2018 Teacher Training Programmes LEWIS TEACHER TRAINING CENTRE
Welcome to the LTTCThe Lewis Teacher Training Centre (LTTC) was created as a 21st-century response to EFL teacher training needs worldwide, considering the ever-evolving challenges new and experienced teachers face within their own contexts. With those challenges in mind, we’ve created a broad and responsive portfolio of services.
You may be new to teaching and wish to gain a recognised qualification, or you may be an experienced language teacher eager to develop your skills further. Whatever your needs, we offer an excellent range of English teacher training and development services.
We’ve worked with teachers both here in Southampton and all around the world, so if you can’t come to us, we’ll come to you!
Meet the teamRichenda AskewHead of Teacher Training“I have a great passion for language teaching and teacher training. I particularly enjoy facilitating sessions on the impacts pronunciation teaching and second language acquisition theories have on learning.”
Abby CroucherCPD Manager & Teacher Trainer“I enjoy exploring activities and materials that appeal to a range of learner styles and maximise student engagement. Much of my time is spent managing the continuous professional development of our in-house teachers.”
Charlotte WrightSenior Teacher & Teacher Trainer“I am an advocate of student-centred and holistic approaches to teaching, and am passionate about working with teachers to bring language learning to life in the classroom.”
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As well as Richenda, Abby and Charlotte, we have a wider team of trainers here in Southampton and in other locations around the world.
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Become an EFL TeacherLearn about TEFL. Gain a world-renowned qualification.
Trinity CertTESOL 4
Courses for In-Service Teachers1- and 2-week courses for more experienced teachers
INSET for UK Schools 8
Teaching Methodology Courses 9
EU Funding 11
Services in Your Country
Courses in Your Country 12
Teaching Conferences 13
Free Training Visit 14
Your Stay with Us
Southampton 15
Accommodation 15
Talk to Us 15
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“The course at Lewis has a huge reputation… the tutors are highly experienced.” Ian Bradley
Become a qualified English language teacher
The Trinity CertTESOL is a 4-week intensive initial teacher-training certificate, which is accredited by Trinity College London and recognised worldwide. It is designed for those with little or no experience of teaching English and enables them to embark on a career in the EFL profession. It provides a firm foundation equipping trainees with basic knowledge and highly practical skills in teaching techniques and methodologies to set them on their way in a new profession. The course involves over 120 timetabled hours and includes six hours of observed teaching practice with English language students.
Entry Requirements
Age 18+ years
Education / BackgroundEnough to enter higher education in your own country / OR equivalent demonstrated student potential / OR suitable work achievements
Level of EnglishAdvanced reading, writing, aural and oral skills required. Non-native teachers must demonstrate an English level across all four skills equivalent to C1+ on CEFR.
ApplicationSuccessful completion of online application form including pre-interview task.One interview stage (face-to-face or video conferencing) including a writing task.
Excellent support from your tutors to help you succeed
“I could not have been happier with the help I received from the tutors. Even if they were rushed off their feet they would always find the time to help us.” Jessica Pinel
“Tutors showed that they cared about our personal and emotional wellbeing as well as our professional/academic progress. The weekly tutorials were excellent.” David Tully
“The tutors were very helpful and approachable. I went to them to discuss my teaching points and materials again and again, and they responded with equal attention and care every single time. I am extremely thankful to them.” Saima Usman
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“The course at Lewis has a huge reputation… the tutors are highly experienced.”
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Dates Course fee Moderation fee
Full-Time Monday - Friday4 weeks, 130 hours
9 April – 5 May4-30 June30 July – 25 August5 November – 1 December
£1015* £143**
Part-Time Tuesday & Thursday (evenings)Most Saturdays (all day)12 weeks, 130 hours
9 Jan – 7 April £1250 £143**
Course content
The course begins with an exploration into theories behind learning and second language acquisition, and a brief overview of some English grammar e.g. tenses and their aspects. However, most of your language awareness will develop as you prepare for and teach your lessons. Your input sessions will focus more on developing skills and techniques for the classroom and will introduce you to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and pronunciation teaching. Along with all of this, and as you get to grips with lesson planning, you will then start to notice how this translates into the classroom while you observe our language school teachers in action.
A £200 deposit is required to register your place on the course. *GBP 995 if you book 3 months before the start date.**The Trinity moderation fee is subject to change by Trinity College London.
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You will learn a ‘mystery language’ over four sessions and analyse the experience as both a student and a teacher, which will form the basis of your first assignment. For your second assignment you will select an international student at school to interview, record, assess, teach, and prescribe a tailored course for.
