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Pedagogy of primary education and early foreign language teaching

Language of instruction

english, lithuanian

Qualification degree and (or) qualification to be awarded

Bachelor of Education Sciences
Teacher

Place of delivery

Kaunas, K. Donelaičio g. 58, LT-44248

Institution that has carried out assessment

Studijų kokybės vertinimo centras

Institution that has performed accreditation, accreditation term

Studijų kokybės vertinimo centras, 6/30/2023

Data provided or updated (date)

6/13/2018

Order on accreditation

SV6-26
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Summary of the Profile

General Description:
Objective(s) of a study programme:
To prepare a teacher of primary education who is able to work at institutions of primary education and to apply methods and technologies based on the newest findings in pedagogical science and research and who is creative and capable of planning and organising high quality education of primary school pupils with a special focus on early foreign language teaching.
Learning outcomes:
1. Will be able to integrate theoretical and didactic knowledge of various sciences (moral education, languages, mathematics, social and natural sciences, physical education, technologies and arts) and to design the curriculum of primary (self-)education on the basis of this knowledge.
2. Will be able to analyse, systematise and critically assess information as well as legal and political documents related with the preparation of pre-school, pre-primary and primary school teaching curricula.
3. Will be able to explain the features of personality development of pupils of an early school age emerging due to the influence of different environmental factors, and to understand the fundamentals of pupils’ (self)development as the basis for their professional activity.
4. Will be able to plan, organise, implement and summarise professional action research and scientific research and to use the research results in their teaching practice as well as to reflect on the perspectives of their professional development.
5. Will be able to create and ensure a safe learning environment that is oriented to learners’ needs and stimulates the learning process; will be able to design favourable conditions for the formation of pupils’ values and social skills as well as for their comprehensive personal development and self-expression through the use of various teaching tools, digital technologies and equipment, enhancing the variety of learning activities, learning accessibility to every learner, their engagement in group work and their development of independent learning skills.
6. Will be able to plan and monitor the teaching process purposefully and to select suitable teaching methods, materials and tools for effective achievement of aims and their evaluation.
7. Will be able to assess individual differences of development and growth, personal peculiarities, based on social environment, gender, nationality, culture, etc., and will be able to personalize the teaching process trying to improve and form personal pupils’ motivation, self-directed and independent learning.
8. Will be able to apply various innovative educational tools, technologies and methodologies in their teaching activities, to educate primary school pupils in line with these methodologies as well as to correctly use their native tongue and communicate in a foreign language in professional activities.
9. Will be able to work individually and in a team, to adapt easily to a changing environment and to cooperate productively.
10. Will be able to assume responsibility and leadership in educating pupils, fostering their innovativeness and developing critically thinking personalities.
11. Will be able to be open, flexible and critical in various pedagogy-related situations and plan their career by reflecting on the teaching process and results, assessing the activity, undertaking individual learning, affecting community with responsibility and assuming responsibility for their actions.
Activities of teaching and learning:
1. Lectures
2. Discussions
3. Seminars
4. Group work
5. Role plays
6. Staging
7. Individual work
8. Analysis of textbooks
9. Project work
10. Practical activities of observation and teaching
Methods of assessment of learning achievements:
1. Written tests
2. Assessment of practical activities
3. Assessment of individual work
4. Assessment of group work
5. Assessment of project work
6. Assessment of practice
7. Assessment of course papers and final papers
Framework:
Study subjects (modules), practical training:
Art (Music, Theatre, Cinema) Education
Creating Learning Environments
Creativity in Art and Technology
Curriculum Content Integration Methodology
Curriculum Creation and Management
Development of Emotional Intelligence
Didactics of Language Knowledge
Educational Psychology
General and Developmental Psychology
Health Education
Integrated Mathematical Education
Integrated Teaching of History and Geography in Primary Education
Learning Technology of Linguistic Activities (Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing)
Natural Sciences Education
Pedagogy Primary Education
Philosophy of Education
Physical Education. Dance.
Pre-primary Education
Reader Education
Research on Professional Activities
Responsible ICT Application in Primary Education
Special Education and Psychology
Teaching of Algebra and Statistics
Teaching of Arithmetic and Geometry
Teaching of Integrated Text Comprehension and Creativity
Course Paper
Final Project

Practical training:
Pedagogical Assistant Practice
Pedagogical Practice in the Supervise of the Mentor 1
Pedagogical Practice in the Supervise of the Mentor 2
Self – Dependent Pedagogical Practice

Specialisations:
Children’s Literature in English-Speaking Countries
English Grammar and Didactics
Learning Technologies for English Learning
English Phonetics and Its Didactics
Development of English Communication Skills 1
Development of English Communication Skills 2
Early English Language Education
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) at Early Stages
Country Study (The UK and the USA)
Course Paper in English

Optional courses:
Communication Psychology
Culture of Professional Language and Academic Writing
Education Systems and Sustainable Development
Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy Education
Group Processes and Dynamics
Identity and Intercultural Learning
Individual Progress Assessment Strategies
Informal Education for Children and Educational Projects
Language Education in an Intercultural Context
Primary School Management and Leadership
Professional Ethics and Communication
Technology of the Pedagogical Action Research
Human Rights in Education Process
Optional Courses (Group A)
Foreign Language

Distinctive features of a study programme:
Upon the completion of this study programme, graduates will be able to apply the following skills:
• design and create modern teaching and learning environments with the use of state-of-the-art learning technologies and innovations
• ensure the development of children with different needs and interests (children with disabilities, talented children, with behaviour disorders, foreign nationals, re-migrant children, and etc.)
• apply state-of-the-art teaching technologies and methodologies and analyse their impact on the activities of the child and the teacher.
• apply strategies and methods of integrated education

Access to professional activity or further study:
Access to professional activity:
To be employed in various types of primary schools, institutions for formal and informal education.
Access to further study:
Studies can be continued in the second cycle programmes in Education Science, Management or other fields of Social Sciences.