SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

erasmus+ EP11 - 3/5/10-DAY STUDY VISIT

3-Day Study Visit - Tuesday 21 March, Tuesday 13 June and Tuesday 17 October

5-Day Study Visit - Monday 20 March, Monday 12 June and Monday 16 October

10-Day Study Visit - Monday 13 March, Monday 5 June and Monday 9 October

 

erasmus+ EP5 - LEARNING TO LEARN

This course is suitable for teachers who are non-native speakers of English who teach to children in primary or secondary education aged from 4 upwards.

The goals of this course are:

• enable teachers to help young people to become more effective learners
• improve confidence in lesson delivery
• expand the teacher’s range of methodological approaches to enhance practice with students’ independent learning firmly in mind.

The intention is to equip those working with children with key language and communication skills appropriate in educational, social and vocational contexts and with the right approach strategies.

The course will develop the participants’ language skills in the mornings as they will join Intensive General English classes. This will help them communicate as well as showing some classroom techniques.

The afternoon ‘L2L Learning to Learn’ sessions will focus on new strategies and skills to build Learning Power and participants will learn how to enable the students to learn more efficiently.

Course Topics:
-Education for the 21st Century
-Developing the mind to learn
-Changing the way teachers approach learning
-Reforming school approaches to learning
-What is Learning Power?
-How to teach Learning Power
-The 4 Rs: Resilience, Resourcefulness, Reflectiveness, Reciprocity
-Teachers and the Learning Power Palette

Outcomes:
• Provide participants with new strategies, skills and activities to help young people to become more effective learners
• Improving confidence in using the language, developing communicative skills
• Improving language skills useful for teaching
• Better understanding of students’ needs and behaviour during classes
• Observing teaching techniques to improve students’ motivation
• Developing Cultural Consciousness
• Teamwork and Interpersonal Abilities
• Knowledge of Erasmus+ potential for professional development

 

details:

 

Please contact Richard Language College for further details.

Email [email protected] or call +44 (0) 1202 555932

 

erasmus+ EP7 - INTENSIVE ENGLISH & ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS

This course is suitable for teachers who are non-native speakers of English:

• teach English for Business/ English for Professional Purposes
• teach or will teach their business related subject(s) through English (CLIL)
• need to develop their language skills in order to study relevant literature
and publications in English or to communicate within international projects.

The intention is to equip those working with English for Business with key language and communication skills appropriate in educational, social and vocational contexts.

In the mornings, this course involves small group teaching, allowing concentrated, thorough study of General English, and develops all aspects of English - listening, speaking, reading and writing. The course will develop the participants’ language skills to help enable them to teach and communicate in English efficiently and successfully.

The afternoon classes focus on English for Business. The in-depth approach develops all aspects of English - listening, speaking, reading and writing - useful in a professional context.
Classes are offered at 3 levels from Intermediate to Pre-Advanced.

Course Topics:
-Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing skills
-Vocabulary
-Grammar Awareness
-Socializing in English
-English for Travel
-Telephone English
-Practical Writing
-Presentation Skills
-Describing Trends
-Meeting and Discussion
-The Recruitment Process

Outcomes:
• Improving personal English Language skills: fluency, accuracy, authenticity
• Improving confidence in using the language, developing communicative skills
• Improving language skills useful for a professional context
• Better understanding of students’ needs and behaviour during classes
• Observing teaching techniques to improve students’ motivation
• Developing Cultural Consciousness
• Teamwork and Interpersonal Abilities
• Knowledge of Erasmus+ potential for professional development

DETAILS:

 

Please contact Richard Language College for further details.

Email [email protected] or call +44 (0) 1202 555932

 

eRASMUS+ EP6 - INTENSIVE ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

This course is suitable for teachers who are non-native speakers of English:

• intend to teach their subject(s) through the medium of English (CLIL) or
• are planning to start teaching English or
• need to develop their language skills in order to study relevant literature
and publications in English or to communicate within international projects.

The intention is to equip those working with English with key language and communication skills appropriate in educational, social and vocational contexts.

This course involves small group teaching, allowing concentrated, thorough study of English, and develops all aspects of English - listening, speaking, reading and writing. The course will develop the participants’ language skills to help enable them to teach and communicate in English efficiently and successfully.

Our ‘Intensive General English’ language course is for those seeking an intensive, thorough study of English. The in-depth approach develops all aspects of English - listening, speaking, reading and writing. Classes are offered at 5 levels from Elementary to Advanced.

