2019 Teacher Training Programmes

LEWIS TEACHERTRAINING CENTRE

Teacher Training

Welcome to the LTTCThe Lewis Teacher Training Centre was created as a 21st-century response to EFL teacher training needs worldwide, considering the ever-evolving challenges new and experienced teachers face within their own contexts. With those challenges in mind, we’ve created a broad and responsive portfolio of services.

You may be new to teaching and wish to gain a recognised qualification, or you may be an experienced language teacher eager to develop your skills further. Whatever your needs, we offer an excellent range of English teacher training and development services.

We’ve worked with teachers both here in Southampton and all around the world, so if you can’t come to us, we’ll come to you!

Meet the teamRichenda AskewHead of Teacher Training“I have a great passion for language teaching and teacher training. I particularly enjoy facilitating sessions on the impacts pronunciation teaching and second language acquisition theories have on learning.”

Abby CroucherCPD Manager & Teacher Trainer“I enjoy exploring activities and materials that appeal to a range of learner styles and maximise student engagement. Much of my time is spent managing the continuous professional development of our in-house teachers.”

Charlotte WrightSenior Teacher & Teacher Trainer“I am an advocate of student-centred and holistic approaches to teaching, and am passionate about working with teachers to bring language learning to life in the classroom.”

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As well as Richenda, Abby and Charlotte, we have a wider team of trainers here in Southampton and in other locations around the world.

Contents

Welcome 3

Become an EFL TeacherGain a world-renowned qualification.

Trinity CertTESOL 4

Courses for In-Service TeachersKeep your teaching fresh and vibrant!

Refresher Courses 8

INSET for UK Schools 11

Return to Teaching 12

Services in Your Country

Courses in Your Country 13

Free Training Visit 14

Your Stay with Us

Southampton 15

Accommodation 15

Talk to Us 15

Contents

“The course at Lewis has a huge reputation… the tutors are highly experienced.” Ian Bradley

Become a qualified English language teacher

The Trinity CertTESOL is a 4-week intensive initial teacher-training certificate, which is accredited by Trinity College London and recognised worldwide. It is designed for those with little or no experience of teaching English and enables them to embark on a career in the EFL profession. It provides a firm foundation equipping trainees with basic knowledge and highly practical skills in teaching techniques and methodologies to set them on their way in a new profession. The course involves over 130 hours and includes six hours of observed teaching practice with English language students.

Entry Requirements

Age 18+ years

Education / BackgroundEnough to enter higher education in your own country / OR equivalent demonstrated student potential / OR suitable work achievements

Level of EnglishAdvanced reading, writing, aural and oral skills required. Non-native teachers must demonstrate an English level across all four skills equivalent to C1+ on CEFR.

ApplicationSuccessful completion of online application form including pre-interview task.One interview stage (face-to-face or video conferencing) including a writing task.

Excellent support from your tutors to help you succeed

“I could not have been happier with the help I received from the tutors. Even if they were rushed off their feet they would always find the time to help us.” Jessica Pinel

“Tutors showed that they cared about our personal and emotional wellbeing as well as our professional/academic progress. The weekly tutorials were excellent.” David Tully

“The tutors were very helpful and approachable. I went to them to discuss my teaching points and materials again and again, and they responded with equal attention and care every single time. I am extremely thankful to them.” Saima Usman

Trinity CertTESOL

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“The course at Lewis has a huge reputation… the tutors are highly experienced.”

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Dates Course fee Moderation fee

Full-Time Monday - Friday4 weeks, 130 hours

8 April – 4 May 2019**3-29 June 201929 July – 24 August 20194-30 November 2019

£1035* £143**

Part-Time Tuesday & Thursday (evenings)Most Saturdays (all day)12 weeks, 130 hours

8 January – 6 April 2019 £1280 £143**

Course content

The course begins with an exploration into theories behind learning and second language acquisition, and a brief overview of some English grammar e.g. tenses and their aspects. However, most of your language awareness will develop as you prepare for and teach your lessons. Your input sessions will focus more on developing skills and techniques for the classroom and will introduce you to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and pronunciation teaching. Along with all of this, and as you get to grips with lesson planning, you will then start to notice how this translates into the classroom while you observe our language school teachers in action.

*The price does not include the Trinity moderation fee (£143). This fee is subject to change by Trinity College London. A £200 deposit is required to book your place on the course.**Please note lessons also take place on the bank holidays (19 April & 22 April)Early bird discountsFull-time course is only GBP 999 if you book 3 months before the start date.Part-time course is only GBP 1245 if you book 3 months before the start date.

