Current Trends: Explore New Teaching Methodologies and How to Use Them
Who is this course for?
This course is for experienced teachers who are working in a secondary or adult context. It is perfect for those who want to update their understanding of contemporary ELT methodologies, gain a deeper understanding of the principles underpinning teaching material, and gain confidence in implementing them in the classroom.
What will you achieve?
Take this course to:
– Learn more about the most current approaches and methods in ELT
-Explore the principles and practices underpinning current trends and how they have developed
-Experience and evaluate practical teaching ideas and gain confidence applying these principles when designing your own materials
-Discuss teacher and student needs with other teachers
View the Sample Timetable nowWhat will Current Trends cover?
Learn Practical Techniques
Our Current Trends course will help you gain a deeper understanding of the methodology of English language teaching and learn practical techniques that support these approaches.
Personalise Your Training
The exact course content will be chosen to meet your needs, and the needs of the group whilst incorporating the most up-to-date trends at the time of the course. To do this, your tutor will conduct a needs analysis and provide relevant content based on your areas of interest.
Discover New Methodologies
Previous popular topics for this course have been:
-Working with emerging language (EL)
-Digital Literacy and AI
-Task-based language teaching (TBLT)
-The Lexical Approach and lexical grammar teaching (LA)
-Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
-Metacognition and self-regulation strategies
-Critical thinking, creative thinking and 21st century skills (CT)
-Reactive teaching, materials light teaching and a Dogme approach
-Teaching large and mixed-ability groups / differentiation
The course will not cover all of these areas, so participants need a clear idea of their interests and goals.
Here is a Sample Timetable. Please note, this only gives an indication of what you will learn on the course.
| 1 week | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 9:00-13:00 |
The Lexical Approach Explore the most current iterations of Michael Lewis’ revolutionary contributions to the field of ELT. Experience a range of activities for lexical teaching
Reactive Teaching and Dogme Free yourself from a dependency on materials and technology. Learn ways of working with emerging language and conversation-driven pedagogy |
Task-based learning Learn how a task-based approach can help enhance our learner’s communicative competence Deepen your understanding of what distinguishes a task from an activity, and how to exploit tasks to develop language skills
Working with emergent language How to create the conditions for learners to notice gaps between their current output and their intended message in L2 |
Grammaring Explore the shift that has been made from thinking of grammar as a product to grammaring as a process Learn how to use dictogloss and other grammaticization activities aimed at engaging learners in exploring reasons for use, rather than the memorising of grammar rules
Designing successful noticing activities How to design successful consciousness raising, noticing and guided discovery activities |
Ed-tech Learn how to exploit mobile technologies, such as mobile phones, to scaffold study inside and outside the classroom. Widen your ed-tech skillset by using a range of sites, apps and other types of gamification in your teaching
Artificial intelligence AI is transforming the way our students learn, and the way teachers teach. Learn how to incorporate AI resources such as ChatGPT into your lessons / syllabus |
21st C skills and Metacognition Explore how to teach the necessary skills that learners need to be successful, both as students and later in the world of work
Critical thinking Gain a deeper understanding of higher and lower order thinking skills so you can push learners to investigate texts and language use more thoroughly
Creative thinking Challenge your students to use the more creative parts of their brains in divergent thinking activities |
Trainee Accommodation
Homestays & Residences
We want your time in London to be super comfortable! Live with a welcoming host family to immerse yourself in British culture or stay at a modern student residence within Zone 1/2 of London.
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