Training For Primary Teachers

Course details

This course is designed to help participating primary school teachers to improve their own English language skills while re-energising their approach to teaching English to children. Teachers will engage with other teachers of young learners and share best practice on all aspects of developing English language-learning for children. The course combines language skills classes to develop the linguistic abilities of participants with modules focused on demonstrating effective methodologies for teaching young learners. The programme also includes an opportunity to observe Irish teachers of English working with children of different nationalities in Atlantic’s summer school for young learners

Learning Outcomes

• Provide quality training by highly qualified and experienced teacher trainers
• Explore and practice the best methods designed to teach English to young learners
• Review and share teacher’s classroom experiences
• Provide very practical teaching ideas and new interactive techniques
• Refresh participants’ English language skills through intensive English language practice
• Explore aspects of modern Irish life and culture

Course Content

• Advanced Language Analysis: grammar, register, authentic language, pronunciation
• Methodology: lesson planning, skills, communication
• Workshops: exploring interactive teaching methods through games, story-telling and technology; teaching
• observation and micro-teaching to put new techniques into practice.