English Language Refresher Course for Educators
English Language Refresher Course for Educators
Duration
1 week / 25 interactive workshops
Course Date
17.07.2023 - 21.07.2023
Form
Online / face-to-face
Number of students
max. 8 participants per a group Group course
Level
B1 – Pre-Intermediate
B2 – Intermediate
About course
Join our dynamic 5-day intensive language course designed to boost your English proficiency and build your confidence in using the language. Our course is packed with engaging activities that you can easily adapt to your own classroom teaching. Engage in lively discussions on interesting topics, brush up on grammar, and expand your vocabulary. The course is designed to stretch your English beyond the level you currently teach and is focused on using the communicative approach to foster learner autonomy. We firmly believe that students learn best when they are actively engaged in using the language, and this course will provide you with the opportunity to experience it first-hand.
Who is the course for
Are you a primary or secondary school teacher, or an English teacher with mainly lower-level students? Do you need to use English in your personal life for communication with partners, friends, or others? If so, our course is tailored to meet your needs. Join us for engaging discussions, grammar improvement, and vocabulary enhancement. This course is designed specifically for teachers and trainers who wish to boost their English skills and are at an intermediate level of B1+/B2
Quality assurance
The Bridge is an established English language centre with a rich 15-year history in teacher training, internationally accredited by the prestigious quality assurance organization for language education, EAQUALS. As proud organizers of the international ELTFORUM.sk conference, we offer a diverse array of professional development courses for educators. At The Bridge, we firmly believe in the significance of lifelong learning and continuously foster a learning culture among our teacher team. We do our best to empower and inspire our teacher so they bring in new ideas and teaching techniques for their students. Our guiding principle is encapsulated in the motto: “Those who dare to teach, musth never cease to learn“.
What knowledge/skills will you acquire?
- Boost your confidence in using and comprehending English through productive skills such as speaking and writing
- Enhance your grasp of grammar, including tenses, conditionals, prepositions, modals, and expand your vocabulary with lexical chunks, idiomatic expressions, and functional language
- Refine your receptive skills in reading and listening, and gain knowledge about the theories that underpin them
- Develop a deeper insight into how you learn and explore various learning techniques
- Receive personalized language coaching to identify your English language learning objectives and find ways to continue improving your English outside of the classroom
What topics will be covered?
Our course is structured around a variety of engaging activities and topics designed to help you improve your English language skills and become a more effective language learner. Here’s what you can expect:
- Introductions and goal setting. We’ll get to know each other and discuss your language learning objectives and preferred learning styles
- Grammar consolidation. We’ll focus on key grammar concepts such as tenses, conditionals, prepositions, modals, and more
- Vocabulary enhancement. We’ll explore lexical chunks, idiomatic expressions, and functional language to help you express yourself more confidently and accurately
- Speaking skills. Through debates, discussions, and other interactive activities, you’ll practice exchanging ideas and opinions in English.
- Reading skills. You’ll engage with a variety of texts to improve your comprehension and develop critical thinking skills.
- Language coaching. We’ll work with you to identify your learning goals and provide tips and strategies for ongoing improvement.
- Autonomy development. You’ll learn how to become a more independent and effective language learner
- Feedback and course wrap-up. We’ll review your progress and discuss takeaways from the course
- By the end of the course, you’ll feel more confident using English in a variety of contexts and have a solid foundation for ongoing language development.
Lektori/školitelia
Emma Wyatt
Emma is a friend we all wish we had. Chill, empathetic and deeply invested in others, with a brilliant sense of humour. She has a master’s degree in literature from Queen Mary’s College, University of London, and a CELTA diploma from the International House London. What he values the most…
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