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Teacher Refresher Courses

 

Comenius Funded Teacher of English
Refresher Courses

Ideal for teachers of pre-schools through to upper secondary schools, the Comenius programme aims to develop understanding between various European cultures and different countries – these experiences can help foster personal development, skills and competences, and cultivate the notion of European citizenship.

The programme addresses the educational community in its broadest sense, including local authorities, parents associations or teacher training institutes.

Comenius aims to boost the quality of school education, strengthen its European dimension and promote mobility, language learning and greater inclusion. It supports partnerships between schools in the area of common interest and multilateral projects to develop new pedagogical methods or curricula.

It also funds education networks but more specifically, Comenius has the objective of promoting the participation of at least 3 million pupils in joint educational activities by 2013.

For more information on our Comenius Grant click here.

 

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TEACHER OF ENGLISH REFRESHER COURSE 2010

 

START DATE 12th July 2010

END DATE 23rd July 2010

TERM 2 Week

 

Click here to see a sample time-table

Click HERE to learn more about the classroom based sessions

 

The fixed application deadlines for the year 2010 are:

 

 

15/01/2010 (for training starting on or after 1 May 2010)

 

30/04/2010 (for training starting on or after 1 Sept 2010)

 

15/09/2010 (for training starting on or after 1 Jan 2011)

 

All training events must start at the latest on 30/04/2011

 

 

Please contact your National Agency for further information. You will find their contact details on the following website:

 

http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/socrates/nat-est_en.html#befr

 

 

 

OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the course participants will have:

• Developed their skills as teachers with regard to speaking skills, understanding the learner and understanding teacher roles.
• Learnt from others’ experiences through sharing professional experiences
• Explored some of the innovations in language teaching, such as using multimedia, CALL etc
• Developed communication skills
• Explored some of the different aspects of Irish culture

 

METHODOLOGY:

The sessions are conducted face-to-face and will have a practical focus, in that, teachers will be expected to reflect on their experiences. Teachers will then use their experiences and those of their peers to develop their skills in a group framework. Teachers return to their classrooms equipped with new skills and material to use with their students.

 

**Teachers not eligible for a grant can attend the course also**

 

Here's what some of our past participants have to say:

"Wonderful to be back in Ireland. We've had so much fun, picked up so much slang and other useful phrases, it has been great. Very good, friendly and helpful staff, everything has been so great.

 

- Mette Schultz Sorenson - Denmark.

 

"I really enjoyed having a variety of trainers, different personalities and approaches. I really found the course useful, varied and well balanced. I have been to several courses in the UK but I found this one the most interesting, useful and helpful. I appreciate your flexibility and preparation, all the teachers take their tasks seriously. I learned a lot about Ireland, Irish culture and Irish people. I really enjoyed Riverdance and the Irish storytelling session.I would definitely recommend the course, thank you and congratulations. I hope more teachers get the grant and can come".

 

 

- Katalin Lukacs - Hungary

 

"The course was very useful and made me realise a lot of things about my teaching, what I'm doing and what I shuld modify a bit. I'm going home with lots of ideas in my head , all I need it to put them into practise. The trainers were nice, well prepared and open to ideas, it's good to see different styles and makes you think about your own. Riverdance was stunning and Bru na Boinne was breath-taking"

- Mateja Janse - Slovenia

 

"Positive, well prepared lessons, friendly, supportive and sharing atmosphere. Thanks a lot for all your work and hope to be able to come again one day.

- Miluksa Karaskova - Czech Republic.