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Teach English in Asia with the Saxoncourt Foundation in ELT (FELT) Course

The Saxoncourt FELT course was designed to equip graduates intending to teach with Shane English Schools in Japan, China or Taiwan with the skills necessary to survive in the classroom. It provides a basic procedural and methodological framework for general English teaching at elementary to intermediate levels. By the end of the course, successful trainees will be able to:

• plan and stage lessons that focus on new or recycled language
• plan and stage lessons that focus on receptive skills work
• manage a classroom effectively, using pair and group work
• explore a range of visual signalling techniques
• work from a coursebook, selecting and adapting tasks.

Course fees

In London, the course is £250. NB: Teachers already offered a position by Saxoncourt recruitment are charged £200).

In Cape Town, the course costs ZAR 750 for non-recruited teachers and ZAR 200 for recruited teachers. Accommodation can be arranged on request.

The course is delivered over five days and totals 35 hours. This makes for a busy schedule, both for trainees and for tutor(s).

Content of the course includes:

• daily Teaching Practice sessions with feedback
• two live observations of experienced teachers
• a variety of input sessions.

The following areas will be covered in the input sessions:

1. description and practical exploration of the PPP/CRA model
2. ways to present new language ways to practise language
3. accuracy vs fluency
4. three LA sessions that explore form, function/meaning and phonology
5. a separate session on phonology (phonemes, stress and intonation)
6. exploiting skills work
7. working with vocabulary
8. concept checking
9. error correction (oral and written)
10. 1:1 and small group work
11. recycling and revision
12. young learners
13. published materials

Timetable

Although courses vary slightly from one to another, the timetable will generally look like the one below:

Pre-course work

Although not compulsory, it is recommended that trainees:

• Complete the Saxoncourt CELTA pre-course task (photocopies available form Saxoncourt and English Worldwide, London)
• Buy and read Learning Teaching by Jim Scrivener

Please remember that the FELT course is free for those who have had a formal offer of a position with Shane English Schools Japan, Taiwan or China. Any offer is conditional on full attendance and satisfactory performance on the course. Trainees who subsequently do not take up the position will be charged the full course fees.

Dates

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