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TEFL Course October 2011. Course Tutors. Mary Kay Maas Chris Evenden Stephanie Bianco Adriana Real – adriana@oviedoteflcentre.com. About the Course. Input units Self-study component Teaching practice Classes Planning Observation TOTAL: 145 hours (minimum). Input UNITS.
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Course Tutors Mary Kay Maas Chris Evenden Stephanie Bianco Adriana Real – adriana@oviedoteflcentre.com
About the Course • Input units • Self-study component • Teaching practice • Classes • Planning • Observation TOTAL: 145 hours (minimum)
Input UNITS • 18 compulsory input units • each unit consists of 3 sessions (75’) • 2 optional input units (TKT - EP) TOTAL 75 hours • self-study pack TOTAL 45 hours
Teaching Practice • Compulsory (divided in two levels): • 6 hours teaching practice + • 6 hours planning + • 3 hours feedback + • 2 assessed lesson • Class OBSERVATION • Optional • one more hour TP, planning and feedback per level • one more level with 4 hrs TP, 4 hrs planning and 2 hrs feedback + 1 more assessed lesson TOTAL 60 hours
Assessment Minimum Requirements : • 4 assignments 750 – 1500 words each • 2 assessed teaching practice + lesson plans • 2 observation forms, • 4 lesson plans • portfolio
AWARENESS THEORY SNAPSHOT
GLOSSARY http://www.cambridgeesol.org/assets/pdf/tkt_glossary_august_2009_final.pdf
METHOD Design Approach Procedure Methods and approaches(source: Eugene McKendry) (Richards & Rodgers 1985:17)
Traditional Methods and approaches • Grammar Translation Method • Direct Method • Audiolingualism
Methods and approaches “Designer” Methods • The Silent Way • Caleb Gattegno, Egyptian - ~1972 • When Gattegno studied himself as a learner, he realised that only awareness can be educated in humans. His approach is therefore based on producing awareness rather than providing knowledge. • Suggestopedia • Georgi Lozanov, Bulgarian - ~1971 • The intended purpose of Suggestopedia was to enhance learning by lowering the affective filter of learners • TPR - Total Physical Response • James Asher, American - ~1966 • It looks to the way that children learn their native language. From Wikipedia
Methods and approaches • The wholistic Approach (CLL) (Community Language Learning) • The person as a whole • The Communicative Approach (CLT) • Notional – Functional Syllabi • The Natural Approach • Krashen, acquisition vs learning, ~1980
TEACHING PENDULUM GTM Silent Way
ECLECTICISM Making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style
Source: The TKT Course, CUP. 2005 LEARNING STYLES What kind of learner are you? http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=visual
Source: The TKT Course, CUP. 2005 LEARNING STRATEGIES
Howtomeetlearnerneeds Choosing suitable: materialslevel-of language-and-skills topics workloadACTIVITIESapproach-to-teachingtreatment-of-individual-learnersskillsinteraction-patternsfeedbackPACElanguage-and-skillslearning-strategies
Choose “A” or “B” or write “C” if you believe you should be in between Source: Anita Szabo, CUP. 2000
Match, please • Planner • Informer • Manager • Monitor • Involver • Parent/Friend • Diagnostician • Resource • Comfortslearnerswhenthey are upsetorunhappy • Prepares and thinksthroughthelesson in detailbeforeteachingit so thatit has variety and there are appropriateactivitiesforthedifferentlearners in theclass • Makessureallthelearners are takingpart in theactivities • Can beusedbythelearnersforhelp and advice • Givesthelearnersdetailedinformationaboutthelanguageoraboutanactivity • Isabletorecognisethe cause of learners’ difficulties • Goesaroundtheclassduring individual, pair and groupworkactivities, checkinglearning • Organisesthelearningspace, makessureeverything in theclassroom isrunningsmoothly and sets up rules and routinesforbehaviour