"INTERACTING IN IRELAND"
A practical 12-day-course bringing the best of the stage to the classroom and how to use games in language teaching.
July and August in Belfast and Bangor,
Northern Ireland
Welcome to the INTERACTING SUMMER COURSE FOR TEACHERS 2011. Our two-week residential English language course is held in Belfast and in the Northern Irish seaside town of Bangor.
SUMMER COURSE FOR TEACHERS
The aim of this course is to show teachers the benefits of using interactive activities such as games and drama in teaching. Using theatre techniques and improvisation, language teaching takes on a new, more creative dimension. This course is not designed for teachers to teach their students how to act, but rather about building a creative resource where teachers can overcome their own inhibitions and improve the communicative skills of their students. "LAUGH WHILE YOU LEARN" provides the tools to foster dialogue and two-way communication between teachers and students.
In addition to the overall atmosphere of fun and community generated during the activities, the course provides teachers from all over the world the perfect setting to meet new partners for future European projects.
Day-by-day planning, example TRAINING ACTIVITIES-JULY 17-29, 2011
- Daily training from 9.30 to 4.30 with one hour for lunch
- Sun 17 - Arrivals. Official Reception 19.30
- Mon 18 - General Assembly. Warm ups and introductions
- Tue 19 - Building Trust. From Action to Words and Back I. Guest speaker
- Wed 20 - Body Talk. Building blocks for dialogues I.MOODLE I
- Thu 21 - Activity and Excursion
- Fri 22 - Building blocks for dialogues II. Setting the scene I. Interacting comedy performance
- Sat 23/Sun 24 - Sightseeing (optional)
- Mon 25 - Setting the scene II. Presentations by British Council and Local Education Authority. MOODLE II.
- Tue 26 - Storytelling I. Outdoor activities. Murder Mystery I
- Wed 27 - Guest speaker. Storytelling II. Murder Mystery II
- Thu 28 - Language theatre sports. Evaluations. Farewell dinner and certificates
- Fri 29 - Departures
During the evenings we offer a variety of optional excursions including the Belfast Murals and several boat trips.
Here’s what teachers had to say about Interacting training courses…
“Well, I have been busy and happy with Irish 'Sense' this schoolyear.
Started with local presentation "Laughing and learning in an interactive classroom" and finished with "St.Patrick's Day Event". I am still in love with your Interacting ideas! ”
{Ilona Shediene, Teacher from Lithuania}
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