Week 1

Date

Input

March 

Tuesday

08 

JF

• Warmers & Welcome & Wiki
• Learner Profile Launch

• Pre-course Task review

Ensure that you have read Learner Profile guidelines before starting 

Bring Pre-course Task

09 

JJ

• Learner Profile (Meet students 6pm)
• The Phonemic Chart
• Observation Journal launch
• Parts of Speech

Thursday 

10 

AM

• Grading Classroom Language

• Learner / Teacher Roles
• Time, Tense & Aspect

Saturday 

12 

VSk

• Classroom Management

• Needs Analysis
• Body Language

Assignments to hand in: N/A 

Reminders:

• Learner Profile – record interview with your profilee as soon as you can
• Bring Your Pre-course Workbook with you on Tuesday

Week 2

Date

Input

Tuesday 

15 

VS

• Vowels & Diphthongs
• Giving Instructions

• The Unknown Language Lesson 1

N/A 

Wednesday 

16 

VS

• Form & Function

• Teaching 1 – 1
• The Unknown Language Lesson 2

Thursday 

17 

AM

• Describing Sentence Construction
• Drilling: Why & How
• The Unknown Language Lesson 3

Saturday 

19 

KA

• Profile Consultations 1
• Word Stress
• Lesson Planning 1

Assignments to hand in: N/A 

Reminder: Learner Profile -  you should have recorded the interview with the Profilee and set a written task by now

Week 3

Date

Input

Teaching Practice

Tuesday 

22 

JF

• Utterance Stress

• Teaching Vocabulary
• The Unknown Language Lesson 4

Wednesday 

23 

JJ

• What is Teaching Practice?

• Preparing for TP1

24 

TP1

Saturday 

26 

VSk

• Checking Understanding

• Reading Skills 1

• ESA 1

Assignments to hand in: N/A

Reminder: Learner Profile – analyse the recorded interview with your profilee

Week 4

Date

Input

Teaching Practice

TP2

Wednesday 

30 

VS

• ESA 2
• Reading Skills 2

April 

Saturday

02 

JJ

• Listening Skills
• Materials Project Launch
• ESA 3

Assignments to hand in:  Unknown Language Journal Saturday Week 4 

Reminder: Learner Profile – analyse the profilee’s written work and start planning the lesson

Week 5

Date

Input

Teaching Practice

Wednesday 

06 

JJ

• ESA 4
• Present simple and continuous
• Profile Consultations 2

Saturday 

09 

VSk

• Lexis
• Conditional Forms
• Writing Skills

Assignments to hand in: N/A 

Reminder: Files up to date?  Materials file? Take home the Phonology Test Wed. week 5

Week 6

Date

Input

Teaching Practice

TP6

Wednesday 

13 

AM

• Language Learning & Acquisition
• ESA 5
• Modal Verbs

TP7

Saturday 

16 

VSk

• Tutorials 2

• Post-Tutorial Group Discussion

Assignments to hand in:  Phonology Test  Wednesday week 6 

Reminders:

• Learner Profile – teach the Learner Profile lesson as soon as you can and start the evaluation write up – deadline is in about 4 weeks!
• Take home L.A test #1 Wednesday Week 6 and hand in week 9
• Take home Tutorial form and fill in for next week – Wednesday week 7

Week 7

Date

Input

TP8

Wednesday 

20 

KA

• English as a World Language
• Phrasal Verbs
• Adapting Course Books

TP9

Assignments to hand in: N/A 

Reminders:

• Review notes of input sessions
• Think and plan the TP lessons to come- i.e. try and get ahead!
• Continue working on Learner profile
• Start thinking about 1st Materials rationale/evaluation and start to write up

Week 8

Date

Input

Mid-Course Reading Week

Wednesday 

Saturday 

Week 9

Date

Input

May 

Tuesday

TP10

Wednesday 

04 

AM

• The Present Perfect
• DVD of Group and Individual Interviews

• Profile Consultations 3

TP11

Assignments to hand in:  Language Awareness #1 Wednesday Week 9 

Reminder: Learner profile deadline is next week

Week 10

Date

Input

TP12

Wednesday 

11 

JF

• ARC, PPP & Alternative Teaching Methods
• Course Book Evaluation Workshop
• Materials Consultations 1

