2010/01/20

Wellcome!

Dear Participants, I'd like to welcome you to TD ESP course blog. Teacher Development (TD)- as opposed to Teacher Training - is a ralatively recent phenomenon. It is based on the view that training courses along cannot satisfy all trainees' needs and there exists the necessity to go beyond mere training to the moulding of teachers's confidence in their ability to shape their own professional growth. This view correlates with the COURSE GOALS - to:
  • - help and encourage teachers to revisit and develop further their individual philisophy of teaching ESP;
  • - involve teachers in reflecting on learning;
  • - create opportunities for teachers to share, discuss and try out ideas, technologies, activities and teaching materials;
  • - provide teachers with key strategies and skills for continuing professional self-development;
  • - enable teachers to explore individually areas of professional interest in ESP;
  • - increase teachers' professional competence and confidence.
In the top right corner you can see the MODEL designed for the course. All the elements there are connected through "reflection" and form an upward spiral, which symbolises a never-ending process of learning. I hope that we will all enjoy the process of our collaborative learning. Let's learn from each other and with one another!

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