Following an opening period of only input sessions, teaching practice will start taking up the majority of your time on the course. After meeting and placing the students by level, you will deliver four 30-minute lessons, followed by four 1-hour lessons (observed). Each lesson will conclude with a feedback session with a tutor and some of your peers. That same evening you will write a short reflection of your lesson considering the feedback you received (not discounting your own!).
Every time you teach you will be expected to design materials for your lesson. Towards the end of the course you will select one piece of material from one of your lessons and evaluate its effectiveness.
The course culminates with a Trinity moderation visit on the final day, where the trainees are interviewed individually and as a group. The moderator also reviews all course work.
Units Description of assessment
Unit 1 Teaching Practice (TP)Teaching Practice Evaluation (TPE)Guided Observations
4x 1-hour assessed lessons*Reflective teaching journalWritten report on lessons you observe
Unit 2 Language Awareness Exam Take-home examination
Unit 3 Language Learner Profile (LLP) Written assignment profiling a selected student’s language competence and proposing a language development pathway
Unit 4 Materials Assignment (Mat A) Review of material you have created and used in your teaching practice
Unit 5 Unknown Natural Language (UNL) Written report on your experience of learning a mystery language
Assessed work
*In preparation for the four assessed lessons, you will have 4x 30-minute lessons in Week 2, which will be observed and for which you will receive feedback.
“It’s a bit like ‘teaching boot camp’... in a good way! It’s rewarding and enjoyable.” Becky Sloper
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Get a taste before you bookIs this the profession for you? If you’ve had little or no exposure to English language teaching, taking the first step can be a daunting decision to make, especially considering the commitment of time and money it requires.
If you’d like to have a chat about the course or to find out more about TEFL as a career, please feel to get in touch. We can also arrange for you to observe one of our teachers at the Lewis School of English, to give you first-hand experience of an EFL classroom.
Call +44 23 8022 8203 or email [email protected] and we’ll be delighted to answer your questions.
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“Every session made sense and was integral to the entire course.” Donna Haynes
Funding opportunities
English Teaching Graduate Scheme
The British Council have designed a scheme to help graduates get the qualifications they need to work abroad. For more information on how to apply for a grant, visit:
www.britishcouncil.org/study-work-create/opportunity/work-volunteer/english-teaching-graduate-scheme
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Other sources of funding
You may be eligible to apply for funding through other initiatives such as Erasmus+. Speak to your employer, school/university, local council or national funding body to find out more.
Professional and Career Developments Loans
We are approved by the Professional and Careers Development Loan organisation as a learning provider for CertTESOL. This means that you can, if eligible, apply for a loan to help pay for your CertTESOL course at our training centre.
Professional and Career Development Loans are commercial bank loans that you can use to help pay for work-related learning. You can borrow between £300 and £10,000 to help support the cost of up to two years of learning (or three years if it includes one year’s relevant unpaid practical work). The Government will pay the interest on the loan while you are learning and for one month afterwards. You will then need to start repaying the loan as you would any other commercial loan product. You can use the loan to pay course fees or other costs such as travel and living expenses. You can also use the loan to supplement other forms of support such as grants or bursaries. As the Professional and Career Development Loan is a commercial loan product, you should make sure you have investigated all the funding options that may be open to you to ensure you take an informed decision about whether the loan is right for you. For further information on financial assistance to support your learning, please visit the GOV.UK website or contact the National Careers Service on 0800 100 900. Our learning provider identification number is 10237.
Armed Forces Learning (ELC) Scheme
We are an Approved Learning Provider under the Armed Forces Learning (ELC) Scheme (provider no.6467). This scheme is open to all serving members of the Armed Forces and any ex-service personnel who are registered for ELC. If you are planning your resettlement training or want to further your own professional development, get in touch.
INSET for UK Schools
Courses for In-Service Teachers
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Supporting primary and secondary teachers
The new National Curriculum requires school teachers in the UK to teach English grammar more explicitly, starting from primary school. Your school can benefit from our expertise in English language teaching to help your teachers deliver this aspect of the curriculum in an engaging and effective way.
