We will follow UK Government guidance with regard to safety measures in the classroom. However, regardless of any restrictions in place, we will encourage social-distancing, implement regular thorough cleaning, hand sanitiser will be provided, and classrooms will be well ventilated.
Our homestay hosts will provide a safe, comfortable and friendly place to stay. If you test positive for covid-19, you will self-isolate at your homestay or private accommodation (if applicable).
Our priority is to do our best to keep our students safe. As a result there may be times when we may not be able to offer our traditional social programme.
Please see our Covid-19 Guidelines, and please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Please always check your own country's travel regulations about entering and departing England.
These courses are designed to allow teachers to improve and practise their English while also allowing them to gain a greater understanding of the techniques and approaches that best serve the Upper Elementary School age group. The courses have a customised element to them and participants will be asked to complete a needs-analysis form before the start of the course.
This part of the course is designed to help you improve your fluency and command of English in stimulating ways. We use a continuously updated range of resources, materials and approaches and cover areas such as: language practice, including idiomatic range, appropriacy and accuracy of expression, current usage, collocation, style and register, metaphorical and imaginative use of language, grammatical review, expansion of vocabulary, development of oral fluency and also pronunciation with emphasis on the features of connected speech.
Where possible, we try to exploit the Language Development stage of the course to show-case more creative ways of presenting and practising language. These will be techniques that the teachers may be able to adapt when they return to their countries.
This Young Learners option is aimed at teachers who teach or intend to teach English to students at Elementary School, aged from 8 to 12. We believe that effective teaching at this level is unlikely to be in isolation and that there will be basic elements of CLIL. We focus on: classroom language, strategies for integrating basic content and language, integrating games and projects into a syllabus and supporting students in the learning process. There are opportunities for teachers to participate in micro-teaching. Feedback is provided.
Where possible, teachers are encouraged to bring a copy of their course books or favourite materials with them so that there can be practical lesson-planning time.
Often the most valuable aspect of these courses is when teachers from around the world share ideas with the rest of the group.
This courses is aimed at teachers who teach English to Younger Learners aged 8-12. The teachers will have a minimum level of CEFr B1 and above.
Full terms and conditions of enrolment available here
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| 09.00 - 10.30 Break 11.00 - 12.30 |
Morning classes: language development | ||||
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| 13.45 - 14.45 Break 15.00 - 16.00 |
Orientation tour of local area/Sports | Focus on Teaching of Young Learners | Half-day excursion | ||
| 16.00 - 17.00 | Optional supervised self-study | ||||
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Complete our enrolment form |
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Submit your pre-course test and questionnaire |
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Once we have accepted your enrolment, pay a non-refundable deposit of £400 or the full amount. Click here for our Payment & Banking page. |
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Please tell us your travel plans when you have this information |
| Apart from starting your course on Day 1, we will also show your around the College and Broadstairs. | |
