Foreign Teachers of English course (FTE)

We want your course to combine the best of both worlds: a chance to brush up your English and discover some new teaching methods and materials for your classes, and have a memorable holiday.

We often tailor the course content according to the needs of the participants, but the main aims are:

• To explore methodologies for maximising student engagement
• To focus on different ways of promoting effective learning
• To demonstrate a range of fun, effective classroom activities
• To brush up your idiomatic, natural English
• To help you discover new aspects of British culture to enrich your teaching

'100% of participants rated the course either very good or excellent'

The FTE course is practical, informative and fun. Typical sessions include:

• Practical phonology teaching
• Teaching the four skills effectively
• Using technology for learning
• Exploiting websites and other authentic materials
• Creative grammar activities
• Vocabulary activities that promote fluency
• Feedback and Error Correction
• Practical guidance with pronunciation and teaching pronunciation
• Using games and warm-ups to promote group dynamics
• Clarifying understanding and concept checking
• Reflecting on and developing teaching techniques
• Getting more from your course books
• Idiomatic language and phrasal verbs
• Aspects of contemporary life and culture

To complement our sessions, we’ll also give you descriptions of other teaching activities for you to take away and use in your own classroom.

Contact us today to discuss our Foreign Teachers of English course.

The Foreign Teachers of English course lasts two or more weeks (extra weeks may be added for closed groups on request). Each week will give you a minimum of 21 hours of classroom tuition.

Sessions can include practical activities, discussions, observations of our expert teachers, pair work, role-play, mini-presentations and more. The activities are designed to be useful for teachers of adults and under-18s ‒ and they are also good for your English! There is a maximum of 16 participants per course.

During the FTE course you have full use of our facilities, including:

• Our teachers' library
• Free Wifi internet
• The study room
• The students' room

In addition, you will be able to sign up for social programme events with other students. These will help you discover the city of Bristol and its resources with visits and excursions. On Saturdays, we have a full-day trip to a local place of interest, giving you the chance to practise your English.

Book the FTE course here