Overview
Key facts
The English Language Teachers' Summer Seminar offered by University of Oxford is delivered by a team of highly experienced international trainers as a series of practical workshops, lectures and seminars.
You'll collaborate with teachers from many different countries, and in this way, the programme also functions as an exercise in community building and international understanding.
The Summer Seminar is for English language teachers who would like to:
- produce more effective classroom materials
- explore new teaching techniques
- reflect on and develop their practice
- share teaching experiences with international colleagues
- keep abreast of current trends in ELT
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Writing for Publication
- Exploring Grammar: Words, Clauses, Sentences and Beyond
- Speaking from the heart: Phonemes, Fluency and Poetry
- Linguistic Mediation in the Secondary School Classroom: Skills, Strategies and Activities (B1+)
- Tomorrow's Teaching Today
- A Fresh Take on Building Effective International Communication Skills
- Assessment for Learning
- Teaching a Changing Language: Aspects of Contemporary English
- Escape the Classroom
- The Psychology of Well-being in the Classroom
- Towards Mastery: Ideas for Inspiring Advanced Learners (C1+) of English
- Materials Creation
- Dyslexia and Learning English: Literacy and Wider Issues
- The Story of your Professional Development: Sowing the Seeds of an International Learning Community
- From Chaos Comes Order
- Feedback by design
- Visual Literacy in the ELT Class
- Taking the ELTSS Experience Back Home
- Rethinking learner identity
- Ako - same old or something new
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 14 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Language Studies Teaching English as a Foreign Language View 29 other Short Courses in Teaching English as a Foreign Language in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
This summer school is aimed at English Language Teachers with at least four years' work experience who teach one or more of the following:
- Secondary school pupils
- Adult learners, e.g. college or university students, professionals
All teachers should have a minimum level of CEFR C1 proficiency across all skills.
Work experience
- at least four years' work experience
Tuition Fee
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International
3270 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 3270 GBP for the full programme during 14 days. -
National
3270 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 3270 GBP for the full programme during 14 days.
Living costs for Oxford
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.