English language courses for teachers & professionalization in bilingual education (TTO)

Have you been working in bilingual education but it is some time since you last had professional development in this area? Perhaps you have an inspection soon and you would like some personal feedback on your English and CLIL didactics to make sure they are up to scratch? Radboud in’to Languages’ Classroom English Observation Service will identify your strengths and key areas that need attention.

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This hands-on foundation course is designed for secondary school or MBO teachers who teach, or are preparing to teach, their subject through English. Learn how to integrate content and language learning, promote meaningful student interaction, and create lessons that support both academic success and language development.

Working in primary bilingual education? We can adjust this training to meet your needs.   

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Is your school new to TTO or are there new team members who need to be brought up to speed on the didactics of bilingual education? This workshop gives an introduction to the basics of CLIL methodology, the phases of the TTO learning cycle, and provides participants with a range of activities that can be easily integrated into their lessons to support students’ learning. During this workshop, teachers are also encouraged to reflect on how their current good practices can be adapted and integrated into the CLIL concept.

Are you looking for a fun, energetic workshop to bring your teaching team together? Team Building for TTO provides an opportunity for teachers to learn from each other’s experiences of teaching in a bilingual environment, explore the challenges and opportunities, share their resources and investigate the possibilities for cross-curricular materials development within your school. Trainers will also share some of their own favorite classroom activities to provide teachers with inspiration for their lesson planning.

The goal of this session is to help teachers to strengthen relationships, and  find opportunities to collaborate, share, and celebrate their work in an informal environment.

Helping students become confident users of English requires more than simply exposing them to the language. In this practical workshop, teachers explore strategies for developing learner fluency within the TTO classroom. Participants experiment with practical tasks to activate and recycle language, learn how to scaffold meaningful communication and create opportunities for students to use English with increasing confidence and independence. Think together with your colleagues about how to boost students’ fluency in the long term and how it can be supported by a school-wide language policy.  

Do you tend to rely on the same safe set of activities in your TTO lessons? Do you hesitate to incorporate more motivating authentic materials into your lessons like videos and podcasts? It can be difficult to successfully integrate these language-rich materials into your classroom without your students feeling overwhelmed or switching off. In this workshop, will we explore how to make effective use of a range of authentic input to engage and inspire your students while supporting their language development.

How do you make sure that all students in your class receive the support or challenge that they need in the context of CLIL? Developing your students’ subject knowledge and motivating them to participate in English is a real challenge when language ability differs so much between students.  This workshop will help you identify activities that can be adapted to meet differing students’ needs to create a more inclusive classroom.

Quality questions are essential to get students talking and take their learning to the next level. Good questioning is a hallmark of quality teaching, but this can be a major challenge in the TTO classroom where teachers feel less confident about their ability to form clear questions in English and respond appropriately. In this workshop, we’ll help you fine tune your questioning techniques in English and  experiment with feedback that can make your students more active participants in their own learning.

Teaching through English requires a wide range of language skills, from explaining subject content and asking effective questions to managing behaviour and giving clear instructions. In this workshop we focus on the language teachers need in their everyday practice to deliver high-quality bilingual education so they can provide a clear, authentic model of English for their students.

You have a textbook, but how do you make it work best for yourself and your students? In this workshop, we will teach you how to get the most out of the materials available to you. We look at what works and what does not, and give you tools, tips and tricks that will help you get beyond the textbook.

Being more confident in your own language skills in the classroom. Learn what English language skills you need in the classroom. Work on your English language skills with the support of our expert team. In this workshop, you will gain the confidence you need to teach young learners in English without any concerns.

How can you maximise language acquisition and make it fun for both you and your young learners? This workshop introduces you to a variety of games and activities that you can use to support language acquisition and motivate your young learners.

We can provide special tailor-made Cambridge English courses for teachers who teach in English. You can take the courses in groups with your colleagues, at your school or online. We tailor courses entirely to your needs.

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The Lecturing Observation Service gives lecturers a quick scan of their English language- and didactic skills so they can optimise their practice for English Medium Instruction (EMI). We’ll observe an English-language lecture live or via a video recording, and provide concrete feedback and tools to improve their language and communication skills for the international classroom. 

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Then you will want to make sure you are prepared with good language skills and the right methodology to rise to the challenge of teaching in an international context. Ask us about fluency coaching to help you to become more confident when teaching in English, so you can focus on what matters most: the content.

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We can provide special tailor-made Cambridge English courses for teachers who teach in English. You can take the courses in groups with your colleagues, at your school or online. We tailor courses entirely to your needs.

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