Teaching Adults - Statement of Approach

Teaching Adults - Statement of Approach Our students expect... …experienced teachers with good subject knowledge

So our teachers: • are well qualified; they have many years of teaching experience as well as internationally recognised qualifications • have extensive experience in a variety of contexts • continuously look for greater knowledge and approaches to improve the learning experience

…to develop their confidence in speaking, understanding and writing English

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prepare purposeful activities that create plenty of opportunities for meaningful communication plan lessons effectively, appropriate to both the course objectives and the needs of students produce supplementary materials to meet students’ needs have sound knowledge of the linguistic systems of English and regularly incorporate activities designed to benefit students in these areas

…individual attention and feedback throughout the course

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recognise students as individuals, each with their own needs and expectations establish a professional but friendly rapport with students set up individual counselling sessions with each student

…guidance on how to study better

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encourage students to use English at every opportunity in and out of the classroom integrate learner training into the lessons provide guidance on how/what to study outside the classroom provide homework that exploits online resources

…guidance and support when speaking English

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provide useful language and prompts to generate practice monitor student performance in class and provide individual feedback regularly focus on pronunciation

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Teaching Adults - Statement of Approach Our students expect...

So our teachers: …teachers to be demanding and • provide interesting and engaging teaching materials motivating but understanding • set clear but achievable targets for each course • provide honest and realistic feedback

…something different to ‘traditional’ grammar teaching

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…quality, seriousness and a prestige product

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… to be treated equally and as individuals who have potential whatever their background

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follow a Communicative approach to teaching using a range of techniques, activities, language and resources to assist learning make lessons memorable and enjoyable use up-to-date, authentic materials vary the groups in class carrying out regular assessment and provide feedback so that students can track progress identify and communicate clear learning aims for each lesson relate learning tasks to real-life offer a premium service with added extras like library/counselling/portal encourage feedback from their learners and act on it are committed to helping each learner to reach their full potential in English in a stimulating, rewarding and safe environment ensure that each learner receives equal treatment respect each learner’s social, cultural, linguistic, religious or ethnic background

The United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland)