Advanced Training in the English Language

Advanced Training in the English Language

(3 to 4 weeks)

Advanced Training for English Teachers takes up the Challenge to raise the bar of English language teaching above current international standards and to make Malaysia the leader in this pivotal discipline,

1. by emphasizing direct use and application

2. by simulating "immersion" in a native setting

3. by social "survival skills" (negotiating through critical, pivotal & high pressure situations)

4. by exoisure to the power of idioms in controlling a conversation

5. by training with drama For "high-pressure" settings

6. by Focusing on relationship-building and team-building

7. by starting with a strong Foundation of fluid pronunciation​​​​​​​​​

At the heart of this course is examination and analysis of eight classic Modern dramas, plus their emphasizes dynamic, constant engagement as the secret to learning a foreign language. The classroom becomes a context for immersion with relevant expressions, including learning to negotiate and "survive" through conflicts of interest in every dimension of life and civilization, using the English Language.

The course also includes an in-depth look at major forms of conflict-resolution. In addition to these new units of learning, a thorough-going review of phonetics and grammar is conducted plus a large installment of empowering bocabulary words and idioms. The course concludes with an in-depth review of Bloom's Taxonomy as the principle filter of curriculum-writing. ​​​​

The underlying objectives of the one-month crash-course include:

Identifying and utilizing dominant themes in literature, history and civic life.
​Initiating conversations in pursuit of a variety of essential and noble goals.
​Steering conversations in the direction of higher values and greater cooperation.
​Building constructive relationships with colleagues, bosses and neighbors.
​Resolving Conflicts-of-Interest Impartially, plus...

The Skills of Periodic and Systematic Monitoring, Self-Assertion, Setting Discliplinary
​Standards and Taking Disciplinary Action, Expressing Timely Concern and Apprehension,
​Maintaining a Steady Flow of Communication, Offering Regular Informal Encouragement
​to Colleagues, Assembling, Organizing and Mobilizing a Team ​from
​Scratch(when necessary), ​upholding free opinion, Balancing public & private
​Responsibilities, Displaying Righteousness with Humility

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Materials:

• Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching, by Diane Larsen-Freeman

• Using Drama Activities and Techniques to Foster TOEFL, by Munther Zyoud

• Human Dignity and Scientific Method in the Balance, by Maalik Donald Bennett(on Bloom's Taxonomy)

• 1500 Words in 15 Minutes a Day, by Ceil Cleveland​​​​​