Colchester English Study Centre
Teacher Training Courses
Teacher Training courses
Colchester English Study Centre has offered teachertraining courses to teachers and trainers from all over the world since 1969. Students who register on this course will benefit from many years of teacher training at the highest level.
As the demand for English increases worldwide, teachers must respond by keeping their knowledge of the language and their teaching methodologies up to date and relevant. Colchester English Study Centre has offered teacher-training courses to teachers and trainers from all over the world since 1969. Students who register on this course will benefit from many years of teacher training at the highest level, and from resources which are second to none. Typically, teachers’ courses combine 20 x 50-minute lessons a week of Main Course with 10 x 50-minute week teacher training. Content includes: • • • • • • • • •
Communicative Language Teaching Teaching and Learning Vocabulary Techniques of Skills Development (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking) Using computers and the Internet Making and using visual aids Materials Evaluation Course Design Testing and Correction Multiple Intelligences and Learning Styles
Previous courses have included: SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS Refresher courses in methodology, technology and materials tailored to the needs of local educational systems in Germany, Finland, Turkey, Sweden, Norway, France and Japan. TEACHER TRAINEES Full academic year teacher-training courses for teachers from Chad, Senegal, Zaire, and Mauritania. SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS Six-month training courses for senior secondary school teachers via the Ministry of Education, Egypt. SECONDARY SCHOOL INSPECTORS Induction course for the governments of UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait. PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS Full academic year programme of training including teaching practice. TEACHERS OF ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES a range of courses for the British Council, Polish Ministry of Education, Libyan Ministry of Education, German Ministry of Education, Esso Norway UNIVERSITY LECTURERS from People’s Republic of China CURRICULUM ADVISORS Professional development course for the Ministry of Education, Canada. LANGUAGE LABORATORY SPECIALISTS Specialised training in methods, materials, and administration for the Ministry of Education, Kuwait.
A typical teacher-training timetable