Common European Framework (CEF)
Our Common European Framework (CEF) course will familiarise you with the essential precepts underlying the CEF with a particular focus on helping the learners help themselves and providing them with the means for accurate self evaluation in their language learning.
You are invited to experiment with a wide range of teaching and learning classroom material and to report back to your tutors and fellow course participants via our email forum.
Course content
Course content includes:
- An introduction to the CEF Using a portfolio and CEF passport
- Using 'Can do..' statements in the classroom
- Syllabus design for communicative competence
- Designing tests of communicative competence
- Autonomous learning and self-evaluation
Start dates
The next start dates for this course are as follows:
- October 20 -- December 12 (8 weeks)
- January 19 2009 -- March 13 (8 weeks)
- March 16 2009 -- May 8 (8 weeks)
Given the nature of online courses, although we recommend you to begin on the start date given, it is possible for "late starters" to catch up quite quickly, within the first module of the course.
Note that courses will not begin unless there is a minimum of four participants.
Length & time commitment
It is notoriously difficult to predict exactly how many hours an online course will take any given student. For our courses, we believe you should estimate at least minimum 2.5 hours per module for the reading and completion of the tasks set, giving around 25 hours minimum for this particular course.
That estimate excludes the amount of class time you use for experimenting with the ideas and material from the course.
You should aim to complete each course module within 7 to 10 days.
Your tutors
The course tutors are all International House Barcelona CELTA and/or DELTA course tutors with many years of teaching and teacher training experience.
Course fees
€90
There is a 10% discount for those who have followed a prior Teacher Training course at IH Barcelona.
Certification
Candidates will be awarded an International House Barcelona Online Training Certificate at the end of the course.
Application
To apply for a place on the course, fill in the online form.
If you prefer, you can download the application form as Word document or pdf file.
Note that no payment is required until you have been accepted for a place.
For payment details, see separate page.
Online teacher training courses from IH Barcelona
Courses currently available:
- Common European Framework (CEF)
- Foundation TEFL course
- Language Analysis for English Teachers
- Teaching English pronunciation
- Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT)
- Teaching Vocabulary
- Teaching Writing Skills for Exam Classes
- Teaching Young Learners
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