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English as a Foreign Language Institute for Jordanian Teachers

Workshops

Workshops for the Institute focus on the needs of trainers of TEFL teachers and highlight current and effective techniques, approaches and methods. Initial workshop sessions combine explanations of best practice approaches with demonstrations involving audience participation. The use of theory is kept to a minimum. Many of the workshops include follow-up sessions. The follow-up workshop sessions require participants to use their own instructional materials and materials from the Books-in-the Box to design country appropriate activities/lessons as well as training sessions for use when they return home.

Below is a list of the workshops. Those with follow-up sessions are indicated with an asterisk (*).

 

Skill Area Methods for Teaching EFL

  • Teaching Listening*
  • Teaching Speaking*
  • Teaching Writing*
  • Teaching Reading*
  • Oral Intelligibility*
  • Classroom Assessment
  • Vocabulary Acquisition*

Communicative Methods

  • Strategic Interaction*
  • Learner Centered Instruction
  • Drama-Based Instruction*

Teaching of Integrated Skills

  • Integrated Skills Instruction
  • Portfolio Assessment
  • Computer and Instructional Technology for EFL*

The Context of Teaching EFL

  • Materials Development and Adaptation
  • Classroom Management for Effective Learning*
  • Challenges of Teaching Middle School Students
  • Curriculum and Syllabus Design Considerations

Train the Trainer Workshops

  • Principles and Models of Observation
  • Reflective Teaching*
  • Designing and Conducting Workshops for In-Service Training
 


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