LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENT COURSES
The British Council will be running a series of week-long language courses in July specifically designed to help teachers improve their level and confidence using the English language. Lessons will be delivered by experienced trainers.
LEVELS (as defined by the Quadro Comune Europeo di Riferimento per le Lingue):
B2 Upper Intermediate
· Fridays: 8 – 15 – 22 – 29 September 15:30 – 18:00
C1+ Advanced
· Fridays: 8 – 15 – 22 – 29 September 15:30 – 18:00
Cost € 150.00 for each 10-hour course.
TEACHING METHODOLOGY COURSES
The world of English teaching is in constant evolution, and this year the British Council will again be offering a valuable chance for teachers to meet and receive input on new methodologies and approaches to teaching from our most experienced teacher trainers. ‘Hot topics’ this year include methodologies for teaching Very Young Learners, and ways of integrating Mobile Technology into lessons aimed at the new ‘Millennium Generation’, and our course offer reflects these along with more long-standing teaching issues. As all our courses are delivered in English, we ask that all participants have at least an intermediate level of English.
METHODOLOGY FOR TEACHING IN SCUOLA MATERNA
This course is aimed at Scuola Materna teachers and will look at a range of ideas that
can be used in the Materna classroom to engage and motivate students. The course will be very practical in nature and sessions will focus on areas such as lesson planning, language presentation and using flashcards, songs and games with large classes.
· Saturdays: 2 – 9 – 16 – 23 September 10:00 – 12:30
ACTIVITIES FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN SCUOLA MEDIA
This course is aimed at Scuola Media teachers and will look at a range of ideas that can be used in the Media classroom to engage and motivate students. Sessions will be on areas such as classroom management, lesson planning, improving your students’ fluency in English and developing students’ competence in the four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking).
· Mon 4 – Tue 5 – Wed 6 – Thu 7 September 15:30 – 18:00
USING ICT FOR CLIL: AIMING AT BEST PRACTICE
This four-day course explores the use of Information and Communication Technology to teach through CLIL methodology. Participants will build up a set of tools to enable them to face IT challenges, find suitable websites and materials for lesson planning, produce their own CLIL-type activities, and facilitate their students’ use of technology to increase motivation and autonomy in the classroom. This course is aimed at middle and high school teachers.
· Mon 11 – Tue 12 – Wed 13 – Thu 14 September 15:30 – 18:00
TEACHING CREATIVELY IN SCUOLA SUPERIORE
This course is aimed at teachers of Scuola Superiore and will look at a range of ideas that can be used in the Superiore classroom to engage and motivate students. Participants will increase their repertoire of teaching ideas. Sessions will include livening up literature, grammar and language presentation, lesson planning, adapting course book materials and teaching advanced level vocabulary.
· Mon 11 – Tue 12 – Wed 13 – Thu 14 September 15:30 – 18:00
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING THROUGH SONGS AND STORIES (MAT/ELEM)
This course is aimed at Scuola Materna and Scuola Elementare teachers, and will look at a range of fun, project-based ideas that can be used to engage and motivate students. The course will be very practical in nature and participants may be asked to take part in some activities!
· Mon 18 – Tue 19 – Wed 20 – Thu 21 September 15:30 – 18:00
USING TECHNOLOGY AND ICT IN SCUOLA MEDIA AND SUPERIORE
Today’s student is a fully-fledged member of the ‘Millennium Generation’, and we as teachers need to be aware of the new technologies that have become second nature to him. This course will look at how learning technologies can enhance the way teachers teach, by examining ways of integrating the Internet and Mobile Technologies in and out of class time, as well as practical demonstrations and practice sessions using the IWB (Interactive Whiteboard). The course will be suitable for all teachers with little or no experience of using technologies.
· Mon 18 – Tue 19 – Wed 20 – Thu 21 September 15:30 – 18:00
PRACTICAL IDEAS FOR BOOSTING LEARNER AUTONOMY IN SCUOLA SUPERIORE
Developing autonomy requires conscious awareness of the learning process, constant reflection and decision-making on the part of the teacher as well as the student and it should take place both inside and outside the classroom to be effective. This four-day course for Scuola Superiore teachers aims to provide the participants with a range of practical ideas and ready-to-go activities that can help students across different levels of English to develop their competence in speaking, writing, listening and reading.
The course is based on the findings of the British Council Milan 'Learning to Learn' project for teachers and students carried out over the Academic Year 2016/17.
· Mon 18 – Tue 19 – Wed 20 – Thu 21 September 15:30 – 18:00
ACTIVITIES FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN SCUOLA ELEMENTARE
This course is aimed at Scuola Elementare teachers and will look at a range of ideas that
can be used in the Elementare classroom to engage and motivate students. The course will be very practical in nature and sessions will focus on areas such as lesson planning, language presentation and using flashcards, songs and games with large classes.
· Mon 25 – Tue 26 – Wed 27 – Thu 28 September 15:30 – 18:00
TEACHING PRONUNCIATION
During this course we will look at the features of English pronunciation which pose problems for Italian learners. We will examine a range of techniques to help students improve their intelligibility and increase their confidence when speaking. The course will be very practical in nature and participants will learn a range of new classroom activities to take into their own teaching environment.
· Mon 25 – Tue 26 – Wed 27 – Thu 28 September 15:30 – 18:00
Cost € 150.00 for each 10-hour course.
TKT - CLIL
A 30-hour course lasting ten weeks from September – December 2017 leading to the TKT CLIL Cambridge exam. The course is conducted in English and is aimed at scuola media and superiore teachers of English and/or any other subject with a minimum of B2 level in English. Each session is led by an experienced teacher trainer and covers the basic concepts and techniques needed to implement CLIL methodology in the classroom.
Among the areas covered in the course are:
• Principles of CLIL
• Lesson Planning
• Cognitive and communication skills
• Scaffolding content and language learning
• Adapting materials and resources
• Classroom language
• Support strategies
• Assessment
The course is of a very practical nature, showing ways in which materials can be developed for use in the CLIL classroom. Participants are encouraged to reflect on their own teaching and to try out CLIL techniques for themselves in the contexts they currently work in. The materials used in the course have been developed by British Council teacher trainers and used in many countries around the world.
The cost of the course including course book and exam fee is €320,00
· Mondays: 2 – 9 – 16 – 23 – 30 October 15:00 – 18:00
6 – 13 – 20 – 27 November
4 December
· Wednesdays: 27 September 15:00 – 18:00
4 – 11 – 18 – 25 October
8 – 15 – 22 – 29 November
6 December
· Thursdays: 28 September 15:00 – 18:00
5 – 12 – 19 – 26 October
2 – 9 – 16 – 23 – 30 November
British Council, Ente accreditato dal MIUR per la formazione del personale della scuola a sensi della Direttiva Ministeriale N° 170 del 21/3/2016, Art 1, comma 5
British Council, Via Manzoni 38, 20121 Milano – tel 02 77 222 1