Language, Methodology and Culture - Malta
This course is for primary and secondary school, VET and university teachers who want to upgrade their language and pedagogical skills while gaining a better understanding of Maltese life and culture.
Description
This course is primarily aimed at language teachers, and focuses on providing participants with practical and ready-to-use teaching ideas bearing in mind recent developments in methodological approaches to teaching language and technological trends. We place a great emphasis on participants digging deeper into Maltese culture, via safe discussion during lessons based on culture, as well as activities and excursions outside the classroom.
There is also a space for participants to voice their own ideas and exchange practices with classmates, who come from a range of countries and educational backgrounds. Participants must have at least an upper-intermediate (B2) level of English. The lessons take place in mixed nationality groups at our school in Pembroke, Malta, with no more than 15 students per class and courses last for either 1 or 2 weeks. Various accommodation options are available on request for participants throughout their stay.
ºìÌÒÊÓƵing objectives
- to develop awareness of new ideas and recent pedagogical and technological developments in teaching.
- to be able to design and deliver better active learning experiences and develop your own language skills.
- to gain awareness of Maltese history, literature, culture and society through topical and interactive lessons, activities and excursions.
- to establish contacts with teachers from a variety of education systems to facilitate future networking.
Methodology & assessment
Participants are expected to actively participate in lessons, reflecting on their own practice, and sharing thoughts and ideas in pair work, groups and with the whole class.
- Participants will also take part in afternoon activities where they will develop their language skills in a more informal environment outside the classroom and enhance their knowledge of contemporary Malta.
- Assessment is based around continuous evaluation of learner progress.
Methodology lesson modules include:Â
- Teaching Pronunciation
- Task-Based Language Teaching
- Exploring AI and Digital Tools for Education
- Working with Video and Images
- Expanding Vocabulary: Ideas for Teaching and ºìÌÒÊÓƵing Collocation
- Teaching Speaking via the Task-Teach-Task Method
- Teaching Grammar
- Evaluating Course Books
Materials, digital tools & other learning resources
Participants are provided with all materials in digital format via Google Classroom, which they will be able to access after completing the course.
- They will also be provided with paper handouts and textbooks as necessary.
Cultural lesson modules include:
- - Ancient Malta (up to the arrival of the Knights)
- - The Silent City of Mdina
- - History of the Maltese Language
- - History of Valletta and Jean Parisot de Valette (Knights arrival on Malta)
- - The Significance of the Cross and Flag of Malta
- - Modern Malta - from the 20th Century to Today
- - Malta at Sea
- - Art and Theatre in Malta - Caravaggio
- - Film and Cinema in Malta
Certification details
The certificate includes the name of the course, duration and dates of the course, and course content.
Pricing, packages and other information
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Price:495Euro
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Course package content:
- Included: Course fees, course registration fees, course materials, excursions and attraction tickets, course certificate.
- Not included: airport transfer, accommodation (some of which include meals) - all available at an additional cost. Please enquire for more details.
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Additional information:Description of the services and activities included in the course package (such as accommodation, meals, transport) or available at extra cost.
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Cancellation & changes:
If a participant cancels their course more than 30 days before the course commences, all fees will be refunded.
A participant may change the course or date of the course up to 30 days before the courses commences.
Refunds, partial refunds or compensation of any kind will not be given for days missed during the course, for late arrival or early departure, days missed due to adverse weather conditions, acts of governments, interruption of electrical power, fire, floods, war, other natural disasters, disease outbreaks or other cases of force majeure.
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Additional information:The options and conditions for change and cancellation, and the policy in case of unforeseen circumstances (force majeure).
Additional information
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Language:English
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Target audience ISCED:Primary education (ISCED 1)Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)
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Target audience type:TeacherStudent TeacherHigher education institution staff
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ºìÌÒÊÓƵing time:20-25 hours
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