Course Description

The course structure focuses on the practical application of English language usage with emphasis on learning to communicate through interaction in the target language. Teaching techniques and strategies set out in the TELL curriculum provide much scope for achieving effective communicative competence.

Who will benefit

Practicing teachers of English aiming to elevate their professional skills with detailed grounding in methodology, approaches and trends within language teaching

Pre-requisites

Participants should have a thorough knowledge of spoken and written English, so as to be able to converse with a sense of understanding and confidence. Participants will be assessed for eligibility to follow the course at a placement test.

Course curriculum includes:

Language skills development strategies in TELL
Dialogues & Role plays as a tool for interaction
Reading Techniques for various purposes
Different Aspects of Connected Speech
Vocabulary Expansion & Language fluency enhancement
Improving Pronunciation through Speech Training Exercises
Approaches, Teaching Techniques & Methodologies
Effective use of Audio/Visual Aids
Communicative & Group Activities
Choice of Texts, Handouts & Other Support Material
Developing Effective Presentation Skills

Methodology

CLT – Communicative Language Teaching approach pays attention to the needs and desires of participants which focuses on learning to communicate through interaction. Participants will receive relevant handouts.

Duration

Classes will be conducted once a week, covering 30 hours of lecture demonstrations.

Certification

On completion of the programme, participants will be assessed for their practical and theoretical knowledge of teaching competence, and a Certification will be awarded by CELS