Target Audience
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Experienced native and non-native teachers who teach young adults and adults |
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You need an intermediate level of English or above to participate in this course. |
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Please note that this course is not specifically designed for teachers of young learners. (Pre teens) |
Course Summary
This course has been designed for experienced teachers (with 3 years' + teaching experience). The course aims to energise you and to offer you some alternative activities, strategies and approaches to teaching & learning. As this is a methodology course, the approaches to teaching and learning will also be of interest not only to teachers of English but teachers of other languages. Occasionally, the course attracts native-speaking teachers from the U.K. .
Programme of the training activities
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adapting your teaching to different learning styles
& learning needs |
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putting life into course book exercises |
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adapting activities & tasks for different
purposes and levels |
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learner autonomy and independent learning |
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student generated teaching |
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storytelling, music, songs, visuals, drama and
movement |
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Introductions to one or more of the following approaches to teaching and learning: NLP, The Silent Way, Community Language Learning, Total Physical Response, Psychodrama Linguistic, Task Based Learning Suggestopedia and The Lexical Approach |
Reference may be made to other current issues in teaching and learning e.g. Lateral Thinking after de Bono / Howard Gardener's 'Multiple Intelligences'.
Description of training content:
Preparation
Each applicant to send in action plan 4 weeks before the course outlining hopes and objectives for achievement as a result of attending this course.
Objectives
The course aims to energise you and to offer you some alternative activities, strategies and approaches to teaching & learning.
Expected results
As a result of attending this course, the participants will be more creative professionals who will be able to design lessons and materials that are motivating, challenging and effective.
Is this the right course for me?
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Yes - if you are an experienced teacher who wants to participate on a course which will both widen your range of teaching options and promote your own creative abilities |
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Yes - if you want to participate in a course committed to humanistic principles and approaches |
If this is not the right course for you, please consider one of the following:
Programme of the training activities day by day:
Please note this is an example of a daily programme. Course content may often be usefully adapted to incorporate the needs of each specific group.
Week 1
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Friday |
| AM 9.30-10.30 |
Introductions and group bonding. Ice breakers and group formation activities |
Teaching with no materials 1 |
Deep learning |
Introduction to Task Based Learning |
Creativity Strategies: keeping it simple |
| 11.00 - 12.30 |
Needs analysis and goal setting |
Teaching with no materials 2 |
Working with texts |
Teaching Vocabulary |
Language play and language learning |
| PM 14.00 - 15.30 |
Creativity and motivational issues |
Fun in the classroom |
Jazzing up your course book |
Teaching with realia |
Review of week one and goal setting for week two |
Recommended Reading: Please note it is not necessary to buy these books or bring them to the course with you
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“Humanising your Coursebook” M. Rinvolucri (Delta Publishing) 2002 |
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“Lessons from the Learner” S. Deller(Pilgrims/Longman) 1990 |
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“Once Upon a Time” M. Rinvolucri & J. Morgan (CUP) 1983 |
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