Humanising Language Teaching
Year 5; Issue 3; May 03

The course will be taught by HLT writers whose work you already know well:

The main course tutor will be: Mario Rinvolucri, editor of HLT, author of Grammar Games and co-author of More Grammar Games, (both with Cambridge University Press).

Other contributors will be: Michael Rundell (Ideas from the Corpora) Seth Lindstromberg (Seth Column) Sheelagh Deller (of using-Language-1 fame) Simon Marshall (writer of several articles)

CORE COURSE

09.00 – 15.30 (with lunch and morning coffee breaks)

Content: The course will concentrate on three areas and will be intensely practical.

1. New understandings and descriptions of grammar created by the corpus linguists

2. Practical exercises for teaching Grammar, grouped in these areas:

Grammar through movement
Grammar through thinking about it
Grammar and meaning
L1/L2 grammars contrasted
Affective exercises for working on grammar
Specific Exercises for teaching the new discoveries

3. An in-depth look at correction:

Self-correction
Sibling correction
Parental correction
Zero correction

LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING PROGRAMME

After the 15.30 –16.00 tea break you will join the rich Pilgrims late afternoon (16.00-17.30) and evening (20.00-21.30) seminar and workshop options programme – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday afternoon, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evening.

DATES: Arrive on Sunday, August 31st
Leave on Saturday, September 6th

COURSE HOURS: 30 hours
Core course: 22.5 clock hours
Late afternoon/evening programme: 7.5 clock hours

COST: Course including late afternoon/evening seminars and workshops

£400 GB pounds

Accommodation AT the University of Kent at Canterbury:

Option 1

Self Catering
Includes:
• Single bedroom with wash basin in shared house on University campus
•  Shared bathroom facilities
•  Morning and Afternoon Tea and Coffee – Monday to Friday

(There are shops, a bar and a laundry nearby)

£100 GB pounds

Option 2

Basic Residential
Includes:
•  Single bedroom in basic University student residence
•  Shared bathroom facilities
•  Breakfast
•  Morning and Afternoon Tea and Coffee – Monday to Friday
•  Meal Card with £10 starter credit

£150 GB pounds

Option 3

Basic En-suite Residential
Includes:

•  Single bedroom in University student residence with private shower, washbasin and toilet
•  Tea/coffee making facilities
•  Breakfast
•  Morning and Afternoon Tea and Coffee – Monday to Friday
•  Meal Card with £10 starter credit

£200 GB Pounds

HOW TO BOOK YOURSELF A PLACE:
Click here for the booking form. Please note the form will need to be printed and faxed to Carole Clarke at 01227 459027.

For more information email carole@pilgrims.co.uk or phone carole on: +44 1227 818232

Weather: normally early September is a fantastic month to come to Canterbury, with light morning mists and the soft sunlight of early pre-autumn.

It will be great to see you at our Summer Hilltop Home overlooking Canterbury.

Mario (course tutor and editor of HLT)