2011. január, július-augusztus (8 napos - 2 hetes tanfolyamok)

Broadstairs

Broadstairs is a beautiful coastal town, with wonderful beaches, on the famous South Coast of England. Unlike many large cities, it's a friendly place with excellent residential areas very close to the College. There are many restaurants, pubs and coffee bars where you can meet friends. Close by there are also shopping centres, cinemas, theatres, music venues, bowling alleys, sports centres, markets and an amusement park. The old part of Broadstairs still retains the beauty of a picturesque fishing village. During the 19th century Broadstairs became popular with members of the royal family and famous artists and writers. Charles Dickens wrote much of his work here and called it his "beloved Broadstairs". The town remains popular with visitors today.

Hilderstone College

Hilderstone is about providing quality in all that they do. They have one of the most highly qualified and experienced teaching teams in the UK, who use fully up to date methods. And because they are permanently based at Hilderstone, the school has full control over the quality of its teaching and courses. They make every effort to ensure a good nationality mix both in your classroom and the college in general. You will also have free use of their superb, fully equipped Multimedia Learning Centre, including email and internet access.

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International Teachers’ Courses

Take one of the courses for international teachers of English, and develop both your language and teaching in a stimulating, multicultural atmosphere. Whether you are in primary, secondary or higher education, Hilderstone has a course that will suit you.

The Teacher Trainers

The team of first-class trainers includes James Banner, Andy Caswell, Seth Lindstromberg, Deborah Robson and Tessa Woodward.

They have trained thousands of English language teachers world-wide, and are permanent members of staff working all year round on courses taking place in the College and abroad. They are dedicated professionals who keep up to date with the latest developments in ideas and materials.
Their most recent publications include Language Activities for Teenagers (Seth Lindstromberg), Ways of Working with Teachers and Headstrong: a book of thinking frames for mental exercise (Tessa Woodward).

Course Content

Develop your language AND your teaching skills in an enjoyable and stimulating atmosphere! Each course features Language Development (15 hours per week) and a Special Interest Option (8 hours per week), allowing you to update your language in the mornings, and to develop your particular area of interest in the afternoons. Classes are small (normally, maximum 12, but may occasionally rise to 15).

Language Development

The mornings of our International Teachers Courses are language intensive and are designed to help you improve your fluency and command of English in stimulating ways. We use a continuously updated range of resources and materials to provide you with the ideal opportunity to enrich your language and to experience current approaches to exploiting authentic texts, DVD, off-air recordings, the Internet and communication technology in the classroom. Major areas covered will depend on participants’ needs, but may include:
·    Advanced language practice, including idiomatic range, appropriacy and accuracy of expression,
·    current usage, collocation, style and register, metaphorical and imaginative use of language
·    Development of oral fluency
·    Expansion of vocabulary
·    Grammatical review
·    Pronunciation, with special emphasis on the features of connected speech.

Special Interest Options
Special interest options are available in the following areas. Please click on your area of interest to find more details and course dates.

International Teachers’ Courses Dates and Fees
(arrival and departure dates)

Fees include: all tuition and teaching materials, use of self-access study facilities, e-mail and internet access, local visits and participation in Hilderstone’s cultural and social programme. Regular excursions and optional activities are provided at a small extra charge.

What does it mean to be a creative teacher? We will look at ways of working creatively with texts, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and areas such as storytelling, music, poetry, drama and movement. This course will be practical with the focus on learning through enjoyment and creativity. Participants will be encouraged to experience ideas and adapt them to the needs and interests of their own learners. Ideas and materials covered will be of special interest to teachers of secondary and adult students.

Help your students get the most out of studying curriculum subjects through the medium of English. This option is aimed at secondary school teachers who teach or intend to teach their subject (other than English – for example History, Geography etc.) through the medium of English. We will focus on classroom language; strategies for integrating content and language, and developing communicative competence; working with written, audio and visual text; developing subject-specific language and supporting the students in the learning process. There will be opportunities for teachers to participate in micro-teaching with feedback in their own subject.

Week 1: Update your knowledge of Britain today – popular culture, people in the news, politics, royalty, education, humour, housing etc – and work with ideas and materials (questionnaires, DVD/video, cartoons, current articles from the media and the Internet) that you can adapt for classroom use. Week 2: (See “Creative Teaching”)

The key to success when teaching English to young learners is confidence in your own ability to use English. Are you sometimes uncertain about the best way to say something in English? Are you sure about the classroom language you use? Do you want to speak English in a relaxed and confident way? These are all areas we will cover on this course. You could make a real difference to the quality of your English and especially to your level of confidence - even in a short period of 2 weeks. You will be in a group with other teachers of young learners, and will concentrate on the areas of language most important in the context of teaching, including the language of the classroom. You will experience a variety of approaches and techniques and will be actively involved in developing your language skills. We aim to make the course an enjoyable and stimulating experience.

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ELT (with Tessa Woodward and/or Seth Lindstromberg) Course A2 

The College reserves the right to cancel or amend courses.

*A fenti árak nem tartalmazzák az utazási költségeket, a kötelezõ útlemondási biztosítást (a teljes részvételi díj 1,7 %-a), valamint a betegség-, baleset- és poggyászbiztosítást (680,-Ft/fõ/nap-tól), illetve az adminisztrációs díjat (8.500,-), mely tartalmazza a külföldi átutalás bankköltségét is.