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Teacher Refresher Primary
Improve your teaching, update your English, make new contacts and enjoy yourself!
These intensive 2-week courses have fixed start dates in January and April as well as in June, July, August and November.
These courses are ideal for overseas teachers of English to Primary school students who would like to refresh their teaching methodology and to make friends and contacts from other parts of the world.
Courses in July 2009 will be held in the beautiful modern premises at the Oxford University Business School, 2 minutes' walk from the Lake School building in Park End St.
If you’re a July course participant please check this link for important information about your course at the Oxford University Business School venue.
Teacher Refresher Courses at the Lake School of English are eligible for EU Comenius/Grundtvig funding. They and can be found on the Comenius /Grundtvig database. The course reference is UK-2007-486-5, the course title is 'Refresher Course in Practical, Creative Methodology for overseas English Language Teachers'. This course reference is valid from 2007 until 2012.
The NA deadline is 16th January 2009 for all courses starting between 1st April and 31st August. Don't delay, ask us for a pre-registration document and make your LLP Comenius - Grundtvig application in good time.
Under the Comenius/Grundtvig programme, grants are provided to teachers of foreign languages including English, to improve the quality of teaching and the pedagogical skills of language teachers. Grants are provided to teachers from: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Turkey. Your National Agency will assess your application. If you would like to apply for Comenius funding, contact your local Socrates national agency.
Your course includes:
- 21 hours of input per week
- Creative ideas to make your classes more lively and interactive
- Practical activities for motivating large classes
- Language improvement sessions
- A guided tour of Oxford
- A guided tour of Christchurch College or Punting on the River Thames
- One social evening with tutors per week
- A visit to a local school (dates permitting)
- A visit to or presentation by an Oxford publisher, when possible
- Experienced guest tutors in English language teaching
- An end-of-course certificate outlining the sessions and hours attended
| Hours per week | 21 + cultural / social activities |
|---|---|
| Average class size | 12 |
| Minimum age | 21 |
| Language level | Intermediate or above |
Course tutors and guest trainers
All the Lake School tutors and guest trainers have substantial experience of teaching English as a foreign language and teacher training. Some tutors and trainers are published authors of ELT books and online resources.
The Primary Course guest tutors sometimes include Jackie Holderness or Wendy Superfine, both very experienced teacher trainers and well-established authors of Primary resources. For Oxford University Press they are co-authors of Zoom [Italy] Cool, Best Friends [Spain] and Zabadoo. Wendy has also co written Fun and Games in English and Telling Tales for Delta Publishing. Jackie has also written Chatterbox, Top Songs and Start with Words and Pictures Activity Book.
My stay in England and at the Lake School has made every penny I spent well worth it. The lessons are fun and engaging. The cultural, social and sporting activities were informative, refreshing and educational. THANKS a MILLION!
Alice Chua - Singapore - Primary Teacher Refresher Course, January 2008
Course content
All participants are required to fill in a Pre-Course questionnaire. The Course Co-ordinator designs the course to meet the special requirements of the group. The course content is outlined and discussed on the first morning, and is then adapted as appropriate.
The methodology sessions on Primary Teacher Refresher Courses are practical and communicative. They include a wide range of activities for developing the four skills, listening, speaking, reading and writing with young learners. Personal language development is also an important element of the course and based on the needs of the participants. Language improvement sessions to refresh and update your language are dynamic and interactive. Topics include grammar awareness, pronunciation, collocation, phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions.
Where requested and where possible, school visits in the local community are arranged. Some groups on summer courses also choose to attend a Shakespeare production in an Oxford University College garden. Course participants at other times of year often enjoy attending plays or concerts in theatres and music venues across the city.
Follow-up resources and support
Each participant will take away a CD of practical activities they can use in their classrooms and share with their colleagues.
The Lake School of English, 14 Park End Street, Oxford OX1 1JQ
