| ELTzone Network
Affiliates is a network of affiliated education professionals
supporting both personal and professional development through a range
of humanistic teacher training programs, school consulting services and
educational psychology based research projects. Our mission is to
support the activities of and cooperation among education related
professionals who yearn to improve not only the quality of their
services, but also the quality of life for individuals. |
| We believe that most school owners
are probably the best judges of what services or assistance they and
their staff need. We, therefore, do not offer pre-packaged goods or
services or support schemes for you to buy into. In true academic and
humanistic fashion we consider all school owners and teachers our
colleagues. In this respect, we deliver the same level of support to
our "colleagues" regardless of their school size or affiliation. |
| · Fairness and Equality in Our
Support Services for EFL School |
| We believe that most school owner are
probably the best judges of what services or assistance they and their
staff need. We, therefore, do not offer pre-packaged goods or services
or support schemes for you to buy into. In true academic and humanistic
fashion we consider all school owners and teachers our colleagues. In
this respect, we deliver the same level of support to our "colleagues"
regardless of their school size or affiliation. |
| · For Teachers, By Teachers ... Not
Sales Representatives |
| Would you hire a lawyer to write your
teacher's lesson plans, an insurance salesman to provide teacher
training for your staff, or a publishing editor to market your school's
services to parents? Surely not! We understand that during these
dynamic but turbulent times the last thing you need is a
sales-representative knocking on your door and promoting an expensive
package of services, most of which you don't really need |
| In-House Academic Support
Services for EFL Schools |
| Academic Support Consulting
Services |
| Whether it's assistance with
lesson planning, syllabus & curriculum design, or helping you
to establish your own system of academic management, our affiliates
have the practical "real world" experience you need. Because we are
real teachers, and have the real experience of having been "directors
of studies" and in some cases, even school owners, we understand your
"real world" needs. Although some of us are ELT authors and material
designers, we do not promote our own publications or those of any other
EFL publisher we may have an affiliation with. However, if you would
like to explore the possibility or our writing material for your own
school needs, please by all means let us know! |
| Teacher Observation |
| Classroom observations can be
accomplished in several ways. Depending on your academic needs budget
we can assist you with the following: |
| Traditional teaching
observations |
| "Buzz" Observations |
| - ensuring that all
teachers are following the school syllabus and policies |
| - the standardization of
teaching across the same levels of proficiency |
| - the efficient use of
materials and resources |
| - the comparison of
teaching staff for efficiency purposes and peer observation
recommendations. |
| - the inspection of the
quality of physical classroom and its contents A school level |
| "Buzz" observation
includes both verbal and written feedback to the school owner and a
group feedback session to the teaching staff. |
| Training and Mentoring Services |
| · Teacher Training / Professional
Development |
| ELTzone has a range of support
seminars that are offered to teachers throughout the year. These
programs are conducted regularly at public venues and can also
conducted "in-house" at your school. In addition to these professional
development seminars, we are happy to support your school through
seminars that are totally customized to your needs or specifications.
These needs can be identified either by meeting with you or your staff
or by conducting traditional classroom observations complete with
follow-up teacher feedback meetings. As with all ELTzone seminars,
emphasis is given to creating support seminars that are both practical,
humanistic and that foster both professional and personal development. |
| · Teacher Mentoring |
| Teacher mentoring is a personalized
service we provide to teachers. Like regular teacher training, this
support combines teaching instruction and classroom observation,
however it conducted on a personal level and in a private manner. Much
in the same way that many EFL students might request "private lessons"
that cater to their needs, our teacher mentoring program reflects the
growing need for conscientious teachers to reflect on their own
teaching practices and professional development. This service is
available to your teachers either through your school or privately
through direct contact with us. |
| Professional &
Personal Development Seminars For Teachers - Details |
| ELTzone Professional &
Personal Development - Public Seminars & Projects |
| In order to promote both professional
and personal development, as well as humanism and quality in teaching,
ELTzone Network Affiliates runs regular public seminars and projects
that are open to the public. These include our "action research" and
"quality assurance" projects. You and your teachers may learn about
these programs and our other public seminars through our website. On
the following page we have included an overview of upcoming and regular
seminars we will be organizing. For further information on any our
programs, please contact us and request a school visit or proposal. We
look forward to supporting your efforts to provide the best possible
education to your students. |
| EFL Methodology: From Theory to
Practice (45 hours) |
| Please see
below for a detailed overview of this offering. This general
methodology course is designed for individuals with no previous
experience in teaching English as a foreign language. It is also useful
for experienced teachers with no formal training in English Language
Teaching (ELT) who desire to improve not only their skills but also
effectiveness in the classroom. This basic methodology course is
especially useful for teachers on exam courses who have grown too
coursebook dependent or who are tired of testing rather than teaching.
This is a comprehensive course and is useful to both teachers of adults
and young learners. Humanistic and "hands-on" experiential approaches
to learning are utilized in this course and are also represented in
elements of teaching approaches suggested by the course leaders. All
materials are included in the course fee and will be provided at
beginning of the course. Upon conclusion, a TEFL certificate of
completion and letter of reference will be provided to all
participants. |
| Director of Studies Seminar: (6
hours) |
| This seminar is exclusively
designed for teachers who are working in the roles of "directors of
studies" or "level co-ordinators". This practical seminar covers areas
such as effective classroom observation, syllabus design and curriculum
statements, as well as motivating and managing staff. Special emphasis
is given to understanding and implementing quality management schemes.
