IH Oposiciones for EOI

Who is the course aimed at?

The course is aimed at teachers preparing to take the Oposiciones exams for Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas in the area of English as a foreign language to adults.

Aims of the course

The course aims to practically assist teachers in building a course programme (programación) and individual units of work (unidades didacticas) to prepare the teacher for all parts of the examination and oral presentation.

Course content

The course is designed to assist teachers in the following areas related to the exam:

• Awareness of key methodologies related to an EOI context: making lessons communicative, task-based and learner-centred
• Planning lessons to practise the four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing
• Ways of focusing on and practising language: vocabulary and grammar
• Preparing a course programme: aims and rationale
• Designing units of work: aims and procedures
• Oral Presentation of work
  

Course structure

The course is structured in the following way:

Workshops

One workshop, lasting two hours, every two weeks at International House (a total of 24 hours). Each workshop links to a group of topics (temas) from the official list. Sessions are focussed to be as practical as possible and teachers receive input, engage in discussion and group work, and have time to work on sections of their course programme and units of work.

Outside of course hours, teachers are expected to continue working on their course planning and use of English. Teachers will bring this work to class to discuss with other teachers and the tutor.

New Online Support site

The 'IH Oposiciones community' site is provided through the International House virtual classroom.

This site is intended to provide support for teachers, and a place to discuss issues, find out more or simply keep in contact with other course members.

Extras

1. Teachers can send more pieces of work by email to be assesed by tutors (see price).
2. Teachers can attend an individual two-hour tutorial for discussion of their progress and further advice on their course planning (see price).

Fechas

From 9th/10th November 2007 to 9th/10th May 2008.

Friday afternoons from 17.30h to 19.30h; or Saturday mornings from 10.00h to 12.00h.

Price of the course

450€

Precio de los extras:

1. Correction of didactic units: 20€ per hour. From previous years experience the correction of participant's didactic units is a long process and may take from 3-6 hours
2. One-to-one tutorials: 80€ for 2 hours

Entrance requirements

Teachers have to complete a pre-course task. This short test, based on the exam format, helps tutors know more about your language level and knowledge of teaching.