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Courses for Teachers and Adult Education Staff
If you work in adult education or you are a teacher working in primary or secondary education in an EU country, you will benefit from ECTARC's in-service training courses. These are held throughout the year at our centre in Llangollen, North Wales. Refresh your skills, and at the same time discover the wonders of Wales and its culture!
What Courses do we offer?Effective English Language Teaching in Europe; Language Education and Culture for Teachers of EFL (English as a foreign language)
Teaching Effectively through the Medium of English; English Language, Education and Culture for Teachers of Other Subjects (CLIL)
Storytelling, Culture and Heritage; A Storytelling Course in Wales for European Education, Heritage and Community Sector Staff
What do our training courses include?
-All our courses aim to upgrade and refresh your language and teaching/performance skills. Courses are practical and experiential, with the opportunity to share ideas with colleagues from across the EU and to try out different teaching/peformance techniques.
-Our cultural programme encourages you to explore Celtic connections, finding out about the Welsh language and the history and culture of Wales. Llangollen is close to Snowdonia National Park and there will be a guided walk in the mountains and a visit to one of the region's many impressive castles.
-Our lively social programme includes an international food evening, and a live music session at a local venue.
-Our cultural programme encourages you to explore Celtic connections, finding out about the Welsh language and the history and culture of Wales. Llangollen is close to Snowdonia National Park and there will be a guided walk in the mountains and a visit to one of the region's many impressive castles.
-Our lively social programme includes an international food evening, and a live music session at a local venue.
Where do you stay?
Participants are accommodated in comfortable, single en-suite rooms in ‘bed and breakfast’ (B&B) accommodation. This is within 5 minutes’ walk from Llangollen town centre, where ectarc is located.
Why choose Wales?
Wales (Cymru) , like England, Northern Ireland and Scotland, is one of the countries which make up the United Kingdom. Welsh, a Celtic language, is spoken by many of its people alongside English. Wales is a land of green hills and valleys, mountains and rushing rivers and beautiful seashores. Llangollen is a small, friendly town, just 12 km from the border with England. It is famous around the world for its International Musical Eisteddfod, a festival of music, song and dance which takes place every summer. The Welsh people are proud of their warm and hospitable reputation, which extends to all our participants. To discover more about Llangollen please visit the town website www.llangollen.org.uk
Getting here
ectarc is around an hour away from both Liverpool and Manchester Airports. We therefore recommend getting a flight to one of these airports. We can book shared taxi transfers for groups of participants from Liverpool or Manchester to Llangollen. A taxi one-way costs £50. Shared between several participants, this is the most cost-effective way of getting here. Public transport is also a possibility. If you can only find a flight to a London airport, we will help you to plan your journey which takes around 4 hours by train.
To apply for these courses and download forms, go to the How to apply page.
For further information about the courses, please contact: vanessa.wilson@ectarc.com
We are always happy to hear from education departments, language teacher associations and individual schools and colleges wishing to organise a personalised intensive language course for their teaching staff.
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A warm Welsh welcome at your B&B
Using up-to-date technology in class
Exchanging views at the International Food Evening
