TEFL Refresher Dublin, Ireland

Teachers' Programme

Important Information

**This course is eligible for Comenius funding**

Information about Comenius and Grundtvig funding


Please note that the school will require you to pay a registration fee of �50 and a charge of �30 for course materials.

Course Details

Customer Feedback

The teachers were excellent at presenting and explaining teaching methods.
I've plenty of ideas to digest before using it with my students.

Sophie Stassin


I was very much impressed with the quality of the trainers. All the teachers and staff were doing a brilliant job, I can highly recommend the place!

Gertrud Lechner

Course Description

Teachers' Programme
This programme is designed for teachers whose first language is not English, who wish to refresh their English language skills while at the same time, explore new methodologies and different approaches to teaching a language.

The course consists of lectures, workshops, and communicative sessions and is ideal for teachers who wish to take home lots of practical ideas and activities to use with their own students.


The following is a selection of modules typically covered on the course:

Teaching modules

ESOL methodologies
Using course books
Learner training
Phonology

Language awareness modules

Modal auxiliary verbs
The perfect aspect
Narrative tenses
Future forms


Sample timetable

Week One

Monday
Getting to know you activities
Presenting new language
Teaching listening skill

Tuesday
ESOL methodologies
Visual aids and board work
Cultural visit

Wednesday
The perfect aspect
Teaching reading skill
Error correction

Thursday
Concept checking
Phonology: the phonemic chart, sounds
Cultural visit

Friday
Narrative tenses
Course books, low/no materials
Drama and improvisation workshop


Week Two

Monday
Conditionals
Writing (incl process writing)
Phonology: intonation and connected speech

Tuesday
Vocabulary (incl the lexical approach)
Teaching speaking skill
Cultural visit

Wednesday
Assessment: formal and informal
Modal auxiliary verbs
Music and song

Thursday
Future forms
Using authentic materials
Cultural visit

Friday
Recycling and revision workshop
Learner training
Review


Class Size: max. 14
Hours per week: 25
MIN ENGLISH LEVEL REQUIRED FOR ENTRY: Pre-Advanced


Additional Fees applicable to above course:
Registration fee: �50
Course book/materials: �30

Accommodation Options

Homestay Single room, half-board Mon-Fri, full-board at weekends September-June �161 per week. July/August �182 per week

Homestay Double/Twin , half-board Mon-Fri, full-board at weekends (per person sharing) September-June �147 per week July/August �168 per week

Self-Catering Apartment Half-board Mon-Fri Full-board at weekends
September-June �200 per week July/August �220 per week


Accommodation Booking fee �50
Airport Transfer (arrival only) �75
We charge an Accommodation booking fee on all bookings
Airport transfer is optional and available on arrival only between 8.00 and 22.00. Outside these hours, there is a supplement of �30.

School Details - Dublin

The year round adult school is located on the south side of Dublin within walking distance of the city centre. The Camden Street centre is bright, modern, recently renovated, and a short walk from Saint Stephen�s Green and the main shopping area of Dublin.
The school is accredited by the Irish Department of Education and Science as a school for the teaching of English as a foreign language, and are inspected by both ACELS (the Advisory Council for English Language Schools) and International House London.

Dublin
Of all the European hotspots Dublin is one that doesn't have to rely on constant sunshine or sandy beaches. So maybe it rains a bit and maybe the coastline is more suited to hiking than sunbathing�but perhaps it's just this that adds to the whole charm of the place. Situated on Ireland's northeastern coast, Dublin is a little piece of Ireland for you to grab and savour - it can be as chilled out or as fast-paced as you want, as traditional or as modern as you want, even as welcoming or as remote as you want. It plays the glitzy glamour role as well as it plays the history book: funky, modern bars pulsate alongside old stone ruins; shops and art galleries vie for space among wonderful Georgian architecture. But above all it exudes an energy and a vibrancy that will captivate, charm and take a hold of your heart. The soft Irish accent and creamy pints of Guinness are only half the story

Timetable

09.00-13.30 Mon-Fri
14.00-15.15 Mon-Thurs
2 weeks; 25 hours total

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How to Apply

1. Choose the start date which interests you.
2. Register your details with Cactus TEFL (1 minute) to help us track your application.
3. Download the application form and save it on your computer.
4. Complete it offline in your own time
5. Go back to www.cactustefl.com, sign in and submit your completed form.

You can also submit an application by email. We will explain how to do this on the application form. Please contact us if you have any problems with the application procedure.

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