Developing Teacher Course

www.tefl-iberia.com

English teacher training in Barcelona

Syllabus and Assessment Guidelines

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Contents Page Number

Introduction………………….………………………………………………….……..3

Expected workload…………………………………………....……3

Course aims……………….………………………………..….…….…3

Syllabus components…………………………………………..……4

Syllabus overview……………………….………………….….…………………..4

Course Assessment……………………….……………………………….….…….6

Grading and certification………………….………………………..………….6

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Introduction

On the Developing Teacher course you will be exposed to a wide range of new ideas and techniques for the classroom which are beyond the scope of an introductory TEFL course. You will be encouraged to experiment with these new ideas and put them into practice yourself. This course is the ‘Developing Teacher’ course so we will work on the premise that you are working as a teacher. Even if you just have one private class per week initially, this counts as working as a teacher! You should take the ideas presented on this course, try them out with your students and report back on the results to your classmates. Some of the methodologies presented on the course have been tried and tested for years and others are relatively new which have yet to be fully evaluated and adopted by the wider EFL teaching community. Each methodology is distinct and may be better suited to different types of teachers. They may put you out your comfort zone but the more you experiment and reflect the more you will learn about yourself as a teacher.

Expected workload

● Attend class at the school once a week to get input on new ideas, methodologies and

techniques ● Teach a lesson, incorporating what you have learned from the input session and

adapting it to your regular class ● Prepare a weekly, 5min presentation to be given to your fellow classmates,

discussing the methodology / technique, how easy / difficult it was to incorporate and the response from your students

● Maintain a weekly blog about your experiences ● Maintain a portfolio of new activities and lessons ● Attend extra-curricular workshops ● End of course essay

Course aims

The course aims to:

● provide trainees with in-depth knowledge of teaching methodologies ● improve trainees’ ability to reflect on their teaching practice ● improve trainees’ knowledge of English grammar and language analysis ● enable trainees to innovate in the classroom ● allow trainees to develop professionally ● give trainees the skills to research their subject

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Syllabus components

1. Teaching methodology 2. Personal development 3. Professional working environment

Syllabus overview

1. Component 1 - Teaching methodology

1.1. Action Research

1.2. Dogme language teaching

1.3. Cognitive-linguistic approaches to teaching vocabulary

1.4. Multiple intelligences

1.5. NLP - Neuro-Linguistic Programming

1.6. Student-centred teaching

1.7. Task-based learning

1.8. Using L1 in the classroom

1.9. Using drama, theatre and music in TEFL

1.10. Preparing students for Cambridge exams

1.11. Error correction

1.12. Using art in the classroom

1.13. Using videos / media in the classroom

1.14. Using games

1.15. Phone / Skype classes

1.16. Teaching young learners

1.17. The Lexical Approach (I)

1.18. The Lexical Approach (II)

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2. Component 2 - Personal development

2.1. Identifying personal teaching aims, long term and short term

2.2. Evaluating student needs

2.3. Recognising strengths and weaknesses

2.4. Reflecting on the appropriateness of the lesson tasks

2.5. Identifying action points for future lessons

2.6. Selecting and adapting material to implement action points

2.7. Incorporating current teaching perspectives via professional journals / blogs

2.8. Building a portfolio of resources and material

2.9. Journal keeping

3. Component 3 - Professional working environment

3.1. Using technology

3.2. Staff and school hierarchy

3.3. Further development

3.4. Computer lab lessons

Course assessment The TEFL Iberia Developing Teacher Certificate is awarded to those who have attended the course and met the assessment criteria for all the syllabus components. By the end of the course trainees should be able to:

● carry out a lesson using a variety of methodologies ● assess the effectiveness of the lesson and the methodology used ● maintain a teaching journal ● demonstrate professionalism in a working school environment.

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Trainees are assessed on the following:

● input session participation ● weekly presentation of their lesson and self-evaluation ● weekly blog ● overall presentation of their portfolio ● their professionalism and attitude during the course

Certificate and grading

Upon successful completing of all the areas outlined above a certificate will be made available to the trainee in the week following the course. Trainees are awarded pass or fail.