malta as a top quality elt destination
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ELT industry in Malta
• Originated in the 1960s • Regulated in 1996 by means of a legal noAce • Taught English to about 1.15 million students • Approximately 80,000 students per year from more than 60 countries
• 42 licenced schools of varying sizes
Birth of the ELT industry in Malta
• Began as a coMage industry of small, oNen family-‐run schools
• English is one of Malta’s two official languages • An aMracAve holiday desAnaAon due to its locaAon, hospitality, and culture
Birth of the ELT industry in Malta
• Industry’s development required improved quality standards
• This led to the need to regulate the industry so as to ensure high standards
• Malta was the first country to have specific legislaAon to govern all aspects of this sector
A significant industry
• Average of 6% of total tourist arrivals • 226,360 weeks • Liaison with Malta Tourism Authority, law enforcement, and all other stakeholders to ensure a quality service
Way forward
• ConAnues to grow as a safe desAnaAon for the junior market
• Investment in the increasing demand for adult language development, especially in the field of ESP:
Business English AviaAon English Medical English Legal English Technical English
EFL Monitoring Board
• Licenses all EFL schools • Issues teaching permits • Examines teachers’ language awareness • Assesses pre-‐service teacher training courses • Regulates academic and non-‐academic aspects of a student’s stay
• Responsible for quality assurance • Promotes CPD
EFL Monitoring Board
• Student informaAon booklet in 5 languages • Minors Welfare Policy • CollaboraAon with all stakeholders to ascertain students’ safety
Qualified academic staff
• Minimum qualificaAons for teachers, DoSs, annexe managers, and teacher trainers
• Minimum number of hours for DoSs and teacher trainers
• Emphasis on conAnual professional development
TELT
• Test for English Language Teachers • Level 4 qualificaAon • Assesses teachers’ language awareness
TEFL Cert.
• StandardizaAon of all pre-‐service TEFL qualificaAons offered by schools in Malta
• Level 4 qualificaAon • Course assessment mechanism
Quality assurance
Non-‐academic visits
Academic visits
Quality assurance
Non-‐academic visits
• Unannounced • Ensure compliance with the legal noAce and EFL Monitoring Board policies
• Teachers with a valid permit • Presence of DoS on-‐site
Academic visits
• Announced • Support the maintenance and development of academic standards of teaching in EFL schools
• Encourage schools to implement monitoring mechanisms and developmental processes
New model for academic visits
InspecAon Consultancy
Academic visits
• Assess whether schools have a saAsfactory and effecAve mechanism in place to ensure that teaching standards are being maintained
• Ascertain whether teachers are being supported in their CPD
• Support schools in their efforts to develop a strong culture of CPD
• Teacher poreolios
ELT Malta Conference
• CPD opportunity for all English teachers • Annual event • 380 delegates • InternaAonally renowned speakers • CollaboraAon with various academic and non-‐academic enAAes
ELT Malta Conference
3rd ELT Malta Conference
• “Teacher or Learner” • 24-‐26 October 2014 • Keynote speakers:
– Carol Read – IATEFL President – Jim Scrivener – Lindsay Clandfield – Jamie Keddie – Ron Carter – Simon Borg
Inspiring ELT Professional Award
• SAmulaAng achievement in ELT • Teachers who inspire their peers • hMp://youtu.be/VxcDpoCD3B0
