Teacher-Training Program
For information: email:
international@norquest.ca
Are you a teacher? Do you
want to improve your English language skills and learn new
teaching techniques and technologies? If so, our 4-week summer
training program will:
- Improve your English language competency
- Introduce you to the latest ESL teaching methods and strategies
- Teach you how to integrate computers and the Internet
in your EFL class
- Give you the opportunity to experience Canadian society
and culture
Admission Requirements
- Minimum TOEFL score of 537 (paper-based. 203 (computer
based), or 75 (Internet-based) or equivalent
Dates and Location
July 5 to 30, 2010
Monday to Friday
8:30 to 11:30 and 12:30 to 15:30
Optional cultural/fitness/outdoor activities
Monday to Friday
15:30 - 17:30
Downtown Campus
Cost
Tuition |
$1430 |
| Tuition
for International
Visa Students |
$1430 |
Book Purchase |
$150 + GST |
|
Application Fee |
$100 |
| Health Insurance |
$50 |
Accommodation
| Residence-Grant MacEwan University |
|
| Without food based on double occupancy in
2 bedroom suite |
$915 |
| Homestay |
|
| Student/month includes placement fee and 3 meals based
on double occupancy |
$825 |
| Bus pass |
$75 |
Trips/Excursions
(optional)
| Jasper National Park weekend get-away |
TBA |
| Drumheller Dinosaur Park day trip |
TBA |
| North Saskatchewan River canoe trip and visit to Elk
Island National Park |
TBA |
Courses Offered
Course Descriptions
Module 1: English-Language Competency for EFL Teachers
Participants will improve their English
pronunciation and fluency, increase reading and writing competencies,
and communicate with more confidence and effectiveness in
a variety of situations
Module 2: EFL Teaching
Methods and Strategies
Participants will learn effective techniques
for teaching language through communicative language teaching
approaches. Topics include:
- Teaching/learning styles
- Language acquisition
- Teaching process
- Skills integration
- Teaching listening and speaking
- Teaching grammar and phonology
- Lesson planning
- Teaching reading and writing communicatively
- Addressing culture
- Testing and evaluation
- Classroom management
- Professional development
- Classroom observation and practice
Module 3: Use of Computers and Internet in EFL Classroom
The use of technology in the classroom including
instructional design, multi-media development, editing and
web development, Internet, email, and blogs in second language
instruction will be covered.
Module 4: Canadian Society and Culture
Cultural diversity and the cultural rules
that govern communication, expectations, and assumptions will
be examined. Participants will learn to recognize and interpret
culture and cross-cultural interactions. Students will develop
their own cultural knowledge, awareness, and competence through
discussions, simulations, interactive lectures, and film,
in particular with reference to North American society and
culture.
Last updated:
April 1, 2010
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