Writing, speaking and reading are not isolated pillars of communication. Through the integration of learning course, teachers will enhance their communication skills in totality. This course covers a range of topics that provide teachers with insights into how to improve their overall communication performance in the learning environment. By giving them the skills to manage their own learning processes and strategies, participants will be guided on how they can function optimally in the classroom context. This will also enable them to transfer their new knowledge and skills to learners so that the learning process can be improved.
This course takes place over 6 sessions:
Topic | Content |
Unit 1: Strategies for success |
Classroom communication: Impacting on learners’ attitude and motivation |
Unit 2: All together now |
Classroom communication:Shifting to integrated language teaching. Designing integrated activities: dictation and cloze exercises (gap fills) |
Unit 3: Practise makes perfect |
Classroom communication:Developing content knowledge while improving fluency: dialogue, role play, chants and songs |
Unit 4: School Talk |
Classroom communication:Using multi-lingual skills to support learning |
Unit 5: Across the curriculum |
Classroom communication: Encouraging communication through a variety of question types. Creating opportunities for genuine communication |
Unit 6: Communication for lifelong learning |
Classroom communication: Using language to learn. Transferring learning processes and strategies |