AUA Language Center : Off Campus Programs : Development Options For Primary Teachers

Off Campus Programs : Development Options For Primary Teachers

Topics/Modules	Suitable For
Principles of Child Language Acquisition	L/U
Essential Classroom Language & Instructions in English	L/U
Alphabet Activities	L
TPR (total physical response) & Pantomime	L
Listen & Make Art Activities	L
Action Songs, Chants & Fingerplays	L/U
Building Vocabulary	L/U
Shared Reading & Big Books	L
Working a Story	L/U
Story Activities	L/U
Reader Response Activities	L/U
Drama & Puppetry	L/U
Rhymes & Poetry	L/U
Controlled Conversation: Working a Dialog	L/U
Speaking: Eliciting, Recasting & Rephrasing	L/U
Role-Plays, Presentations & Discussions for Children	U
Spelling Activities	L/U
Lesson Planning in a Whole-Part-Whole Framework	L/U
Language Games	L/U
Using Pictures	L/U
Expanding Classroom Language & Instructions in English	L/U
Assessment Techniques	L/U
Developing Early Writing Skills	U

L=lower primary (grades 1-3) U=upper primary (grades 4-6)

Typical One-Day Format (6 hours for each of the above modules) Morning: 3 hours of FOCUS SESSIONS (demo-discussion) Afternoon: 3 hours of microteaching WORKSHOPS (peer-teaching & preparation)

Possible Primary Teacher Development Courses COMPLETE PRIMARY PACKAGE= approximately 120 hours* CUSTOMIZED SHORT-COURSES = 12 – 18 – 24 – 30 up to 90 hours

* Complete Primary Packages can be scheduled as a 4-week intensive course during the summer holidays, with a one-week break for Songkran (2 weeks on, 1 week off, 2 weeks on).

Client Costs

2,400 baht/hour for groups of up to 25 teachers (1 Trainers*)

accommodations (hotel, breakfast & lunch)

transportation (airfare, where possible)

books & materials (tapes, photocopies, paper, art supplies, etc.)

* Additional teachers can participate upon negotiation for additional trainers

Other options

Follow-up observations, assessments, and other measures of quality assurance and program implementation can also be arranged.