Teacher Education in the Framework of

TEMPUS

(Jala Garibova, Azerbaijan University of Languages)

511329 – TEMPUS-1-2010-1- AZ-TEMPUS-

JPCR

(TEMPUS IV, 3-cü çağırış)

511329 – TEMPUS-1-2010-1-AZ-TEMPUS-JPCR

(TEMPUS IV, 3rd call)

Reforming Interpreting and Translation Studies in Azerbaijan

(RİTSA)

Basic information

►National project ►Coordinator: Azerbaijan University of

Languages►AZ partners: NSU LSU BITTRI GSU

►Total grant: 1, 076, 000 Euros

Teacher Training

►Training of Local Teacher-Trainers (Train-the trainer)

►Training of Teachers by EU trainers and local teacher-trainers

Training of Teacher-Trainers

► Language teacher-trainers - 10 AUL -2 persons NSU -2 persons LSU -2 persons BITTRI-2 persons GSU -2 persons Undergraduate translation teacher-trainers - 6 AUL-6 persons

► Conference interpretation teacher-trainers - 2 AUL-2 persons

Teacher Training► Language teachers - 142 AUL(38) NSU(26) GSU(34) LSU(24) BITTRI (16) TH (4)► Undergraduate translation teachers - 167 AUL-(91) NSU-(34) LSU-(19) GSU-(19) TH-(4)

► Conference interpretation teachers (graduate program) AUL-20

Issues Covered

►Methodology (from teacher-centered to learner-centered; from theory-based to skill-based)

►Concept of syllabus (input and output compatibility)

►Concept of needs analysis►Assessment issues

Topics Covered at Trainings (1)

► 1) Teacher training and developing

► 2) Reading skills and teaching reading skills

► 3) Motivating language learners, motivating strategies

► 4) Writing skills and teaching of writing skills, practice for essay, signpost or signal language

► 5) Narrative essay writing

► 6) Classroom observation, classroom snapshot

► 7) Classroom assessment, written assessment,oral assessment

► 8)Error correction, corrective feedback

► 9)Introduction to Teaching Young learners

Topics Covered at Trainings (2)

► 10)Giving feedback, useful language for giving feedback

► 11)Speaking throw communicative language teaching

► 12) Argumentative essay writing

► 13)Materials evaluation (TYL)

► 14) Topic based syllabus

► 15) Developing teachers presentation skills

► 16) Classroom management, group and pair work, adv\disadvantages of GW and PW

► 17) Teaching inter-cultural communication

► 18) Test writing

Approaches

Restructuring of Curriculum to include more independent and group work by students

(introduction of tutorship hours, reduction of classroom hours)

Recourse and Infrastructure development (library and resource enhancement, staff trainng

New requirements of hiring ad recruitment, promotion issues, review of quality assurance

Implementation of Quality Assurance Plans

Development of internal evaluation procedures

► self-evaluation► student evaluation► peer evaluation► Departmental/institutional feedback

Hiring ad Promotion issues