Teacher Training Courses

An Introductory Course in English as Medium of Instruction (EMI) for Higher Education Lecturers [NEW]

The course is designed for university lecturers who either teach or intend to teach their academic disciplines in English. With the drive for internationalization of tertiary education, more and more universities in the region adopt English as Medium of Instruction (EMI) to teach content disciplines.  This course will equip a group of university lecturers with effective EMI skills and strategies in teaching their academic disciplines in and through English.

By the end of the course,

• Participants will develop an understanding of the key principles, theories and practice of EMI at higher education  
• Participants will gain confidence and enhance their communication and facilitation skills to better engage their students in content learning through EMI
• Participant will demonstrate their acquired pedagogical content knowledge and skills through lesson planning and micro teaching of their academic disciplines in English

Masters of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language (M TESOL) – Part-time Study

[Jointly offered by the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and SEAMEO RELC]

Victoria University of Wellington’s Masters of TESOL programme attracts teachers from around the Asian region who seek to advance their knowledge and skills in teaching English as a second or foreign language. The programme is highly regarded and strongly oriented to the practical needs of language teachers, while also helping teachers engage with the latest research in language education. It is delivered by internationally-recognised researchers and grounded in their own experience as language teachers and teacher educators. It is ideally suited to teachers who wish to advance their careers and grow in their leadership potential in the field.
 

The programme aims to provide graduates with the skills to:

• Read, evaluate and apply research and theory in language education to particular contexts and learning needs
• Prepare and critically assess teaching materials;
• Plan a programme of language study;
• Understand and respond to individual learner differences in language learning;
• Monitor and assess learning progress;
• Advise teachers on effective language teaching procedures and interventions;
• Plan and carry out their own small-scale research studies.  

The programme consists of 12 modules (180 points) of part-time study over 3 years. Participants can study on-campus at RELC or online synchronous learning via Zoom, or in a combination of both, at their own pace. The programme will lead to the award of a Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages conferred by the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHER LEADERS

In most educational contexts, teacher educators and ELT Heads of Language Departments are often drawn from the ranks of experienced teachers and thrust into the role of developing teachers with very little professional knowledge of how professional development and in-service training should be managed.

This course is for teacher leaders engaged in planning professional development programmes for in-service ELT teachers or teacher educators in leadership positions.

CONTENT

• Approach to Language Teacher Education and Professional Development
• Designing, Planning and Evaluating Language Training
• Observation and Feedback of Language Teacher Learning

LANGUAGE, BILINGUALISM AND EDUCATION

As the educational contexts in the world are becoming increasingly multilingual, knowing how to teach in these contexts are crucial, especially for lanugage instructors. This course equips the participants with necessary pedagogical knowledge and skills to be readily applied in their own language classrooms that are most likely multilingual in nature.

This is course recommended for language teachers of all levels, teacher trainers and school leaders.

CONTENT

• Bilingualism and Language Ideologies
• Bilingual Education
• Bilingual Development

Our range of customised teacher training courses includes:

• An Introductory Course in TESOL
• English as an International Language
• Innovative Pedagogy
• Assessing Language Skills

In order to meet the needs and expectations of learners and clients in today’s world, RELC can deliver live online courses using Zoom, online blended learning courses using Zoom and our learning management system, or face-to-face in a classroom at RELC or in a client’s premises.

For enquiries on above courses, please email us at enquiries@relc.org.sg.