Teacher Development Courses
Focus
Gain practical new ideas for the classroom and refresh your English through interaction with a native speaker and your English speaking colleagues. Whether you teach at primary, secondary or tertiary level, this course can be tailored to suit your needs. The courses are delivered through interactive workshops.
Option Modules
Course Summary
Option modules will be agreed between you and our academic department before the start of the course. There are a range of modules available, some single and some of which can be extended to form double modules. For further details about each module, please download our course information by clicking the download button on the opposite side of this page.
Intermediate +
Course Structure
Courses are 5-day and modular. Each course is 25 hours (4 x 75 minute modules per day over 5 days).
You will be expected to:
Take part in classroom activities demonstrated
by the tutor (games, role-plays, tasks, etc.)Take part in discussionsBrainstorm and share ideas Give mini-presentationsDesign your own materialsPlan lessonsGive peer feedbackReflect on your teaching
(This may take up to 10 seconds)
Available as Single Modules
Motivating LearnersIntegrating PronunciationUsing Music in the ClassroomClassroom ManagementTeaching Mixed-ability ClassesUsing Video in the ClassroomWarmers and FillersSports and Playground GamesUsing Drama in the ClassroomEnglish Across the Curriculum (CLIL)An Introduction to Communicative Language Teaching
Available as Single or Double
Modules
Teaching Listening Teaching WritingTeaching SpeakingTeaching ReadingVocabulary Games and ActivitiesGrammar Games and Activities
Core Modules
Course Introduction and Orientation (Single Module)
The first session of the week is used to identify the personal aims and objectives of the course participants and to preview what will be covered during the week. It is also a chance for participants to get to know the trainer and to establish good working relationships through some fun ice-breaking activities.
Materials Design (Single Module)
In this module participants will consider the benefits and challenges of developing your own materials, look at a framework for designing and evaluating materials, and discuss ways of integrating authentic material. This module is preparation for a lesson planning task.
Lesson Planning and Peer Teaching (2 x Double Modules)
Building on the work in the Materials Design module, participants will work together to plan short teaching sessions based on input from the first part of the week. These will be delivered to the group on the final day. All participants will act as both teachers and students during the Peer Teaching Sessions and you will be expected to provide constructive feedback to co-participants.
Course Reflection (Single Module)
The final session will be a chance for participants to reflect on the aims and objectives identified at the start of the course and to provide feedback to the trainer about their experience.
Planning a Course
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