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TEACHERS' COURSE |
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German Teachers' Course
ActiLingua is the Austrian specialist for
German courses in Vienna. Our school for adults is open year-round
and is located in the heart of Vienna, close to Belvedere Palace.
We run special training courses for non-native teachers of German.
The courses are an opportunity for you to update your language skills
and exchange your experiences in using various teaching methods
with international colleagues and teaching staff of the language
school. Up-to-date information on Austrian and German language,
culture and literature is part of the programme. The course is designed
to provide you with suggestions and new ideas which you can then
put into practice after returning home.
German Teachers’ Course Standard
This course aims at teachers of German, whose native tongue is
not German. If you teach German in your home country and want to
update your German and teaching skills and discuss cultural topics,
this course perfect. (i.e. German teachers for youth and or adults).
| Lessons: |
25 lessons per week: 20
lessons Teachers’ training course + 5 lessons cultural programme. |
| Group size: |
8-12. |
| Level: |
from Intermediate 1. |
| Duration: |
50 lessons in 2 weeks.
20 German lessons and 5 lessons cultural programme per week. |
German Teachers’ Course Intensive
This course aims at all teachers who want to improve their knowledge
of German in order to further their professional skills. (i.e. Teachers
in training, primary or preschool teachers).
| Lessons: |
35 lessons per week: 20
lessons general German course + 10 individual lessons of didactic
and methodical teacher training + 5 lessons cultural programme. |
| Group size: |
8-12 participants in the
group course + individual tuition. |
| Level: |
from Elementary 2. |
| Duration: |
70 lessons in 2 weeks.
20 lessons general German course, 10 individual lessons + 5
lessons cultural programme per week. |
| Starting dates |
| German Teachers'
Course Standard: |
Mar 29, 2010 / Jul 12, 2010 / Jul 26, 2010 /
or on request. |
| German
Teachers' Course Intensive: |
every Monday. |
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What does this German course cost and what is included in the price?
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AIMS
- Brushing up your own German skills.
- Information on new and modern teaching materials.
- Information on Austria and its geography, politics and way of
life.
- Expanding your teaching tools and teaching methods.
PROGRAMME
Language aspects:
- Work on language structure.
- Improvement of personal expression and fluency.
- Exploiting texts, working with writing stimuli, reading techniques.
- Spelling reform.
Teaching methodology aspects:
- Looking at and discussing various teaching materials.
- Getting to know new language books.
- Using communicative methods in lessons.
- Variations on teaching grammar and vocabulary.
- Use of authentic materials at different language levels.
- Using audiovisual media in lessons.
- Computer-aided learning.
- Teacher observation in one of our German courses on request.
Cultural aspects:
- Getting to know Austrian culture.
- Political, geographical and historical developments.
- Teaching Austrian customs and culture.
- Discussing contemporary Austrian and German-language literature,
politics and issues in the classroom.
CULTURE AND LEISURE
Participation in the cultural and leisure programme (2 times a
week) is included in the price: Vienna city walks, lectures on various
topics, video night, a visit to a traditional wine tavern ("Heurigen")
or a welcome party. On one evening, a visit to a theatre or concert
or a joint dinner for all German teachers is arranged.
On weekends, you can take part in an excursion organised by the
school at cost price (e.g. Salzburg, Graz or the Wachau region in
the Danube valley).
GRANTS
For participants from EU member states and the following countries:
Island, Liechtenstein, Norway and Turkey.
The Comenius Programme of the European Union awards grants towards
the costs of the course, accommodation and journey to Vienna.
Information is available at your local Comenius office.
Registration code for Comenius Database: AT-2009-198-004
http://ec.europa.eu/education/trainingdatabase/search.cfm
The following teachers are eligible
to apply for a grant:
- Qualified and active teachers of German as a foreign language.
- Instructors and trainers of foreign language teachers.
- Teachers who are being retrained to teach foreign languages.
- Teachers at primary or preschools who teach foreign languages
or will have to in future.
- Teachers who teach other subjects in a foreign language.
- Foreign language teachers who have interrupted their career
and wish to resume their jobs.
- Supervisors or consultants in charge of foreign language teaching.
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