| EFL
Methodology: From Theory to Practice (45 hours) |
| This
general methodology course is designed for individuals with
no previous experience in teaching English as a foreign language.
It is also useful for experienced teachers with no formal training
in English Language Teaching (ELT) who desire to improve not
only their skills but also effectiveness in the classroom. This
basic methodology course is especially useful for teachers on
exam courses who have grown too coursebook dependent or who
are tired of testing rather than teaching. This is a comprehensive
course and is useful to both teachers of adults and young learners.
Humanistic and "hands-on" experiential approaches to learning
are utilized in this course and are also represented in elements
of teaching approaches suggested by the course leaders. All
materials are included in the course fee and will be provided
at beginning of the course. Upon conclusion, a TEFL certificate
of completion and letter of reference will be provided to all
participants. |
|
| Director
of Studies Seminar: (6 hours) |
| This
seminar is exclusively designed for teachers who are working
in the roles of "directors of studies" or "level co-ordinators".
This practical seminar covers areas such as effective classroom
observation, syllabus design and curriculum statements, as well
as motivating and managing staff. Special emphasis is given
to understanding and implementing quality management schemes.
This seminar is a must for anyone desiring to improve their
EFL management skills as well as to improve their career prospects.
|
|
| Exam
Cram Survival Skills Seminar (For Teachers) (4 hours) |
| An
up to date review of the latest strategies and skills students
need for success on local certificate exams. Coverage is given
to all sections of the examinations. Teachers will benefit from
time saving tips for incorporating exam focus tasks into their
regular coursework and using test material for teaching purposes.
Practical tips for overcoming "test stress" are also discussed.
This seminar covers both B2 and C1 level examinations. If you've
ever been asked, "Are you teaching or testing?", coming to this
seminar will give you the answer. |
|
| Exam
Cram Survival Skills Seminar (For Students) (1.5 hours) |
| *
For B2, C1 & C2 proficiency level examinations. Upon arrangement
with Language Schools. This is a special presentation for students
on what to effectively concentrate on and expect when taking
proficiency type examinations. Special emphasis is given to
helping students come to terms with the examiner's expectations
and mindset when assessing the oral and written sections of
the exams. |
|
| Grammar:
Sentence Structure & Syntax for Teachers (6 hours) |
| -
This course provides a systematic approach for learning and
teaching sentence structure and syntax. This is an experiential
workshop for teachers that will not only improve their own level
of English proficiency but will also provide to them a greater
understanding of how students can benefit from this approach
in both their written and spoken use of the language. |
|
| Teaching
Grammar: An Inductive Approach (3 hours) |
| This
seminar helps students discover how grammar can be learned inductively
as a "top-down" learning process through texts, tasks and writing
activities. If you've been stuck teaching "grammar rules" and
your students still don't get it, try this fun and alternative
way of teaching grammar. |
|
| Language
Awareness & Discourse Analysis: (6 hours) |
| This
seminar will help teachers understand the underlying processes
of the English Language. Emphasis is given to fostering an awareness
of how grammar, phonology, and discourse are all interrelated
in the use of English in both spoken and written contexts. This
course will help teachers maximize their use of coursebooks,
skills books and authentic material. This seminar is presented
an experiential workshop. All materials will be provided. |
|
| Teaching
Effective Writing as an Affective Process: (4 hours) |
| Discover
a range of practical activities and tasks that will help students
(and teachers!) write more effectively both in terms of exams
and the real world. Emphasis is given both helping students
to personalize and contextualize their efforts at the cognitive
level. Explore how students can benefit from working together
to brainstorm ideas and the structure of their compositions.
Topics include creative writing, discursive writing, group writing
projects, and correspondence type tasks. This seminar is presented
an experiential workshop. All materials will be provided. |
|
| Vocabulary:
The Lexical Approach Deconstructed (4 hours) |
| Help
your students maximize their retention and use of vocabulary
with this modern approach to vocabulary building. The highly
experiential and cognitively sound approach emphasizes how lexis
and grammar interact in ways that directly affect how learners
mentally store new language. This seminar is presented an experiential
workshop but also includes an overview of short-term and long-term
memory from an educational psychology perspective. All materials
will be provided. |
|
| Psychology
for Language Teaching (7 hours) |
| This
seminar offers participants a solid foundation in the theory
and practice of classroom and learning psychology. Topics include
Introductions to: · Cognitive & Educational Psychology · Behavioral
Analytical Psychology · Neuro-Linguistic Psychology (NLP) ·
Cognitive and Learning Style Theory · Multiple Intelligences
Theory · Student Motivation |
|
| Class
Management & Motivation: (4 hours) |
|
- Winning-over and influencing
the "Good Language Learner" |
|
| Discover
tried and true approaches for taking control of your classroom
and motivating your students. Included in this seminar is a
practical look at the application of behavioral analytical psychology
techniques in the classroom. To keep your students active and
interested, you will learn how to organize pair and group work
and integrate class discussion through your lesson planning.
This presentation will be especially useful for teachers of
young learners and teenagers. |
|
| Lesson
Planning for Multiple Intelligences: (4 hours) |
|
- A Humanistic "Something for
Everyone" Approach |
|
| The
best teaching approach is one in which a teacher's teaching
style matches the learning styles of his students. This seminar,
which covers both practice and theory, helps teachers develop
tasks and plan lessons that appeal to all learning styles. This
presentation includes an overview of cognitive learning styles
through an overview of Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences
theory as well as Carl Jung's Personality & Cognitive Styles
theory. Teachers will also learn how to recognize and test for
their students' learning styles, and also their own. |
|
| Emotional
Intelligence Overload Seminar (4 hours) |
|
This seminar offers participants an introduction
and overview of Emotional Intelligence as well as practical
ideas and activities to nurture and strengthen emotional intelligence
in your students. Topics also include dealing with 'emotional
blackmail', fostering 'leader potential' and discovering the
emotional mind-body connection through suggested relaxation
techniques. |
|
