International Teacher Training
2011
| Lessons per week: | 20 lessons = 15 hours |
|---|---|
| Lesson length: | 45 minutes |
| Lesson schedule: | Mornings |
| Class size max: | 12 students |
| Course length: | 1 week + |
| Starting dates: | Every Monday |
| Levels: | The student must be a practising teacher of English |
LAL Torbay has developed a refresher course aimed at qualified English language teachers whose first language is not English and whose job it is to teach English to Primary, Secondary and Tertiary students.
The general course structure will provide teachers on the course with the opportunity to observe our own teachers and take part in peer teaching within the school. In this way, feedback and information exchange sessions can be incorporated into the syllabus.
Aims and objectives:
- Language improvement
- Professional skills
- Practical observation and teaching
Language Improvement:
- oral competence
- aural competence
- reading comprehension
- writing competence
Professional skills:
- needs analysis
- lesson planning
- learner-centred approach
- communicative approach
- classroom management
- awareness and use of authentic materials
Practical observation and teaching:
- peer teaching
- importance of paralinguistic features
Sample timetable
| 2011 | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08.30 – 10.10 | Introduction to the course and school | Classroom language. Grammar Workshop 1 | Vocabulary Learning | Pronunciation | Resources and Materials |
| 10.10 – 10.40 | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 10.40 – 12.20 | Communication skills Board games | Developing listening skills | Story telling (reading and speaking) | Features of connected speech. Intensive listening | Introduction to project work |
- Please advise of the accommodation requirements and this will be quoted for separately)
- We reserve the right to offer an alternative course should there be less than 4 participants for the requested course above, and will inform you of the change prior to the arrival date.
- The client/student must be a practising teacher of English
- The Overseas Teachers Refresher Course can be packaged and subsidised where you are able to supply students from your own schools to follow other LAL Torbay courses.