Prices & dates

You will learn a ‘mystery language’ over four sessions and analyse the experience as both a student and a teacher, which will form the basis of your first assignment. For your second assignment you will select an international student at school to interview, record, assess, teach, and prescribe a tailored course for.

Following an opening period of only input sessions, teaching practice will start taking up the majority of your time on the course. After meeting and placing the students by level, you will deliver four 30-minute lessons, followed by four 1-hour lessons (observed). Each lesson will conclude with a feedback session with a tutor and some of your peers. That same evening you will write a short reflection of your lesson considering the feedback you received (not discounting your own!).

Every time you teach you will be expected to design materials for your lesson. Towards the end of the course you will select one piece of material from one of your lessons and evaluate its effectiveness.

The course culminates with a Trinity moderation visit on the final day, where the trainees are interviewed individually and as a group. The moderator also reviews all course work.

Units Description of assessment

Unit 1 Teaching Practice (TP)Teaching Practice Evaluation (TPE)Guided Observations

4x 1-hour assessed lessons*Reflective teaching journalWritten report on lessons you observe

Unit 2 Language Awareness Exam Take-home examination

Unit 3 Language Learner Profile (LLP) Written assignment profiling a selected student’s language competence and proposing a language development pathway

Unit 4 Materials Assignment (Mat A) Review of material you have created and used in your teaching practice

Unit 5 Unknown Natural Language (UNL) Written report on your experience of learning a mystery language

Assessed work

*In preparation for the four assessed lessons, you will have 4x 30-minute lessons in Week 2, which will be observed and for which you will receive feedback.

“It’s a bit like ‘teaching boot camp’... in a good way! It’s rewarding and enjoyable.” Becky Sloper

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Get a taste before you bookIs this the profession for you? If you’ve had little or no exposure to English language teaching, taking the first step can be a daunting decision to make, especially considering the commitment of time and money it requires.

If you’d like to have a chat about the course or to find out more about TEFL as a career, please feel to get in touch. We can also arrange for you to observe one of our teachers at the Lewis School of English, to give you first-hand experience of an EFL classroom.

Call +44 23 8022 8203 or email study@lewis-school.co.uk and we’ll be delighted to answer your questions.

Prices & Dates

“Every session made sense and was integral to the entire course.” Donna Haynes

Funding opportunities

English Teaching Graduate Scheme

The British Council have designed a scheme to help graduates get the qualifications they need to work abroad. For more information on how to apply for a grant, visit:

www.britishcouncil.org/study-work-create/opportunity/work-volunteer/english-teaching-graduate-scheme

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Other sources of funding

You may be eligible to apply for funding through other initiatives such as Erasmus+. Speak to your employer, school/university, local council or national funding body to find out more.

Professional and Career Developments Loans

We are approved by the Professional and Careers Development Loan organisation as a learning provider for CertTESOL. This means that you can, if eligible, apply for a loan to help pay for your CertTESOL course at our training centre.

Professional and Career Development Loans are commercial bank loans that you can use to help pay for work-related learning. You can borrow between £300 and £10,000 to help support the cost of up to two years of learning (or three years if it includes one year’s relevant unpaid practical work). The Government will pay the interest on the loan while you are learning and for one month afterwards. You will then need to start repaying the loan as you would any other commercial loan product. You can use the loan to pay course fees or other costs such as travel and living expenses. You can also use the loan to supplement other forms of support such as grants or bursaries. As the Professional and Career Development Loan is a commercial loan product, you should make sure you have investigated all the funding options that may be open to you to ensure you take an informed decision about whether the loan is right for you. For further information on financial assistance to support your learning, please visit the GOV.UK website or contact the National Careers Service on 0800 100 900. Our learning provider identification number is 10237.

Armed Forces Learning (ELC) Scheme

We are an Approved Learning Provider under the Armed Forces Learning (ELC) Scheme (provider no.6467). This scheme is open to all serving members of the Armed Forces and any ex-service personnel who are registered for ELC. If you are planning your resettlement training or want to further your own professional development, get in touch.

1- and 2-week courses in Southampton

At the Lewis Teacher Training Centre, we offer a number of in-service training courses for experienced and developing teachers, most of which are eligible for EU funding - see page 11.

We welcome both groups and individuals onto our teacher training courses. Our core courses are listed below. However, we can also create a bespoke course for you. Take a look at the long list of training topics that we can offer (see www.lewis-school.co.uk/topics). We are always adding more to our repertoire too.

In 2019, we are not listing specific dates as we have found that potential participants’ availability can vary significantly over school holidays. Instead, contact us and tell us what you would like to receive training in. If we can match you up with like-minded applicants, we will do so, or we can provide you with bespoke one-to-one teacher training.

