Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Supplements for Disciplinary Learning Catalan/Spanish
Other languages of instruction: English, Spanish
Teaching staff
Introduction
This subject is intended for future Secondary school teachers specializing in Catalan and Spanish language education. The primary goal is to acquaint future teachers with fundamental approaches and methods for teaching language, critically analyzing them to develop and select suitable teaching and assessment strategies. These strategies should align with current research, the learning context, language curricula, and the Common European Framework. Emphasis will be on critical analysis of methodologies, research, materials, and assessment strategies that encourage innovation, design, implementation, and evaluation of effective teaching sequences focused on oral and written competencies.
Pre-course requirements
The subject aims to introduce students from diverse academic backgrounds—Philology, Humanities, History, Communication, etc.—to the teaching of oral and written communication. As future language teachers, students are expected to serve as strong linguistic models for their students in all aspects—grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, reading, and writing skills, as well as classroom management language—and be capable of understanding and producing professional, informative, and academic texts effortlessly.
Objectives
1. Understand the fundamental principles underpinning language teaching.
2. Explain the models and micro-skills supporting each linguistic skill.
3. Analyze the educational implications of linguistic skills.
4. Apply acquired content to practical scenarios.
1. Use teaching resources and strategies for language teaching and learning.
2. Recognize the teacher’s role in developing communicative and linguistic competencies.
3. Reflect on the classroom context, incorporating it into the planning and development of activities from a communicative perspective.
4. Value language use, utilizing it effectively in oral and written forms to convey knowledge across different subject areas.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- CB06 - Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and / or application of ideas, often in a research context
- CB09 - That students know how to communicate their conclusions - and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them - to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way
- CE12 - Identify the curricular contents of the subjects related to the corresponding teaching specialization, as well as the body of didactic knowledge around the respective teaching and learning processes
- CE13 - Specify the curriculum to be implemented in a teaching center by participating in its collective planning; develop and apply both group and personalized didactic methodologies, adapted to the diversity of students
- CG01 - Formulate reflective and critical, responsible, ethical and respectful judgments about the various protagonists of the educational process (family, school and society)
- CG04 - Present ideas orally and in writing, adapting to different communication styles and types of activities
- CG06 - Integrate and use Information and Communication Technologies in various fields in an efficient and responsible way
- CT01 - Critically analyze personal work and use the appropriate resources and strategies for professional improvement
- CT02 - Work in a team and develop attitudes of participation and collaboration as an active member of society
Learning outcomes of the subject
The learning outcomes required from students are linked to the selected competencies in each case. Among others, the following stand out:
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Organizes and systematizes curriculum content.
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Develops principles and techniques that enable the planning, development, and assessment of the teaching and learning process.
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Addresses special educational needs by applying proposals and teaching methodologies adapted to student diversity.
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Incorporates and integrates new strategies, teaching materials, and technologies into classroom activities in the teaching-learning process.
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Applies and evaluates strategies and techniques as tools for regulation and learning.
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Analyzes and evaluates models, educational programs, and methodologies for teaching oral and written language.
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Plans in-person activities to promote the development of subject-specific competencies.
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Designs innovative teaching proposals in the field of oral and written language.
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Uses resources and alternatives to stimulate thinking, as well as organizes classrooms and other spaces for work and coexistence.
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Promotes equal rights and opportunities for students.