The main aim of this course is to prepare teachers for working with Young Learners. Usually, these teachers will already have had some form of pre-service training in the teaching of ELT to adults (e.g. IHC/CELTA) but some may not have had previous experience of teaching Young Learners. In addition, the International House World Organisation (IHWO) hopes to contribute to the improvement of the overall quality of teaching Young Learners in all affiliated schools.
The course consists of the following:
Course participants must:
Course fee: 5000 UAH
Contact Svitlana Starova
The IHCTL is intended for a range of candidates, including primarily:
The IHCTL may also be suitable for candidates who have received previous training in language teaching but feel the need for a refresher course or for a more practical qualification or for a more internationally recognised qualification.
The International House Certificate in Teaching Languages (IHCTL) is awarded to teachers who have followed an approved course programme and passed the practical and written components of the assessment procedure.
The course programme will include input in the following areas:
Other topics may be added according to the needs of the course participants. Non-core topics include:
Candidates must normally be 20 years old or over and demonstrate that they have an appropriate level of education, experience and abilities that will enable them to take the course and subsequently take up language teaching work. In certain cases candidates may be allowed to take the course if they are 18 years old or over, but only by specific prior agreement with the IH World Organisation.
Candidates should be fluent and able speakers of the target language (whether native or non-native speakers). The minimum language level for non-native speakers is equivalent to C1 (Operational Proficiency) level on the Council of Europe framework, though we recommend that candidates will benefit most from the course if they are at C2 (Mastery) level.
Centres should only accept candidates that they consider have a realistic chance of being successful on the course, though candidates must understand that acceptance onto a course is no guarantee of success on the course.
The means by which the course organiser will ensure these selection criteria are fulfilled will normally include:
Minimum Hours:
120 total course hours
50 seminar programme
6 teaching practice (per candidate);
4 observation of experienced teachers (per candidate).
As candidates are required to attend the 100% of the course in order to pass, it is essential that candidates are entirely free from external duties (teaching / administrative work) for the duration of the course.
The group of learners involved will normally comprise a minimum of six. Smaller groups should be discussed in advance with the Affiliate Network Department.
Moreover, these requirements are based on a course format in which each group of six candidates share one class and observe each other teaching.
Teaching Practice is an essential part of the course and a considerable amount of organisation is required. Candidates should teach a minimum of two levels (Beginners/Elementary and Early Intermediate or above). They should also have access to, and be encouraged to use, a range of materials and types of technology.
Please note that it is the Course Organiser’s responsibility to organise classes for Teaching Practice. These may be classes especially convened for the purpose of the course, or they may be normal classes. In the case of normal classes, the course timetable will need to be organised accordingly.
DISTINCTION
This is awarded to course participants who demonstrate an excellent command of a wide range of teaching skills, and apply them appropriately in the classroom. Lessons are well-planned and carefully adapted to suit the needs of learners. Course participants will have approached the course with the utmost professionalism, and will have shown clear evidence of having developed their awareness and skills during the course. Their language awareness is of a very high standard. In addition, candidates will have:
PASS
This is awarded to course participants who meet many but not all of the criteria listed above. There may be occasional weaknesses in their teaching, but they will have demonstrated the ability to develop their professional and teaching skills with some degree of autonomy. In teaching practice candidates will have demonstrated their ability to meet the following criteria in a consistent fashion.
Criteria for Passing Grades:
Language Awareness:
Lesson Preparation:
Teaching Skills:
Interpersonal Skills:
Professionalism:
FAIL
This is awarded to course participants who fail to demonstrate that they can consistently plan and teach effective lessons, according to the criteria above.
To apply for the course, you need to fill out the Application Form and complete the Pre-Course Task. Both of them are available for download here.
Course fee: 10000 UAH
Contact person – Tetiana Tereshchenko
The International House Business English Teaching Level 1 course (BET-1) is a 50-hour course consisting of 30 hours of input and 20 hours of homework (reading or action research) tasks, plus a post-course reflection.
It is aimed at either newly-qualified teachers (post-CELTA/IHCTL) or more experienced teachers who are new to teaching Business English. Successful completion of the course will earn participants an IHWO certificate and also prepare them to take the LCCI FTBE exam (London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Further Certificate for Teachers of Business English) should they wish further accreditation.There is no assessed teaching in this course; assessment takes place through means of a post-course reflective assignment and the submission of a portfolio.
Extensive course in 2012: 18.02.12 – 21.04.12 (3 hours on Saturdays)
Fee in 2012: 5 000 UAH
Contact person – Mark Forehand
