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Aimed at english teachers of primary and secondary levels, teachers of language centers and other professionals interested in venturing into the teaching of this foreign language (academic coordinators, pedagogical assistants, curricular specialists, etc.).
Important notice: The program will be taught entirely in the English language. Therefore, it is required that the participant has at least a Level B1 based on the Common European Framework, which allows him to actively participate in all activities.
core concepts (approach, method, procedure, and technique).
main characteristics, techniques, and problems of the methods learned.
different methods and be able to use them in micro-teaching classes.
- Core concepts
- Grammar translation method
- The Direct Method
- The Audio-Lingual Method
- Community language learning
- Suggestopedia
- The Silent Way
- Total Physical Response
- PPP (Presentation, Practice, and Production)
- Lexical approach
- CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning)
- Communicative Language Teaching
- Task-based Learning 1
- Task-based Learning 2
- Project-based Learning
This is an 80-hour-long virtual program, with 48 hours taught in live synchronous sessions and 32 asynchronous hours of individual and collaborative work on the ITS learning platform. You are expected to participate actively and diligently, and to deliver the work within the preestablished due dates. To make the most of your experience, we suggest you allocate a minimum of 6 hours of work per week, between synchronous sessions and asynchronous activities.
They enable the live interact with your teachers and colleagues through the ITS virtual classroom. Different activites such as discussions of relevant conceptual frameworks and readings; analysis of cases, didactic strategies and student productions; and, debates and reflections on one's own beliefs and professional practices are carried out.
They include the review and analysis of readings and videos, involvement in virtual forums, and the development of individual or collaborative activities and/ or projects.
Participants who comply with the attendance and pass the evaluation of the course will receive a certificate issued by Innova Teaching School indicating the name of the course and the corresponding number of hours. The certificate will be issued within 20 business days after the end of the course.
