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English Language Teaching

Teachers from all over the world come to Pilgrims for new ideas, to be refreshed, to experience the unique Pilgrims difference and to become a part of Pilgrims international  community.

Fun Laughter and Learning   1 Week course

Starting: 22 July; 5 August

Course Location    University of Kent at Canterbury

Course Tuition Fee    €630 Euro

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Who is this course for?

Native and non-native teachers from secondary to tertiary levels.

Course Summary

This short, highly intensive methodology and language improvement course is for teachers who wish to learn a wide variety of creative and motivating ways to teach pronunciation. You will also work on and improve your own pronunciation.

What are the key course contents?

Topics include:

• Group dynamics: building and maintaining a fun loving atmosphere.

• Healthy fun and laughter: laughing with people not at them

• Using jokes for listening and speaking practice.

• Language play: puns, (word play) ambiguity and nonsense.

• Humour and literature: prose and poetry.

• The "English Sense of Humour".

• Laughter as a therapeutic channel.

• Drama activities.

• Culture and humour: different perspectives.

Is this the right course for me?

• Yes - if you have a level of English between Intermediate and Native.

• Yes - if you want to participate in a high energy, life-affirming one-week methodology course.

• Yes - if you want to inject humour and vitality into your lessons.

• Yes - if you want to motivate students tired of an overly academic syllabus.

If this is not the right course for you, please consider one of the following:

• Creative Methodology for the Classroom if you want a more general methodology course.

• English for Teachers if you want a more specific language improvement course.

Funding

• Participants may apply for an EU grant to fund tuition, travel, accommodation and subsistence. Applications for grants must be submitted by 30 March 2007.

• You need to reserve your place before applying for your grant. You do not pay anything if you are not awarded a grant. On registration we will send you more information about funding.

What do I do next?

• Register online today. We will then confirm your place and send you a grant application pack with guidance on how to apply.

• If you have any questions please contact us.

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You live and work with teachers from all over the world at the University of Kent at Canterbury, England. This beautiful city is 1hr 30mins from London.



Your accommodation - options include self-catering and residential suites on campus, within easy walking distance of all amenities!

Self-catering

or Residential with private bathroom

€166

€345

(1 week)

(1 week)

Your Pilgrims Training Day -


Only Pilgrims offers such a full day of Professional and free Personal Development activities:


09.00-10.30   Core Training Course

10.30-11.00   Courtyard coffee break

11.00-12.30   Core Training Course

12.30-14.00   Lunch break

14.00-15.30   Core Training Course

15.30-16.00   Courtyard coffee break

16.00-17.30   Evening workshop 1

20.00-21.30   Evening workshop 2


As well as your core training course there are many free workshops and activities to choose from such as Storytelling, NLP, British Culture, Salsa Dancing, Drama Techniques, Multiple Intelligences, T'ai Chi, Teaching Pronunciation and more… all included in your course fee!

Views of ancient Canterbury from the University of Kent, venue for Pilgrims summer programme in the UK.

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