This seminar is a must for anyone desiring to improve their EFL
management skills as well as to improve their career prospects. |
| Exam Cram Survival Skills
Seminar (For Teachers) (4 hours) |
| An up to date review of the
latest strategies and skills students need for success on local
certificate exams. Coverage is given to all sections of the
examinations. Teachers will benefit from time saving tips for
incorporating exam focus tasks into their regular coursework and using
test material for teaching purposes. Practical tips for overcoming
"test stress" are also discussed. This seminar covers both B2 and C1
level examinations. If you've ever been asked, "Are you teaching or
testing?", coming to this seminar will give you the answer. |
| Exam Cram Survival Skills
Seminar (For Students) (1.5 hours) |
| * For B2, C1 & C2
proficiency level examinations. Upon arrangement with Language Schools.
This is a special presentation for students on what to effectively
concentrate on and expect when taking proficiency type examinations.
Special emphasis is given to helping students come to terms with the
examiner's expectations and mindset when assessing the oral and written
sections of the exams. |
| Grammar: Sentence Structure
& Syntax for Teachers (6 hours) |
| - This course provides a
systematic approach for learning and teaching sentence structure and
syntax. This is an experiential workshop for teachers that will not
only improve their own level of English proficiency but will also
provide to them a greater understanding of how students can benefit
from this approach in both their written and spoken use of the language. |
| Teaching Grammar: An Inductive
Approach (3 hours) |
| This seminar helps students
discover how grammar can be learned inductively as a "top-down"
learning process through texts, tasks and writing activities. If you've
been stuck teaching "grammar rules" and your students still don't get
it, try this fun and alternative way of teaching grammar. |
| Language Awareness &
Discourse Analysis: (6 hours) |
| This seminar will help teachers
understand the underlying processes of the English Language. Emphasis
is given to fostering an awareness of how grammar, phonology, and
discourse are all interrelated in the use of English in both spoken and
written contexts. This course will help teachers maximize their use of
coursebooks, skills books and authentic material. This seminar is
presented an experiential workshop. All materials will be provided. |
| Teaching Effective Writing as
an Affective Process: (4 hours) |
| Discover a range of practical
activities and tasks that will help students (and teachers!) write more
effectively both in terms of exams and the real world. Emphasis is
given both helping students to personalize and contextualize their
efforts at the cognitive level. Explore how students can benefit from
working together to brainstorm ideas and the structure of their
compositions. Topics include creative writing, discursive writing,
group writing projects, and correspondence type tasks. This seminar is
presented an experiential workshop. All materials will be provided. |
| Vocabulary: The Lexical
Approach Deconstructed (4 hours) |
| Help your students maximize
their retention and use of vocabulary with this modern approach to
vocabulary building. The highly experiential and cognitively sound
approach emphasizes how lexis and grammar interact in ways that
directly affect how learners mentally store new language. This seminar
is presented an experiential workshop but also includes an overview of
short-term and long-term memory from an educational psychology
perspective. All materials will be provided. |
| Psychology for Language
Teaching (7 hours) |
| This seminar offers
participants a solid foundation in the theory and practice of classroom
and learning psychology. Topics include Introductions to: · Cognitive
& Educational Psychology · Behavioral Analytical Psychology ·
Neuro-Linguistic Psychology (NLP) · Cognitive and Learning Style Theory
· Multiple Intelligences Theory · Student Motivation |
| Class Management
& Motivation: (4 hours) |
| - Winning-over and
influencing the "Good Language Learner" |
| Discover tried and true
approaches for taking control of your classroom and motivating your
students. Included in this seminar is a practical look at the
application of behavioral analytical psychology techniques in the
classroom. To keep your students active and interested, you will learn
how to organize pair and group work and integrate class discussion
through your lesson planning. This presentation will be especially
useful for teachers of young learners and teenagers. |
| Lesson Planning for
Multiple Intelligences: (4 hours) |
| - A
Humanistic "Something for Everyone" Approach |
| The best teaching approach is
one in which a teacher's teaching style matches the learning styles of
his students. This seminar, which covers both practice and theory,
helps teachers develop tasks and plan lessons that appeal to all
learning styles. This presentation includes an overview of cognitive
learning styles through an overview of Howard Gardner's Multiple
Intelligences theory as well as Carl Jung's Personality &
Cognitive Styles theory. Teachers will also learn how to recognize and
test for their students' learning styles, and also their own. |
| Emotional
Intelligence Overload Seminar (4 hours) |
| This seminar offers
participants an introduction and overview of Emotional Intelligence as
well as practical ideas and activities to nurture and strengthen
emotional intelligence in your students. Topics also include dealing
with 'emotional blackmail', fostering 'leader potential' and
discovering the emotional mind-body connection through suggested
relaxation techniques. |
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| EFL
Methodology: |
| From Theory
to Practice in 45 Hours |
| Led by: Jay
Schwartz and Steve Vassilakopoulos |
| COURSE DESCRIPTION |
| This comprehensive
course is designed for individuals with no previous experience in
teaching English as a foreign language. It is also useful for
experienced teachers with no formal training in English Language
Teaching (ELT) who desire to improve not only their skills but also
effectiveness in the classroom. This basic methodology course is
especially useful for teachers on exam courses that have been too
coursebook dependent or who are tired of testing rather than teaching. |
| This
is a general methodology course and is useful both teachers of adults
and children. Both humanistic and experiential approaches to learning
are utilized in this course and are also represented in elements of
teaching approaches suggested by the course leaders. |
| All materials are included in the course fee
and will be provided at beginning of the course. |
| Upon
conclusion, a certificate of completion and letter of reference will be
provided to all participants. |
| Further course modules
are available for specific areas of interest such as Teaching adults,
teaching young learners, computer assisted language learning (CALL),
cross-curricular approach to teaching, psychology for language
teachers, and others. |
| The course is taught in
several convenient locations around Thessaloniki, Greece. The course is
also available in-house to language schools and school associations
meeting minimum participant requirements. |
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