Professional Development for Language Teachers

Would you like topgrade your knowledge base for teaching a language or be better prepared for a training course in teaching English as an additional language?

These nine-hour short courses are in-service workshops for prospective or practising language teachers in New Zealand or overseas schools and tertiary institutions.

 

Grammar Awareness for Language Teachers
Phonology Awareness for Language Teachers
e-Language Learning
Fees and enrolment
Time and date
Venue
Further information

 

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Grammar Awareness for Language Teachers

This 9 hour short course will sharpen your knowledge of the various aspects of basic grammar, and how to use grammar references in areas of difficulty. The course runs over 3 days.

If you are an in-service teacher, or planning  to teach English, this is a great refresher course. It will sharpen your  knowledge of various aspects of basic grammar, and how to use grammar references in areas of difficulty.

You learn about parts of speech, verb phrases, modal verbs, conditionals, prepositions of time and place, other discrete grammar items,the basic vocabulary of grammar, and how to use grammar references.

Fees: $115 (incl GST)

2013 Dates	Times	Course	Code	Class
Wed 10 July & Sat 13 July & Wed 17 July	5.30pm - 8.30pm 9.30am - 12.30pm 5.30pm - 8.30pm	EAPL	S146	5676

Location: Unitec's Mt Albert Campus, Entry 3, Building 170

To enrol please complete a Short Course Enrolment Form. All fees include GST. If there are insufficient numbers registered for a course Unitec reserves the right to postpone or cancel.

 

Phonology Awareness for Language Teachers

This nine-hour course focuses on the essential aspects of English pronunciation. If you are a teacher who lacks confidence in this area, this is the ideal refresher course. You will learn about sounds and syllables, stress (word and sentence), intonation, and how to identify aspects of pronunciation. You will also explore practical ways to teach these aspects in the classroom.

Fees: $115 (incl GST)

2013 Dates	Times	Course	Code	Class
Please note this class has been cancelled for 2013.		EAPL	S147	-

Location: Unitec's Mt Albert Campus, Entry 3, Building 170

To enrol please complete a Short Course Enrolment Form. All fees include GST. If there are insufficient numbers registered for a course Unitec reserves the right to postpone or cancel.

 

e-Language Learning

This course looks at some of the ways in which ICT - Information Communication Technology - (e.g. blogs, podcasting) can be used for language learning. It is suitable for those with some experience in creating online accounts (e.g. Facebook) and using online environments. It will present examples of the application of digital tools in the language teaching classroom as well as explore ways of integrating digital tools into the second language classroom.

Fees: $115 (incl GST)

2013 Dates	Times	Course	Code	Class
Wed 16 October & Sat 19 October & Wed 23 October	5.30pm - 8.30pm 10am - 1pm 5.30pm - 8.30pm	EAPL	S148	7218

Location: Unitec's Mt Albert Campus, Entry 3, Building 170

To enrol please complete a Short Course Enrolment Form. All fees include GST. If there are insufficient numbers registered for a course Unitec reserves the right to postpone or cancel.

 

Fees and enrolment

Course fees includes tuition, a student service fee and GST.

Admission to these courses is open, but classes are limited to 20 students.

Participants with English as an additional language should have at least upper intermediate proficiency in English.

NOTE: Unitec may be obliged to cancel a course. If this situation occurs, all fees will be refunded. Student loans and allowances are not available for short courses.

 

Time and date

Each course is nine hours in duration and will run from 9am to 12pm over three Saturdays.

Once we have the required 10 participants needed for a course to run, you will be notified of the start date.

No two courses will be run over the same dates.

 

Venue

These courses are offered at the Department of Languages, Building 170, Unitec, Entry 3, Carrington Road, Mt Albert, Auckland.

You will be advised of a room number once a course is confirmed.

 

Parking

Ample free parking is available directly outside the Language building.

 

Further information

For further information on short courses please contact Student Central on study@unitec.ac.nz or 0800 10 95 10 or +64 9 815 2945.

To enrol please complete the Short Course Enrolment Form. All fees include tuition, course materials and GST. Refunds are only available for withdrawals that take place on or before seven days of the start of the course. If there are insufficient numbers registered for a course Unitec reserves the right to postpone or cancel.

 

Last edited: 10 June 2013