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 Spring 2008 Bulletin

Attend a Short Course or the Certificate in TEFL

 

The Four Short Courses

Course Focus Weekdays Weekends
1  Planning & Teaching Grammar Lessons

24/03-02/04

29/03-06/04
2  Planning & Teaching Reading & Listening Lessons

02/04-16/04

12/04-20/04
3  Planning & Teaching Speaking & Writing Lessons

05/05-14/05

 10/05-18/05
4  Planning & Teaching Lessons with your Coursebook

 09/05-28/05

24/05-01/06

 

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These four short courses are modules of our Certificate in TEFL Course and can be taken individually or you can attend them all in order to obtain the Certificate in TEFL.

The Certificate in TEFL is perhaps one of the best known courses in Greece and to date it has been attended by more than 2000 teachers preparing them thoroughly for successful classroom teaching. To obtain the Certificate in TEFL, trainees have to attend all the modules above, plus an extra module on Testing and Evaluation, Teaching Adults, Teaching Young Learners and to submit a Coursebook based Project after the course has been completed.

If you wish to find out more about how you can apply for the full Certificate in TEFL course, please click here.  If you are interested in any of the shorter course options, please read on to see their content and structure.


Certificate in TEFL trainee teachers preparing for a Teaching Practice.


Certificate in TEFL trainee teachers participating in an activity during a seminar

 

    

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Course Timetables & Details of Attendance & Assessment

Course 1                Planning & Teaching Grammar Lessons

Times

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

09:00 – 09:50

 Structures & Functions

 Presentation Options  

From Controlled Practice to Freer Production

Activities

Principles

& Models of Planning

Grammar Lessons

10:00 – 10:50

Teaching Grammar – Approaches & Methods

Contexts & Concepts

11:00 – 11:50

Controlled

Practice Options

12:00 – 12:50

Presentation Options

Error Correction

Teaching

 Practice  Preparation

13:00 – 13:50

Class Management

 At the end of this course, participants will be asked to teach a 50-60 minute Grammar lesson either to one of the classes at CELT or to their own class at their institution. A lesson plan should be submitted at the time of the teaching practice and resubmitted with corrections and improvements AFTER teaching the class and receiving feedback from the Course Tutor.  

A Certificate of Attendance will be given to those who have attended this module fully and have participated in the Teaching Practice.

 

Course Length:               22 hours (Seminar Input, Teaching Practice & Feedback)

Tuition:                         350 Euros

Dates:                           March 24, 26, 31 & April 2 2008 (weekdays) or March 29. 30 & April 5, 4 (weekends)

 

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Course 2                Planning & Teaching Reading & Listening Skills Lessons

Times

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

09:00 – 09:50

Vocabulary

Presentation

Reading

Skills - Reading

Activities

Listening

 Skills Listening

Activities

Receptive Skills Planning

10:00 – 10:50

11:00 – 11:50

Teaching

 Practice  Preparation

 

12:00 – 12:50

Vocabulary Activities

Vocabulary through Text

Classroom Management

13:00 – 13:50
             

 

At the end of this course, participants will be asked to teach a 50-60 minute Listening &/or Reading skills lesson either to one of the classes at CELT or to their own class at their institution. The lesson should also have a clear vocabulary focus. A lesson plan should be submitted at the time of the teaching practice and resubmitted with corrections and improvements AFTER teaching the class and receiving feedback from the Course Tutor.

 

A Certificate of Attendance will be given to those who have attended this module fully and have participated in the Teaching Practice.

 

Course Length:               22 hours (Seminar Input, Teaching Practice & Feedback)

Tuition:                         350 Euros

Dates:                           April 7, 9, 14 & 16 (weekdays) or April 12,13, 19 & 20 (weekends)

 

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Course 3            Planning & Teaching Speaking & Writing Lessons

Times

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

09:00 – 09:50

Pronunciation 1 – Sounds

Speaking

 Skills - Speaking

Activities

Writing 

Skills - Writing

Activities

Planning Productive Skills Lessons

10:00 – 10:50

PronunciationI 2 – Stress and Linking

11:00 – 11:50

12:00 – 12:50

Pronunciation 3 – Rhythm and Intonation

Classroom Management

 Correction of Speaking & Writing Activities

Teaching Practice Preparation

13:00 – 13:50
                 

At the end of this course, participants will be asked to teach a 50-60 minute speaking &/or writing skills lesson either to one of the classes at CELT or to their own class at their institution. The lesson should also have a clear language focus (pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, syntax, cohesive devices). A lesson plan should be submitted at the time of the teaching practice and resubmitted with corrections and improvements AFTER teaching the class and receiving feedback from the Course Tutor.

 

A Certificate of Attendance will be given to those who have attended this module fully and have participated in the Teaching Practice.

 

Course Length:               22 hours (Seminar Input, Teaching Practice & Feedback)

Tuition:                         350 Euros

Dates:                          May 5, 7, 12, 14  (weekdays) or  May 10,11, 17 & 18 (weekends)
 

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Course 3        Planning & Teaching with the Coursebook

 

Times

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

09:00 – 09:50

Principles of

 Materials Design

Using

Coursebook Materials with younger learners

Materials & Mixed

 Ability

Classes

Skills

Integration

& materials design

10:00 – 10:50

11:00 – 11:50

 

Coursebook Evaluation

& Selection

Using Coursebook Materials with older learners

Planning

Lessons

with the Coursebook  

12:00 – 12:50

Teaching Practice Preparation

13:00 – 13:50
               

 

At the end of this course, participants will be asked to teach a 50-60 minute lesson based on a coursebook with appropriate adaptations. The lesson can be taught either to one of the classes at CELT or to their own class at their institution. The lesson can be skills based with an appropriate language focus or vice versa. A lesson plan should be submitted at the time of the teaching practice and resubmitted with corrections and improvements AFTER teaching the class and receiving feedback from the Course Tutor.

 

A Certificate of Attendance will be given to those who have attended this module fully and have participated in the Teaching Practice.

 

Course Length:               22 hours (Seminar Input, Teaching Practice & Feedback)

Tuition:                         350 Euros

Dates:                           May 19, 21, 26, 28 (weekdays) or May 24, 25, 31 & June 1 (weekends)

 

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Discounts Offered

A 10% discount is offered to course participants who:

  • pay for their full tuition AT LEAST three months prior to the course start
  • groups of teachers from the same institution or franchise on the same course


 Upon paying their tuition fees, all candidates are automatically given a free Library membership for one year and free use of our Teachers’ Self Access Centre.

 

Course Tutors

                         

              Marisa Constantinides         Olha Madylus         Rosemary Aravanis             George Vassilakis

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Attended by Teachers from all over the world

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About the Centre
All Courses at a Glance

TEFL CERTIFICATION
  Certificate in TEFL
Cambridge CELTA
 Certificate in TEYL
 Language Awareness
 TKT Preparation  
 ASEP Exams Preparation

ADVANCED DIPLOMAS
Cambridge DELTA
 IoL Diploma in Translation
SHORT UPDATE COURSES
 Teaching Young Learners
Teaching Grammar
 Teaching Exam  Classes
 Teaching Adults & ESP Classes
1-2 day Workshops
 Teaching English through Drama
Computer Assisted Language Learning

 FOR language CENTRES 
Seminars for Schools
 Directors of Studies Cert.
Seminar & Workshop List
 Materials & Test Design
 Client Schools
SEMINARS IN GREEK
 Psychology & Education
 Teaching Greek as a Foreign Language

 

 

 

 

 

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