Giovanni

From 06 August until 17 August 2018

Course Title: Creative Ways of Teaching Literature with an Element of General English plus Conversation

Course Organiser: Language Link London - 6, Duke's Road, WC1H9AD, London, UK

https://languagelink.co.uk/

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The Creative Literature Course aims to promote teaching of English through engagement with literary texts. It aims to provide teachers with practical set of classroom ideas developed with guidance from their course tutors through workshops and discussion.

The course will help participants to develop professionally by exploring their own experience and sharing ideas with colleagues from other European countries, whilst discovering the full range of attractions and cultural opportunities that London has to offer.

The course aims to provide new ideas and inspiration for English language teachers for activities and lesson planning. We offer a chance to learn from our experienced trainers and guidance for participants to exchange their own ideas.

OBJECTIVES

The Literature Programme is designed for English teachers who want to energise their teaching through the creative use of English literature in their classroom.

The course will offer opportunities to share lesson ideas and activities with other teachers from around the world.

The course promotes the approach to learning English language through the medium of understanding English Culture and its presence in literary texts.

The course includes daily afternoon walks/visits to places of cultural and literary importance to give the participants first-hand experience of British life and culture.

The course will provide an engaging and memorable experience, which will consolidate and update participants’ knowledge about the UK by allowing them to see, hear and feel the history, culture, traditions and modern life of the country for themselves, and suggest ways in which this can be used to enhance their work in English language teaching.

After the course the participants will be able to use literature creatively to construct more engaging, varied and relevant lessons for their students.

METHODOLOGY

The course is hands-on and interactive, enabling participants to be fully immersed in the subject matter.

Trainer-led sessions use the techniques and approaches being discussed so that the practical application of methods can be experienced within the programme.

This is supported by in-depth discussion group work.

Participants will build up a bank of ideas to take back to their countries. Throughout the course, participants will be encouraged to experiment and think “outside the box“.

PROGRAMME OF THE TRAINING ACTIVITIES (DAY BY DAY)

Please note the exact course content can vary depending on the needs and levels of the groups. We try our best to tailor our courses to offer the best benefit for other students.

Day 1: Revival Of The Use Of Literature In A Language Classroom

What Is Literature And Why Teach It?
Student Motivation and The Pitfalls Of Teaching Literature To Teenagers and Young Learners
Literature Teaching Approaches and Strategies (Culture Model, Language Model and Personal Growth Model)
Doing Things With Text -Techniques To Apply English Literature In The Classroom
Finding Materials And Criteria For Selecting Literary Texts
Writers’ Walk – Bloomsbury

Day 2: Exploring Different Mediums and Developing Methods of Adapting Them to the Skills of Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing

Adapting Materials to Focus on a Specific Skill.
Grading Language and Creative Ways of Pre-Teaching Vocabulary
Fun In The Classroom. Exploring Ways Of Teaching Literature Through Audio Mediums
Old Text, Modern Film

Day 3: Understanding British Culture Through Literature. Focus On Reading And Writing Skills

Literature As The Mirror Of Society
Exploring and Developing Alternative Uses of Written Texts
Literature As The Mirror Of Society
Exploring and Developing Alternative Uses of Written Texts
Old English, New English -Modernising Language And Re-Writing Texts
Effectiveness of Ad Libs
Free London Dickens Walk and Dickens Museum

Day 4: Developing Speaking Skills And Bringing Texts To Life

Teaching Language Through Poems And Story-Telling
Focus On How Meaning Changes Through Pronunciation, Intonation And Stress
Exploiting The Poetic Language To Arise Students’ Language Awareness & Creativity
The Globe Theatre and South Bank, The Scoop Theatre

Day 5: Shakespeare Rediscovered-Text In Action

Things We Owe To Shakespeare
Active Approaches To Teaching Shakespeare
Use Of Drama In The Classroom

Day 6 to 10: General English Course + Conversation (level C1/C2)

FOLLOW UP

Participants will return to their home countries with a deeper insight and renewed enthusiasm for their profession.

They will also receive:

Contact details of tutors and colleagues to facilitate ongoing development and exchange of ideas
A Feedback Questionnaire evaluating the course and ideas collected during the programme
A Bibliography of suggested further reading matter