Degree | Type | Year |
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Primary Education | OT | 4 |
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To take this course students must demonstrate a C1 level in English. This is a requirement for all the courses that make up the Minor (menció) in English language teaching. Students in 3rd year will have to provide evidence that they comply with this requirement by the date indicated on the Faculty of Education webpage in order to be able to take any course in the minor in the fourth year, including this one. Students who are taking this course as an elective but not enrolled in the Minor in English language teaching (menció) must also document a C1 prior registration. In case they do not posses a language certificate, they can apply for an interview.
Further consultations can be made at the academic management office of the Faculty of Education Sciences, UAB.
- To acquire the fundamental theoretical basis and teaching techniques that are needed to teach English effectively.
- To acquire the necessary criteria and techniques to select/adapt/create suitable materials for teaching hetereogeneous groups of young learners of English in multilingual milieus.
- To develop ones' sensitivity, literary skills and imagination.
- To become familiar with children's folklore and literature and become aware of their potential in the English class.
- To explore the potential of ICT for teaching English in primary and infant school education.
- To understand the decree passed by the Catalan Government on inclusive education and be able to apply it to the design of pedagogical classroom proposals.
- To avoid the use of sexist, androcentric or discriminatory language.
1. Oral, written and multimodal communication in the English class.
2. Planning learning tasks and projects.
3. The role of literature, folklore and culture in teaching English to young learners and very young learners.
4. Drama techniques as a resource for learning English.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Presentation of theoretical concepts, critical discussion on the contents of the assigned readings and elaboration and correction of classroom tasks | 45 | 1.8 | 1, 4, 13, 12, 15, 35, 27, 19, 22, 24, 43, 37 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Small group work discussions on theoretical and practical issues related to the course contents | 30 | 1.2 | 1, 4, 15, 14, 22, 37 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Self-study, elaboration of course assignments and accessing course readings. | 75 | 3 | 1, 4, 33, 13, 12, 16, 15, 35, 14, 27, 17, 19, 22, 24, 43, 38, 37, 8 |
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Active participation in the collaborative tasks and presentations carried out during our face-to-face sessions (individual assessment task) | 15% | 0 | 0 | 10, 12, 15, 14, 26, 24, 40, 39, 36, 8 |
Creation of an infographic based on the readings and topics covered in class related to the implementation of a topic from the English language curriculum in primary education. (Individual work) | 20% | 0 | 0 | 6, 4, 33, 10, 17, 13, 16, 35, 19, 20, 9, 38, 41, 11, 42, 8 |
Microteaching. Designing and presenting a communicative task (group work) | 40% | 0 | 0 | 1, 5, 3, 2, 7, 33, 17, 34, 25, 35, 27, 28, 29, 18, 22, 21, 23, 26, 32, 30, 31, 24, 43, 38, 8 |
Selecting a picture book and telling the story in class. Elaborating a reading card (individual work) | 25% | 0 | 0 | 33, 12, 15, 35, 14, 38, 41, 37, 8 |
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT OPTION
1) All assignments are MANDATORY, as well as attendance and active participation in 80 % of the classes.
2) If the attendance requirement is not met, a compensatory test will have to be taken on the make-up exam day.
3) The minimum grade for each assignment to be included in the average with the rest is 5. If this is not achieved, the student will have to go to the make-up session.
4) All activities (individual and group) will be done in English, and linguistic accuracy, writing clarity, and formal presentation aspects will be taken into account. Students must be able to express themselves fluently and correctly and demonstrate a high level of understanding of academic texts. An activity may be returned (not graded) or failed if the instructor considers it does not meet these requirements.
5) The authorship of the assignments must rest with the students who submit them. They must be original. Plagiarism, whether total or partial, or the use of artificial intelligence in any work automatically results in the annulment of all submitted assignments and a final grade of FAIL (0) for this course.
6) Bibliographic references in the assignments must be correctly cited using APA guidelines.
This is a practical course, so active participation is expected in all sessions. On the first day of class, the schedule for assignment submissions will be created. Every day two students will tell a story. Every 2–3 sessions will be spent working on a competence or type of resource. At the end of each topic, the group that selected it will give their practical activity presentation and submit the written assignment. The infographic will be created upon return from practical sessions.
Feedback and grading for assessment activities will be provided within a maximum of 20 calendar days from the submission date.
Make-up date: Monday, June 22, 2026, from 18:00 to 20:00.
Only students who have submitted 2/3 of the coursework (by grade percentage) and have a minimum average of 3.5 may participate in the make-up session.
In the make-up session, the maximum possible score is 5 out of 10.
IMPORTANT: Opting for the single assessment does not exempt students from the attendance requirement. The single assessment refers to the type of assignments and their timing, but attendance and participation remain mandatory in this practical course.
On June 17, from 18:30 to 20:30, students choosing the single assessment must take an exam and complete the following tasks:
Expository and reflective exam based on course readings and topics: 50 % – written task.
Justified selection and narration of a picture book: 25 % – oral task.
Design and implementation of an activity to develop children’s communicative competence: 25 % – oral task.
All three activities will be conducted in English, evaluating linguistic accuracy, writing clarity, and formal presentation. Students must express themselves fluently and correctly and show a high level of understanding of academic texts. An activity may not be graded or may be failed if the instructor judges it fails to meet requirements.
Make-up date: Monday, June 22, 2026, from 18:00 to 20:00.
Only those who have submitted 2/3 of the coursework (in percentage) and have a minimum average of 3.5 may attend the make-up session.
In the make-up session, the highest score attainable is 5 out of 10.
a) If a student has not provided sufficient assessment evidence to allow a final grade, the grade will be recorded as “non‑evaluable.”
b) The use of generative artificial intelligence is not permitted. Any evidence of its use in an assignment will result in an automatic fail.
c) Students are expected to participate actively in sessions in a respectful, reasoned, and constructive manner.
d) Students enrolled in this course for the second time and met the attendance requirement during their first year of enrollment may, if they wish, they can request to take a synthesis assigment. To do so, they must let the instructors know in writing during the first week of the course.
If this evaluation option is chosen, the student is exempt from attending class, as the attendance requirement is considered fulfilled.
The synthesis assignment will take place on the same day as the single assessment option (June 17, from 18:30 to 20:30) and will consist of the following three compulsory tasks:
Expository and reflective exam based on the course readings and topics – 50% (written task)
Justified selection and storytelling of a picture book – 25% (oral task)
Design and implementation of an activity to develop children’s communicative competence – 25% (oral task)
All three activities will be conducted in English, evaluating linguistic accuracy, writing clarity, and formal presentation. Students must express themselves fluently and correctly and show a high level of understanding of academic texts. An activity may not be graded or may be failed if the instructor judges it fails to meet requirements.
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Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.
Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(TE) Theory | 90 | English | second semester | afternoon |