We thought it useful if we showed you exactly what happens on a Certificate course, so we have attached below a timetable for the 4 week intensive full-time course. By the way, we also run a 13 week part-time course which covers exactly the same material as the full-time course. As you will see when looking at the timetable, the main areas of study, development and activity are: teaching skills, teaching practice, grammar, phonology, assignment preparation and the series of unknown language lessons.
Example Timetable June 2012 (Full Time)
Week 1
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:15 - 10:45 | Warmers & welcome | Unknown Language (1) | Unknown Language (2) | Unknown Language (3) |
TS Listening Skills |
| Course administration session | (cont’d) | (cont’d) | (cont’d) |
TS Finding Materials |
|
| Break | |||||
| 11:15 - 12:45 |
TS Teaching Lexis |
TS Correction of Language Problems |
TS Setting Up Activities |
TS Reading skills |
TS Skills Review |
| (cont’d) |
TS Communicative Skills |
TS Selecting Lexis |
(cont’d) | Planning for Reading Skills Lesson | |
| Lunch | |||||
| 13:30 - 15:30 |
Preparing for teaching Guided by tutor 13:30 – 14:15 |
Preparing for teaching Guided by tutor 13:30 – 14:15 |
Preparing for teaching Guided by tutor 13:30 - 14:15 |
Preparing for teaching Guided by tutor 13:30 - 14:15 |
Preparing for teaching Guided by tutor 13:30 - 14:15 |
| 15:30 onwards |
Teaching Practice 1 Warmers and Welcome Group Feedback |
Teaching Practice 2 Presenting and practising lexis Group Feedback |
Teaching Practice 3 Lexis/Developing speaking skills Group Feedback |
Teaching Practice 4 Developing speaking skills Group Feedback |
Teaching Practice 5 Developing reading Skills Group Feedback |
Tutors:
Session 1 = Lynette Cooper, Session 2 = Melissa
Weekend 1
- Work on Unknown Language Journal and Teacher Development Log
- The deadline for the Unknown Language Journal is next Monday at 09:15
- Don’t forget to keep writing up your self appraisals after you teach and your peer observations.
Week 2
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:15 - 10:45 |
TS Lesson Planning |
TS Writing Skills |
TS Methodology Presentation |
TS Developing & Using Teaching Materials |
TS Situations and Functions |
|
TS Using Video |
(cont’d) | (cont’d) | Materials Project Launch |
GR Grammatical Form & Parts of Speech |
|
| Break | |||||
| 11:15 - 12:45 |
TS Teaching & Planning a One-to-one Lesson |
TS Using Songs and Music |
TS Methodology Practice & Production |
Live Obs. (1) Classroom observation |
PHON Phonemic Chart |
| Student Profile Project Launch | (cont’d) | (cont’d) | (cont’d) | (cont’d) | |
| Lunch | |||||
| 13:30 - 15:30 | Preparing for teaching | Preparing for teaching | Preparing for teaching | Preparing for teaching | Preparing for teaching |
| 15:30 onwards |
Teaching Practice 6 Developing Skills Group Feedback |
Teaching Practice 7 Developing Skills Group Feedback |
Teaching Practice 8 Developing Skills Group Feedback |
Teaching Practice 9 Developing Skills Group Feedback |
Teaching Practice 10 Warmers and Welcome Group Feedback |
Tutors:
Session 1 = Lynette Cooper, Session 2 = Melissa
Remember:
- The deadline for the Unknown Language Journal is this Monday at 0915.
- Next Monday there are 10-minute individual tutorials and you need to bring your completely up-to-date Teaching Development Log with you.
- The deadline for the Student Profile is Monday Week 4 at 9.15.
Weekend 2
- Work on your Student Profile
- Make sure your TD Log is completely up to date: it is due in to be marked next Monday at 11.15!
Week 3
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:15 - 10:45 |
Tutorials (bring your T.D. Log and pre course task) |
GR Present Tenses |
TS Classroom Management |
GR Present Perfect & Past Tenses |
TS Methodology Guided Discovery |
| (cont’d) | (cont’d) |
GR
Timelines |
(cont’d) |
GR Modal Auxiliary Verbs |
|
| Break | |||||
| 11:15 - 12:45 |
TS CCQs for Structures & Functions |
PHON Connected Speech |
PHON Word Stress & Intonation |
Live Observ. (2) Classroom observation |
PHON Revision Workshop |
|
PHON Review & Syllable Stress |
(cont’d) |
PHON Predicting & Correcting Phonological Errors |
(cont’d) | Phonology test | |
| Lunch | |||||
| 13:30 - 15:30 |
Preparing for teaching Guided by tutor 13:30 – 14:15 |
Preparing for teaching Guided by tutor 13:30 – 14:15 |
No teaching- Work on your Student Profile |
Preparing for teaching | Preparing for teaching |
| 15:30 onwards |
Teaching Practice 11 PPP Everyday English Group Feedback |
Teaching Practice 12 PPP Everyday English Group Feedback |
Teaching Practice 13 PPP grammar Group Feedback |
Teaching Practice 14 PPP grammar/ Group Feedback |
|
Tutors:
Session 1 = Lynette Cooper, Session 2 = Melissa
Remember:
- There is a phonology test on Friday at 9:15
- The deadline for the Student Profile is next Monday at 09:15 and bring in your materials on Monday!.
- The deadline for the Materials Project is next Tuesday at 09:15.
- The deadline for the final part of the Teaching Development Log is next Thursday at 0915.
Weekend 3
- Finalise your Student Profile, work on your Materials Project and your T.D. Log.
Week 4
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:15 - 10:45 |
GR Future Forms |
GR Prepositions & Phrasal Verbs |
GR Conditionals |
GR Grammar & Lexis Test |
TS Teaching Business English |
|
GR The Passive Voice |
(cont’d) | (cont’d) | (cont’d) |
TS Computer-aided Learning |
|
| Break | |||||
| 11:15 - 12:45 |
TS Coursebook Review |
TS Monolingual & Multilingual Classes |
GR Grammar & Lexis Revision |
TS Teaching Young Learners & Using Stories in Class |
Materials Project Presentation - rehearsal |
| (cont’d) |
TS History of Teaching Methodology |
(cont’d) |
TS Testing & Exams |
TS Jobs & Careers |
|
| Lunch | |||||
| 13:30 - 15:30 |
OPTIONAL Materials selection tutorial (12:50 - 13:20) |
Preparing for teaching | Preparing for teaching | Preparing for teaching | Moderation from 13:00 |
| 15:30 onwards |
No teaching- Work on your projects! |
Teaching Practice 15 One hour Guided Discovery lesson Group Feedback |
Teaching Practice 16 One hour Guided Discovery lesson Group Feedback |
Teaching Practice 17 One hour Guided Discovery lesson Group Feedback |
|
Tutors:
Session 1 = Lynette Cooper, Session 2 = Melissa
Remember:
- Student Profile deadline Monday at 09:15.
- Materials Project deadline Tuesday at 09:15.
- TD Log (final part) deadline Thursday at 09:15.
- The Grammar and Lexis test is also on Thursday 11:15
- You will complete the Moderation Form in class on Thursday as well.