This course is suitable for anyone with an interest in, or a desire to know more about teaching English to speakers of other languages. It is aimed at people considering a career in ELT, students planning to travel and work abroad during vacations/gap years and/or anyone considering embarking on a CELTA course or committing to a lengthier more costly programme. It is an introduction and will help participants understand whether this is an area they would like to go into in more depth.
This "taster" course aims to explore all of the areas mentioned in the course outline below. Emphasis will be placed on learning about and trying out a range of the practical techniques commonly used in the TEFL classroom.
| Week 1 |
Introduction; raising language and cultural awareness |
| Week 2 |
Classroom management and classroom layout/dynamics and roles |
| Week 3 | Introduction to teaching vocabulary and teaching grammar |
| Week 4 | Teaching the 4 skills - Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking |
| Week 5 | Teaching pronunciation and lesson planning 1 (using published and self-made material) |
| Week 6 | Integrated skills/error correction |
| Week 7 | Teaching grammar 2 |
| Week 8 |
Lesson planning 2 (templates, aims and objectives)/teaching practice preparation 1 |
| Week 9 | Teaching practice preparation 2/ELT review |
| Week 10 | Teaching practice session/end of course social and certificate presentation |
| Monday | Introduction; raising language awareness and cultural awareness Classroom management/layout/dynamics and roles |
| Tuesday | Language levels/teaching vocabulary Teaching grammar |
| Wednesday | Teaching the 4 skills - Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking Integrated skills/teaching pronunciation |
| Thursday |
Error correction/lesson planning 1 (using published and self-made material) Lesson planning 2 (templates, aims and objectives)/teaching practice preparation 1 |
| Friday |
Teaching practice preparation 2/ELT review Teaching practice session/End of course social and certificate presentation |
Students are expected to observe all 'live' classes as part of the one-week course. This will involve attending some morning classes.
The course aims to:
| Start Date | Finish Date | Duration | Day/Time | Fee(1) |
| 11 Apr 2022 | 14 Apr 2022 | 4 days |
Monday to Wednesday 14.00 to15.40 and 16.20 to18.00 Thursday 09.00 to 10.45 and 11.15 to 12.50 Thursday 14.00 to 15.40 and 16.20 to 18.00 |
€270 |
*Course fee includes a non refundable admin fee of €50
The deadline for applying is one week before the course start date
To secure a place on the course participants need to return the completed application form to the University of Limerick Language Centre along with full payment.
The deadline for applying is one week before the course start date.
Please note that this course will run subject to sufficient numbers.
