Foreign Teachers of English course
Our two-week intensive Foreign Teachers of English (FTE) course enables teachers who already have some experience to gain greater in-depth knowledge of the job and discover the latest teaching techniques.
The Aims of Our Foreign Teachers of English Courses
We want your course to combine the best of both worlds - a chance to brush up your English, discover some new teaching methods and materials for your classes, and have a memorable holiday.
The main aims are:
- to familiarise you with modern methodologies that will make your classroom teaching more interactive
- to focus on different ways of promoting effective learning strategies
- to evaluate a selection of the latest teaching materials
- to brush up your idiomatic, natural English
- to help you discover new aspects of British culture to enrich your teaching
The Content Of The Foreign Teachers of English Course
The FTE course is practical, informative and fun. Theory is kept to a minimum - and is always demonstrated in practice
You will have sessions on:
- activity types in communicative classes
- working with different learning preferences
- using games and warmers to promote group dynamics
- the difference between idioms and idiomatic language
- evaluating the latest ELT materials
- ways of promoting independent learning
- effective group and pairwork
- aspects of contemporary life and culture
- exploiting newspapers, magazines and other authentic materials
- creative grammar activities that really work
- using dictionaries as a resource, not a reference
- reflective practice for pedagogical awareness
- effective phonology - intonation and chunking language
- vocabulary activities that promote fluency
- exploiting classroom projects
- 65 different types of homework you can give
- personalising learning tips
- getting more from your coursebooks
And that's not all ... You'll also learn more about designing and exploiting posters in class And work with using recordings in class for added motivation And explore different ways of using video in your classes And look at how you can use jokes and stories to improve English listening skills. What's more, we'll also give you a collection of 140 classroom activities that work time after time!
That's fantastic value for money! Call us today and discuss our Foreign Teachers of English course we can help!
Practical Details
The Foreign Teacher of English course lasts for two weeks (extra weeks may be added for closed groups on request) Each week will give you a minimum of 21 hours of classroom tuition. You also have an optional 6 hours in our Study Room with practical work to do.
Input includes practical activities, seminars, discussions, observations of our expert teachers, pairwork, role-plays, mini-presentations, a variety of tasks and more...
The activities are designed to be equally useful to Primary and Secondary teachers - and they are also good for your English! There is a maximum of 15 participants per course.
During the FTE course you have full use of our facilities, including:
- our extensive teachers' library
- the video library with over 350 titles
- the Computer Room with free internet and email
- the Study Room, with over 10,000 hours of interesting material
- the Students' Room
In addition, a full social programme is included in the price. This will help you discover the city of Bristol and its resources with visits and excursions. On Saturdays, we have a full-day trip to a local place of interest giving you the chance to practise your English.
Dates and prices
| Dates | Duration | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2011 - 18 July 2011 | 2 weeks | £506.00 | Price includes social programme |