ABOUT THE BRITISH LANGUAGE TRAINING CENTRE



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About us

The British Language Training Centre, is a well-established language institute offering courses in both the English and Dutch languages as well as being a Cambridge CELTA teacher training centre. The BLTC language courses attract over 2000 students per year, studying in over 30 programmes, with native-speaker teachers. BLTC is also an authorised examination centre for Cambridge English and IELTS.

This leaflet informs you about the BLTC programmes related to the CLIL Teacher-Training and Cambridge English Teacher Workshops.

CLIL Teacher-Training Programme:

Content

The CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) programme provides teachers with training and practice in using CLIL methods. The programme offers teachers insights and skills-training in how their teaching methods can practically be adapted and developed for their bilingual classroom. The CLIL programme covers the following areas:

• task-based lesson planning

• integrating the 4 language skills into a subject area

• subject -centred vocabulary

• comparing learning methods

• classroom teaching methods and classroom language

• teacher and student perceptions of learning in TTO- student levels of English

• selecting and adapting materials /finding resources on selected content areas

• teaching CLIL activities

• feedback and correction techniques

• content and language assessment

• structuring CLIL best-practice – strategies for the future

In addition to the programme, participants are given the opportunity to take the Cambridge English Teaching Knowledge Test

(TKT ). This test provides an analysis of the skills required for CLIL teaching.

Programme format

The CLIL programme is on request in schools and organisations. Format is 8 sessions of 2.5 hours. The maximum number of attendees is 10. Prior to the programme, participants will be asked to complete a short English language assessment test - the minimum language level required for the programme is B2.

Time and Location

The CLIL courses can be extensive or intensive or integrated with language based lessons. These courses can be taken at any time throughout the year. Price on request.

Registration

If you would like more information please send us an e-mail bltc@bltc.nl ref. CLIL

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Cambridge English Teacher workshops:

Content

These Teacher-Training Workshops cover the areas needed for a teacher to successfully train their students to pass the following Cambridge English examinations: FCE, CAE, CPE, BEC, or IELTS.

Methods and techniques covered in the workshops are:

• teaching techniques and strategies for the listening, reading, writing and speaking exams

• recognizing test formats

• understanding CEF levels and the Cambridge English scale of assessment

• selecting training materials & supplementary resources

• structuring practice and feedback

• designing appropriate writing exercises and assignments

• marking written tasks and giving constructive feedback

Registration

To find out more please send an email to bltc@bltc.nl ref: Cambridge workshop

additional BLTC products

Besides Teacher-Training, the BLTC offers a wide range of other programmes and courses:

• CELTA ( Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults)

• Cambridge English - CAE, FCE, CPE and IELTS exam preparation courses

• General English courses at all levels

• BEC Cambridge Business English- BEC Vantage and BEC Higher

• In company tailored courses

• Personalised programmes

• Academic English for universities and educational organisations

• Examination centre for IELTS & Cambridge examinations

These courses can be offered at our school or in-house for groups and individuals. The General English courses are also offered as summer intensive and evening school programmes. For more information about the Cambridge English exams, please visit cambridgenglish..org/exams or bltc.nl For more information about the British Language Training Centre please visit bltc.nl.

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