TEFL IN SPAIN TRINITY TESOL COURSE TIMETABLE: WEEK 1

Time / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Weekend
9.00-10.00 / Welcome / Course Overview / 9.00-
10.30 / Guided Observation / Teaching Practice / Teaching Practice / Teaching Practice / Guided Observation / Complete Unknown Language Journal. Deadline Tuesday
10.00-11.00 / Teaching & Learning / 10.30-11.30 / Lesson Planning 2: Practice / Feedback / Feedback / Feedback
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11.15-12.15 / Intro to Unknown Language Assignment / 11.45-
12.30 / Intro to Teaching Practice
& TP Journal / Language Awareness 1: Word Types / Language Awareness 2: Verbs and Tenses / Teaching Reading
12.30 –
13.30 / Unknown Foreign Language 1 / 12.30-
13.30 / Unknown Foreign Language 2 / Teaching Vocabulary / Unknown Foreign Language 3 / Unknown Foreign Language 4
LUNCH
14.15-
15.45 / Lesson Planning 1: Theory / 14.30-
15.30 / Organising Classes / Giving instructions / Teaching Grammar / Teaching Listening
15.30-
16.30 / Learner styles & Motivation
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16.00-
17.30 / Classroom Equipment & Introduction to course books / 16.30-
17.30 / Guided Preparation for Teaching / Guided Preparation for Teaching / Guided Preparation for Teaching / Guided Preparation for Teaching
Return Pre-Course Task to trainees

TEFL IN SPAIN TRINITY TESOL COURSE TIMETABLE: WEEK 2

Time / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Weekend
9.00-10.30 / Teaching Practice /
Guided Observation / Teaching Practice /
Guided Observation / Teaching Practice /
Guided Observation / Teaching Practice /
Guided Observation / Teaching Practice /
Guided Observation / Aim to complete Initial Interview for Learner Profile – To be handed in Tues week 3
10.30-11.30 / Feedback / Feedback / Feedback / Feedback / Feedback
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11.45-12.45 / Phonology 1: Teaching Pronunciation & Drilling / Error Correction & Giving Feedback / Teaching Writing / Teaching Speaking / Phonology 4: Connected Speech
LUNCH
13.30-15.00 / Checking Understanding & CCQs / Teaching 1-1 & Needs Analysis / Controlled & Freer Practice Activities / Language Awareness 4: Future Forms / Mid-Course Tutorials / Complete Guided Observation Journal. Deadline Monday Week 4
15.00 – 16.00 / Language Awareness 3: Tenses uses and contrasts / Introduction to Learner Profile / Phonology 2: Phonemic Chart / Phonology 3: Stress, rhythm and intonation / Mid-Course Tutorials
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16.15 -17.30 / Guided Preparation for Teaching* / Guided Preparation for Teaching* / Guided Preparation for Teaching* / Guided Preparation for Teaching* / Guided Preparation for Teaching / Mid-course Tutorials( if not completed earlier)*
Unknown Language Journal Deadline

TEFL IN SPAIN TRINITY TESOL COURSE TIMETABLE: WEEK 3

Time / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Weekend
9.00-10.30 / Teaching Practice / Teaching Practice / Teaching Practice / Teaching Practice / Teaching Practice / Aim to complete Learner Profile. Deadline Tuesday Week 4.
10.30-11.30 / Feedback / Feedback / Feedback / Feedback / Feedback
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11.45-12.45 / Language Awareness 5: Modality / Introduction to Materials Assignment / Phrasal verbs / Collocations / Idioms / Language Awareness 7: Contrastive Error Analysis / ICT in the classroom
LUNCH
13.30-15.00 / Language Awareness 6: Discourse Analysis / Teaching Functional Language / Learner Profile Further Guidance / Phonology 5: Phonology Review / Language Awareness 8: Conditionals / Work on Materials Assignment.
Aim to do some revision for Language Awareness Exam in Week 4
15.00 – 16.00 / Games in ELT / Songs in the classroom / Learner Profile: Further Guidance / Adapting & Creating Materials / Guided Preparation for Teaching
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16.15 -17.30 / Guided Preparation for Teaching / Guided Preparation for Teaching / Guided Preparation for Teaching / Guided Preparation for Teaching / Guided Preparation for Teaching
Hand in Learner Profile Part 1 Draft / Video for GOJ sent to trainees / Phonology Test given to trainees

TEFL IN SPAIN TRINITY TESOL COURSE TIMETABLE- WEEK 4

Time / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
9.00-10.30 / Teaching Practice / Teaching Practice / Teaching Practice / Teaching Practice / Moderation Day / Moderation Day
If needed
10.30-11.30 / Feedback / Feedback / Feedback / Feedback / Moderation Day
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11.45-12.45 / History of ELT / Teaching Young Learners / Job Interviews & CVs / Final Tutorials / Moderation Day
LUNCH
13.30-15.00 / Language Awareness Review / Evaluating and Testing / Materials Assignment Tutorials / Rehearsal Interviews / Moderation Day
15.00 – 16.00 / Materials Workshop (Bring in TP folders) / Teaching Business English / Course book Evaluation / TP Journal Check and Assignment Resubmissions
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16.15 -17.30 / Guided Preparation for Teaching / Guided Preparation for Teaching / Guided Preparation for Teaching / Final Check for Moderation
Language Awareness Tests given to trainees& Phonology Test handed in / Learner Profile Deadline / Submit test 9a.m. Prepare TP Journal / Any assignments must be completed