COURSE SUMMARY:
This 1 week course is ideal if you are looking to improve your English language skills and further develop your fluency and communication skills in English. No matter what level of English you are at, we can address your language and communication needs.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This course is ideal for teachers, tutors, trainers and/or educators who wish to develop their fluency and communicaTon skills to express themselves more easily and more confidently in English. We assess each participant, thereby ensuring that the course is at the right level for you. Those at a lower level will join a General English course which will include modules with a focus on language development and hands-on practice of speaking and listening skills in English.
PREPARATION:
Participants on this course programme will receive:
- A pre-course questionnaire which will enable trainers to learn about the participants' backgrounds
- An online test to help stream teachers into suitable levels
- Information about the Europass Mobility Certificate
OBJECTIVES:
- To further develop participants’ own language skills, with particular focus on fluency in English
- To improve language knowledge in grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation
- To develop other practical communication skills, such as listening
- To extend the skills you need to socialize and network more confidently
- To experience the cultural heritage of Malta with its bilingual linguistic environment
METHODOLOGY:
This 1 week intensive course is ideal if you are looking to develop your competence in the English language. The course is specifically designed to promote your participation and interaction so as to improve your fluency and your English communication skills. The sessions are hands-on and will involve discussions about current affairs and topics of general interest using brainstorming, problem solving tasks and role-play in both pair-work and group-work activities. The use of multimedia, the internet and authentic material such as current affairs websites and journals generates stimulating discussions and a professional environment for you to practise and improve your English. Throughout the course your trainer will hold language clinics and tackle any English language weaknesses identified throughout your sessions.
FOLLOW UP:
- The course ends with an evaluation session, where teachers are asked to reflect upon the value of the knowledge gained on the course.
- They are also encouraged in this session to come up with a Personal Development Action Plan to further their development.
- They are invited to join the our Teacher Training Facebook community, which allows networking and contact with the trainers and fellow colleagues, and with participants from other courses.
SAMPLE TIMETABLE:
1) Monday
- Introductions Icebreaker/Getting to Know You Needs Analysis and Setting Objectives
- Topic-Based Discussion: Travel
- Swapshop: Comparing Educational Systems
2) Tuesday
- Fluency Development: Social Communication
- Simulation Activity
- Language Clinic
3) Wednesday
- The Sounds of English - Pronunciation: Problem Sounds and Word Stress
- Topic-Based Discussion: Maltese Culture
- Activity-basednGrammar
4) Thursday
- Increasing your Vocabulary Range
- Thinking about Differences – Stereotypes
- Language Clinic
5) Friday
- Using Prasal Verbs
- Developing Complexity in Grammar Structures
- Course Evaluation
PROGRAMME FEES INCLUDES:
- Tuition /Training (1 week) over 5 training days
- Social Programme including Half Day Guided Tours (to Malta’s Capital City Valletta + to the old Medieval City of Mdina)
- Airport Transfers : Shuttle Airport Transfers Arrival + Departure; from/to Malta Airport to /from Accommodation (when booked through our school only!)
- Mobility Euro Pass Certificate
- End-of-Course Certificate
OTHER INFORMATION:
- The School will be closed on public holidays. The schedule for the week including a public holiday will be adjusted to make up the lost training hours on the public holiday on that particular week.
- A social programme including weekly cultural guided tours will be confirmed every Monday. Participation on any activities is optional.
- Classes normally runs from 9:00-14:30 with two brakes. Number of lessons: 22,5 hours (1 lesson=60 min) + 2.5 hours of E learning self- study (5 homework on-line links; lessons about Malta, to cover the cultural aspects) + cultural tours. Therefore thw certificate lists 25 hours/week. If someone misses any lessons, eg 1.5h, it will show ‘ 23.5 hours out of 25 hours.
Przykładowe zajęcia dodatkowe:
diving *, golf *, mountain hiking
boat cruises *, city tour/walk, conversation practice, country walk/trekking, cultural activities, guided city tours, international evenings, orientation tour, pub and restaurant evenings, sightseeng
Valetta *, Megalithic temples *, Hypogeum Temple *, Mdina *, The Three Cities *, Blue Grotto *, Marsaxlokk *, Gozo *
* zajęcia dodatkowo płatne
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