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Around the world, most English lessons are taught by teachers whose first language is not English. If you are such a teacher, or you are about to enter the profession, you can deepen your knowledge of the subject and develop your teaching skills by choosing one of Overseas Teachers of English courses.
Study For The Methodology: Language And Skills Certificate
Course Aims:
This course is aimed at practicing or recently qualified teachers of English who wish to expand their knowledge of contemporary issues in teaching methodology, to encounter new ideas and activities to enhance their classroom teaching, to share experience with teachers from other countries and also to improve their ability to communicate effectively in English.
Outcomes:
The course provides a forum for development of your professional skills from insights into recent developments in English language teaching to practical classroom ideas and activities. It is also designed to develop your knowledge of contemporary English usage and provide you with the opportunity to improve your all-round competence in English.
Course Outline:
In the morning, you will work with an international group of fellow professionals (maximum group size 12), discussing issues in language teaching and looking at materials and activities to give you practical ideas for your classroom. You will also have the opportunity to observe our teachers putting the techniques we discuss into practice. In the afternoon, you will join an international group to work on your language skills, whether updating and polishing or clarifying points you still have difficulty with.
Studying Professional Development
The central objectives of the Professional Development Course are:
- to help trainees focus on professional practice and knowledge
- to enhance trainees’ professional status, both within their teaching institutions and within the profession as a whole Specific objectives include:
- fostering an in-depth awareness of latest theory and practice in the specialist ELT areas of IT, literature, business and UK culture
- promoting professional collegiality
- fostering an awareness of learner autonomy and independence
The Professional Development Course syllabus includes library research, project work, autonomy and independent learning, teaching with IT, observation of teaching, staffroom collaboration and continuing professional development (CPD). Examples of syllabus content include activities for teaching English literature, conducting a cultural awareness survey, adapting to different learning styles and needs, promoting learning outside the classroom, teaching with internet, analysing didactic business English materials, career development and portfolio-building.
All course participants receive a pre-course bibliography which they can refer to prior to the start of their course (although the reading of these texts is not a requirement to complete the course). Participants who are already practicing teachers are also invited to complete a brief selection of self-observation sheets to encourage them to analyse their own classroom performance in their own teaching situation, prior to the start of their course. These self-observation sheets are submitted to the Course Director at the start of the course, helping him or her to gain more insight into the teachers’ backgrounds and to better anticipate the teachers’ needs during the course.
On completion of your course, you will receive certificate, with details of the course dates, the number of course hours, and details of topics covered. In addition you will receive a detailed and personalised report from the Course Director, with suggestions for further professional development.
