TEACHER REFRESHER COURSES

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TEACHER REFRESHER COURSES for Secondary and Primary teachers 2011

CREATIVE PRACTICAL RESOURCEFUL

Ideal for teachers wanting to update their skills and refresh their knowledge.

A 2-week course offering creative methodology, practical classroom activities and a bank of resources to take home.

42 hours contact time - 30 hours language development & 12 hours teaching methodology.

Many practical ideas to be used with a variety of levels and in different situations.

Course content adapted to suit specific needs of participants

Highly experienced and qualified trainers

Courses eligible for EU funding - contact your national agency for further information

• Optional

On site observation of Globe Junior school teachers - monolingual or multilingual classes depending on the time of year.

Visits to local schools - subject to availability and time of year.

Please note visits to schools and observations of Globe teachers usually take place during the language development classes.

A range of excursions, sports and cultural visits to choose from on arrival - cost not included.

• Teacher Refresher Course dates 2011

2011 dates	Secondary	Primary	CLIL
17 - 28 January
31 January - 11 February
14 – 25 February
7– 18 March
21 March – 1 April
4 – 15 April
18 – 29 April
2 – 13 May
16 – 27 May
6 – 17 June
20 June – 1 July
4 – 15 July
18 – 29 July
1 – 12 August
15 – 26 August
5 - 16 September
19 – 30 September
3 – 14 October
17 – 28 October
7 – 18 November
21 November – 2 December
5 – 16 December

ADULT/SECONDARY METHODOLOGY - COURSE CONTENT: 2011

• Week 1

Day 1 - Introductory session - Needs Analysis/Icebreakers

Day 2 - Teaching Pronunciation

Day 3 - Creative Grammar Teaching

Day 4 - Technology in the Classroom (CALL)

• Week 2

Day 1 - Communicative activities part 1

Day 2 - Communicative activities part 2

Day 3 - The Creative classroom part 1

Day 4 - The Creative classroom part 2 / Resources

Week 1
Needs Analysis/Icebreakers
This session combines ideas for the classroom with getting to know your fellow trainees. We compare teaching situations and attitudes to language learning and, time permitting, explore a variety of techniques / methodologies for staging lessons and enabling students to successfully complete classroom activities.

• Teaching Pronunciation

This session includes familiarisation with the phonemic chart and ways of integrating pronunciation into the classroom. You will try out various activities designed to help students with all aspects of pronunciation including sound production, word stress, sentence stress and intonation. The activities tend to be short and emphasize pronunciation as a teaching tool or technique which can provide change of pace and focus, rather than just a prescriptive model of how to speak.

• Creative Grammar Teaching

Over time, teachers often rely on methods of grammar teaching that “work” for them, without questioning their effectiveness for their students. By exploring a variety of methods, approaches and activities this session will provide teachers with practical ideas for the grammar classroom

• Technology in the Classroom (CALL)

An overview of popular websites for ready made lesson plans, interactive activities and creating resources and an exploration of other web based activities and how they can enhance learning.
Week 2

• Communicative Activities part 1

Productive and effective oral lessons need not take hours of preparation. In this session we explore a range of activities and techniques, most of which require little or no materials, that encourage students to speak. The ideas can be adapted to suit many levels and range from 5 minute warmers to whole lesson activities.

• Communicative Activities part 2

This session explores approaches to both listening and reading practice in class. We look at dictation techniques that can be used in a variety of ways and situations. We also focus on reading skills that our students need in daily life and illustrate a number of different skills that can be practised using newspapers and online articles as well as techniques for adapting course books texts.The Creative classroom parts 1 and 2 With so many pressures facing teachers and students, from curriculum restrictions to coursework deadlines and exams, we often forget how to bring a little imagination into the classroom. This session reintroduces the notion of creativity in language learning. Authentic materials are highly motivating and easily accessible to all. The sessions focus on alternatives to the traditional activities (eg gap fill song) and look instead at ideas that provide learners with integrated skills practice and extensive language practice. Music, pictures, film, art – all play a role in the creative classroom and enhance the learning experience.

• Resources

You will have the opportunity to look through our extensive Resources, to evaluate and compare the most up to date course books and supplementary books, as well as materials that we have created.

PRIMARY METHODOLOGY - COURSE CONTENT 2011

• Week 1

Day 1 - Needs Analysis / Teaching Children / Icebreakers & Group Formation Activities

Day 2 - Classroom Management or CALL (trainees' choice)

Day 3 - Teaching Pronunciation

Day 4 - Teaching Vocabulary

• Week 2

Day 1 - Communicative Activities part 1

Day 2 - Communicative Activities part 2

Day 3 - The Creative Classroom part 1

Day 4 - The Creative Classroom part 2 / Resources

Week 1

• Needs Analysis / Teaching Children / Icebreakers & Group Formation Activities

This session enables you to get to know your fellow trainees and to try out a variety of activities designed to get students mingling and talking. We will then look at language acquisition in relation to young learners and how this can inform and affect your classes.

• Choice of:

• Classroom Management

This session will look in detail at how to effectively manage your classes. Aspects include motivation, correction, classroom environment, the role of the teacher and how to set up pair work / group work with large classes. We will also look at how this is achieved in British Primary schools and evaluate it in relation to your classes.
Or
Technology in the Classroom (CALL) An overview of popular websites for ready made lesson plans, interactive activities and creating resources and an exploration of other web based activities and how they can enhance learning.

Teaching pronunciation

• Teaching Vocabulary

This session will look at how to present new vocabulary to students and how to help them remember and use new lexis. Aspects include cultural restraints, context, recording and recycling vocabulary.
Week 2

• Communicative Activities parts 1 & 2

This session looks at how we communicate and how we can give students meaningful practice to improve their communication skills. From pair work to group work, from role play, games and discussions, to integrated skills work and pictures, we will try out a range of activities, both published for EFL and authentic, designed to develop students' fluency and ability to express themselves in English.

• The Creative Classroom parts 1 & 2

What is creativity and why is it important? How can we introduce it into the language classroom? These sessions look at bringing imagination and creativity into the classroom as well as providing learners with integrated skills practice and extensive language acquisition. Materials are active and authentic and will develop students’ own intercultural awareness. Music, pictures, film, art – all play a role in the creative classroom and enhance the learning experience.

• Resources

You will have the opportunity to look through our extensive Resources, to evaluate and compare the most up to date course books and supplementary books, as well as materials that we have created.