Outcomes:
• Improving personal English Language skills: fluency, accuracy, authenticity
• Improving confidence in using the language, developing communicative skills
• Improving language skills useful for teaching
• Better understanding of students’ needs and behaviour during classes
• Observing teaching techniques to improve students’ motivation
• Developing Cultural Consciousness
• Teamwork and Interpersonal Abilities
• Knowledge of Erasmus+ potential for professional development

Topics:
Communication skills; Literature, Languages (incl. CLIL), Classical languages

Key competences:
Foreign language

 

DETAILs:

Please contact Richard Language College for further details.

Email [email protected] or call +44 (0) 1202 555932

 

ERASMUS+ EP2 - CLIL METHODOLOGY

This course is suitable for teachers who are non-native speakers of English :

• teach students aged 10 upwards
• teach their subjects through the medium of English
• need to develop their language skills

The practical course is suitable for practicing or future CLIL teachers.

The course will improve confidence in lesson delivery and expand the participant’s range of methodology approaches to enhance classroom practice in addition to supply the language and vocabulary needed in the classroom.

Lessons occur in group of fellow professional and are designed to give an insight into current language teaching methodology and techniques as well as looking at changes and trends in the language itself.

The course emphasis is practical, focusing on strategies, skills and activities to be used in the classroom. The theoretical rationale supporting these techniques is introduces where appropriate, including the eight Key Competences.

 

Course Topics:
-CLIL Techniques and Classroom Language
-Critical Analysis of Real CLIL Lessons
-The Role of Language and Language Awareness
-Micro-teaching
-Learning Styles
-Pronunciation and Phonology
-Vocabulary Acquisition
-Aided Research of Sources
-Project Work and Learner Autonomy
-Presentations
-Education Today

Outcomes:
• Improving personal English Language skills: fluency, accuracy, authenticity
• Improving confidence in using the language, developing communicative skills
• Improving language skills useful for teaching and vocabulary
• Providing skills, activities and language necessary to teach English as foreign language
• Observing teaching techniques to improve students’ motivation
• Developing Cultural Consciousness
• Teamwork and Interpersonal Abilities
• Knowledge of Erasmus+ potential for professional development

Topics:
Communication skills; Literature, languages (incl. CLIL), classical languages; Pedagogy and didactics

Key competences:
Foreign language

 

DETAILS:

 

Please contact Richard Language College for further details.

Email [email protected] or phone +44 (0)1202 555932

Erasmus+ EP1 - efl methodology

This course is suitable for teachers who are non-native speakers of English and

• teach students aged 10 upwards
• teachers of English, Business English and English for Specific Purpose
• need to develop their language skills

Primary teachers may attend the course with reference to older pupils preparing for secondary school.

The intention is to improve language teaching practice, presenting various techniques and methodological approaches of teaching English as a foreign language.

Lessons occur in group of fellow professional and are designed to give an insight into current language teaching methodology and techniques as well as looking at changes and trends in the language itself.

This special program concentrates on methodology. It aims to equip non-native teachers in secondary education with ideas and materials which can be used with their own students as well as to give them a chance to exercise and refine their own command of the language. The small size of the group gives participants the opportunity to discuss and exchange experience and ideas with fellow language teachers form other countries.

The Methodology course involves small-group learning for foreign teachers of English wishing to develop their teaching skills.

Teachers on the EFL Methodology course can observe Richard Language College classes being taught by experienced, qualified EFL teachers. These classes include both short and long stay students.

Outcomes:
• Improving personal English Language skills: fluency, accuracy, authenticity
• Improving confidence in using the language, developing communicative skills
• Improving language skills useful for teaching
• Providing skills, activities and language necessary to teach English as foreign language
• Observing teaching techniques to improve students’ motivation
• Developing Cultural Consciousness
• Teamwork and Interpersonal Abilities
• Knowledge of Erasmus+ potential for professional development

Topics:
Communication skills; Literature, languages (incl. CLIL), classical languages; Pedagogy and didactics

Key competences:
Foreign language; Learning to learn

DETAILS:

 

Please contact Richard Language College for further details.

Email [email protected] or call +44 (0) 1202 555932

 

Erasmus+ EP4 - clil methodology in practice

This course is suitable for teachers who are non-native speakers of English :

• intend to teach their subject(s) through the medium of English (CLIL) or
• will start teaching CLIL
• need to develop their language skills

The course will improve confidence in lesson delivery and expand the participant’s range of methodological approaches to enhance classroom practice in addition to supplying the language and vocabulary needed in the classroom.

