Our Teacher Training English Language courses are tailored for existing teachers or those interested in teaching the English language.
We offer the following Teacher Training English Language courses:
NEW Teaching for the 21st Century is designed for non-native speakers who have experience of teaching English overseas and who already hold a teaching qualification in their own country. Also new for 2020, we now offer a 4-week live online version of this course which you can take from the comfort of your home.
The Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) prepares you for the test from the University of Cambridge designed for teachers of English, to speakers of other languages.
The Teaching with Technology course is designed for qualified teachers at any stage in their career who are interested in maximising the use of technology in the classroom.
The CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) course caters for qualified teachers in primary or secondary education who are currently using CLIL for a range of subjects such as mathematics, English, geography, history or any of the sciences.
NEW Trinity Cert TESOL will give you an introduction to theory and practice of how to teach English to speakers of other languages. On this course, you will benefit from feedback from experienced trainers and also receive 6 hours of supported and observed teaching practice.
Our NEW Academic Management course is for teachers who want to further their career by moving in management, or for newly appointed academic managers.
Also NEW for 2020, we are offering Teaching Business English. This course will help you to understand the specific requirements of business English students, the best ways to teach them and the type of language they need to help them succeed at work.
New for 2020! This course is for teachers who want to further their careers by moving into management, or for newly appointed academic managers. Often, teachers who become managers receive very little management training; on this course you will learn the basic principles behind successfully managing a team of teachers, and how to enhance both the teachers’ professional development and your school’s academic standards.
By the end of this course, you will have:
This Teachers' English language course prepares you for the Cambridge Teaching Knowledge Test – the test from the University of Cambridge designed especially for teachers of English, to speakers of other languages.
You can choose to take a written examination, the Cambridge TKT, at the end of the course. You will also be asked to keep a portfolio during your course but this does not form part of your assessment. You need to have at least a good intermediate level of English to take this course and you should be familiar with basic concepts and language related to language teaching. This course follows our standard timetable of 24 lessons per week/20 hours per week.
The fee for the Paper Based Teaching Knowledge Test (per module) is £51.
This course is designed for teachers currently using Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in Primary or Secondary education for a range of subjects as such Mathematics, English, Geography, History or any of the Sciences.
There has been a signicant growth in CLIL programmes throughout the world, yet teachers are frequently put into classes without any formal training in the English language. The aim of this course is to give you a thorough introduction to CLIL. You will develop your language ability to create an effective learning environment for your students, while increasing your own confidence in English.
By the end of this course, you will have:
New for 2020! With our Live online training, you have the benefit of face to face teaching, combined with the convenience of online learning. On our 4-week online Teaching for the 21st Century course (4x100min sessions), you will:
New for 2020!
Business English has always been popular among students, and in an increasingly international world, demand for business English skills growing among both employees and employers.
This course will help you to understand the particular needs of Business English students, the type of language they require, and the best ways to approach teaching them.
By the end of this course, you will have:
New for 2020! If you are an experienced teacher, and you wish to develop your skills further, this is the course for you!
We will help you to develop your pedagogical knowledge, your skills in the classroom and help you with some of the latest methodologies and approaches in ELT. During the course, under the guidance of our experienced teachers and teacher trainers, you will be asked to draw on your own teaching experience and that of your fellow course participants, to develop new techniques and ideas, which can be implemented in your own teaching context.
During this course, you will also:
This course is designed for qualified teachers at any stage in their career. Increasingly, teachers are expected to be able to use and exploit a variety of technological aids in a meaningful way. Many teachers feel intimidated by technology, while others find that their own skills and ideas are quickly exhausted.
Course details
During this week-long course participants will study the latest in theory and methodology of teaching English with technology. This will be combined with practical elements in order to build confidence in using a variety of technological aids in the classroom, thus making participants more flexible and effective teachers. There will be opportunities to use a variety of tools and sites, and participants will be encouraged to blog their experience and self-reflection. This course follows our standard timetable of 24 lessons per week/20 hours per week.
Benefits
By the end of the course, you will have:
New for 2020, we are introducing the internationally-recognised Trinity College London TESOL certificate (Level 5 OFQUAL qualification). This qualification is accepted by the British Council as an initial certification for English language teachers in its accredited teaching organisations in the UK and overseas.
On the course you will receive an introduction to the theory and practice of how to teach English to speakers of other languages. You will also gain an insight into the challenges faced by different types of learners, and how teachers can best help them to achieve their goals.
Over the four weeks you will receive input from experienced trainers, who will explain different ways of guiding students through the complexities of the English language at different levels. As well as the theory, you will also have six hours of supported and observed Teaching Practice, and you will be helped to see things from a student’s perspective by having a short course in an unknown language.
By the end of this course, you will have:
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