Teaching effectively through the medium of English

Comenius/Grundtvig course code: UK-2009-799-005

Teaching Effectively Through the Medium of English; Language, Education and Culture for CLIL Teachers

Course dates 2011

10-23 July
11-24 September

Course information

This is an intensive course, intended for teachers of any subject in state secondary and adult education in the European Union, who teach their subject through the medium of English.  (This course is not for English language teachers - please see our other course, 'Effective English Language Teaching in Europe'  if you teach EFL). It aims to:

• give teachers the opportunity to develop and produce CLIL materials
• enhance participants’ English language skills for the CLIL classroom
• increase teachers' confidence in teaching through the medium of English
• facilitate the sharing of best practice and an international exchange of ideas and materials between participating teachers
• provide teachers with some practical teaching techniques that can be transferred to their own classroom
• give an insight into British culture, focussing on Wales

In addition to training sessions with our highly qualified teacher trainer, participants take part in a Welsh cultural programme that includes a trip to a Welsh castle, a walk in Snowdonia and an introduction to the Welsh language and history. Participants are accommodated in comfortable ‘bed and breakfast’ establishments near the training centre, and have dinner together each evening in a local restaurant. The course cost is €1700 and this includes all costs except flights, transfers from the airport and lunches. Teachers can apply for funding to the EU Lifelong Learning programme.

Methodology

Participants will be in multi-lingual groups where all the interaction will be in English.  Many sessions will be workshop-based, involving problem-solving and discussion. Participants will experience various language-learning techniques that can be transferred to their own classroom. There will be an on-going evaluation.

We provide each participant with a course certificate, showing the content of the course and the number of hours of study, so that teachers have evidence of the training for their ongoing professional development.   Details of the training can also be added to your Europass profile.

For further information contact: vanessa.baldry@denbighshire.gov.uk