COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is tailored to educators and administrative staff seeking to enhance their English communication skills for professional use. Through realistic tasks, collaborative projects, and role-plays, partipants will develop confidence and fluency in managing daily interactions in educational settings. The programme covers key areas such as professional communication, interpersonal skills, public speaking and conflilct resolution, ensuring participants can engage effectively in diverse professional contexts.
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
This course is suitable for educators and administrative staff looking to develop their English communication skills in professional settings.
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must have minimum level of A2 level of English, as outlined in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
COURSE AIMS:
- Build practical English communication skills tailored to educational environments,
- Strengthen participants’s ability to handle workplace interactions confidently,
- Foster cultural awareness and adaptability in international professional settings.
COURSE CONTENT:
This course is structured around 5 core modules:
A) Professional Communication Skills: Participants will learn to draft and respond to workplace emails, make effective phone calls, and understand the nuances of formal versus informal language. Key tasks include writing practice and simulated workplace communication scenarios.
B) Interpersonal Communication in Education: This module focuses on active listening, giving feedback, and managing meetings. Participants will engage in role-plays to practice agreeing, disagreeing, and suggesting while honing their ability to clarify and take turns in discussions.
C) Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution: Emphasis is placed on diplomatic language and collaborative decision-making. Through role-plays, participants practice resolving workplace misunderstandings and negotiating solutions.
D) Public Speaking and Presentations: Participants will develop skills for structuring and delivering presentations, managing nerves, and engaging audiences effectively. Practical tasks include preparing and delivering short presentations using persuasive and sequencing language.
E) Course Project: In this module, participants will prepare a final presentation that synthesizes the skills and knowledge gained throughout the course. They will present their project to peers, receiving feedback to further enhance their communication and presentation skills.
TEACHING METHOD:
The English for Educators and Administrative Staff course combines course input from ATC’s trainers with group discussion and collaborative work. Throughout the course participants are given the opportunity to apply their learning by engaging in varied production activities such as roleplays, discussions, mini projects and presentations.
INCLUDED IN THE COURSE:
- Lessons: 20 hours tuition + 10 hours of project work per week
- Course materials included
- Interactive discussions with other teachers
- Access to school on-line teachers platform
- End-of-course certificate
OTHER INFORMATION:
If minimum number per course are not met, we will offer participants a combination of General English development and Teacher Training Development as an alternative. Therefore:
- For courses with 9 particpants or more we will offer the full course as indicated.
- For courses with 5-8 particpants we will offer 20 hours General English and 10 hours of Teacher Training Development in the afternoons.
- For courses with 1-4 particpants we will offer 20 hours General English and 5 hours of Teacher Training Development in the afternoons.
Przykładowe zajęcia dodatkowe:
bilard *, bowling *, cycling *, ice scating *
art and craft workshops, board games, city tour/walk, conversation practice, cultural activities, guided city tours *, guided museum tours *, orientation tour, pub and restaurant evenings, school party, sightseeng
Moher Cliffs *, Guiness Storehouse *, Jameson Destillery *, St Patrick Cathedral, Dublin Castle *
* zajęcia dodatkowo płatne
