COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is for English teachers who are working in the primary or secondary sector. Morning sessions focus on language development where participants gain confidence in using English. The afternoon methodology sessions introduce fresh and communicative approaches to teaching English.
PREPARATION:
All participants complete an enrolment form. If you are not a teacher of English, we will then recommend you to take our online placement test.
OBJECTIVES:
By experiencing a range of practical teaching techniques, participants will expand their own working classroom ideas while refreshing and developing their English language proficiency. By the end of the course participants will have:
- Collected a portfolio of teaching resources
- Acquired new ideas for motivating their students
- Increased their awareness of how learning styles affect teaching
- Increased their knowledge of British culture
- Shared ideas and experiences
- Increased awareness of how cultural backgrounds can affect classroom dynamics
- Created a network of teaching contacts within Europe
METHODOLOGY:
This course uses a wide variety of communicative activities to develop language competence as well as providing practical and creative classroom ideas. Participants will take part in workshops, open discussions and a study visit during term time (e.g. a primary school, a secondary school, an FE college or a training and enterprise organization, subject to availability) or a place of cultural interest (non-term time). The exact content of the course is negotiated before and throughout the course to take into account the specific needs and developing interests of each group.
Participants are grouped according to their English level for morning language development sessions and are encouraged to reflect on how they could adapt the activities demonstrated in lessons for use in their own classrooms. Afternoon Inclusive Education methodology sessions are grouped as far as possible according to teaching context.
SIMPLE TIMETABLE:
1) Monday
- 09.00 – 13.00 Welcome, introductions,
- 14.00 – 16.00 Course overview, ice-breaking activities
2) Tuesday
- 09.00 – 13.00 Language development
- 14.00 – 16.00 Vocabulary learning, recording and recycling
3) Wednesday
- Full-day study visit. Please note this study visit is offered on courses which take place between mid-June and mid-August. At other times of the year this is replaced by a school visit, subject to availability, or further language/methodology sessions.
4) Thursday
- 09.00 – 13.00 Language development
- 14.00 – 16.00 Motivating learners to speak
5) Friday
- 09.00 – 13.00 Language development
- 14.00 – 16.00 Writing activities
* SATURDAY: Optional Excursion to place of cultural interest
* SUNDAY: Free day in Scarborough / opportunity for independent visit to place of local interest
6) Monday
- 09.00 – 13.00 Language development
- 14.00 – 16.00 Introduction to Interactive Whiteboards
7) Tuesday
- 09.00 – 13.00 Language development
- 14.00 – 16.00 Creative grammar
8) Wednesday
- Full-day study visit. Please note this study visit is offered on courses which take place between mid-June and mid-August. At other times of the year this is replaced by a school visit (subject to availability) or further language/methodology sessions.
9) Thursday
- 09.00 – 13.00 Language development
- 14.00 – 16.00 Using drama in the language classroom
10) Friday
- 09.00 – 13.00 Language development
- 14.00 – 16.00 Reflection, course evaluation and dissemination activities
* Please note that if a group of 4 cannot be formed the number of hours will be modified.
* Optional evening entertainment will also be recommended, such as theatre evenings, countryside pub tours, live music / concerts and cinema evenings. On the final afternoon participants complete a course evaluation form and can discuss dissemination ideas.
* We offer the opportunity to join a mailing list of EU teachers who have participated in previous teacher training courses to encourage collaboration and the development of future projects.
Przykładowe zajęcia dodatkowe:
aerobic *, cycling *, fitness *, golf *, paintball *, surfing *, windsurfing *
barbecue, cinema afternoon/evening, city tour/walk, conversation practice, dinner in a typical restaurant, dinner with teachers, film evenings, guided city tours *, guided museum tours *, international evenings, karaoke, laser quest *, live music / music nights *, orientation tour, pub and restaurant evenings, salsa dance lessons *, school party, shopping, sightseeng, theatre or cinema visit *, theme workshops
Edinburgh *, Liverpool *, York *, Whitby *, The Lake District *, The Stephen Joseph Theatre *, Rotunda Museum of Geology *, Alpamare Waterpark *
* zajęcia dodatkowo płatne
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