If you are an English language teacher, we can help you develop your teaching skills with a wide range of workshops and training programmes.

What we do

We offer professional development workshops for English language teachers providing practical ideas for adopting communicative methodology and improving the effectiveness of English language teaching in schools. The workshops include training and support for teachers of English, provision of resources, advice to school owners, and projects to help young people improve their English.

When and where?

December 2011 -March 2012

	Date Time                      Topic Description 04 December (Saturday) 09.30-11.30 Building vocabulary and note-taking skills. Climate Change -Repeat- Using the topic of climate change to engage the classrooms in speaking and note taking. 04 December (Saturday) 13:00 -15:00 Communication Skills- Speaking about the future. -Repeat- Practice four different techniques for speaking in a lessons using future tense. 10 December (Saturday) 09.30-11.30 M-Learning Discover new techniques using mobiles in the classroom and helping learners to put it in good use.. 10 December (Saturday) 13:00 -15:00 E-books: For and Against? Develop your learners' argumentative skills 24 December (Saturday) 09.30-11.30 Writing activities - Online writing tools -Repeat- Take a tour of resources available to support students' writing skills on the inernet. 24 December (Saturday) 13.00-15.00 British  Humour Use British Council articles in class and help your learners understand the contemporary UK culture. 31 December (Saturday) 09.30-11.30 Speak Up! Writing techniques - Part II Join us for a discussion with your colleagues about writing tips and tools that are working in Algerian classrooms. 31 December (Saturday) 13.00-15.00 Energising the classroom Time to have fun motivating your learners in the classroom with some energizers. 07 January (Saturday) 09.30-11.30 Teaching pronunciation - Techniques for modeling correct pronunciation and correcting errors -Repeat- Explore a variety of activities for teaching pronunciation. 07 January (Saturday) 13.00-15.00 Teaching listening Practice four different techniques for teaching listening. 14 January (Saturday) 09.30-11.30 Concept checking Make the use of concept checking questions, in the classroom, as normal part to look at learners' understanding 14 January (Saturday) 13:00 –15:00 Vocabulary learning Practical steps to help learners build their vocabulary 21 January (Saturday) 9:30 – 11:30 Speak Up! Teach grammar and pronunciation with songs Join us for a discussion with your colleagues about teaching tipsand tools that are working in Algerian classrooms. Participants may sign up to present tools - maximum 2 per session. 21 January (Saturday) 13:00 –15:00 Error correction Examine the ineffectiveness of pointing out mistakes and build up constructive and helpful error correction ways to encourage learners' learning process. 28 January (Saturday) 9:30 – 11:30 Advertisment storyboard Introducing some elements of advertisment via funny tasks. 28 January (Saturday) 13:00 –15:00 You're hired Explore the many resources available on the learnEnglish website and improve your professional workplace English. 04 February (Saturday) 9:30 – 11:30 Dickens into the classroom Celebrate the bicentennial of Charles Dickens using different reading and listening tools and resources with your learners. 04 February (Saturday) 13:00 –15:00 Encouraging the reading habit Join us for a discussion about the different reasons preventing young learners from reading. Look for various ways to cultivate a lifelong reading habit. 11 February (Saturday) 9:30 – 11:30 Exploring the literature - The Landlady Watch and read a story of a young boy who is about to live a new experience and boost learners imagination. 11 February (Saturday) 13:00 –15:00 Exploring literature - A surprise Ending -Repeat- This model lesson will use a short story about a voyage told from a surprising point of view to build enthusiasm for reading in the classroom. 18 February (Saturday) 9:30 – 11:30 Storytelling Techniques - Effective communication skills Rediscover the pleasure of telling stories through picture books and discuss its impact as a powerful method to improve the communication styles. 18 February (Saturday) 13:00 –15:00 Effective oral presentation Debate the importance of oral presentation in English classes and develop useful tips focusiing on structure and language. 25 February (Saturday) 9:30 – 11:30 Drama Techniques in the classroom Have fun performing some activities which reinforce the understanding of the English language and encourage the creativity of thoughts. 25 February (Saturday) 13:00 –15:00 Lesson planning Observe key aspects of effective lesson plan and participate in a microteaching activity. 03 March (Saturday) 9:30 – 11:30 Speak Up! Multilevel tasks for teaching receptive skills in mixed-ability classes. Join us to discuss and suggest techniques for adapting and differentiating reading and listening tasks to suit learners' varying abilities. 03 March (Saturday) 13:00 –15:00 Classroom observation Discuss different ways of classroom observations in English language teaching and learning. 10 March (Saturday) 9:30 – 11:30 Developing students autonomy Look at key challenges in compromising between autonomous learning styles. 10 March (Saturday) 13:00 –15:00 Peer editing and correction Explore ways to enhance learners' collaborative work through peer correction and editing. 31 March (Saturday) 9:30 – 11:30 Speak Up! Join us for a discussion with your colleagues about teaching tips and tools that are working in Algerian classrooms Participants may sign up to present tools - maximum 2 per session 31 March (Saturday) 13:00 –15:00 English for the Games Explore the many resources available on the British Council website for teaching English while discussing the upcoming Olympic Games.

17 - 24 March 2012
Spring Break

If you would like to attend a workshop, please fill in the form.

Please complete a separate registration form for each workshop you would like to attend. We cannot accept registrations for ‘all Saturdays’.

We must receive your registration before 13.00 on Thursday for the Saturday session

Registrations sent after this time will not be accepted.

You will receive an automatic email from us confirming reception of your registration. However, this does not guarantee you a place on the workshop. You will receive an email from us confirming your place the day before the workshop. PLEASE NOTE: If you have not received this confirmation email, you will not be able to attend the workshop; this is for security reasons as we have to give the attendance list to the guards in order for you to be allowed into the premises. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

The workshop is free to attend, but if you register and are not able to attend on the day please let us know as soon as possible either by calling 021 91 68 91 or by e-mailing us