Refresher Courses

Courses for In-Service Teachers

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“I felt really involved in the learning process.” Angelina D’Abraccio

Overview of courses

Language Methodology & Culture

• Focused language development for non-native English teachers. NB: a language needs questionnaire will be sent to every participant before the course.• Pronunciation and the IPA• Developing knowledge of British life and culture • Student-centred teaching techniques and strategies to increase learner motivation and involvement • Minimising and exploiting L1 in the classroom• Creating, adapting and exploiting materials, and course book management• Classroom management, layout and dynamics• Creativity in teaching: methods, resources and activities

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Student-Centred Teaching

• Theories of motivation in language learning and student-centred teaching techniques• Theory into practice: student-centred, cognitivist, constructivist, and experiential theories of learning• Personalising lessons; attending to learners in large classes; classroom layout and dynamics• Lesson planning; presenting new language; activities for language development• Teaching structure, function, lexis, and pronunciation• Receptive skills teaching and processing skills• Materials development; course book management; ICT in the classroom• Classroom management and error-correction techniques

Reflective Teaching

• Strategies to help teachers manage their own professional development• The importance of reflective practice, both in and on action • Key issues and recent development in teaching methodology • Classroom management and student-centred techniques• Error-correction and minimising L1 in the classroom• Classroom layout and dynamics, and teaching large classes• Differentiating lessons and how to design materials for all learner types• Materials development and course book management

www.lewis-school.co.uk/ukcourses

“I now feel more confident working with my colleagues and presenting my ideas.” Natalia Mulerova

Materials Development for Language Teaching

• Considering learner styles and learning difficulties• Grading, contextualising and personalising materials• Techniques that cultivate a student-centred learning environment• Course book evaluation, adaptation, supplementation • Designing, adapting and exploiting materials• Using authentic materials in the classroom (video, audio, written)• Differentiating your materials • ICT in the classroom• No-materials and materials-light teaching• The IPA and Pronunciation

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Discuss your requirements with us - contact us to arrange a convenient time.

Browse our Training Topics at www.lewis-school.co.uk/topics to find out what we can offer teachers.

Download and complete the Course Design Questionnaire at www.lewis-school.co.uk/CDQ.

We also offer training to teachers of other subjects on more transferable skills. If you are interested in learning more about this, please get in touch.

Tailored courses

Our in-service courses are designed primarily for non-native English language teachers. We can design a course for you considering our topic descriptors and a short questionnaire we have designed that will help us learn about your continuous professional development needs.

“I’ve learnt more with you than I did on my teaching practice on a 5-year degree.” Marta Hernandez

Applying for EU funding?We have a step-by-step guide on our website to help with your application.

INSET for UK Schools

Supporting primary and secondary teachers

The number of students in UK schools whose first language is not English is increasing. Government figures (Jan 2018) identify that 21.2% of primary school children and 16.6% of secondary school pupils use another language other than English at home.

You may have wondered why some of your pupils do not, for example, use articles or they leave out the verb ‘to be’; they may have difficulties understanding cultural references which you use or your pupils may quickly lose attention in class as they reach linguistic overload. These are common features of learners who are receiving input in their second language.

If you would like some tips on teaching pupils whose first language is not English, please contact us.

The course will be tailored specifically to your school’s needs. It can be:• any length from a half-day session up to a week-long programme• delivered at your school, at our centre• scheduled during holiday time, weekends, or the working week (fitting around school hours)• based on more specifically-defined language needs (knowledge and/or teaching practice)

We also offer INSET to teachers of other modern languages. This focuses primarily on language teaching approaches, methods, procedures and techniques. Commonly requested topics include 1st and 2nd language acquisition theories, student engagement, learning styles, lesson planning, classroom management and materials use. We tailor this service to meet your training development needs, as well as your tight schedules. Your INSET can be booked as a standalone session or as part of a course of up to 5 days.

Prices start at £85 per hour plus trainer travel expenses.

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“I’ve learnt more with you than I did on my teaching practice on a 5-year degree.”

Return to Teaching

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Getting you back in the groove!

If you have a CELTA or CertTESOL and are returning to English language teaching after a long break, you may be feeling a bit rusty, and consequently a bit anxious.

Don’t worry - that’s completely normal, and we’re here to help! Contact us and we can arrange a training programme to boost your confidence and awaken those grey cells. This can be just a one-day course or a longer programme, depending on your wishes.

Email Richenda Askew, Head of Teacher Training, at richenda@lewis-school.co.uk to find out more about our Return to Teaching programmes.

