Cambridge English First (FCE) - Part 2

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OnlineCambridgeexampreparationcourse:First(FCE)part2

This 5week 100% online course is intended for teachers with little or no experience in teaching
studentswhowishtotaketheCambridgeEnglish:First(FCE)exam,andfocusesontheSpeaking
andUseofEnglishpapers.
It will focus on helping you teach your students the content of the exam, and ideas, techniques
and approaches for teaching students successfully at this level. The course includes detailed
descriptionsoftheexaminationrequirementsandthetypesoftasksincludedintheSpeakingand
Use of English papers. However, it is not just a collection of examination practice activities: it
offers advice on and practical examples of approaches to developing the students language
abilitiesingeneral.
Youareinvitedtoexperimentwithawiderangeofteachingandlearningclassroommaterialand
we expect you post your reports back to your tutors and fellow courseparticipants via our email
forumatleasttwoorthreetimesaweek.
Coursecontent
Coursecontentincludes:
Overviewtotheexamination
requirements
Makingexaminationclassesfunand
productive
Studentmotivation
Teachingspeaking
Approachestoteachinggrammar
Approachestoteachingvocabulary
Developingstudentautonomyintheir
learning
Studyskills
Resourcesforteachers
Examinationpracticeactivities
Yourtutors
The course tutors are all International House Barcelona CELTA and/or DELTA course tutors with
manyyearsofteachingandteachertrainingexperience.
Languagerequirements
InordertofollowthiscourseyouneedtohaveaminimumofaB2levelofEnglish(theequivalent
of an Upperintermediate or Cambridge English: First level of English). To confirm your level,
pleasetaketheleveltestonourwebsite.
Lengthandtimecommitment
It is notoriously difficult to predict exactly how many hours an online course will take any given
student.Forourcourses,webelieveyoushouldestimateatleastminimum2.5hourspermodule
for the reading and completion of the tasks set, giving around 30 hours minimum for this
particularcourse.
This estimate excludes the amount of class time you use for experimenting with the ideas and
materialfromthecourse.
Youshouldaimtocompleteeachcoursemodulewithin7to10days.

Certification
Candidates will be awarded a Cambridge and International House certificate at the end of the
course.Inordertoreceivethecertificate,youneedtomakesureyoucompleteallthetasksonthe
course and always feedback on the forum. Failure to do this will result in you NOT receiving the
endofcoursecertificate.
Officialstartdates
Thenextofficialstartdatesforthis5weekcourseareasfollows:
January23
rd
2012
April16
th
2012
October22
nd
2012
Notethatthiscoursewillnotbeginunlessthereisaminimumof10participants.
Startdatesforgroups
Ifyouworkforateachinginstitutionwith10ormoreteacherswillingtoparticipateinthiscourse,
the start date can be adjusted to your needs. Please email us at [email protected]
formoreinformation.
Applicationandcoursefee
Toapplyforaplaceonthecourse,signupbyclickingonthe'Buyonline'buttononourwebsite.
Pleasenotethatfullpaymentisrequiredinordertobeconsideredforaplaceonthecourse.
Coursefee:100.

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