Teacher Development Course

These courses are aimed at non-native teachers who are teaching English to children, adolescents or adults. Courses are specifically designed to help teachers improve their language and develop their professional skills. The programme includes dissemination and transfer of teaching experiences as well as different theories to investigate and discuss.

Teacher Course in Summer

  • Two week intensive course
    (13 July - 27 July / 27 July - 10 August / 10 August - 24 August)
  • 25 hours per week
Who this is for Non-native English teachers
Dates13 - 27 July | 27 July - 10 August |  10 - 24 August
Duration2 weeks (intensive course)
Class Size Generally 8-10 students, maximum 12 students
Hours/Week25 hours per week

The summer courses take place at Christ Church University College, in the centre of Canterbury. During the morning, emphasis is placed on language improvement and in the afternoon there are Teachers' Workshops.

Morning classes includeAfternoon workshops include
  • Looking at tenses
  • Appropriacy
  • Functional language
  • Language awareness
  • Improving listening
  • Spoken English
  • Focus on songs and games
  • Topic vocabulary
  • Listening task
  • Dictogloss/student-centred dictations
  • Motivating learners
  • The lexical approach

09:00 - 10:30
Language Development (for higher levels this may include a focus on teaching approaches)
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30Language Development (for higher levels this may include a focus on teaching approaches)
12:30 - 13:45Lunch Break
13:45 - 15:15Seminar, chosen from list below
15:15 - 15:30
Tea Break
15:30 - 16:30Seminar, chosen from list below

Examples of seminars available:

  • Teaching at primary/low/high levels
  • Vocabulary (collocation, idiomatic language)
  • Exploring British life and culture + changing customs
  • Approaches and material for teaching Business English
  • Communicative grammar practice activities

For detailed information about these teacher courses, please email iciar@concorde-int.com

"It was a really good course, and it was so nice to meet teachers from other countries and share experiences"

Maris - Estonia

"a Wide range of teaching techniques"

Anna - Russia

"I have got many new ideas - they will be extremely useful for my English class"

Keiko - Japan

"I enjoyed the teaching methods, the good atmosphere and the teachers"

Antonio - Spain

 
PRICE (per week) 
  Duration Date  
2 week programmes for Primary and Secondary School Teachers
( 25 hours tuition per week)

2 weeks

13 July - 27 July £248
2 weeks 27 July - 10 August
2 weeks 10 August - 24 August