MEC Scholarship for Spanish Teachers 2011

Introduction

This 6 week course for Spanish Teachers is run by Meridian School of English (Tellus Group) and it is an opportunity for all Spanish teachers to participate in an English Language course which combines 23 high impacts General English classes per week and a programme of optional activities and excursions which Teachers can sign up for during their stay.

English Course

The course provides 23 class hours of practice in all four key areas of language, i.e., reading, writing, listening and speaking with plenty of opportunity for active vocabulary development. The course provides comprehensive coverage of the grammatical structures relevant to the student’s level, including the English tense system and it is aimed at developing language skills systematically. The material to be studied has been carefully chosen in order to create interesting, useful and authentic contexts for a fuller understanding of the language. The lessons have also been structured to follow the guide lines of the Common European Framework and allow the students the opportunity to practice and use the language they are studying in a natural and realistic way, with ample opportunity, for example, to talk about themselves, their families, friends, countries, lives, work, interests etc.

Optional Activities

Optional activities vary from week to week and we can consider requests according to the Group’s interests. All day Saturday excursions can also be arranged at a cost of £32 per person for a minimum group of 8.

Accommodation

Private Home Half Board or Full Board.

Timetable

On the first day the programme begins on Monday morning at 8.45am at the School with a language placement test, a welcome meeting and Health & Safety awareness. The students will also be given a Welcome Pack and they will be taken on an orientation tour of Plymouth. From Monday to Friday classes will be held in the mornings from 9.00 to 12.30 with a half hour break and will continue in the afternoons after lunch. The maximum class size is 8 students.

Package includes

• All English language tuition x 23 hours per week
• Enrolment fee and course materials
• Private Home Accommodation (Half Board or Full Board)

Package does not include

• Flights, transfers to Plymouth, lunches, local bus passes, activities or Saturday excursions. We advise you take out your own insurance as it is cheaper in the home country.

Prices

Contact:

• For all your registration enquiries please contact our Spanish Coordinator Dunia Moreno at duniam@tellusgroup.co.uk or call +44 (0)845 673 3 007

Outside of these hours you can contact Neil Pick on +44 7967 671 316.