Creative methodology

for the classroom

Canterbury

Pilgrims Language School

August 17th-21st 2015

ERASMUS+

CANTERBURY

Pilgrims’ courses @University of Kent

• British life, language and culture

• English language improvement

• Methodology and English language

• Practical uses of technology in the language classroom

• Creative methodology for the classroom

• Drama techniques for creative english teachers

• CLIL

• Dealing with difficult learners

• Special needs and inclusive learning

University of Kent

Why?

Improve my English Boost my

professionalism

Discuss different

points of view about

education

Complete my

training

What I achieved

(or improved...)

Teaching and didactis

• Inspiring activities for teaching language

• Group activities to stimulate criticism

The reflective practitioner...

We teach who we are…

…changing the way you teach requires changing the

way you are

METACOGNITION

Networking

Lateral thinking…

• Encourage creative practices

• Improve improvisation

• Challenge the frame

• Reframe

A motivational course?

• Goal

• Reality

• Obstacles

• Way forward

We think about this ‘GROW’

definition at the beginning of the

course and then we reconsider it in

the last session.

It is useful to conceptualize our

work and reflect about it.

It can be used also with our students.

LEARNING TO LEARN

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