In addition to our qualifying courses, at ACE TEFL we also offer shorter courses during the year focusing on different aspects of language and methodology. These courses are available online or face to face.
Fundamentals of English Language Teaching
A 30-hour introduction to English Language Teaching, this course comprises two syllabus strands: Language Awareness and Methodology. It offers an overview of the field of language teaching and helps novice teachers develop basic classroom skills. For more details of this course please check out this page.
Grammar for teachers
This 30-hour course offers an introduction to grammatical description and helps teachers select appropriate material and activities for grammar teaching at different levels, and present or explain grammatical phenomena to learners. For more details of this course please check out this page.
Advanced grammar for teachers
This 30-hour course to help participants who already have a good level of language awareness understand grammatical description in depth, explain grammatical phenomena and select appropriate materials for learners at different levels. For more details of this course please check out this page.
Teacher Observation and Evaluation
On this 20-hour course for senior teachers and directors of study, participants explore different approaches to teacher observation and different ways of giving feedback to teachers.
The course aims to help senior teachers and directors of study to:
– understand approaches to observation and make informed choices
– identify teacher practices, beliefs and behaviours
– recognise “teachable moments” in teaching practice
– give teachers supportive, constructive feedback.
For more details of this course please check out this page.
Understanding and Translating English Poetry
This 30-hour course aims to exemplify and explore various aspects of the structure of a poem, including rhythm, coherence, thematic development as well as the use of metaphor, metonymy and conceit.
Participants will be expected to read each poem in advance and complete a series of tasks on it. During each session, following a close reading, they will be asked to evaluate translations of the poem and attempt their own translation, which will be commented on by the course tutor.
For more details of this course please check out this page.