01/12/2016
NEW!
A+ is running a number of short courses for CertTESOL, CELTA and TEFL certificate holders and for those interested in teaching English to speakers of other languages.
Focusing on specific areas desired in the TESOL market, these
practical and informative courses are where you can find new ideas to further improve your skills and update your knowledge of current methodologies.
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Teaching English for Language Tests and Exams - 3 evenings + I teaching session
Course Overview:
This practical short course is for teachers of English and has been devised in response to the now widespread need for preparing students for some of the more prominent exams/tests such as IELTS, Trinity and the Cambridge suite of exams. The course will cover aspects and expectations of various tests and examinations in English and how to plan lessons and set homework for students on exam preparation courses.
Dates: 12.12.2016 - 14.12.2016 20.02.2017 - 22.02.2017 15.10.2017 - 17.05.2017 10.07.2017 - 12.07.2017
Three evening sessions of 2.5 hours plus one supervised teaching practice.
Cost: £150
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Teaching Grammar – 1 day course
What is grammar?
Approaches to grammar analysis
Structures and functions
Making grammar communicative
A 'grammar lesson' with reflection and analysis
Open workshop on grammar queries: Q&A
Dates: 11.02.2017 22.04.2017 29.07.2017 04.11.2017
Cost: £50
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Teaching Young Learners - 1 day course or 2 evenings
Session 1
Teaching young learners: what's involved?
Awareness of the learner and learning needs
Approaches to teaching young learners
Planning lessons for young learners
Session 2
Play and task based learning for young learners
Stimulating and managing young learner interactions
Teaching large monolingual groups
Using and adapting published and original materials
Evaluating effectiveness of teaching
Dates: 15.04.2017 - 1 day course
14.10.2017 - 1 day course
17.07.2017 and 18.07.2017 - 1 session per evening
11.12.2017 and 12.12.2017 - 1 session per evening
Cost: £90
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Business English - 1 day course or 2 evenings
What is business English? Looking at the language
Constructing needs analysis for BE
Commonalities & distinctions in BE learners
Course design
Choosing a method
Evaluating techniques for BE
BE materials: what's available & original production
Assessing success
Dates: 15.04.2017 - 1 day course
14.10.2017 - 1 day course
17.07.2017 and 18.07.2017 - 1 session per evening
11.12.2017 and 12.12.2017 - 1 session per evening
Cost: £90
Course Tutor: Tim Graham - A+ Academic Lead with responsibility for our CertTESOL courses and the DipTESOL. Moderator, DipTESOL examiner and English language examiner for Trinity College London. Tim Graham has over 25 years’ experience in TESOL and is author of ‘The Phonology of English: An Introduction for Teachers of ESOL’.
For more info on any of the courses or to enrol please email [email protected]