Teacher Training
This 12 hour course allows your teachers to learn and practise modern communicative teaching methods, based on the internationally recognised Trinity Certificate in TESOL qualification. Learn More
As well as learning new teaching techniques, teachers will be provided with new ideas, activities and materials to use in their own English lessons.
The course is normally run as 8 × 1.5-hour, or 4 × 3-hour sessions.
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Module 1
- Introduction to TESOL methodology
- Real English (developing language within a context)
- The communicative approach to ELT
- Stages of a lesson – Engage, Study, Activate (ESA)
- Eliciting and giving instructions (TTT/STT)
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Module 2
- Listening and Speaking skills
- Listening for gist/specific information
- Word and sentence stress
- Pronunciation (IPA)
- Planning and executing a lesson
- Appropriate activities
- Teaching practice (peer to peer)
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Module 3
- Reading and writing skills
- Skimming and scanning
- Mind mapping and composition
- Planning and executing a lesson
- Appropriate activities
- Teaching practice (peer to peer)
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Module 4
- Classroom management
- More communicative games and activities
- Warmers and ice-breakers
- Trainee feedback
- Task
- Q & A