Shane Corporation Licentiate Diploma in teaching English to other languages Pre-course task You must complete this task

before any materials will be sent to you. Please answer each section in your own handwriting. Please write as clearly as possible. If you require extra sheets of paper please attach them to this task and write your name clearly on each sheet. Section One About you
What access to the books on the reading list and any other library resources do you have in your school/institute?

Describe where you expect to do most of your studying. Do you have a quiet, comfortable place to study? Will you be studying in the evening or mornings? Do you have access to the internet?

How well organized would you describe yourself? How many hours a week do you expect to be studying? Are you good at note taking and referencing texts?

Describe your teaching situation. What kind of classes do you teach at the moment? Do you work with qualified teachers? Do you teach regular adult classes?

What are your strengths as a teacher? What would you like to improve?

Section two About language and teaching

What is the PPP approach? How does this compare with other approaches like ARC and ESA?

What do you understand about Task Based Learning? Would you be able to use a TBL approach in your current teaching situation? Expand on your answer.

Think of five different ways in which we express the future in English.

Think of three functions of the passive voice in English.

What would be a suitable context for teaching Should and Ought to for advice to a multinational (South American, Asian and European) group of pre-intermediate students?

How would you drill If I had known, I would not have done it to a group of students? What features of pronunciation and form would you focus on and how?

Think about intonation list three grammar functions of intonation and show the pattern for each one. Now list three attitudes and show the pattern for each of these.

What is the schwa? Why is it so common in English? Why do learners have problems with it?

You are working with a colleague who is new to teaching. They want advice on using materials to teach the present perfect passive. What would you tell them?

In a typical lesson presenting the structure of grammar at what point and how do you think it is best to board the target language? Why do you say this?

Think of three benefits of students using CALL and the internet to develop their English.

Section three About the Trinity LTCL Diploma TESOL

Please read the Trinity Syllabus and Regulations before attempting this section (http://www.trinitycollege.co.uk) The Trinity syllabus is divided into how many units? Briefly describe each unit and how it is assessed.

Unit one has several areas of study. Describe two and what is involved in these.

How many hours of a) observation and b) teaching does unit two involve?. Why must you do these?

Unit two involves an Independent Research Project. How long is this project and what kind of things can you write about?

Unit three involves an interview. Who is this done with, what is involved and how long does it take?

Unit four involves observation of your teaching. Who is this done with, what is involved and how long does it take?

Describe the teaching journal from unit 4. How is this assessed and what does it focus on?