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Student teachers’ preparation for classroom practice; professional competencies (in terms of knowledge, skills, approaches). Vilma Leonavičienė Vilnius Pedagogical University, Faculty of Lithuanian Language, Vilnius, 2009.
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Student teachers’ preparation for classroom practice; professional competencies (in terms of knowledge, skills, approaches) Vilma Leonavičienė Vilnius Pedagogical University, Faculty of Lithuanian Language, Vilnius, 2009
The main aim of pedagogical practice at VPU Lithuanian Language Faculty • To help future teachers develop pedagogical and subject-matter competences, to develop an ability to apply acquired knowledge and to gain skills of practical activity.
Students have to acquire the following competences: • general cultural and professional competences (creating of positive teaching environment), • planning and developing of subject content, • management of teaching process.
Students have to acquire the following competences: • assessment of learners attainment and progress, • general competences (communicative, co-operative, learning to learn, reflecting, information management, research activity).
Preparation for pedagogical practice. (Didactics of the Lithuanian Language) • After the course students have to acquire the general cultural and professional competences. • Didactics of the Lithuanian language help to define aims and tasks of teaching Lithuanian language.
Preparation for pedagogical practice(Didactics of the Lithuanian Language): • To prepare students for practical work. • To get acquainted with research work at school. • To create conditions for experiments during the teaching practice.
Work at school (classroom practice): • During pedagogical practice student has 10 credit lessons: 6 lessons in 5th-7thclass forms and 4 lessons in 9th-12thclass forms. • LF students have practice in secondary schools in 5th-12thclass forms. The duration of this practice is 10 weeks: 5th January 2009-12th March 2010.
Work at school (classroom practice): • 2nd-10th March students independently have all Lithuanian Language and Literature lessons in their educative classes.
Work at school (classroom practice): • First week of practice students observe the lessons (5thand 12thclass forms), which are held by Lithuanian language teachers. • Students get ready for credit lessons.
Work at school (classroom practice): • The group leader (by free choice) can visit 1 or 2 students independent lessons.
Work at school (classroom practice): • Every student is obligated for Lithuanian language and literature extracurricular activities/work.
Work at school (classroom practice): • Students should have extra work with schoolchildren who are doing excellent school work and the ones who are not following so well.
Work at school (classroom practice): • Credit lessons can be evaluated by one summary mark, except cases, when there are not approved lessons. • Every credit lesson is evaluated by separate mark.
Work at school (classroom practice): • Summary mark is for all independent lessons, which were held on the last practice week. • Third profession mark/grade is written for correcting schoolchildren's exercise books.
Work at school (classroom practice): • The evaluation of lesson is reduced for mistakes in discipline, language, and didactic.
Work at school (classroom practice): • Pedagogical practice is ended at the school, by discussing and summing up the results in the deliberation.
Pedagogical practice in VPU Lithuanian Language Faculty • Students of Faculty of Lithuanian Philology have pedagogical practice in 5-12th classes of general education schools. • Practice duration is 11 weeks. • Students have the first part of pedagogical practice in 6th term (7 credits). • The second one is in the 8th term (4 credits).
