2012. július-augusztus - 2 hetes tanfolyamok
Galway
.jpg) Situated on the Atlantic west coast, Galway is an excellent location to study English. The city is its people, warm, friendly, welcoming — a people with a sense of Ireland's past and a sharp eye on Ireland's future. Galway is a university city — of its 100,000 inhabitants, 20,000 are university students. The main industries are education, tourism, I.T, software and medical devices.
Its people can share with you our clean environment, a thriving artistic and dramatic culture, traditional pubs with music to suit all tastes, top quality restaurants and a full calendar of festivals featuring poetry, the arts, music, horse racing, oyster festivals etc. Galway is also the ideal location for the sports enthusiast — golf, fishing, horse-riding, tennis, sailing and falconry are all easily accessible.
Galway has one of the most uniquely beautiful landscapes in the world: the 2,000 year old fortress Dun Aengus on the Aran Islands, the sheer Cliffs of Moher and lakeside tranquillity of Kylemore Abbey are all must sees. GCI offers a full activity programme throughout the year which allows students to take advantage of the attractions Galway city and the surrounding countryside have to offer you.
Dates:
16 July 2012
30 July 2012 (9 days)
30 lessons from 9.00 to 12.30 + 5 afternoons
Teacher Training Programme
This programme is aimed at non-native teachers of English who wish to access tried and tested teaching materials and methodologies and who want to increase their own language awareness.
Attention is also paid to the latest materials and thinking in teaching young learners and their practical application in the classroom.
Preparation
Participants require a B2 (CEF) level of English or above.
Participants need to be aware of their learners’ profiles.
Objectives
To refresh and improve the participants' knowledge of English to allow them to be more confident users of English in a classroom environment.
The course focuses on methodology and practical ideas for teaching young learners. The goal of the programme is to improve the participants' self-awareness as professional teachers, to focus on both modern teaching styles for all language skills, and on current ELT classroom methodology.
To receive an introduction to the culture and people of Ireland.
Pedagogical Outcomes
When the course finishes, non-native ELT teachers will have improved their teaching skills in the following areas:
· How to prepare for and present listening, speaking, writing, reading, grammar and vocabulary classes to learners of different CEF levels
· Improve their own pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar skills
· The teachers will also have improved their ability to develop & asses teaching materials
· Using the internet as a language learning tool
· Teaching as part of a team
· Assessing, testing and advising
· Teachers will also have observed native teachers in the classroom.
Methodology
Based on participants' needs, the course includes language awareness and analysis, classroom management and lesson planning, teaching the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, testing and evaluation, error correction, materials development and current issues in methodology.
Participants will have the opportunity to put their teaching into practice during the microteaching sessions. Participants will be observed by our trainers in their classes, detailed feedback will be given.
The culture of the class is participative and the objective is that participants leave with a range of new ideas and class plans that they can instantly use with their classes on their return. While everything is done through the medium of English, the focus is not solely on language, but on how to best develop and use new materials and employ effective methodologies to engage young learners.
However, to empower the participants, attention will be paid to the major grammar and vocabulary areas.
Follow – up
Forum for participants to share ideas and provide feedback on lessons and in-class experience via email, skype, etc
Accommodation
Family acommodation with half board during the week and full board at weekends. Residential accommodation available 15 minutes walk from school (self-catering, meals avalaible at the school Ozone Coffee EUR 30 per week).
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Fees 2012*:
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Registration, accommodation placement and materials
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EUR 150
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Course fee
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EUR 840
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Family accommodation
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EUR 360
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Residential accommodation
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EUR 330
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*A fenti árak nem tartalmazzák az utazási költségeket, az útlemondási biztosítást (a teljes részvételi díj 5 %-a), valamint a kötelező betegség-, baleset- és poggyászbiztosítást (700,-Ft/fő/nap-tól - 2011), illetve az adminisztrációs díjat (12.500,-), mely tartalmazza a külföldi átutalás bankköltségét is.
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