International House Belfast Course: General English Language and CLIL 5 July – 16 July 2010                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

Introduction The International House World Organisation Founded in 1953, International House is a network of more than 140 schools around the world, all committed to the highest standards in education and business. A key aim of International House is to raise the standards of language teaching around the world. One important way in which we do this is through Teacher Training courses for which International House has a world-wide reputation. International House Belfast Paul McMullan – Director International House Belfast Helen Mitchell – Director of Studies International House Belfast Marta Gonzalez – Co-ordinator of Modern Languages Nathalie Verdoene – Office Manager International House Belfast IH Belfast is a specialist language school set up by a group of language teaching professionals with over 30 years experience in the field. Opened in April 2007, IH Belfast has already received thousands of students from all over the world. The British Council granted us accreditation within our first year of opening with points of excellence for teaching, both in our Executive Immersion and General English Courses. IH Belfast is a Cambridge Teacher Training and ESOL Exam Centre. We are also members of English UK and MEI RELSA. International House Belfast is fast building a reputation for excellence in teacher training through our Cambridge CELTA courses. We are involved in various Comenius Regio projects involving teacher training at home and abroad. We also prepare Queen’s University language students for their teaching year abroad.

Preparation Participants are asked to complete an application form that serves as an analysis of their previous experience, their level of English and their needs in relation to CLIL teaching. They are also asked to identify an area of work (topic, scheme of work, use of target language etc.), that they would like to develop and bring appropriate materials from home. Objectives This course is designed for teachers in secondary education, and is aimed at teachers with B1 – B2 level of English onwards. . The main objective of the course is to improve their own level of English, consider C.L.I.L. methodology, acquire expertise and fresh ideas for teaching their subject in English and work with colleagues in their subject area to produce a piece of work (E.g. sequence of lessons, action plan, project etc) that can be trialled in their classroom(s) on their return.

• By the end of this course participants will have: • gained in confidence and fluency in their own use of English. • developed awareness of the characteristics and needs of the CLIL learner in second language acquisition; • refreshed their knowledge of different learning styles; • experienced and tried out teaching activities that maximise pupil involvement and the use of English in CLIL lessons; • worked with Northern Irish colleagues in their subject area to produce a piece of work (E.g. sequence of lessons, action plan, project etc)

that can be trialled in their classroom(s) on their return. Teachers will have specific afternoon sessions depending on the subjects they teach. The subjects this course caters for are:

• Science • Music • Art • Physical Education

Weekly Course Structure and Timetable

Day/Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Morning 09:00 – 13:00

General English

General English

General English

General English

General English

Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Afternoon 14:00 – 16:30

Programme of social and cultural activities around Belfast (optional) or preparation time for materials or tasks deriving from the CLIL sessions.

CLIL sessions:, workshops and information exchange with local Northern Irish teachers of their subject.

Programme of social and cultural activities around Belfast (optional) or preparation time for materials or tasks deriving from the CLIL sessions.

CLIL sessions:, workshops and information exchange with local Northern Irish teachers of their subject.

Programme of social and cultural activities around Belfast (optional) or preparation time for materials or tasks deriving from the CLIL sessions.

Suggested Activity Full day excursion to the North Antrim Coast, includes the Giant’s Causeway, Carrickarede, Dunluce Castle and a visit to the seaside town of Portrush.

Free day

Accommodation (4 July – 17 July) Participants can choose between:

• Host families • University residence • Shared apartments

Or make their own arrangements

Weekend Activities Given the proximity of the school to Belfast it is very easy to arrange visits to places of interest in the city, and there are plenty of stunning locations to visit at the weekends, including the Mountains of Mourne, the Glens of Antrim, Marble Arch Caves and the Giant's Causeway.

Price Course £520.00 Accommodation Home stay half board £285.00 University Residence (self catering) £255.00 Shared apartments (self catering) £255.00 Airport transfer to accommodation on arrival (Belfast only) £ 50.00 Optional Saturday full day excursion £ 25.00

Booking your course In order to book your course please contact us at study@ihbelfast.com and we will send you a registration form and a preliminary questionnaire.