Funding opportunities
If you are a teacher from the EU, you may be eligible for Comenius 2.2c funding. This is worth a maximum of 1500 Euros and will help pay for your course fees plus accommodation, travel and other costs.
If you are involved in Adult Education, you may qualify for Grundtvig 3 funding.
Our profile and experience
Anglolang has offered Teacher Refresher courses and specialist teacher training for nearly twenty years. Our expertise gained from running courses for Education Ministries and institutions from all over the world and from our own Trinity College London Cert TESOL course makes Anglolang a wise and practical choice if you are looking for a dynamic and enjoyable teachers course.
Teacher Refresher courses focus on practical classroom ideas and application plus language development. They last two weeks and run regularly throughout the summer and meet the needs of teachers of primary, secondary and adult classes. The courses are organised according to your language level and the age range of the students you teach. They can also be offered at any other time of the year on request and longer or shorter courses are also available. Please contact us for more information.
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Course Content
Anglolang recognises that every teacher is different and therefore we are flexible about tailoring the course to suit your needs. Our Teacher Refresher courses cover three main areas and can have a particular focus on any one of these areas if desired. Study visits to local schools and colleges are arranged during term time and provide a real opportunity to gain an insight into the workings of British educational institutions.
Anglolang Teacher Refesher courses cover three main areas and can have a particular focus on any one of the areas if desired:
General English
Brush up your English in advanced discussion classes which will improve your oral fluency, listening skills and awareness of collocation and vocabulary building. Skills work and grammar are also covered.
Classroom Methodology
The emphasis is on practical ,interactive and communicative activities which can be adapted for immediate use in your own classroom and include:
- Vocabulary Learning, Recording and Recycling
- The Lexical Approach
- Learner Styles
- Multiple Intelligence Theory
- NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Training) and English Language Teaching
- Learner Training
- Learner Autonomy
- Pronunciation
- Task Based Learning
- Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) and the Internet in the classroom
- Building oral fluency and storytelling
- Literature in the Language Classroom
- Video
- Different approaches to grammar
- Writing activities
- Music in the Language Classroom
- Drama and Role Play
- Classroom Language
- Using L1 in the Language Classroom
- Expoliting Authentic Materials
- Project work.
British Culture
This component will help you to understand your awareness of British life and culture and is suitable for those who wish to work on a related project. Trips to places of cultural interest (eg a backstage tour of the world-famous Stephen Joseph Theatre) and speakers from the local community (eg the local Member of Parliament) complement your studies.
Study Visits
Our Teachers' Courses include study visits to local schools (during term time) and offer a real opportunity to gain an insight into the workings of British educational institutions. During the summer months all Teachers' Courses also include one full day excursion per week to places of cultural interest.
Tailored Courses
For closed groups we can design a Teachers' Course with a particular focus, (eg a course with an emphasis on Computer Assisted Language Learning). Please contact us for further details.