English Language Skills for English Language Teachers, Xi'an Gaoxin No. 1 High School, China

Three staff members from the Language Education and Research Department taught a course on English Language Skills for English Language Teachers at Xi'an Gaoxin No. 1 High School in China for a period of one month. The overall objectives were to enable the teachers to apply innovative strategies learnt to their own teaching contexts, and to raise their level of proficiency in using English in simulated classroom situations. The course components included a methodology project and sharing sessions through which teachers contextualised their learning.

The training was well received by the course participants who said they found extremely useful and practical, and were looking forward to integrating new ideas into their lessons in the coming term.