TEACHER TRAINING
Offered in London (UK) and Cape Town (South Africa)
The Saxoncourt FELT course was designed to equip graduates intending to
teach with Shane English Schools in Japan, China or Taiwan with the skills
necessary to survive in the classroom. It provides a basic procedural and
methodological framework for general English teaching at elementary to
intermediate levels.
In London, the course is provided FREE of charge to graduates who have been
made a formal offer of a teaching position in Japan, China or Taiwan. By the
end of the course, successful trainees will be able to:
 | plan and stage lessons that focus on new or recycled language |
| plan and stage lessons that focus on receptive skills work |
| manage a classroom effectively, using pair and group work |
| explore a range of visual signalling techniques |
| work from a coursebook, selecting and adapting tasks. |
In Cape Town, the course costs ZAR 750 for
non-recruited teachers and ZAR 200 for recruited teachers. Accommodation can
be arranged on request. Note: 1 GBP = 11.7 ZAR approximately (October 2003
interbank exchange rate).
The course is delivered over five days and totals 35 hours. This makes for a
busy schedule, both for trainees and for tutor (s).
Content of the course includes:
| daily Teaching Practice sessions with feedback |
| two live observations of experienced teachers |
| a variety of input sessions. |
The following areas will be covered in the input sessions:
- description and practical exploration of the PPP/CRA model
- ways to present new language ways to practice language
- accuracy vs fluency
- three LA sessions that explore form, function/meaning and phonology
- a separate session on phonology (phonemes, stress and intonation)
- exploiting skills work
- working with vocabulary
- concept checking
- error correction (oral and written)
- 1:1 and small group work
- recycling and revision
- young learners
- published materials
Timetable
Although courses vary slightly from one to another, the timetable will
generally look like the one below:
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 10.00 - 11.00 | Intro to course PPP + Listening | Skills work | Observations | Errors | Recycle + revise |
| 11.00 - 12.00 | Foreign Language (Arabic) | Concept checking | LA2 | LA3 | Published materials |
| 12.00 - 13.30 | Presentation | Accuracy Fluency | Vocabulary | TP prep | Observation |
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LUNCH
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| 14.30 - 16.30 | Practice | LA1 | Phonology | 1:1 + small groups | Young Learners |
| 16.30 - 17.30 | Meet TP Students | TP | TP | TP | TP |
| 17.30 - 18.00 | TP Prep | Feedback | Feedback | Feedback | Feedback |
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