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Teacher Education in the Framework of TEMPUS (Jala Garibova, Azerbaijan University of Languages). 511329 – TEMPUS-1-2010-1-AZ-TEMPUS-JPCR (TEMPUS IV, 3rd call ). 511329 – TEMPUS-1-2010-1- AZ-TEMPUS-JPCR (TEMPUS IV, 3-cü çağırış). Reforming Interpreting and Translation Studies in Azerbaijan
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Teacher Education in the Framework of TEMPUS (Jala Garibova, Azerbaijan University of Languages)
511329 – TEMPUS-1-2010-1-AZ-TEMPUS-JPCR(TEMPUS IV, 3rdcall) 511329 – TEMPUS-1-2010-1-AZ-TEMPUS-JPCR (TEMPUS IV, 3-cü çağırış) Reforming Interpreting and Translation Studies in Azerbaijan (RİTSA)
Basic information • National project • Coordinator: Azerbaijan University of Languages • AZ partners: NSU LSU BITTRI GSU • Total grant: 1, 076, 000 Euros
Teacher Training • Training of Local Teacher-Trainers (Train-the trainer) • Training of Teachers by EU trainers and local teacher-trainers
Training of Teacher-Trainers • Language teacher-trainers - 10 AUL -2 persons NSU -2 persons LSU -2 persons BITTRI-2 persons GSU -2 persons Undergraduatetranslation teacher-trainers - 6 AUL-6 persons • Conference interpretation teacher-trainers - 2 AUL-2 persons
Teacher Training • Language teachers - 142 AUL(38) NSU(26) GSU(34) LSU(24) BITTRI (16) TH (4) • Undergraduatetranslation teachers -167 AUL-(91) NSU-(34) LSU-(19) GSU-(19) TH-(4) • Conference interpretation teachers(graduate program) AUL-20
Issues Covered • Methodology (from teacher-centered to learner-centered; from theory-based to skill-based) • Concept of syllabus (input and output compatibility) • Concept of needs analysis • Assessment issues
Topics Covered at Trainings (1) • 1) Teacher training and developing • 2) Reading skills and teaching reading skills • 3) Motivating language learners, motivating strategies • 4) Writing skills and teaching of writing skills, practice for essay, signpost or signal language • 5) Narrative essay writing • 6) Classroom observation, classroom snapshot • 7) Classroom assessment, written assessment,oral assessment • 8)Error correction, corrective feedback • 9)Introduction to Teaching Young learners
Topics Covered at Trainings (2) • 10)Giving feedback, useful language for giving feedback • 11)Speaking throw communicative language teaching • 12) Argumentative essay writing • 13)Materials evaluation (TYL) • 14) Topic based syllabus • 15) Developing teachers presentation skills • 16) Classroom management, group and pair work, adv\disadvantages of GW and PW • 17) Teaching inter-cultural communication • 18) Testwriting
Approaches • Restructuring of Curriculum to include more independent and group work by students (introduction of tutorship hours, reduction of classroom hours) • Recourse and Infrastructure development (library and resource enhancement, staff trainng • New requirements of hiring ad recruitment, promotion issues, review of quality assurance
Implementation of Quality Assurance Plans Development of internal evaluation procedures • self-evaluation • student evaluation • peer evaluation • Departmental/institutional feedback Hiring ad Promotion issues