teacher development

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TeacherDevelopment

Programme Information & Application

Trinity TYLECProgramme Information & Application

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TAKE THE TRINITY TYLEC __________________________

Welcome to the Bell Switzerland Trinity TYLEC course (Teaching Young Learners Extension

Certificate). In this document you will find all the information you need to know about TYLEC

courses at Bell Switzerland as well as an application form.

What is Trinity TYLEC ?

This specialist certificate is designed for qualified English language teachers and is designed to equip them

with the skills and knowledge to teach English to children and adolescents in the age range 7–16.

TYLEC courses are designed to build knowledge, understanding and confidence in areas such as using

resources, classroom management and lesson planning. They also raise awareness of the context and

theory of language teaching and learning to children and adolescents. Validated courses build on

pedagogical and practical skills and also give participants a firm foundation for self-evaluation and further

professional development.

TYLEC at Bell Switzerland

Course Location

The course will take place at Bell Colombettes: Chemin des Colombettes 12, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland.

Attendance

You are expected to attend 100% of the course and should ensure that you are sufficiently free of other

commitments. Candidates are expected to attend the whole course. Candidates should be advised that

Trinity TYLEC is a course-based award and that absence/non-participation may jeopardise their chances

of successfully meeting the assessment criteria.”


Course Dates

Please see our website for course dates.

NB. The courses fill up quickly and places are offered on a first-come-first-served basis.

Costs

The cost of the course is CHF 2150.- which must be paid before the course start date on an invoice

issued by Bell Switzerland SA. Payment can be via electronic payment, at a bank or post office or by

credit card in the school administration office in Geneva.

The fees cover the pre-entry interview, all teaching practices, feedback sessions and tutorials, 10 teaching

input days and all materials and handouts used during the course. You will need to provide 3 files with

relevant dividers/folders for your assignments and input session handouts and notes.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must be:

• at least 18 years of age

• native English speaker or hold a C2 level of English (IELTS 7.5/ CAE Grade A or CPE). In case of

doubt, applicants will be able to complete an online English test.

• Level 5 qualification (EFQ) and at least 1 year of teaching experience.

Please do contact us if you are unsure of your suitability.

Under Swiss law, there is no obligation to disclose information about medical conditions or personal

circumstances. However, you may wish to declare this on your application form or, at the latest, at interview.

Some conditions or circumstances can impact on a candidate’s ability to complete the course.

The centre, therefore, encourages confidential communication with the course tutors on this point. It is

only through disclosure that efforts can be made to make reasonable adjustments in order to

accommodate any individual needs, and to ensure that coping strategies exist or can be put in place when

necessary. We would therefore urge candidates who may have special requirements to disclose these so

that we can assess the situation together.

Selection Procedure

Once you have sent us the completed personal information and pre-interview tasks, you will be contacted

and invited for an interview in Geneva. Selection will be based on the tasks, the interview, language level

and awareness.


Course Overview

The Trinity College London TYLEC course consists of four parts;

• Assessed Teaching Practice

• Guided Observation Tasks

• Input Sessions (over 10 days and including 20 course modules, general information or workshops

and feedback sessions)

• Two Written assignments

Assessed Teaching Practice

You will be assessed at two different learning levels and age groups over a minimum of four Teaching

Practice lessons. You will work with increasing autonomy in planning and creating materials for these

groups. You will reflect on your teaching and be asked to take on board feedback from tutors and peers.

Guided Observation tasks

You will observe both peers and experienced teachers over a minimum of 6 hours, completing specific

tasks, keeping an observation record and writing reports on these observations.

Input Sessions

These will run as workshops or information sessions using loop learning as far as possible (where tutors use

techniques and approaches that we would like you to use in your teaching practice and future classes).


The sessions will cover all aspects of teaching young learners:

Information Session Modules

Course

Introduction

Teaching

Practice 2

Workshop

Children as

learners

Developing

children’s

through

language

Encouraging

speaking

Developing

reading skills

Pre-course task

review

Mid-course

tutorial 1

Classroom

Management

Planning for

Young Learners’

Teaching new

vocabulary

Developing

listening skills

Diagnostic

lesson feedback

and DAP

Mid-course

tutorial 2

Approaches and

technology

Using published

materials

Teaching new

grammar Differentiation

Teaching

Practice journal

Materials

assignment

Exploiting

stories

Using

technology

Ecnouraging

writing

Task-based

learning

Guided

observation

journal

TP feedback

sessions

Integrating

skilss

Teaching

pronounciation

Testing.

Evaluation, and

Assessment

Student made

materials and

crafts

Teaching

Practice

Workshop 1

Interview

Practice

Extension ;

Teaching

teenagers

Extension ;

Teaching very

Young learners

Written Assignments

Assignment 1.

You will be asked to complete the following;

• Teaching Practice Journal, including Teaching Practice lesson plans, Self-evaluations, Tutor

Feedback reports, an overview of ages and levels taught in your Teaching Practice and a

summary of your teaching skills experience and progress.

• Development Action Points Log identifying at least 10 development points and a rational as their

relevance and/or importance

• Guided Observation Journal linking to input sessions and including a log and a summary of

teaching processes and learning outcomes observed.

Assignment 2.

You will create one item of material to use in a lesson and analyse its effectiveness with a rationale and

summary.


Conditions related to our Data Protection Policy:

In enrolling with Bell Switzerland SA (Bell), you are agreeing to the storage and use of any personal

information you provide for Bell’s purposes only.

Bell will only share your personal details with third-party providers who are contracted to provide a

specific service on behalf of Bell and require the information to perform their function (eg student

platforms, examination centres).

Bell will pass on your details to Swiss government agencies if requested by them to do so. We will not

pass any personal details on to any other third party or organisation.

You can find details of the Bell Data Protection Policy at www.bellenglish.com/legal-notices/

Enrolment and Conditions of Payment

Bell TYLEC course is based on the principle of open and equal opportunity for all, irrespective of gender,

marital status, sexual orientation, creed, colour, race, ethnic origin, age or disability. Acceptance on a

course, however, is not automatic.

All applicants must complete an application form and pre-interview task and send by email to

[email protected] (preferable) or send by post to the Teacher Training Department, Bell

Switzerland, 12 Chemin des Colombettes, 1202 Geneva.

Following assessment of your application form and pre-interview task, you will be invited for interview, at

which time you are assessed on your suitability to complete a TYLEC course successfully.

If you are offered a place on a course you will be sent an enrolment agreement with our terms and

conditions. This must be signed and returned and this enrolment guarantees a place on the course. You

will then be sent an invoice for the total course fees which must be paid in full prior to the start of the

course in order to secure your place. Please note that in all circumstances, payment of fees in full is your

responsibility. Payment by installments is not possible.

Should you need any further information or clarification of the information outlined above, please contact

us at [email protected] with a telephone number on which we can reach you to discuss your

queries.

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