The ACELS (Advisory Council for English Language Schools) Junior Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language is a course specifically designed by the Department of Education for primary and secondary school teachers who wish to teach english to teenagers during the Summer months. The course runs for 5 days in the middle of June and successful trainees will be qualified to teach english in Junior Summer Camps in Ireland.
Eligible Applicants
- Applicants must be state qualified teachers - Secondary & Primary
- Non-native teachers must have a C1 or C2 (Council of Europe) level of English
Course requirements
- 100% attendance at seminars – 30 hours in total
- Complete three assignments
- Complete the assessed teaching practice component following the course in the junior summer centre
Core Syllabus
- Developing the 4 skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing
- Language analysis: aspects of grammar, vocabulary and phonology
- Presentation and practice of language at a range of levels
- Language presentation frameworks
- Lesson planning
- Evaluation of teaching materials, published and authentic
- Supplementary materials
- Teaching vocabulary
- Checking meaning
- Teaching functional English
- Learner styles
- Visual aids and board work
- Error correction
- Task-Based Learning
- Using the video/dvd in the classroom
- Learner training
- Songs and games in the classroom
Course Information
- Course duration:
- 4 days (30 hours)
- Course dates 2013:
- 10th - 14th June 2013
- Time-table:
- 09.00 - 17.00 Monday-Friday
- Fees:
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Course fee: €355
Course materials: €30
