Job Shadowing for English Teachers – IHD-JS
IH Dublin

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The Job Shadowing for English Language Teachers course helps teachers enhance their skills through a blend of classroom observation, input sessions on language methodology and approaches, and feedback discussions. Participants will spend several hours each week observing our trainers, analysing new practices and approaches in action. Input sessions will provide insights into the latest methodologies and innovative materials. Follow-up workshops will focus on discussing observations and exploring ways to improve teaching skills, with an emphasis on creativity.

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
This programme is ideal for individuals who:
- Are English language teachers seeking skill enhancement
- Want to observe diverse teaching methodologies
- Are interested in the latest language teaching approaches
- Wish to engage in workshops and receive feedback

COURSE UNITS:
- Weekly hours dedicated to classroom observation of experienced trainers
- Input sessions on the latest language teaching methodologies and approaches
- Interactive workshops to discuss and analyse observed practices
- Feedback sessions to reflect on observations and enhance teaching skills
- An emphasis on creativity in teaching

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
By completing the Job Shadowing for English Language Teacher course, participants will gain insights into diverse teaching methodologies, enhance their skills, learn the latest approaches, receive feedback and develop creative strategies.

SCHEDULE:
- 25 hours - Monday to Friday from 11:30 to 13:15 and 13:45 to 17:00

SAMPLE PROGRAMME:
1) Monday
- Cultural orientationTour
- Course outline and objectives. The observation context: Overview of classes, levels, and education context
- Preparation for observation: Learner engagement and motivation
2) Tuesday
- Lesson observation: Learner engagement and motivation
- Feedback and review: Maximising learner engagement and participation
- Overview of taskbased learning
3) Wednesday
- Lesson observation: Interactive materials, resources, and tasks
- Feedback and review: Designing resource and materials – some considerations
- Presentation set up: Lesson planning workshop
4) Thursday
- Lesson observation: Upgrading learners’ output
- Feedback and review: Ways of responding to learners’ spoken and written output
- Lesson planning workshop
5) Friday
- Team teaching minipresentations
- Feedback and review
- Tutor feedback, end of course certificates, and goodbyes
*This is a sample timetable. The exact course programme may vary each week and depends on the selected schedule.

Przykładowe zajęcia dodatkowe:

bilard, bowling *, fitness *, horse riding *, ice scating *, paintball *, sport in park, table tennis

board games, boat cruises *, cinema afternoon/evening *, city tour/walk, concerts *, cooking lessons, cultural activities, cultural events and festivals, dance lessons/workshops, football matches, games nights, guided city tours *, international evenings, international food day, live music / music nights, museum visits, orientation tour, pub and restaurant evenings, school party, sightseeng, visits to music festivals

Wexford (Hook Head Lighthouse) *, Galway *, Belfast and Titanic Museum *, Garden of Ireland (Wicklow and Glendalough) *, Cliffs of Moher *, Burren *, Guinness Storehouse *, Dublin Zoo *, Trinity College Library *, The National Gallery of Ireland *, The Irish Museum of Modern Art *

* zajęcia dodatkowo płatne