Language Development for Teachers

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is a general language development course aimed at teachers. This course is tied to our curriculum framework which is closely tied to the CEFR and utilises learning outcomes appropriate to the level of the learners. This course will blend general language development with a focus on pedagogy and certain teaching methods and contexts. We will look at the theory and the practice behind some of the lessons we provide.

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
This course is suitable for teacher at all levels of language development and of pedagogical competency. The content of this course can be modified based on the needs as expressed by the course participants to ensure that all of the participants have their needs met.

COURSE AIMS:
The course will aim to meet the course participants language needs and to help support them on their journey as an independent language learner. This course will also encourage participants to think of the way lessons are delivered and to begin to reconsider the implications of certain choices that a teacher makes both in the planning and delivery of lessons.

METHODOLOGY:
The scheduling of this course is quite flexible due to the nature of it being tied to the needs of the participants. The needs analysis aspect of this course is crucial as the outcome of this will constitute the primary content which the course participants will engage with.

SAMPLE PROGRAMME:
1) Monday
- Introduction and Needs Analysis
- Skills Lesson 1: Speaking and Pronunciation
2) Tuesday
- Skills Lesson 2: Reading
- Skills Lesson 3: Listening
3) Wednesday
- Focus on Teaching Grammar
- Skills Lesson 4: Writing
4) Thursday
- Focus on Teaching Vocabulary
- Focus on Lesson Planning
5) Friday
- Using Technology
- Sample Lessons

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: Free days

6) Monday
- Review of Week 1
- Skills Lesson 5: Speaking and Pronunciation
7) Tuesday
- Skills Lesson 6: Reading
- Skills Lesson 7: Listening
8) Wednesday
- Focus on Teaching Grammar 2
- Skills Lesson 8: Writing
9) Thursday
- Focus on Teaching Vocabulary 2,
- Focus on Idiomatic Language and Colloquialisms
10) Friday
- Using Media in class
- Sample Lessons

Przykładowe zajęcia dodatkowe:

basketball, bilard *, bowling *, cycling *, fitness *, ice scating *, sport in park, sports tournament, volleyball, piłka nożna

art and craft workshops, barbecue, cinema afternoon/evening *, city tour/walk, concerts *, cooking lessons, cultural activities, cultural events and festivals, dance lessons/workshops *, dinner in a typical restaurant *, football matches, guided city tours *, guided museum tours *, international evenings, karaoke *, museum visits, orientation tour, pub and restaurant evenings, sightseeng, theme workshops, walking tour