Ateneo Center for English Language Teaching offers program for TEEMS certificate

The Ateneo Center for English Language Teaching (ACELT), in cooperation with the English Department of the Ateneo de Manila University, will be offering a four-week program on Teaching English in Multilingual Settings (TEEMS). 

 

The program will run for four weeks (90 hours) from April 15 to May 10, 2013. The program is open to all--especially to public school teachers of English. It seeks to address the needs of English language teachers who are expected to implement the MTMBLE and the K to 12 directives of the DepEd. 

 

A highlight of the TEEMS program is a research symposium where invited local ELT scholars and researchers will present their research studies about teaching English in non-native, multilingual contexts such as the Philippines. The symposium is scheduled on April 27 (Saturday) from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Participants will be informed of the venues for the classes and the symposium.

 

The program content includes 3 major courses:   

·        Theories of language and language learning that introduces the basic concepts of applied linguistics, theories of language and language learning, and their applications to teaching, especially in non-native, multilingual contexts such as the Philippines; 

 

·        Materials design and development which deals with the principles and techniques of designing instructional materials for all levels of learning taking into account current innovations in the teaching and learning of language and literature. It is a hands-on course providing practical work in writing, selecting, and adapting materials as well as in evaluating instructional materials.

 

·         Principles and practice in language teaching which is an introduction to the different ways by which language teaching has been approached and practiced owing to the influence of ongoing research in language description, as well as the development of thinking in the area of language learning. Program participants will be challenged to reflect on the principles that have influenced their teaching practices vis-à-vis the broad perspective of ELT and discover for themselves practices that work best for their concerns.

 

A certificate of completion will be awarded to participants who successfully complete at least 80 hours of the contact time. The program fee is Php 12,000 for participation in the courses and research symposium, as well as access to the Rizal Library facilities. This fee does not include instructional materials. 

 

Inquiries can be coursed through email at acelt@admu.edu.ph or the ACELT Office, Ground Floor, dela Costa Building, through Ms. Vicky Calderon at Telefax (02) 4264322. Press release from Ateneo de Manila University