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Saturday 11th February Wednesday 15th February

Introduction to UoS Online Services and

Welcome and Administration IWBs (optional / drop-in)
The Learner
Assignment FOL set Live Observation of Experienced
Week 1

Teaching Vocabulary 1 Teachers

Teaching Reading (90 minutes + 30 minutes GTKY and NA for FOL)
(pro-forma lesson plan to be provided)
Introduction to TP, Observation and
Reflection

Supervised Lesson Planning

(TP points for first 4 lessons distributed)

Saturday 18th February Wednesday 22nd February

Introduction to UoS Online Services and

Introduction to Language Analysis IWBs (optional / drop-in)
Teaching Grammar 1: PPP
Week 2

(pro-forma lesson plan to be provided)

Teaching Practice
Classroom Management
Teaching Speaking
(pro-forma lesson plan to be provided) Trainees A, B and C teach for 40 minutes
Unsupervised Teaching Practice Preparation each
/ Self-study
Reflection, Feedback & Supervised
Lesson Planning

Saturday 25th February Wednesday 1st March

Teaching Practice
Lesson Planning 1: Writing a Lesson Plan
Teaching Listening Trainees B, C and D teach for 40 minutes
Week 3

(pro-forma lesson plan to be provided)

each
Language Analysis: Form and Meaning
Assignment LRT set
Phonology 1: Sounds and Word Stress Reflection, Feedback & Supervised
Unsupervised Teaching Practice Preparation Lesson Planning
/ Self-study
Stage 1 Progress Record to be completed after 1
hour and 20 minutes of teaching (i.e. after TP 2
for trainee B and C)

Saturday 4th March Wednesday 8th March

Week 4

Assessing Learner Needs (review requirements Teaching Practice

for FOL)
Language Analysis: Verb Tenses Trainees C, D and A teach for 40 minutes
Using Coursebooks each
Teacher Talk
Unsupervised Teaching Practice Preparation Reflection, Feedback & Supervised
/ Self-study Lesson Planning
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Stage 1 Progress Record to be completed after 1

hour and 20 minutes of teaching (i.e. after TP 2
for trainees A and D)

Saturday 11th March Wednesday 15th March

Teaching Writing
(pro-forma lesson plan to be provided) Teaching Practice
DVD Observation of Experienced Teachers
(60 minutes) D, A and B trainees teach for 40 minutes
Week 5

Phonology 2: sentence stress and each

intonation
Correcting Learner Errors (spoken and Reflection, Feedback & Supervised
written) Lesson Planning
Unsupervised Teaching Practice Preparation
/ Self-study
Assignment FOL due in by 9am

Saturday 18th March Wednesday 22nd March

Teaching Practice
Language Analysis: Modality
Practice Activities Trainees A and B teach for 60 minutes
Teaching Functions each
Week 6

ELT Resources
Unsupervised Teaching Practice Preparation Reflection, Feedback & Supervised
/ Self-study Lesson Planning
Marked Assignment FOL returned
Stage 2 Progress Record to be completed after 3
hours of teaching (i.e. after TP 4 for trainees A
and B)

Assignment FOL resubmissions due in by Friday

24th 9am

Saturday 25th March Wednesday 29th March

Teaching Practice
Language Analysis: Conditionals
Teaching Grammar 2: Guided Discovery Trainees C and D teach for 60 minutes
Week 7

Continuing Professional Development each

DVD Observation of Experienced Teachers
(60 minutes) Reflection, Feedback & Supervised
Assignment LFC set
Unsupervised Teaching Practice Preparation Lesson Planning
/ Self-study Stage 2 Progress Record to be completed after 3
Assignment LRT due in by 9am hours of teaching (i.e. after TP 4 for trainees C
and D)

Saturday 1st April Wednesday 5th April

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Live Observation of Experienced

