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.
| Who this is for | Non-native English teachers |
|---|---|
| Start dates | 01 July – 15 July 15 July – 29 July 29 July – 12 August |
| Duration | 2 weeks (intensive course) |
| Class size | Generally 8-10 teachers, maximum 12 |
| Hours per week | 25 hours per week |
The summer courses take place at a 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 include:
- Looking at tenses
- Appropriacy
- Functional language
- Language awareness
- Improving listening
- Spoken English
Afternoon workshops include:
- Focus on songs and games
- Topic vocabulary
- Listening task
- Dictogloss/student-centred dictations
- Motivating learners
- The lexical approach
Your day
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Language Development (for higher levels this may include a focus on teaching approaches) |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Language Development (for higher levels this may include a focus on teaching approaches) |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Seminar, chosen from list below |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Break |
| 15:15 - 16:15 | Seminar, chosen from list below |
Examples of seminars available
- Teaching at Primary/Secondary levels
- Vocabulary (collocation, idiomatic language)
- Exploring British life and culture + changing customs
- Approaches and material for teaching Business English
- Communicative grammar practise activities
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