Mandarin Teacher Training Course
Mandarin Teacher Training Course
Summer Intensive Course
TCFL (Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language)
This teacher training course is designed to meet the great and growing demand for qualified and well trained Mandarin teachers in the UK. The course emphasizes practical skills in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (TCFL). Effective strategies for teaching groups, individuals, adults and children will be covered during the course.
The course is suitable for those who wish to become teachers of Chinese and also for teachers who want to refresh and enhance their teaching techniques.
All students will have a chance to become tutors of Ming-Ai (London) Institute.Some students in our Mandarin Teacher Training Courses (Feb-May 08) have become our tutors now.
What our graduates say
"The course content/syllabus was excellent (with detailed and historic references to the origins of Chinese culture and grammar). The highly qualified tutors were inspiring. I enjoyed very much hearing about their experiences of teaching within secondary and further education. Attending the course was very convenient (central location and weekend classes). Excellent value (particularly with the financial savings of the scholarship!) Genuine teaching opportunities to teach at the college became available on graduation. I highly recommend this course and The Ming-Ai Institute!"
Ms HaiYan Yin
Part-time Mandarin teacher in London
"As a native speaker, I have the passion and instinct on teaching my language, but have always been worried about the lacking of the teaching methods and classroom tips that can only be obtained from a proper training. I am very glad to choose this course which gave me a rare chance to have the professional advices and practical suggestions from very experienced teachers on teaching Mandarin as a foreign language. The efficiency of the course-running by the staff from the institute is another key to the success of this course, which can be felt throughout all of the sessions. To anyone who seriously consider taking the Mandarin teaching job, this is an invaluable and essential step towards the actual teaching practice. I am eagerly looking forward to practice my skills from the course now!''
Ms Yi LI
PhD student of SOAS university
Characteristics:
1. The course aims to provide "training, practice, job opportunity" to our students. Certificates will be awarded to students who complete the course (which means to achieve the attendance rate at 80% or above and pass the assessments). They will have a chance to become the tutors of Ming-Ai (London) Institute.
2. There are two "St Thomas More Scholarships" available for students to apply. The scholarships are offered by St Thomas More Association. The scholarship application is now closed.
3. The course is comprehensive and practical. Students have chance to practice what they have learned in Mock teaching sessions.
4. All tutors are qualified and experienced TCFL teachers with brilliant experience in teaching Mandarin course for English-speaking learners. All are native speakers and most are currently teaching Mandarin courses in the universities of the UK.
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course learners will be able to
- demonstrate a good understanding of the main content in Chinese language learning and teaching
- develop learners' speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
- develop practical skills required for teaching Chinese at different levels and for different learners
- analyze the grammar, lexis, phonology and characters of Chinese language
- motivate learners and manage classes
- plan lessons and design courses
- design exercises for learners and do assessments
- integrate culture into language teaching
- develop skills in facilitating effective learning of Chinese by English speakers
- evaluate their own teaching and its effectiveness from the learner's point of view during the mock teaching sessions
Course Details:
Course Code : TT01
Duration : 2 weeks
Total no. of hours : 36 hours
Mode of attendance : Part time
Date and time : Mon-Sat 10:00 – 13:00 (4 Aug- 9 Aug & 11 Aug- 16 Aug 2008)
Class size : 12 -15
Course fee : £380 (including teaching materials)
Location : Mary Ward House, 5-7 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SN
(5 minutes walk from Russell Square tube station)
Entry Requirements:
Applicants must be at least 18. They should be Mandarin native speakers or near native speakers. They should be good in Mandarin (spoken and written) and can communicate with students in English.
Application:
Applicants are required to fill the application form and then return to Ming-Ai (London) Institute together with the appropriate course fee. Cheques should be crossed and made payable to “Ming-Ai (London) Institute”.
Admission may be by means of an interview if needed after the receipt of application.
For details of Mandarin Teacher Training Course, please feel free to contact us by phone 020 8361 7161 or email to enquiry@ming-ai.org.uk or TT01@ming-ai.org.uk