What is Pilgrims in Turkey?

Welcome to our new teacher training project Pilgrims in Turkey.
Welcome to the possibility of being inspired, motivated and transformed.
Welcome to the possibility of the most innovative, communicative and humanistic courses in the Turkey& Middle East & Africa for teachers of English.
Welcome to our “family” of teachers and trainers who are committed to making a positive difference to you, your effectiveness, your confidence, your passion and your life and teaching.

Inspiring teachers with practical, humanistic and creative methodology for more than 40 years. Providing access for teachers to be personally and professionally excellent in the classroom through the latest teaching methodologies and updating your own English language and cultural skills.

Our nearest training programme

Trainer: Julie Wallis
Course Location: Radisson Blu Hotel, Şişli/ Istanbul
Course Dates: 05, 06, 12, 13 November 09.00-16.00
Course Fees: 660 Euro + VAT
Please note: You can also add this course to your Europass CV.
Target audience: Native speakers and non-native speakers with at least an upper-intermediate level of English (B2)

Experienced language teachers who want to become teacher trainers or mentors Those new to teacher training, including directors of studies, who want to develop their skills further.

The course focuses on ways of helping and training teachers. The content will be practically orientated. You will examine the major differences between language teaching and teacher training, investigate different ways of planning and presenting sessions and enhance your "people skills." By the end of the course you will have covered those key areas necessary to feel more confident either to take up a training position or to develop further in your current role. Materials will be partly customised for the group by the main trainer, supplemented by published materials. You will become familiar with on-line resources like HLT mag and the Teacher Trainer Journal. This course also provides a large amount of English practice throughout.

Training activities

• Plan training sessions that value different learning styles
• Heighten your observation skills and provide valuable feedback on teaching
• Acknowledge and respond to feedback given to you by others
• Listen to people respectfully and communicate sensitively and effectively
• How to deal with "difficult people"
• An introduction to counselling skills
• Relate to and manage teachers on an individual and team basis
• Develop teacher autonomy which encourages continuous, self-determined professional development
• Maintain and expand your own development as a trainer
• Incorporate core elements from "feeder fields," such as NLP, into your training
• Become familiar with TT resources like British Council webinars, SEETA, IATEFL on-line

Training content

Objectives
The course aims to provide a practically oriented analysis of key issues related to Teacher Training and Teacher Development.

Expected results
As a result of attending this course, the participants will develop the expertise and the skills to design and run their own Teacher Training/Teacher Development sessions. They will also become more proficient in giving feedback on observed lessons and motivating teachers they mentor.

For more information go to: www.pilgrimsturkey.com