Teachers
Using Texts and Authentic Materials (90 minutes + 30 minutes GTKY and NA for LSRT)
Teaching Receptive Skills
Assignment LSRT set
Reflection: change of level
Language Analysis: Adjectives, Adverbs
Week 8

and Prepositions
Supervised Lesson Planning
Workshop: Recapping and Troubleshooting / (TP points for second half of the course
Questions and Answers distributed)
Self-study
Marked Assignment LRT returned Assignment LRT resubmissions due in by Friday
7th 9am

Saturday 22nd April Wednesday 26th April

The Foreign Language Lesson Teaching Practice

Lesson Planning 2: Review
Week 9

Language Analysis: Passive and Active Trainees A, B and C teach for 40 minutes
Voice each
Workshop: Recapping and Troubleshooting /
Questions and Answers Reflection, Feedback & Supervised
Unsupervised Teaching Practice Preparation Lesson Planning
/ Self-study
Assignment LFC due in by 9am

Saturday 29th April Wednesday 3rd May

Teaching Practice
Integrating Skills, Lesson Sequencing
Teaching Productive Skills
Trainees B, C and D teach for 40 minutes
Teaching Using Technology
each
Week 10

DVD Observation of Experienced Teachers

(60 minutes)
Unsupervised Teaching Practice Preparation Reflection, Feedback & Supervised
/ Self-study lesson Planning
Marked Assignment LFC returned
Stage 3 Progress Record to be completed after 4
hours and 20 minutes of teaching as necessary
(i.e. after TP 6 for trainees B and C)

Assignment LFC resubmissions due in by Friday

5th 9am

Saturday 6th May Wednesday 10th May

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Teaching Practice
Teaching Vocabulary 2
Recording and Recycling Language Trainees C, D and A teach for 40 minutes
Language Review each
Week 11

Varieties of English
Unsupervised Teaching Practice Preparation Reflection, Feedback & Supervised
/ Self-study Lesson Planning

Stage 3 Progress Record to be completed after 4

hours and 20 minutes of teaching as necessary
(i.e. after TP 6 for trainees A and D)

Saturday 13th May Wednesday 17th May

Language Analysis: Sentences, Clauses and Teaching Practice

Week 12

Punctuation
Language Analysis: Discourse Trainees D, A and B teach for 40 minutes
Testing and Assessment each
Learner Autonomy
Unsupervised Teaching Practice Preparation Reflection, Feedback & Supervised
/ Self-study Lesson Planning
Assignment LSRT due in by 9am

Wednesday 24th May

Saturday 20th May

Teaching Practice
Teaching Business English
Teaching 1:1 Trainees A and B trainees for 60 minutes
Week 13

Teaching Beginners each

Workshop: Recapping and Troubleshooting /
Questions and Answers Reflection, Feedback & Supervised
Unsupervised Teaching Practice Preparation Lesson Planning
/ Self-study
Marked Assignment LSRT returned
Assessors visit (TBC)

Assignment LSRT resubmissions due in by Friday

26th 9am

Saturday 27th May Wednesday 31st May

Teaching Young Learners Teaching Practice

Week 14

Teaching EAP
Teaching Exams and Exam Classes Trainees C and D teach for 60 minutes
Culture and Literacy each
Unsupervised Teaching Practice Preparation
/ Self-study Reflection & Feedback

Saturday 3rd June

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Beyond the Course: What Next?

Job Hunting
Week 15

End-of-Course Administration and Feedback

Optional End-of-Course Social

Notes;
Wednesdays: 5.00pm to 7.00pm = Teaching Practice
7.00pm to 8.00pm = Reflection, Feedback and Supervised Lesson
Planning
Weeks 1 and 2: 4.00pm to 5.00pm = Introduction to UoS Online
Services and IWBs (optional / drop-in)
Saturdays: 9.30am to 11.00am = input session 1
11.00am to 11.15am = break
11.15am to 12.45pm = input session 2
12.45pm to 1.30pm = lunch
1.30pm to 2.30pm = input session 3
2.30pm to 2.45pm = break
2.45pm to 3.45pm = input session 4
3.34pm to 4.00pm = break
4.00pm to 4.30pm = Unsupervised Teaching Practice Preparation / Self-
study