Language and Methodology of English Teaching – ACE-T
Anglo Continental

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The core of the language and methodology course consists of 20 lessons per week of language teaching methodology and personal language development. In this course, participants will explore and experience lively and creative teaching strategies and teaching aids, gaining ideas designed to refresh their teaching and to extend their own language proficiency. Contexts for language development work will reflect the interests of the group and will include aspects of British life and culture.

SAMPLE PROGRAMME:
1) Monday
- Introduction to the course and ice-breaker
- Examining learner differences and creating tasks for different learning styles
- Review of grammar terminology
- Teaching verb patterns
2) Tuesday
- Phonology: Difficulties for particular learners
- Phonology games and activities
- Key concepts in vocabulary teaching
- Planning a vocabulary lesson
3) Wednesday
- Using new technology: Exploiting an interactive whiteboard
- Using songs and music videos for language practice
- Teaching functional language
- Planning a functions lesson
4) Thursday
- Video observation 1: Teaching language from a text
- Identifying the components of a lesson plan
- Tense and aspect: Checking form and meaning
- Setting up controlled practice activities
5) Friday
- Reading: British customs and traditions
- Evaluating and designing activities to practise reading skills and subskills
- Video observation 2: Task-based learning - Planning a tour of the UK
- Writing a language lesson plan

COURSE FEE INCLUDE:
- Enrolment fee
- Pre-training assessment
- Entry test
- Tuition
- Textbooks and teaching materials
- Virtual learning environment
- Multi-media learning centre for personal study
- Educational Advisory Service
- Student card
- Certificate of Studies
- Orientation tour on first day
- Wi-Fi
- Sports and leisure activities
- Services of the Student Support team

* Students may have their lessons either in the morning or in the afternoon on alternate weeks.

Przykładowe zajęcia dodatkowe:

beach games, beach volleyball, bowling *, chess, cycling *, diving *, fitness, golf *, horse riding *, kitesurfing *, surfing *, table tennis, tennis *, windsurfing *, zumba, piłka nożna, pływanie, siłownia

art and craft workshops, board games, boat cruises *, cinema afternoon/evening *, city tour/walk, conversation practice, country walk/trekking, cultural activities, extra grammar lessons, film evenings, football matches, games nights, guided city tours *, guided museum tours *, international evenings, international food day, karaoke *, live music / music nights, orientation tour, pub and restaurant evenings, quizzes, sightseeng, theme workshops

The Lake District *, York *, Leeds *, Sea Life Centre *, Whitby and North York Moors *, Cambridge *, Oxford *, Edinburgh *, Liverpool *, Durham and Alnwick Castle *, London *, Scarborough Castle *

* zajęcia dodatkowo płatne