How excursions work

There are five excursions planned for the course.  Each one specifically focuses on a specific teaching style and learner group. Excursions are an important part of any teacher training course as they allow course participants to experience a real language-learning classroom as an observer, meaning that lesson planning -- and other preprations for teaching practice -- become more meaningful.

Kindergarten Excursion

On this excursion, you will visit a school catering for very young learners.  In this school, children from 3 to 6 years old are learning the essentials of communication and literacy, gross and fine motor skills and basic hygiene.  As part of their curriculum, these Thai children study English as a foreign language with a native English speaking teacher.  Watch how the teacher works with these very young learners, engages them in activities that activates their curiosity and uses techniques that children respond to as part of their natural instincts to learn.  You may feel that teaching such young learners is not possible, or desirable, but come and see the lesson, you may come away from this excursion with an understanding into this fun, active and vibrant world.

Primary School Excursion

Here we will visit a primary school in which students study English as a foreign language.  These children study with native English teachers as part of their weekly schedule of classes.  Working with primary school children demands patience and good classroom management, but it can be extremely rewarding.  On this excursion you will see how the teachers work with the children, how they structure their lessons and how they make sure the students remain engaged in the lesson through communication activities.  Thsis excursion will also give you a good idea of how primary education is structured and how foriegn language learning fits into these young learners lives.  With so much growth in this particular market in teaching English, many teachers find that this is the perfect fit for their future as teachers.

High School Excursion

This visit to a large government school will give you an insight into the difficulties and reward teachers of teenagers face.  Teenagers pose a specific motivational challenge to teachers, but are also going through an immense growth period and have a great deal of energy and vitality for the subjects and topics that interest them.  This excursion will give you the opportunity to sit in on a few classes with students at different stages in their development and see some of the material that works to keep such students motivated.  You'll have lunch with the teachers at this school, and can get some tips on why this particular learning group can be so rewarding to work with.

University Excursion

Students at tertiary level are often very aware of the importance of English for their careers and are highly motivated to develop their language skills.  At this university, you will have the chance to watch a teacher at work in a typical university language classroom, work with some of the students yourself and get some exposure to this kind of university life.  Universities spend a great deal of time and resources on giving students opportunities to learn independently, so you can inspect some of the latest advances in language learning theory, and decide for yourself if technology will ever be able to replace the teacher.

Corporate Learners Excursion

Teaching adult learners in a corporate environment is sometimes a rare privilege.  These students can be demanding and critical, but are often motivated and driven.  On this excursion, you will watch a teacher teaching a group of students in their working environment.  We will go to their place of work, and see how the teacher plans the lesson specifically around their working needs.  With the time limits placed on these students, this excursion is usually shorter than the others, but will be followed by a short workshop on working with adult working students; an absolute must for every teacher working abroad.

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