COURSE SUMMARY:
The course aims to examine the history of different methods in English Language Teaching and understand where the techniques used in today’s classrooms have their origins.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Min. B1+ level of English.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND INTENDED SKILLS:
By the end of the course, participants will:
- have covered the main approaches in the teaching of English
- be able to identify where different aspects of classroom practice evolve from
- have experienced a number of these in a classroom setting
- have evaluated their pros and cons and suitability for the teacher’s own context
SAMPLE SCHEDULE:
1) Monday:
- Overview of the history of ELT and
- Approaches and Methods;
- Experimental practice peer teach assignment
- Grammar translation
2) Tuesday:
- Audiolingual method
- Situational approach
- TPR
3) Wednesday:
- Suggestopedia
- The Silent Way
- CLL
4) Thursday:
- Lexical Approach
- TBL
- NLP
- Dogme
5) Friday:
- Principled eclecticism:
- Approach and Application in TEFL - coursebook principles
- Final presentation by our resident tutors
- Knowledge review
EXAMINATION REGULATIONS, ASSESSMENT AND GRADING:
- Assignment – 50%
- Presentation - 50%
TEACHING METHODS:
Workshops, group work, peer teaching. Additional reading, homework tasks and assignments.
Przykładowe zajęcia dodatkowe:
bowling *, diving *, extreme sports *, horse riding *, surfing *, water sports *
boat cruises *, cinema afternoon/evening *, city tour/walk, country walk/trekking *, guided city tours *, hiking tours - wspinaczka górska *, international evenings, pub and restaurant evenings, wine tasting *
Marsaxlokk *, Blue Grotto *, Gozo and Comino *, Blue Lagoon *, Three Cities *, Ggantija Temples *
* zajęcia dodatkowo płatne