Our workshops are designed to help primary/secondary school teachers who:• are uncertain about the rules of English grammar• want to refresh their knowledge of English grammar• want to know how to teach grammar and embed it across other subjects• want to apply modern methods of language learning that encourage better language acquisition and retention
The course will be tailored specifically to your school’s needs. It can be:• any length from a half-day session up to a week-long programme• delivered at your school, at our centre or online• scheduled during holiday time, weekends, or the working week (fitting around school hours)• based on more specifically-defined language needs (knowledge and/or teaching practice)
We also offer INSET to teachers of other modern languages. This focuses primarily on language teaching approaches, methods, procedures and techniques. Commonly requested topics include 1st and 2nd language acquisition theories, student engagement, learning styles, lesson planning, classroom management and materials use.
To learn more about this service and to find out how we’ve helped support primary and secondary school teachers in the UK, please contact us.
“I felt really involved in the learning process.” Angelina D’Abraccio
1- and 2-week courses for non-native teachers
At the LTTC we offer a number of in-service training courses for experienced and developing teachers, most of which are eligible for EU funding - see page 11.
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Dates Length Price
Student-Centred Teaching 19-23 February26-29 March**16-20 July
1 week / 21 hours GBP 357* /EUR 428*
Language, Methodology & Culture 26 February - 2 March9-13 July22-26 October
Reflective Teaching 12-16 March23-27 July
Materials Development for Language Teaching
19-23 March8-12 October
*In addition to the course fee, an enrolment fee of GBP 65 / EUR 80 is payable.**This course lasts 4 days rather than 5 days because of the bank holiday on 30 March. However, you will still have 21 hours of lessons.
Applying for EU funding?We have a step-by-step guide on our website to help with your application.
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Overview of Courses
Language Methodology & Culture
• Focused language development for non-native English teachers. NB: a language needs questionnaire will be sent to every participant before the course.• Pronunciation and the IPA• Developing knowledge of British life and culture • Student-centred teaching techniques and strategies to increase learner motivation and involvement • Minimising and exploiting L1 in the classroom• Creating, adapting and exploiting materials, and course book management• Classroom management, layout and dynamics• Creativity in teaching: methods, resources and activities
Student-Centred Teaching
• Theories of motivation in language learning and student-centred teaching techniques• Theory into practice: student-centred, cognitivist, constructivist, and experiential theories of learning• Personalising lessons; attending to learners in large classes; classroom layout and dynamics• Lesson planning; presenting new language; activities for language development• Teaching structure, function, lexis, and pronunciation• Receptive skills teaching and processing skills• Materials development; course book management; ICT in the classroom• Classroom management and error-correction techniques
Reflective Teaching
• Strategies to help teachers manage their own professional development• The importance of reflective practice, both in and on action • Key issues and recent development in teaching methodology • Classroom management and student-centred techniques• Error-correction and minimising L1 in the classroom• Classroom layout and dynamics, and teaching large classes• Differentiating lessons and how to design materials for all learner types• Materials development and course book management
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“I now feel more confident working with my colleagues and presenting my ideas.” Natalia Mulerova
Materials Development for Language Teaching
• Considering learner styles and learning difficulties• Grading, contextualising and personalising materials• Techniques that cultivate a student-centred learning environment• Course book evaluation, adaptation, supplementation • Designing, adapting and exploiting materials• Using authentic materials in the classroom (video, audio, written)• Differentiating your materials • ICT in the classroom• No-materials and materials-light teaching• The IPA and Pronunciation
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Discuss your requirements with us - contact us to arrange a convenient time.
Browse our Training Topics at www.lewis-school.co.uk/topics to find out what we can offer teachers.
Download and complete the Course Design Questionnaire at www.lewis-school.co.uk/CDQ.
We also offer training to teachers of other subjects on more transferable skills. If you are interested in learning more about this, please get in touch.
Tailored courses
Our in-service courses are designed primarily for non-native English language teachers. We can design a course for you considering our topic descriptors and a short questionnaire we have designed that will help us learn about your continuous professional development needs.
“I’ve learnt more with you than I did on my teaching practice on a 5-year degree.” Marta Hernandez
Courses in Your Country
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Let the LTTC come to you!
The LTTC delivers teacher training courses all over the world. Over the past few years we’ve delivered courses in Russia, Turkey, the Middle East and beyond! Visiting you allows us to gain a greater insight into your needs based on your specific context. Teachers have described our approach as being one that understands the real challenges faced in today’s classrooms, eg large classes, mixed abilities and motivation levels.
