Sample Program - Teacher Training

4 Week Program - Intensive TESOL Teacher Training

Day	Morning Activity 8:30am - 1:00pm	Afternoon Activity 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Sunday	Arrive in Brisbane and 1-hour city tour (including Mt Coot-tha) upon arrival. Transfer to GELI and meet host families.
Monday	GELI orientation and English Proficiency Testing	Computer systems and campus orientation
Tuesday	Intercultural Communication - integrated skills	Listening skills/strategies
Wednesday	Methodology: Introduction to learning styles	Guest Lecture - Australian History
Thursday	Methodology: teaching via content: Getting to know Australia	Developing a realia bank
Friday	Active listening and questioning techniques	Guest Lecture - Pronunciation Workshop
Saturday	Gold Coast Sightseeing + Shopping Tour
Sunday	Free Day
Monday	Methodology: Use of drills, songs and chants in the classroom	Classroom language of instruction
Tuesday	Listening skills/discussion - current news & on-going Micro teaching assessment	Writing skills - developing a survey
Wednesday	Speaking skills: developing discussion skills	Listening skills - a current affairs/news
Thursday	Methodology: teaching and learning vocabulary	Preparation for school visit (Computer room)
Friday	Australian animals - integrated skills	Aboriginal Art & Culture
Saturday	Mt Tamborine & Lamington National Park Rainforest Eco Walk Tour
Sunday	Free Day
Monday	School visit 1 - Observation	Post visit discussion
Tuesday	Writing skills/self editing and teaching techniques	Preparation for cultural presentation (computer lab)
Wednesday	Receptive skills - listening and reading - a current affairs/news	Design survey and interviews - writing speaking and listening
Thursday	Methodology: jig saw reading	Methodology: games in the classroom
Friday	School visit 2 - Practicum	Post visit discussion & reflection
Saturday	Free Day
Sunday	Free Day
Monday	Speaking skills: developing group interactive skills	Speaking skills: maintaining a conversation
Tuesday	Reconstructing texts through dictogloss	Narrative activities in the classroom
Wednesday	Developing an activity from in country text book	Presenting activity from text book
Thursday	English proficiency testing	Storytelling and drama - speaking and listening
Friday	Course Review	Certificate Presentation and Farewell Party
Saturday	Meet for departure

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Persian	Polish	Portuguese	Romanian
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Welsh	Yiddish