Teacher Development Programme

Course A: Contemporary Teaching Methodology
For practising teachers who would like to be introduced to different perspectives on methodology.
Areas covered will include:

• Communicative teaching,
• Lesson planning,
• Classroom management,
• Designing materials for language teaching
• Classroom activities for active learning

Course B: Current Issues in TESOL
This short course introduces participants to current areas of debate in TESOL and how these can be critically evaluated and applied to their own teaching.

Topics include:

• Translation in English Language Teaching (ELT)
• ‘New’ methods and approaches – Dogme, Demand-High teaching and data-driven learning
• Authentic materials and textbooks
• Teacher talk
• Localising teaching

Course C: Testing and Assessment
Participants will explore the principles of testing and assessment in different teaching situations (e.g. placement, progress, achievement and proficiency testing).Participants will study the following topic areas:Teaching vs. testingMajor test formats e.g. IELTS, UCLES, TOEFL etc.Task types e.g. multiple choice, open and closed cloze, transformation etc.Alternative assessment formats e.g. portfolio, task-based project work etc.Marking criteria & standardization Course D: Teaching English for Academic Purposes (TEAP)

This course is designed for English teachers who prepare students to study or support studentsstudying in English medium courses in universities or other institutions.Topics covered include:• Needs analysis in EAP contexts• Syllabus design for EAP – skills and microskills• TEAP methodology, materials and activities• Designing EAP materials using authentic sources• Assessing EAPCourse E: Learning TechnologyThis module will enable participants to learn about different learning technologies, and how tomake the best use of them in their specific teaching contexts.Areas covered will include:• Learner Management Systems for language learning• Classroom technology• Engaging students through ICT• Web-based language learning"