Basic Information about the program

Date(s) : January 12th ~ January 13th, 2023 (in-person), January 31 ~ February 2nd, 2023 (online)

Location : Gyeonggi-do Institute for Language Education

Number of Trainees : 60 Secondary English Teachers

What’s this program all about?

In Korean high schools, more and more teachers need to teach elective English courses to the second and third grade high school students. There are a few choices that the students have. The purpose of the program is to provide some instruction for how to teach these elective English subjects. For those who teach middle school, these modules can still be helpful. Each module content can also be tailored towards middle school curriculum. Each instructor is in charge of teaching methodology of an English elective course. The modules are as follows:

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American and British Literature – Instructor: Betsey Norman

Course Objectives

Trainees will be able to:

• Apply knowledge of the literary elements to a literature-based lesson or unit in the Secondary EFL classroom
• Incorporate strategies for eliciting deep-cognition discussion from students at all proficiency levels
• Create a unit plan for a literature-based reading unit

Course Overview

Session	Topic	Activities
1	Literature-based Learning (LBL)	What is literature? – Book Recommendations What is LBL? – Literary Elements Overview LBL Activity – Literary Elements Analysis of Cinderella
2	Intensive Literature Practicum	Eliciting Discussion – Tips and Tricks Discussion Model – Using low proficiency text Reading and Discussion – Read first chapter, discuss, create discussion questions
3	Workshop	Reading and Discussion Continued – Share discussion questions Workshop – Create a unit plan in a group Presentations – Present unit plans

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Academic Reading and Writing – Instructor: Chris Sanders

Course Objectives

Trainees will be able to:

• Assess academic writing
• Create concept checks for academic reading

Course Overview

Session	Topic	Activities
1	Writing (Strategies for assessement and essay structures)	Q&A on experience in writing in secondary schools
2	Reading Assessments (Concept check questions and strategies)	Create concept check questions for a reading activity in textbooks
3	How to engage students in reading: Motivation strategies	Workshop on how to motivate secondary school students in academic reading

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Cultures of English Speaking Countries – Instructor: Eric Flynn

Course Objectives

Trainees will be able to:

• Recall methods and issues related to teaching culture of English-speaking countries as an elective
• Create and adapt activities for teir own classes
• Extend the textbook
• Compose performance based assessments regarding the topic

Course Overview

Session	Topic	Activities
1	Introduction and Methodology	– Discussion: Personal experiences with teaching culture of English-speaking countries – Lecture: Teaching Western Culture in Secondary Education *Reasons and Advantages *Potential Issues
2	Textbook Extension	– Food – Customs and Courtesies *Discussion: What customs and courtesies do trainees know about? – Holidays – Travel *Travel game sample – Superheroes *Video (5 minutes): Paul Bunyan
3	Performance Assessment Workshop	– Example Presentation: Researching States – Group Activity: Performance-based Assessment brainstorming – Group Presentation

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English Conversation – Instructor: Kristina Kauss

Course Objectives

Trainees will be able to:

• Explore different approaches to encourage speaking in the EFL classroom
• Look at how to integrate multiple skills into an active learning class

Course Overview

Session	Topic	Activities
1	How to Encourage Speaking in the Secondary Classroom	Active Learning and Motivation – Getting students out of their comfort zones to speak English in class – Facilitating to help students see things from a different perspective – Going beyond the textbook
2	Task-based Learning (TBL) and Integrated Skills	Using TBL and Combining Skills – Exploring TBL Activities – Integrated skills in Active Leanring
3	Assessment Options for the Conversation Class	Long-term and Short-term Assessment – Summative vs Formative Assessment – Subjective vs Objective Assessment: Get your rubrics ready! – Project-Based learning Assessment

As always, if you’re interested in taking this (or any!) of our training programs here at GIFLE, you can register over on our Korean site. We hope to see you soon.