Grundtvig EFL Methodology in Practice

Ref. UK-2012-1473-040

Entry Levels CEF B1+ to C1+

Daily Teaching Sessions
Morning: 4 x 45 minutes (3 Hours) Methodology in Practice
Afternoon: 3 x 45 minutes (2 Hours 15 minutes) Methodology & Teaching Strategies
Total number of course contact hours: 1 week: 24 hours 2 weeks: 48 hours
Maximum class size 12

GRUNDTVIg

Methodology in Practice for Teachers of English as a Foreign Language Also Suitable for C.L.I.L. Teachers of Adults.
This course is aimed at non-native speakers of English teaching students aged 18 upwards.

C.L.I.L.

This practical course is also suitable for teachers of C.L.I.L. to adult students, to improve lesson delivery and personal fluency. The expansion of the participant’s
range of methodological approaches enhances classroom practice and allows an efficient integration of language and content. No specific C.L.I.L. theory related to content is taught. The course covers the techniques of language teaching which are an integral part of successful C.L.I.L. teaching.

Preparation

All applicants receive full course information together with an Application Form. Richard Language College then issues a Letter of Pre-Inscription for Grundtvig application purposes. All successful applicants are invited to join a pre-course on-line forum. This enables them to prepare for their course with other European colleagues following courses at Richard Language College on the same dates, sharing their professional experience and expectations of their training.

Methodology in Practice

Morning sessions will be devoted to refreshing the experience of being a student again. Teachers all too often become stale and lose sensitivity to the real situation of the student experience. These classes will facilitate the acquisition of general classroom language. The course tutors will place each teacher in a live adult English as a Foreign Language class in which the participant may observe in practice many of the skills taught in the methodology classes. In addition to the consequent increase in personal fluency to give more confidence in lesson delivery, the teacher becomes more acutely aware of learning difficulties from a student’s point of view. The methodology tutor will receive and discuss feedback in the afternoon session.

Methodology and Teaching Strategies

The afternoon sessions cover some of the essential techniques of teaching and provide peer group opportunities for foreign teachers to learn to manipulate these strategies and techniques themselves.

Outcomes

The course aims to provide the participant with insights into current practice and developments in the teaching of English as a Foreign Language. The course will
improve confidence in lesson delivery and expand the participant’s range of methodological approaches to enhance classroom practice. The course will also discuss how to access, from the participant’s own country, changes and developments in English, as well as useful websites.

Follow up

1. Advice on how to access, from the teacher’s own country, changes and developments in teaching in England. A list of useful websites will be provided.

2. A post-attachment feedback session to encourage continuing professional development and evaluation of the impact of the course on their own day-to-day teaching.

3. All leaving participants are invited to join a post-course on-line forum. This enables them to share their experience with other European colleagues and to assess the impact of their training on their own classroom practice once back in their own country.

Sample Programme

Schedules can be adapted to suit the needs of the participants. Please contact Richard Language College for further details.

Course Organiser:
Richard Language College
43-45 Wimborne Road Bournemouth BH3 7AB Tel: +44 1202 203073 Fax: +44 1202 555874 E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.rlc.co.uk