Teacher Refresher Course Liverpool, United Kingdom

Teachers Refresher course (25 lessons per week)

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Course Details

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Customer Feedback

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I really liked Liverpool centre, and people are so warm there! The school and classes were very good too. What I enjoyed the most was making friends and travelling around the country. (Martin Mestre Melia, August 2010)

I decided to go to Liverpool because I combined the English courses with the fact to be in the Football city that I love. The school lessons were excellent; and I was able to visit a lot of famous football places there. (Erlend Fornes Gundersen, September 2009)

Cactus provided me with a very good service and it was very easy to book the course. I had a great experience and I cannot choose one thing that I enjoyed the most because there are so many; the Beatles, the pubs, the free museums, the trips to Manchester York or Leeds... The English classes were very good and it was easy to speak with everybody in the city. (Laura Carril, August 2009)

"The school is very good. I enjoyed every day all the classes. The teachers are very kind and they attend me all time. I decided to go to Liverpool because this year is the capital cultural of Europe. Maybe in the future they will not offer the same cultural activities.
My accommodation was with a very kind person, Pat. Her house is big and comfortable. The school is just 10 minutes by bus. And I could use the internet conection.
I enjoyed all my time during the trip. Mornings in the class, afternoons visiting museums and galeries and in the evening drinking some alcohol in the pubs with my class-mates."
(Isabel Gloria Marques Sintes, September 2008)

"I chose Cactus because they were very friendly. The school and the classes were adequate and at the right level. Furthermore the staff did great work. It was easy to travel with the public transport."
(Rosa Galvez - September 2007)

"This school is absolutly brilliant, the teachers are very very nice and really helpful. The concept of the school with the 3 hours classes and the 3 excursions is in my opinion just fantastic. Also the new service that you can always get help from the LILA after you leave is highly useful in my point of view. I can just recommend this school to everyone who wants to learn English. Liverpool and the surrounding towns are really gorgeous, there are a lot of Museums, Art-galleries, Cafes, Pubs, Clubs, nice Parks and so on... especially the Docks are in my eyes very nice. People are really friendly, talkative, helpful."
(Andrin Frey, September 2006)

"The school is very cosy and elegant. The atmosphere friendly and relaxed. The teachers are helpful and very well prpared. The lessons are very interesting and offer a great variety of activities from wrtiting to games.
Liverpool is very lively. It offers a lot to do. With the school I had the chance to do many interesting escursions. There are many clubs and museums. People from Liverpool are friendly, kind and helpful, very different from the typical British sterotype! I stayed in a house not far fron the city centre. Ten minutes by bus (there are buses every 5 minutes). My host was a young boy, a fan of Liverpool team. My room was big and well-furnitured. The food was very good (I even put on weight!) and my host very kind.
Most of all I enjoyed the school for the friendly atmosphere. I liked my teachers very much: they are professional but friendly at the same time. In the morning they were our teachers, in the afternoon they were our guides around Liverpool and at night they were our friends in the disco!"
(Manuela Gazzano - August 2006)

The school was suitable for the students and the teacher was brilliant. The town, Liverpool, was perfect for me because it is very related to the Beatles. It is not too big but it is charming. The accommodation and the family were both perfect. I learnt a lot with them and I would like to see them again in the future. The house was a little bit old but I liked it.
I enjoyed everything: the city, the Beatles, shopping, the students, the teacher. The only thing I didn't enjoy was the weather.
(Julia Maria Sevila Sarrio - July 2007)

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Course Description

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This teaching methodology course has been designed by the school's CELTA teacher trainers. The course, a combination of General English and Teaching Methodology, is designed to for non-native teachers of English. It combines 3 hours of general English and 2 hours of methodology daily. The methodology sessions have been chosen and developed to encompass a broad range of EFL topics and to cover the most recent developments in English language teaching.

Methods and Approaches:
This is a practical two-part session based around the theory of teaching methodologies. Participants will take a look at different ways of teaching and then be asked to try different styles and draw their own conclusions about the practicalities of using the different approaches with the participants' own students.

Motivation:
This session is designed to raise awareness of firstly the different ways of motivating students, and secondly the various external factors which contribute to or detract from the students� levels of motivation.

Functions and Meaning:
A practical session based on the use of functional language in the classroom. Participants will be asked to consider the difference between function and meaning and provide clear functions for items of language presented in the session.

Materials:
A half theoretical, half practical look at the use of materials, this session aims to raise awareness of the most effective types of materials and the best ways of exploiting them in the English language classroom.

Reading:
A closer look at the skill of reading. Focussing on common reading sub-skills, classroom tasks to help practice them and learner difficulties.

Speaking:
In this session, course participants will take part in various speaking tasks with the aim of discovering what makes a good speaking task.

Listening:
Traditionally considered one of the more difficult skills for students to undertake, this session looks at ways to make listening more accessible by giving clear structure and achievable goals to listening tasks.

Teacher roles:
In the classroom a teacher must play a number of roles. This session looks at the different roles teachers may assume, things that make a good teacher and common teacher problems.

Grammar 1:
As teachers, what aspects of a structure should we be drawing students� attention to? This session looks at grammar from the students� point of view and highlights important areas for consideration.

Lexis 1:
What does it mean to �know� a word? This session looks at how to analyse lexis in a way that students will find accessible.

Lexis 2:
A look at using lexical approaches in the classroom.

Checking Understanding:
This is a practical session designed move teachers away from the question �Do you understand?�. Course participants will explore different ways to reliably check students� understanding of grammatical and lexical concepts.

Phonology I:
A look at the important areas of English phonology, from individual sounds to word and sentence stress and intonation and the problems that they can cause.

Phonology II:
In this session we will look at ways of integrating pronunciation into language and skills lessons � raising awareness of key areas of pronunciation and helping our students with difficulties.

Writing:
With more and more of the world�s communication taking place in the written form, this session takes a look at the skill of writing and getting the most out of writing lessons.

Computers in EFL:
With computers being a vital part of everyday life, this session will look at how computers can be used in and out of the classroom to help the learning process.

Teaching Beginners:
Teaching beginners can be an intimidating prospect. In this session we will look at ways to make the learning process a rewarding and enjoyable one for student and teacher alike.

Learner Strategies:
Helping our students become more confident and more independent learners of English is a vital part of any teacher�s work. In this session we will look at ways of doing just that.

Personal Development:
It is very easy to stagnate and become disenchanted with any job and teaching is no different. One way to overcome these feelings is to develop strategies for improving as a teacher. This session looks at things you can do to help yourself become a better teacher.

Course dates 2010
02/08/10 to 13/08/10

Please note that the school needs a minimum number of 3 people to run this course so if numbers are too low, students will be placed in a general English class instead.

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School Details - Liverpool

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This centre is an innovative language school based in the heart of Liverpool. It is right by the famous Mathew Street and the Hard days night hotel, and close to shops, bars restaurants and all the entertainment Liverpool has to offer. The school prides itself in creating and delivering courses for both individuals and groups based on their specific needs and also combines these with a variety of accommodation alternatives to suit all budgets.

The school is based in a new building and boasts 18 classrooms and contemporary learning facilities providing everything that a student could possibly wish for: quality teaching, value for money, wide range of courses, great location and personal service.

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Timetable

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Monday to Friday 9am to 12.15pm and 1.15pm to 3.30pm

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