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EEA Instructor Training
 -Early childhood ESL instructor training
 -EEA Instructor Training
 
Early childhood ESL instructor training

Courses
Pre-Kindergarten Program, Kindergarten, Lower and Upper Elementary School Programs. The prescribed curriculum is defined by ESL Education Association and is based on international standards in the areas of Language Arts/Communications, Mathematics/Geometry, Science and Social Studies. Additional prescribed curriculum areas emphasized are Foreign Language, Computer Literacy, Health, Music, Art and Physical Education. The curriculum is individualized to serve the special needs of each student thus enabling the child to progress at an optimum individual rate in a non-competitive and non-graded learning environment. A special emphasis is placed on intellectual growth, academic achievement, self-motivation, character development and high expectations.
The Elective Curriculum is comprised of high caliber concentrated instructional Programs representing the part of the curriculum to be selected by the parent. The objective of these curriculum electives is to provide an opportunity for each student to further develop special talents and/or to specialize in areas, which are usually not part of a regular school curriculum. The Electives are held daily during the afternoon hours.

EEA Instructor Training
Learn to become an English teacher! One of our EEA courses prepares you to teach adults or children. For various historical and economic reasons, English has become the dominant language of the world in the twenty-first century. English is the language of science, air traffic control, and tourism, the Internet and to a very large extent of trade and export.

A certificate of completion will be awarded to participants.
Instructor training programs

• EEA teaching methodology for Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing

• using course books to encourage active student participation in class

• teaching students in small groups

• visiting other schools and colleges to observe English language teaching to different students.

Course Aims

The EEA instructor training  program provides courses which are highly practical and is designed to enable candidates to:

• develop an awareness of language and a knowledge of the description of English and apply these in their professional practice

• develop an initial understanding of the contexts within which adults learn English, their motivations and the roles of the teacher and the learner

• develop familiarity with the principles and practice of effective teaching to adult learners of English

• develop basic skills for teaching adults in the language classroom

• develop familiarity with appropriate resources and materials for use with adult learners of English for teaching, testing and for reference

• identify opportunities for their own future development as professionals in the field

Course Content

1. Learners and Teachers and the Teaching and Learning Context

• Cultural, linguistic and educational backgrounds

• Motivations for learning English as an adult

• Learning and teaching styles

• Context for learning and teaching English

• Varieties of English

• Multilingualism and the role of first languages

2. Language Analysis and Awareness

• Basic concepts and terminology used in ELT for describing form and meaning in language and language use

• Grammar - Grammatical frameworks: rules and conventions relating to words, sentences, paragraphs and texts

• Lexis: What it means to "know" a word; semantic relationships between words

• Phonology: The formation and description of English phonemes; features of connected speech

• The practical significance of similarities and differences between languages

• Reference materials for language awareness

• Key strategies and approaches for developing learners' language knowledge

3. Planning and Resources

• Principles of planning for effective teaching of adult learners of English

• Lesson planning for effective teaching of adult learners of English

• Evaluation of lesson planning

• The selection, adaptation and evaluation of materials and resources in planning (including computer and other technology based resources)

• Knowledge of commercially produced resources and non-published materials and classroom resources for teaching English to adults

4. Developing Teaching Skills and Professionalism

• The effective organisation of the classroom

• Classroom presence and control

• Teacher and learner language

• The use of teaching materials and resources

• Practical skills for teaching at a range of levels

• The monitoring and evaluation of adult learners

• Evaluation of the teaching/learning process

• Professional development: responsibilities and support systems

 

Recommended Reading

• Learning Teaching, Jim Scrivener, MacMillan Heinemann

• Practical English Usage, Michael Swan, Oxford

Some of the Topics You'll Study

• Approaches & methods in language teaching

• Teach speaking, listening, reading, writing

• ESL lesson planning; groups & tutoring

• Methods of presenting new language items

• Teach vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation

• ESP (children, business, TOEFL, TOEIC)

• Classroom management techniques

 
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