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| University of Kent at Canterbury |
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WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
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Teachers who work in Primary and Secondary schools |
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Teachers of Adult learners and educators from
Vocational & Tertiary institutions |
COURSE SUMMARY
This is a methodology course which asks and answers the
following question
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What are the 'rules' of English? |
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What should we be teaching our students? |
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Do we teach genuine English or a highly stylised,
artificial model? |
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What does recent research tell us about written
versus spoken English, and how can we apply this
research to the classroom situation? |
These are some of the issues, which this course aims to address. The course
looks particularly at the areas of Spoken Grammar and The Lexical Approach.
The former based on results from computer data banks of real spoken English.
The latter is a revolutionary system that promotes vocabulary and word partnerships
(collocations) as the basis for teaching grammar above verb phrases. It also
explores what these two key areas contribute to the growing tradition of Humanistic
Approaches to teaching and learning. Both the lexical approach and spoken
grammar provide insights into what constitutes the 'grammar of English' and
also serves as a useful lexis for teacher's own language development.
WHAT ARE THE KEY COURSE CONTENTS?
Materials will be partly customised for the group by the
main trainer, supplemented by published materials.
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Topics include: |
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'Real' and 'everyday' English (in both written
and spoken forms of communication) |
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The nature of 'spoken grammar' |
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Lexical 'chunking' (also known as collocation) |
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Changes and trends in English |
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Stress, intonation and register and what these
do to meaning in spoken grammar |
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Adapting course books and exam syllabuses |
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An update on dictionaries, grammar books, language
materials and corpus-based text |
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Analysing and correcting mistakes in learner language |
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Challenging and adapting language rules in the
classroom |
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The course will provide you with new ways of teaching
grammar |
The course will also raise your confidence in both using
English and in answering questions from your learners.
IS THIS THE RIGHT COURSE FOR ME?
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Yes, if you have a level of English between Upper
- Intermediate and Native. |
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Yes, if you want to teach your students a more
vibrant, realistic and authentic version of English. |
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Yes, if you also want to update and improve your
own use of English. |
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If this is not the right course
for you, please see the Course Information Sheet
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British Life, Language and Culture
- a course on issues relating to 'Britain Today'
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English for Teachers - for
a more general language improvement course. |
WHAT DO I DO NEXT?
If this is the right course for you, please complete
the Registration Form online. Our courses
have limited places, so avoid disappointment by completing
your reservation as soon as possible.
If this course does not match your needs, please contact
Pilgrims Sales (details below) or browse the website
for information on other courses.
To request more information or to register, please contact
Sales at Pilgrims. Alternatively, you can register online
by clicking here. |
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