This course involves small group teaching, allowing concentrated, thorough study of English in morning classes, and develops all the CLIL Techniques in afternoon sessions. The course will develop the participants’ language skills to help enable them to teach and communicate in English efficiently and successfully.

Course Topics:
-CLIL Techniques
-Critical Analysis of Real CLIL Lessons
-Classroom Language
-Language Awareness
-Micro-teaching
-Learning style
-Pronunciation and Phonology
-Vocabulary Acquisition
-Aided research of sources

Outcomes:
• Improving personal English Language skills: fluency, accuracy, authenticity
• Improving confidence in using the language, developing communicative skills
• Improving language skills useful for teaching
• Better understanding of students’ needs and behaviour during classes
• Observing teaching techniques to improve students’ motivation
• Developing Cultural Consciousness
• Teamwork and Interpersonal Abilities
• Knowledge of Erasmus+ potential for professional development

Topics:
Communication skills; Literature, languages (incl. CLIL), classical languages; Pedagogy and didactics

Key competences:
Foreign language

DATES & FEES:

 

Please contact Richard Language College for further details.

Email [email protected] or call +44 (0)1202 555932

 

ERASMUS+ EP3 - languages & efl methodology in practice

This 1 or 2-week course is aimed at non-native speakers of English teaching English as a Foreign Language to students of all age groups, in various types of schools and for different purposes.

Objectives:
This practical course develops:
1. The participants’ personal language skills in the morning lessons
2. Various techniques and methodological approaches of teaching English as a Foreign Language in afternoon sessions

Course design is in 7 one-week or two-week modules. Each Module is designed for the teaching of a certain age range of pupils/students.
Each module is repeated regularly and may be combined with certain other modules to form two-week courses. Please check this carefully before making your choice according to our published Module Start Dates.

MODULE 1: Exploiting Resources to Develop the Skills
MODULE 2: Early Language Learning
MODULE 3: Developing the Four Skills (10+yrs)
MODULE 4: Diversified Classroom Activities (10+yrs)
MODULE 5: Current Trends and Innovative Approaches to Language Learning
MODULE 6: Building Language Learning and Exam Power
MODULE 7: British Culture

Outcomes:
• Strategies, skills, activities and language necessary to deliver EFL lessons meeting the challenges of education in 21st century Europe.
• Improved personal English Language skills and confidence in lesson delivery
• Improved language teaching skills/ use of classroom vocabulary and fluency
• Techniques/Methodological Approaches of English as a Foreign Language
• Learning Techniques to improve students’ motivation
• Developing Awareness of Cultural Diversity
• Insights into current practice and developments in TEFL. How to access, from the participant’s own country, changes and developments in English
• Erasmus+ potential for your own and others’ professional development

Topics:
Arts, cultural studies, ethics, philosophy; Literature, languages (incl. CLIL), classical languages; Pedagogy and didactics

Key competences:
Foreign language; Learning to learn

 

details:

 

Please contact Richard Language College for further details.

Email [email protected] or call +44 (0)1202 555932

 

erasmus+ EP10 - BI-COMPONENT (RLC adult)

This course is aimed at providing non-native speakers of English with insights into their own and colleagues’ teaching practice in a pan-European context.

Suitable for :
Teachers of adults
Teachers of foreign languages, especially EFL teachers

 
1. One or two weeks Linguistic/Cultural Course
2. One week practical school attachment helping and observing in a language school for adults. 5 full days per week, excluding Bank Holidays - guided observations, working with Host Teacher(s), directed tasks, team teaching and assignments.

Outcomes:
• Improved confidence in lesson delivery
• Wider use of authentic subject and classroom vocabulary (for use in CLIL)
• Insights from pedagogic and cultural exchange (the European Dimension)
• New teaching strategies, skills and activities including the use of ITC
• Greater personal fluency in English
• Extension of knowledge of learning styles
• Increased awareness of methodological approaches and resources
• How to integrate new and traditional strategies into
successful classroom practice
• Knowledge of the UK National curriculum and comparative benefits

Topics:
History, social science, economics, geography; Literature, languages (incl. CLIL), classical languages; Pedagogy and didactics; School management, educational leadership

Key competences:
Foreign language; Maths, science and technology

 

DETAILS :

 

Please contact Richard Language College for further details.

Email [email protected] or call +44 (0)1202 555932