Creative Methodology For The Classroom

Course Summary

This course has been designed for experienced teachers (with 3 years' + teaching experience). The course aims to energise you and to offer you some alternative activities, strategies and approaches to teaching & learning. As this is a methodology course, the approaches to teaching and learning will also be of interest not only to teachers of English but teachers of other languages. Occasionally, the course attracts native-speaking teachers from the U.K. .

Programme of the training activities

• adapting your teaching to different learning styles & learning needs
• putting life into course book exercises
• adapting activities & tasks for different purposes and levels
• learner autonomy and independent learning
• student generated teaching
• storytelling, music, songs, visuals, drama and movement
• Introductions to one or more of the following approaches to teaching and learning: NLP, The Silent Way, Community Language Learning, Total Physical Response, Psychodrama Linguistic, Task Based Learning Suggestopedia and The Lexical Approach

Reference may be made to other current issues in teaching and learning e.g. Lateral Thinking after de Bono / Howard Gardener's 'Multiple Intelligences'.

Expected results
As a result of attending this course, the participants will be more creative professionals who will be able to design lessons and materials that are motivating, challenging and effective.

Is this the right course for me?

• Yes - if you are an experienced teacher who wants to participate on a course which will both widen your range of teaching options and promote your own creative abilities
• Yes - if you want to participate in a course committed to humanistic principles and approaches

If this is not the right course for you, please consider one of the following:

• Teaching English Through Multiple Intelligences - a course which investigates both the theory of Multiple Intelligences and provides you with approaches to teaching different learner styles more effectively.
• NLP For Teachers - a course specialising in using NLP for personal and professional development.
• English for Primary Teachers or English for Secondary Teachers for a more language focused course.

Programme of the training activities day by day:

Please note this is an example of a daily programme. Course content may often be usefully adapted to incorporate the needs of each specific group.

Week 1

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday AM 9.30-10.30 Introductions and group bonding. Ice breakers and group formation activities Teaching with no materials 1 Deep learning Introduction to Task Based Learning Creativity Strategies: keeping it simple 11.00 - 12.30 Needs analysis and goal setting Teaching with no materials 2 Working with texts Teaching Vocabulary Language play and language learning PM 14.00 - 15.30 Creativity and motivational issues Fun in the classroom Jazzing up your course book Teaching with realia Review of week one and goal setting for week two

Recommended Reading: Please note it is not necessary to buy these books or bring them to the course with you

•"Humanising your Coursebook" M. Rinvolucri (Delta Publishing) 2002

•"Lessons from the Learner" S. Deller(Pilgrims/Longman) 1990

•"Once Upon a Time" M. Rinvolucri & J. Morgan (CUP) 1983

Type of the certification awarded in the language of the training:
Attendance certificate detailing topics covered and course content.