Personality and Social Development (PES/E-PSD)

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Synopsis / description / annotation:

The subject focuses on students´self knowledge, recognition of their weak and strong character traits, their virtues and obstacles for their future professions. Students start the self regulation processes and learn to use all the resources for their self development. Students will be led to various forms of self expression and self presentation. They will learn the techniques and tools of self reflection and self knoweldge and will use them actively. Practical teaching methods are used, group work is included in the learning process, professional discussions are led as well as individual tasks are completed.

Requirements on student:

Interest in self experience work in a small group.

Content:

  1. Subject definition. Personal expectations and subject objectives.
  2. Developing relationship to one´s self – self perception and self knowledge.
  3. Emotions – experience with facing emotions, dealing with emotional states, sharing emotions.
  4. Relationship to one´s self – self reflection, self trust, self confidence.
  5. Ways of self expression, self presentation and creativity.
  6. Relationship to the others – role in group, communication skills, ability to cooperate, dealing with feedback.

Teaching methods:

  • Individual work,
  • group work,
  • presentations,
  • debates,
  • reflection tasks,
  • role playing.

Teaching methods:

  • Assessment of portfolios and presentations

Language requirements:

  • Communicate in English at level A2/B1

Literature:

  • Zins, J. E. & al. (2004). Building Academic Success on Social and Emotional Learning. New York and London: Teachers College Press.
  • Schaffer, R. (2014). Social and Personality development, 9th edittion. Wadsworth Cergage Editions.
  • Manktelow, J. & al. (2007). Personal Development Plan Workbook. London: Mind Tools Ltd.
  • Johnson, D. W. (1972). Reaching out: interpersonal effectiveness and self-actualization. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall.
  • McAdams, D.P, Shiner, R, L, Tackett,J, L. (2018) Handbook of Personality Development. New York: The Guilford Press.

Updated: 03. 10. 2022