Advantages of flying to you
Cost-effective - you save on travel, visas, and accommodationTime-saving - you eliminate time spent on organising a project abroadConvenient - we work around your schedule at any point in the yearInclusive - we can train your entire team as opposed to only a few of your teachers flying to usContext-specific - you receive a course directly relating to your current teacher and student needs
Choose a course or design your own
A course coming to you can be 100% tailored, in both structure and content. We need to learn about your school and continuous professional development (CPD) objectives. In order to do this we invite you to:
“The trainer responded to our needs by adjusting the course to suit our context.” Alexey Nafikova
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Discuss your requirements with us - contact us to arrange a convenient time.
Browse our Training Topics at www.lewis-school.co.uk/topics to find out what we can offer teachers.
Download and complete the Course Design Questionnaire at www.lewis-school.co.uk/CDQ.
We’ll do the rest! We will then present an indicative course plan and price quotation for your approval.Perhaps you would like us to deliver one of our UK-based courses in your country. We can adapt one of the courses below so that it more directly meets the needs of your school and teachers. See pages 9-11 for our list of courses or refer to our website.
Prices start at: £1300 per course plus trainer expenses (eg. flights and accommodation)
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“Exquisite. Lovely. Attractive. Professional. A once-in-a-lifetime experience!” Iona-Valeria
Fresh Approach: vibrant and dynamic conferences
Since 2008, our Fresh Approach conferences have been inspiring teachers around the world to explore new ways of engaging and affecting learners. So far they have helped over 6,000 teachers bring learning to life!
Led by our dynamic team of trainers, our events are useful, fun and highly interactive – far removed from the traditional lecture format. At our conferences, you’ll explore different philosophies, methodologies, teaching resources and a multitude of new ideas for the classroom. Our conferences have proved popular with teaching associations, universities, schools, publishers and other educational organisations. We tailor every conference according to your needs, but below are some of our most popular sessions. To learn more about our conferences visit our website.
Prices start at £350 for a half-day plus presenter expenses (eg. flights and accommodation)
Teaching Conferences
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Free Training Visit
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Consultancy service for schools
A Training Visit brings our specialist(s) to you to run a free appraisal of your department (with no obligation to commit further), including a free workshop for your teachers and a free lesson for your students.
The service provides an opportunity to explore new and useful ideas that aim to benefit your school, teachers and students. The visit also showcases our skills and expertise, so you can get to know us first-hand, and vice versa.
You will only pay for the specialist’s flights and accommodation, plus visa fees if applicable (for two-day visits only - get in touch for more details).
What’s included in your visit?
• A FREE teacher training workshop• A FREE English lesson for students• Curriculum overview (eg review of syllabus and course books)• Resources review (eg staff room, classrooms and IT)• Classroom observations and feedback (teachers)• Team structure and dynamics• Final presentation to management• A written report with recommendations
How do you book your free training visit?
“They demonstrated new approaches, teaching strategies and pedagogical concepts.” Levis Lozano
You might like to consider...
✓ combining your visit with a Fresh Approach conference
✓ sharing the service with a neighbouring school
Download our questionnaire at www.lewis-school.co.uk/free-training-visit
Complete it and send it to us by email.
We’ll be in touch to discuss your needs.
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Richenda AskewHead of Teacher [email protected]
Southampton
Located on the south coast of England, Southampton is a great place to live and study! The city is internationally famous for cruise ships and the Titanic, and with 40,000 university students among its population of 240,000, it has a young, vibrant atmosphere. Visitors can enjoy the Sea City Museum, the fabulous West Quay shopping centre and Premier League football at St Mary’s Stadium.
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London is only 1¼ hours by train and many other places of interest are within easy travelling distance, such as Stonehenge and the historic cities of Bath, Oxford and Winchester. The New Forest National Park and the Isle of Wight are also just a stone’s throw away!
Accommodation
Homestay accommodationOur homestay hosts are personally selected and inspected, offering you a comfortable and friendly ‘home away from home’.
Residential accommodationIn summer we offer single en-suite rooms and studio apartments in a residence just 10 minutes’ walkfrom the school. You can choose self-catering or half board.
Talk to us
Suzie BrierleyWelfare [email protected]
Lewis Teacher Training CentreLewis School of English30-33 Palmerston RoadSouthampton SO14 1LL, UK
+44 23 8022 8203www.lewis-school.co.uk/teachers
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@lttcentre“They demonstrated new approaches, teaching strategies and pedagogical concepts.”
Michelle SandfordWelfare & [email protected]
LEWIS TEACHER TRAINING CENTRELewis School of English, 30-33 Palmerston Road, Southampton SO14 1LL, UK
Tel. +44 23 8022 8203 [email protected]
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