Saturday 

14 

JJ

• Inductive Language Teaching

• The Future Aspect

• Stories & Picture Stories

Reminders: 

• Finish writing up the Learner Profile and hand in on Saturday 10am
• Materials Assignment – Start thinking about your second material for moderation

Week 11

Date

Input

TP14

Wednesday 

18 

• Teaching Young Learners
• Integrated Skills

• Review of Tenses

Saturday 

21 

PS

• Lang Awareness Test # 2 (in class)
• Using Video
• Life & Work Abroad

Assignments to hand in:  

• Lang. Awareness #2 on Saturday (Exam Conditions)
• Over the next two weeks you will need to choose your second piece of material and write up your second evaluation

Week 12

Date

Input

TP16

Wednesday 

25 

PS

• Songs and Music

• Testing in EFL

• Task Based Lessons

Week 13

Date

Input

TP18

June 

Wednesday

01

AM

• Materials Presentation Mock Exams

Assignments to hand in: N/A 

Reminder: TP files need to be complete (except feedback for as yet untaught lessons) and handed in to be marked on Wednesday Week 14 at 6pm at the latest

Week 14

Date

Input

TP20

Wednesday

08 

VS

• TP File Assessment
• Moderation Day Briefing
• Materials Presentation Mock Exams (if needed)

You must hand in your TP File for assessment at 6pm 

Hand in materials plus rationales /evaluations today

11 

AM

Assignments to hand in: Bring in ALL your files and leave them on Wednesday. 

Materials are assessed by the Moderator – make sure you bring your Materials, Written Rationales and Moderation Form on Wednesday

(F/T)

10.45

11.00

12.00

13.00

14.00

14.30

15.30

15.40

16.40

17.30

• Do not forget to read the Trainees Guide to the Course and the Learner Profile guidelines before starting the course.
• Make sure you follow the Learner Profile calendar- Student needs to be interviewed and set writing/reading tasks Wednesday/Thursday.
• Aim to start the needs analysis for the Learner Profile this weekend.
• Write up the Unknown Language Diary every evening after Unknown Language lessons. Remember you need to hand in the completed assignment on Monday of week 2 at 09.30.

10.45

11.00

12.00

12.45

13.45

1 – Activate

2 – Study

3 – Engage

4 – Review

5 – Planning Workshop

14.15

16.00

1

2

3

4

16.15

17.00

17.30

• Hand in the Unknown Language Journal on Monday at 09.30
• Do the Phonology Test this weekend. Hand it to the course director on Monday of Week 3 at 09.30.
• Learner Profile – continue to follow the calendar. Complete needs analysis this week.

10.45

11.00

12.00

12.45

13.45

14.15

16.00

5

6

7

8

9

16.15

17.00

17.30

• Hand in your Phonology Test on Monday at 09.30
• Learner Profile – continue to follow the calendar. Teach the lesson this week (see TP timetable). Write up evaluation, recommendations for future study and conclusion in time for the deadline on Monday.
• Select your first material for presentation in time for Friday’s session. Ensure you bring your materials file this day

10.45

11.00

12.00

13.00

13.45

14.15

16.00

10

11

12

13

14

16.15

17.00

17.30

• Hand in your Learner Profile at 09.30 on Monday
• Individual tutorials will be held with the course director this week – check the Tutorial Timetable
• Do Language Awareness test (1) at home this weekend. Hand it in at 09.30 on Monday Week 5
• Consider possible choices for the second material this week (you will need to decide early-mid week 5)

10.45

11.00

11.30

12.00

13.00

13.45

14.15

16.00

15

16

17

18

16.15

17.00

17.30

Hand in Materials

• Hand in Language Awareness Test (1) at 09.30 on Monday
• Select second material for presentation as early this week as possible. Write up the rationale/evaluation, ideally in time for the mock interview. Hand in both sets of materials and written rationales/evaluations on Thursday at 5.00pm
• Do not forget to include the Trinity Moderation Form (2) in your TP File. You cannot be moderated without it!
• All files will be collected on Thursday. We will already have most of them, but it is your responsibility to ensure you bring in anything we don’t have!
• Please note that Moderation can take place on Friday and Saturday. Refer to the Moderation Timetable.