Pedagogical pre-seminar 2

Subject guarantor:

Alena DRAPALÍKOVÁ, Marie FRIČOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Alena DRAPALÍKOVÁ, Marie FRIČOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

This course is linked to instruction in the Pedagogic ProSemina 1 and its basis is children's folk dance and games for children, 4 to 8 years.

Mode of study:

Classes and exercises

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Skills in reconstructing dance notation from a collection and adjustment for young school students.

Recommended optional programme components:

No elective requirements necessary for this course.

Course contents:

Elementary ways to teach dance steps: Analysis of movement, methodological procedures and the most simple manners instruction in fundamental folk dance step. Basic steps of children's folk dance are: gait, run, slide, canter, hops, transition steps, polka steps (smooth, hopping, heavy), Mazurka (in three steps, two steps) Sousedska (heavy, smooth) and Rezanka.

Selection of dances: Selection of appropriate dances with consideration of the children's age should be done sensibly and carefully. Students learn to select dances according to the abilities, skills and age of the children. Students try to find available dance literature which is appropriate for a particular age. This material is further used in learning to reconstruct dance from notation and instruct the dance. Student share their observations and other ideas and in this interactivity they gain necessary experience for working with children.

Simplifying dances and working with them: Student continue to work with dances, attempting to adjust and simplify them for greater use. Later, from this basis, dance experience is developed to the mastery of the entire dance. Many dance may be simplified for children. It is necessary to learn to maintain the basic structure of the dance and steps. Also, dance in a space is worked on (various space variations of dances) and their linking into a greater whole (linkage), which may be used with children for a demonstrative lesson, public lesson or other children's performance.

Recommended or required reading:

Velínská, Eva: Lidové tance, Praha 1999

Kos, Bohumil: Lidové tance ve školní tělesné výchově

Drdácký, František: Lidové tance, Praha 1983

Cvičíme s hudbou č. 12: České lidové tance, Supraphon 1985

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

This course linked to course instruction in the Pedagogic ProSeminar 1 and it basis is children's folk dance and games for ages 4 to 8. Instruction focuses on simple and effective working practices in fundamental steps and children's folk dance.

Assessment methods and criteria:

credit is awarded based:

activity in class

development of the course paper.

Course web page:

Note:

none

Schedule for winter semester 2012/2013:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2012/2013:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Obor Pedagogika tance (Bc) (next compulsory subject)