation is expressed in a mark from 0 to 20. 3) Approval in a course requires a final grade equal to or above 10. 4) For the evaluation of the Supervised Teaching Practice, please consult FCSH/NOVAs relevant regulations.
Structure
| Mandatory | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 722131103 | Language Development in Children | 10 |
| 722160093 | Teaching English to Young Learners | 18 |
| 722171272 | Language and Intercultural Education - 1st semester | 5 |
| 722160091 | Supervised Teaching Practice in Teaching English in the 1st Cycle of Basic Education I - 2nd semester | 10 |
| 722160092 | Supervised Teaching Practice in Teaching English in the 1st Cycle of Basic Education II - 1st semester | 18 |
| 722160089 | Supervision Seminar in Teaching English in the 1st Cycle of Basic Education I - 2nd semester | 2 |
| 722160090 | Research Seminar 2 - 1st semester | 2 |
| 722171258 | Education Systems and School Cultures - 2nd semester | 5 |
| Elective option 1 | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 722121051 | Anglo-Portuguese Cultural Crossings - 1st semester | 10 |
| 722121052 | British Cultural Identities - 2nd semester | 10 |
| 722160026 | English C2 - 2nd semester | 10 |
| 722121053 | American Representations: Identity, Culture and the Arts - 1st semester | 10 |