British Council Korea is looking for a teacher training partner for a 4-week programme in the UK who can host 5 trainees (2 secondary and 3 primary teachers of English) from South Korea.

About the programme

British Council Korea has been selected as a training centre for a 6 month teacher training project, focusing on improving teachers’ teaching skills.  As part of the project, trainees will be sent to the UK for 4 weeks for language development and school practicum.  The target period is from 8 January to 2 Feb 2018.

About the trainees

The trainees consist of 2 secondary and 3 primary teachers of English with at least three years of teaching experience in state schools.

Details

▪ Period: 8 January to 2 Feb 2018 (4 weeks)

▪ Trainees: 2 secondary and 3 primary teachers of English

 

Criteria

points

Details

Curriculum

30

  • Advanced level integrated skills course
  • Practice with communicative skills
  • Methodology classes offering practical activities and resources
  • Preparation for school practicum (e.g. Safeguarding in UK, British Education Systems etc)
  • Field trips (culturally or historically significant sites, other universities, natural attractions, etc.) with task-based learning activities and their application of like exercises in their home country
  • Plan for collection of qualitative and quantitative data about trainees performance

School

Practicum

35

University/ language centre should

  • supervise school practicum overall
  • organise school practicum in local schools for at least 1 week up to 2 weeks
  • provide brief profiles of participating local schools
  • prepare trainees for class observations and teaching
  • prepare host teachers for mentoring trainees
  • place trainees in schools
  • pair trainees with host teachers (1:1, 2:1) for mentoring
  • submit weekly reports including attendance

 

Trainees should

  • observe a variety of classes
  • assist when possible
  • independently teach at least twice during the period of school practicum

 

School based mentor teachers should

  • make sure trainees are welcome in each school by introducing them to school faculty and students at the start of school practicum
  • invite trainees to observe a wide variety of subjects being taught
  • involve trainees in assistant teaching
  • arrange brief daily meetings with trainees to explain expectations and answer questions
  • provide detailed written feedback on trainees’ lessons and participation in school practicum
  • provide proper work stations to trainees
  • make sure trainees get access to school facilities

Accommodation

and

Travel

10

  • Home stay
  • Transportation to/from airport, training institute,

practicum schools, and field trips

  • Meals

Costs

20

  • Costs breakdown

Others

5

  • Welcome packs
  • Induction session
  • Satisfaction survey to be completed by trainees
  • Certificates of achievement
  • Closing Ceremony
  • Final report including trainees’ responses to satisfaction survey, qualitative and quantitative evaluation of trainees performance, program outcomes, and recommendations

Total

100

 

 

The above criteria should be included in the document.

 

▪ Deadline of Submission: Monday, 4 September 2017 by e-mailing to jaemoon.hwang@britishcouncil.or.kr

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deadline of Submission: Monday, 4 September 2017 by e-mailing to jaemoon.hwang@britishcouncil.or.kr

Attachment
Call for Proposal_22Aug2017.pdf