BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME
Profile
The learning objectives of the study programme are specified in the graduate profile and elaborated in the course information sheets.
Graduates of the study programme are ready to continue their studies at the 2nd level of university education.
S/he has gained insight into the issues of educational sciences and social and legislative contexts of education and training, acquired the basics of pedagogical-psychological and digital literacy of a teacher.
S/he acquired cross-cutting knowledge of relevant scientific disciplines, as well as the skills to acquire information and solve practical tasks and problems.
The graduate is qualified to practise the profession of teaching assistant and English language lecturer.
S/he can also be employed in a variety of other spheres requiring a first level of university education.
The learning objectives are:
Theoretical knowledge
Graduate of the First Degree (BA) in Teaching English Language and Literature (combined):
- knows the social-scientific and legislative context of institutional education, the principles of organising and planning the educational process,
- knows, can analyse the theoretical background of traditional, humanising, activating, innovative, and alternative methods and the possibilities of their application to English language teaching,
- knows the laws of development of cognitive, affective, and personal characteristics of pupils, understands the role of various determining factors and the possibilities of their influence in the process of English language teaching,
- is familiar with the basics of individual subdisciplines relevant for English language didactics,
- knows the different levels of the English language system (phonetics, phonology, grammar, lexicology, stylistics), understands their structural-functional characteristics,
- has acquired a clear knowledge of the history, culture, and realities of the countries in which English is used as a mother tongue,
- knows the basics of literary theory and criticism, understands the principles of the origins and development of the main literary movements and genres in Anglophone literature,
- is familiar with the cultural and ethnic diversity of Anglophone provenance,
- knows the basics of English language didactics and the principles of the learner-centred approach,
- is familiar with the research methodology of the relevant disciplines,
- is familiar with the basic methodology for the use of literary texts in teaching.
Skills
Graduate of the First Degree (BA) in Teaching English Language and Literature (combined):
- can orient in pedagogical documentation and school legislation,
- can analyse and reflect on the individual components of the educational process,
- can apply basic pedagogical-psychological theoretical knowledge to pedagogical practice
- has developed foreign language communication skills at the B2 - C1 level
- has developed elementary didactic skills, can analyse pedagogical situations, and propose solutions to common problems,
- is familiar with relevant didactic materials, can analyse and select them in relation to teaching objectives,
- can analyse an English text in terms of basic sound, lexical and grammatical language devices,
- can find and describe the main differences and similarities between the linguistic systems of Slovak and English,
- can reflect and discuss anglophone literature and culture in wider social and pedagogical contexts,
- can apply critical analysis in evaluating selected cultural, social, and political phenomena represented in literary works,
- can actively use digital technologies,
- is familiar with the possibilities of working with literary texts in the teaching of English.
Competences
Graduate of the First Degree (BA) in Teaching English Language and Literature (combined):
- can orient in professional texts, is able to independently acquire and correlate knowledge,
- can read and interpret literature in English,
- has developed the foundations of didactic competences and personal qualities leading to the humanisation of English language teaching,
- can argue, present, and defend his/her views,
- can plan and organise his/her own learning,
- has mastered the strategies of self-knowledge.
Programmes to combine with - full-time form
In combination with the "Teaching of English Language and Literature" programme,
for the academic year 2025/26, the faculty plans to open the following full-time bachelor's degree programme combinations:
- Teaching of Slovak Language and Literature
- Teaching of German Language and Literature
- Teaching of Spanish Language and Literature*
- Teaching of Italian Language and Literature
- Teaching of Civics
- Music*
- Visual Art*
- Teaching of Psychology*
- History
Programmes to combine with - part-time form
In combination with the "Teaching English Language and Literature" programme,
for the academic year 2025/26, the faculty plans to open the following full-time bachelor's degree programme combinations:
- Teaching of Slovak Language and Literature
- Teaching of German Language and Literature
- Teaching of Civics
- Teacher of Psychology*