Methodology for the contemporary English clasroom – EAS-T
Easy School of Languages

COURSE SUMMARY:
This pedagogical course provides a comprehensive exploration of contemporary ELT (English Language Teaching) methodologies. It commences with the fundamentals of lesson planning, emphasizing pedagogical aims and learning objectives. The course then delves into visual aids, exploiting imagery to stimulate
learner engagement. Subsequent sessions focus on enhancing literacy skills, with an emphasis on making reading instruction relevant and cultivating effective listening strategies. The course also explores current trends in teaching writing, with a focus on both product and process writing approaches and what role AI should play in a writing class. Phonetics and phonology are addressed through the teaching of pronunciation and connected speech. The course promotes learner autonomy, advocating for a learner-centric classroom environment. It also introduces EdTech (Educational Technology) tools for classroom integration. The course concludes with a focus on lexical approach, debunking traditional grammar teaching myths. The overarching aim is to equip educators with a diverse toolkit of effective teaching strategies, fostering a deep understanding of 21st-century ELT methodologies.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
- Applicant should have a minumum B2 (Upper-Intermediate) level of English.
- Applicant must be a Teacher of English working with secondary school students or adult learners.

COURSE OUTCOMES:
By the end of the course participants will be better able to:
- Create effective lesson plans.
- Master the use of visual stimuli to captivate learners.
- Formulate strategies to inject relevance into reading tasks.
- Impart techniques for effective listening.
- Foster an environment that nurtures language development.
- Cultivate strategies to boost student interaction and verbal communication.
- Shift focus to word-based learning, challenging traditional grammar-centric approaches

SAMPLE PROGRAMME:
1) Monday: Towards Effective Lesson Planning: Aims Objectives and Stages
2) Tuesday: Leading In Not Leading Out: Exploiting Images to Engender Learner Engagement
3) Wednesday: Beyond Subskills: Making Reading Relevant
4) Thursday: Decoding: How to Teach Listening
5) Friday: Product, Process and …..? Teaching Writing in the 21st Century

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY - Free Days

6) Monday: Pronunciation and Connected Speech Where When and How?
7) Tuesday: Emerging Language: Towards a Learner Centric Classroom
8) Wednesday: Phones Out! Easy Tech in the Classroom
9) Thursday: Help My Students Won’t Speak!
10) Friday: Lexicalisation: Debunking the Grammar Myth

OTHER INFORMATION:
- Lesson duration: 45 hours per two-week course (22.5 hours per one-week course);
- Lesson duration: 1 lesson = 45 minutes
- Minimum age: 21+
- Class size: maximum 12