Services in Your Country

Courses in Your Country

Let Lewis come to you!

The Lewis Teacher Training Centre delivers teacher training courses all over the world. Over the past few years we’ve delivered courses in Russia, Turkey, the Middle East and beyond! Visiting you allows us to gain a greater insight into your needs based on your specific context. Teachers have described our approach as being one that understands the real challenges faced in today’s classrooms, eg large classes, mixed abilities and motivation levels.

Advantages of flying to you

Cost-effective - you save on travel, visas, and accommodationTime-saving - you eliminate time spent on organising a project abroadConvenient - we work around your schedule at any point in the yearInclusive - we can train your entire team as opposed to only a few of your teachers flying to usContext-specific - you receive a course directly relating to your current teacher and student needs

Choose a course or design your own

A course coming to you can be 100% tailored, in both structure and content. We need to learn about your school and continuous professional development (CPD) objectives. In order to do this we invite you to:

“The trainer responded to our needs by adjusting the course to suit our context.”

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Discuss your requirements with us - contact us to arrange a convenient time.

Browse our Training Topics at www.lewis-school.co.uk/topics to find out what we can offer teachers.

Download and complete the Course Design Questionnaire at www.lewis-school.co.uk/CDQ.

We’ll do the rest! We will then present an indicative course plan and price quotation for your approval.Perhaps you would like us to deliver one of our UK-based courses in your country. We can adapt one of the courses below so that it more directly meets the needs of your school and teachers. See pages 9-11 for our list of courses or refer to our website.

Prices start at: £1300 per course plus trainer expenses (eg. flights and accommodation)

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Training Visit

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Consultancy service for schools

A Training Visit brings our specialist(s) to you to run a free appraisal of your department (with no obligation to commit further), including a free workshop for your teachers and a free lesson for your students.

The service provides an opportunity to explore new and useful ideas that aim to benefit your school, teachers and students. The visit also showcases our skills and expertise, so you can get to know us first-hand, and vice versa.

You will only pay for the specialist’s flights and accommodation, plus visa fees if applicable (for two-day visits only - get in touch for more details).

What’s included in your visit?

• A FREE teacher training workshop• A FREE English lesson for students• Curriculum overview (eg review of syllabus and course books)• Resources review (eg staff room, classrooms and IT)• Classroom observations and feedback (teachers)• Team structure and dynamics• Final presentation to management• A written report with recommendations

How do you book your free training visit?

“They demonstrated new approaches, teaching strategies and pedagogical concepts.” Levis Lozano

You might like to consider...

✓ combining your visit with a Fresh Approach conference

✓ sharing the service with a neighbouring school

Download our questionnaire at www.lewis-school.co.uk/free-training-visit

Complete it and send it to us by email.

We’ll be in touch to discuss your needs.

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Richenda AskewHead of Teacher Trainingrichenda@lewis-school.co.uk

Southampton

Located on the south coast of England, Southampton is a great place to live and study! The city is internationally famous for cruise ships and the Titanic, and with 40,000 university students among its population of 250,000, it has a young, vibrant atmosphere. Visitors can enjoy the Sea City Museum, the fabulous West Quay shopping centre and Premier League football at St Mary’s Stadium.

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London is only 1¼ hours by train and many other places of interest are within easy travelling distance, such as Stonehenge and the historic cities of Bath, Oxford and Winchester. The New Forest National Park and the Isle of Wight are also just a stone’s throw away!

Accommodation

Homestay accommodationOur homestay hosts are personally selected and inspected, offering you a comfortable and friendly ‘home away from home’.

Residential accommodationIn summer we offer single en-suite rooms and studio apartments in a residence just 10 minutes’ walkfrom the school. You can choose self-catering or half board.

Talk to us

Suzie BrierleyWelfare Managerstudy@lewis-school.co.uk

Lewis Teacher Training CentreLewis School of English30-33 Palmerston RoadSouthampton SO14 1LL, UK

+44 23 8022 8203www.lewis-school.co.uk/teachers

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@lttcentre“They demonstrated new approaches, teaching strategies and pedagogical concepts.”

Michelle SandfordWelfare & Administrationstudy@lewis-school.co.uk

LEWIS TEACHER TRAINING CENTRELewis School of English, 30-33 Palmerston Road, Southampton SO14 1LL, UK

Tel. +44 23 8022 8203 study@lewis-school.co.uk

Discover what else Lewis has to offer!

Lewis Schools Ltd (trading as Lewis School of English). Registered in England, No. 03312844. Registered office: 33 Palmerston Road, Southampton SO14 1LL, UK.Information correct at time of going to print. For complete and up-to-date details, please visit our website.

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