Reg No: HS 2018/33

 

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Faculty Board of Arts and Social Sciences
English

Course Reading

English for upper primary school teachers

Valid from autumn semester 2018

 

Course Code: LPGG15
Course Title: English for upper primary school teachers
Engelska för grundlärare i årskurs 4-6
Credits: 30
Degree Level: Bachelor


Culture, Media, Society

The Wizard of Oz – Read it yourself with Ladybird. London: Ladybird Books. ISBN 9780723273233. Pages: 48 (bildbok).

Abbott, Tony (1999). The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet (Secrets of Droon). New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780590108393. Pages: 80.

Baum, L. Frank. The Wizard of Oz. London: UK: Puffin, 2008. ISBN 9780141321028. Pages: 224.

Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games (Hunger Games Trilogy, book one). Any edition. Pages: 448.

Donaldson, Julia & Scheffler, Axel . The Smartest Giant in Town. London: Macmillan, 2016. ISBN 9781509815302 . Pages: 32 .

Gaiman, Neil . "Coraline". In: Coraline & Other Stories. London: Bloomsbury, 2009. ISBN 978-1408803455. Pages: 110.

Knowles, Sheena & Clement, Rod . Edward the Emu. New York: HarperCollins, 1998. ISBN 9780064434997.

Rowling, Joanne K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. London: Bloomsbury, 2014. ISBN 9781408855652. Pages: 224.

Sendak, Maurice . Where the Wild Things Are. London: Red Fox, 2000. ISBN 978-0099408390.

Compendia
Course Compendium. Pages: 150. Available on itslearning

Literature

Film
Shrek. Directed by Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson. USA: Dreamworks, 2001.

The Wizard of Oz . Directed by Victor Fleming. USA: MGM, 1939.

Pronunciation and Oral Proficiency

Mc Carthy, M. & O´Dell F. English Vocabulary in Use (Upper Intermediate with CD-ROM). Edition 3. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-1107600942. Pages: 280.

Rönnerdal, G., & Johansson, S. Introducing English Pronunciation. Edition 3. Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2005. ISBN 978-9144034096 eller 978-9144034553. Pages: 147.

Compendia


Reference Literature

Hancock, M. English Pronunciation in Use Intermediate with Answers and Audio CDs (4). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Wells, J.C. Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Last edition. Harlow: Longman.

Grammar and Written Proficiency

Books
Estling Vannestål, Maria . A University Grammar of English – with a Swedish Perspective. Edition 2. Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2015.

Oshima, Alice & Hogue, Ann . Essays. Edition 5. White Plains: Pearson, 2014.

Chapter in a book
Davidsen-Nielsen, Niels & Harder, Peter . "Speakers of Scandinavian languages". In: Learner English. A teacher’s guide to interference and other problems. Edited by Michael Swan & Bernard Smith. Edition 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. To be provided by the teacher

Compendia
Compendium will be added to the course. Approximately 50 pages.


Reference Literature

Collins Cobuild English Language Dictionary. Last edition. Harper Collins Publishers Ltd.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Last edition. Longman.

Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners (+ CD ROM) Senaste upplagan. Macmillan Education.

Stora Svensk-Engelska ordboken Stora Engelsk-Svenska ordboken. Senaste upplagan. Norstedts.

Hargevik, Stig. Engelska prepositionsövningar. Lund: Studentlitteratur, 1990.

Michael & Smith, Bernard . Learner English. A teacher’s guide to interference and other problems. Edition 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Olsson, Hugo. Språket - så fungerar det. Stockholm: Liber, 1999.

Cameron, Lynne. Teaching Languages to Young Learners. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0521774345. Pages: ca 258.

Skolverket. Curriculum for the compulsory school, preschool class and the leisure-time centre 2011. 2011. http://www.skolverket.se/publikationer?id=2687. Pages: ca 10.

Skolverket . Kommentarmaterial till kunskapskraven i engelska. 2012. http://www.skolverket.se/publikationer?id=2825. Pages: ca 16.

Skolverket. Kommentarmaterial till kursplanen i engelska. 2011. http://www.skolverket.se/publikationer?id=2557. Pages: 20.

Sundqvist, P. Extramural English Matters: Out-of-School English and Its Impact on Swedish Ninth Graders' Oral Proficiency and Vocabulary. Karlstad: Karlstads universitet. Pages: ca 16. Available electronically at: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-4880

Chapter in a book
Sundqvist, P., & Sylvén L. K. "Chapter 4: Age, Motivation, and Theories of L2 Learning". In: Extramural English in teaching and learning: From theory and research to practice. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. Pages: 30.


Reference Literature

Brewster, Jean, Ellis, Gail & Gerard, Denis . The Primary English Teacher's Guide. Harlow,: UK: Pearson Education, 2002. ISBN 9870582447769. Pages: 277.

Estling Vannestål, Maria & Lundberg, Gun (red.). Engelska för yngre åldrar. Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2010. ISBN 978-91-44-05531-2. Pages: ca 50.


 

Approved by the Faculty Board of Arts and Social Sciences, 18 June 2018