The IH Riga Advanced Certificate for Teachers
This course will not run this academic year - 2009-10
Who is the course meant for?
The course is aimed at teachers of English who would like to continue to develop their awareness of methodology and language teaching in general.What are the entry requirements?
Teachers should have an accredited qualification enabling them to teach at state schools. This requirement could be waived according to the suitability of the individual candidate.Who devised and organized the course?
The course was written and will be delivered by the experienced and qualified English Language Trainers of IH Riga Satva who are responsible for our own internal training and development programme. The Head of Teacher Training is Bruce Bax who has worked as a teacher trainer for six years at renowned International House schools in IH Katowice in Poland, IH Budapest in Hungary and now for his third year at IH Riga.What are the goals / aims of the course?
- to facilitate discussion of Course Participants’ current teaching practice and the principles and beliefs behind them.
- for Course Participants to evaluate the relevance and validity of a range of approaches to teaching English and apply these within their own individual teaching contexts.
- for Course Participants to reflect upon their teaching practice and develop performance goals for themselves in the light of issues and ideas raised on the course.
When and where will the course be delivered?
The course will consist of 48 academic hours (1 academic hour = 45 minutes). Seminars will take place once a month at IH Riga with each session lasting three academic hours.What does the course consist of?
The course consists of 18 monthly modules, each covering an area of teaching directly relevant to teachers of English:|
Module 1 |
The Teacher and the Learner |
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Module 2 |
Teaching Young Learners |
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Module 3 |
The Principles of Lesson Planning |
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Module 4 |
Theories of Learning and Teaching 1 |
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Module 5 |
Theories of Learning and Teaching 2 |
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Module 6 |
Theories of Learning and Teaching 3 |
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Module 7 |
Teaching Grammar #1 (Product and Process Approaches) |
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Module 8 |
Teaching Grammar #2 (Dictation and Dictagloss) |
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Module 9 |
Adapting the Coursebook |
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Module 10 |
Mistakes and Feedback |
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Module 11 |
Genre and Discourse |
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Module 12 |
Speaking and Listening Skills |
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Module 13 |
Teaching Exam Classes |
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Module 14 |
Writing and Reading Skills |
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Module 15 |
Teaching Vocabulary |
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Module 16 |
Phonology |
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Module 17 |
The Autonomous Learner |
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Module 18 |
Authentic Materials and The Internet |
