The British Council in 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 22 July to 16 August 2019.

About the trainees

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

Details

▪ Period: 22 July to 16 August 2019 (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
  • Cultural talks

School

Practicum

30

University/ language centre should

  • supervise school practicum overall
  • organise school practicum in local schools for 1 week up
  • 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

Trainees should

  • observe a variety of classes
  • assist when possible
  • independently teach at least once 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 or shared house
  • Transportation to/from airport, training institute, practicum schools, and field trips
  • Meals

Costs

20

  • Costs breakdown

Others

10

  • 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: Friday, 1 February 2019 by e-mailing to mijo.yoo@britishcouncil.or.kr