Disclaimer: The posting of information regarding the Teaching of English for Academic Purposes (TEAP) courses on this page is a service that BALEAP provides to its members. However, BALEAP does not accept responsibility for the content or quality of any of the courses. Should you have any queries about the information provided here, it is suggested that you contact the institution concerned directly.
SOAS runs two TEAP courses each year, one part-time course from January to May and one full-time intensive course in August.
Dates:
TEAP Part-Time Course: 17-Jan to 16-May 2018 (Wednesday evenings)
TEAP Full-Time Course: 6-17 August 2018
Fees:
£900 (discounted to £850 if paid before 1 November 2017 for the part-time course and before 1 May 2018 for the full-time course)
Key features:
Download our 2018 courses flyer and our application form.
For further information see: www.soas.ac.uk/ifcels/teap
For queries, contact Head of TEAP courses: Tony Corballis at tc20@soas.ac.uk
Study a course designed for experienced teachers of English who wish to develop their knowledge and skills in teaching English for academic purposes (EAP). There is an increasing global demand in higher education for specialised teachers in EAP, and this course gives you the ability to develop your career into this area.
Key points
Distance learning – ten months. Starts September.
Fees: £2,135 for the course (2017/18 academic year)
The Sheffield Hallam University PG Certificate is credited at 60 credits, one third of those needed for the MA TESOL which is offered at Sheffield Hallam University.
For more information see: https://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/languages/pgcert-teaching-english-for-academic-purposes/distance-learning/2018 or contact Dr Diana Ridley via tesol@shu.ac.uk
The PgCert in Teaching English for Academic Purposes (TEAP) provides a valuable opportunity for existing or potential teachers of English for Academic Purposes (EAP), within the UK and overseas, to build their skills and gain a qualification in TEAP from a top ranking UK university.
The course modules relate to and are closely informed by the BALEAP competency framework.
Key Facts
Studying by supported distance learning allows you to choose when and where you study, meaning you do not have to take a career break. You will also have full access to the University’s support services. The University’s virtual learning environment ‘Blackboard’ offers a wide range of study support material, and you will have the opportunity to join an interactive web-based community of fellow students around the world.
Contact: teap@le.ac.uk
Web: https://le.ac.uk/courses/teaching-english-for-academic-purposes-teap-pgcert-dl
The MA in Language Testing is designed to meet the needs of professionals who are involved in language testing and evaluation, including EAP professionals who need to be able to assess EAP learners’ progress and achievements on EAP courses as well as learners’ EAP proficiency. This Masters programme provides you with a solid grounding in language test design, construction and evaluation, and in research design. This ensures that your testing and evaluation practices and the policies you create within your own contexts conform to international standards of validity and reliability.
With a compulsory three-day orientation seminar in Lancaster to launch the course, five online modules, and a dissertation, it is ideal for part-time learning. It offers opportunities to base your coursework and dissertation on issues within your own educational contexts. The course is designed so that you do not have to leave your workplace to pursue your studies; after the three-day Orientation Seminar in Lancaster at the start, the entire programme is done online.
Key facts
More information: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/linguistics/study/masters/courses/language-testing-by-distance-ma/
The Language Testing at Lancaster summer course is for those individuals or teams whose work or personal interests involve them in language test construction and development at the local or national level. Weeks 1 and 2 of the course will help participants build on their knowledge of language testing by providing theoretical input on issues central to language testing and hands-on opportunities to develop test items. In addition, two further one-week courses focus on the analysis of test data: Week 3 focuses on the role of inferential statistics in classical test theory while week 4 offers an introduction to modern test theory.
Key facts
More information: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/linguistics/study/summer-schools/language-testing-at-lancaster/
English for Academic Study at the University of Glasgow offers a fully online masters-level course in Teaching English for Academic Purposes
Key Facts:
For more details see our webpages: http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/mlc/eas/teap/
Or contact: Carole.MacDiarmid@glasgow.ac.uk
The Post Graduate Certificate in TEAP is an excellent choice for teachers who already have an MA in an ELT related field and now wish to specialise in TEAP. It can also be taken as a first step towards an MA for those who have experience teaching English for Academic Purposes. It is most relevant to foundation, pre-sessional and in-sessional Higher Education contexts.
The course is informed by the BALEAP Competency Framework, and thus can support teachers in preparing for BALEAP Associate Fellow/ Fellow/ Senior Fellowships.
The PG Cert is worth 60 credits and consists of 4 x 15 credit modules.
The following four modules are timetabled to run in the second semester 2016-17, i.e. January to April 2017 and would constitute a full time study load. Module 3 will also run in first semester (September 2016 to January 2017):
Modules 1 and 2 draw significantly on BAWE corpus research on academic genres and registers conducted at Coventry and led by Professors Hilary Nesi and Sheena Gardner.
Accreditation for Prior Learning (APL) of 30 credits for modules 3 and 4 may be possible for those who have completed an RSA Dip TEFLA or equivalent.
Normal duration for the PG Cert is up to nine months full time and eighteen months part time, but it can be completed in one semester as indicated above. Additional modules may be available in 2017-18.
Fees: £1,933 for the full PG Cert (2016/17)
For more information search for TEAP in the Coventry University Course Finder at www.coventry.ac.uk or contact m.orsini-jones@coventry.ac.uk
The MA (Master of Arts) and PG Dip (Postgraduate Diploma) in TEAP are post-graduate courses for those wishing to specialise in the Teaching of English for Academic Purposes. It is expected that participants will have had some experience of teaching or studying EAP and wish to develop their expertise in teaching English to international students on foundation, pre-sessional or in-sessional courses.
The course is informed by the BALEAP Competency Framework, and thus can support teachers in preparing for BALEAP Associate Fellow/ Fellow/ Senior Fellowships.
The MA is a one-year full time or two year part-time 180 credit course.
The PG Dip is a nine month full-time or eighteen month part-time 120 credit course.
Full time MA and PG Dip students usually take four 15 credit modules in each of their first two semesters and MA students complete the final 60 credit module in the third semester.
These six 15 credit modules are mandatory:
Modules 1 and 2 draw significantly on BAWE corpus research on academic genres and registers conducted at Coventry and led by Professors Hilary Nesi and Sheena Gardner.
Accreditation for Prior Learning (APL) of 30 credits for modules 3 and 4 may be possible for those who have completed an RSA Dip TEFLA or equivalent.
Modules 5 and 6 draw significantly on the in-sessional and pre-sessional research and development by numerous members of staff at Coventry, and their wide international teaching experience.
Two 15-credit options are chosen from the following:
For the MA in TEAP one of the following 60 credit modules is also required:
September, January and May starts are available for this course, with September and January starts preferred for full-time students. Please note that module availability is subject to demand.
Fees: £5,799 for the MA and £3,866 for the PG Dip (2016/17)
For more information search for TEAP in the Coventry University Course Finder at www.coventry.ac.uk or contact m.orsini-jones@coventry.ac.uk
31 July – 11 August 2017
Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET
Have you recently started teaching EAP? Or are you thinking of moving into EAP? Or would you perhaps like to enhance your existing EAP skills teaching, and network with like-minded professionals? If you would like to learn more about teaching EAP, this is the course for you.
Our 2-week full-time introductory course, led by experienced teacher trainers, will give you the opportunity to:
Assessed by: a group presentation and an individual portfolio of work
Award: Aston Module Achievement, 10 credits
Fee: £890 (discounts available for group bookings)
For further information, email Kate Wakeman at c.wakeman@aston.ac.uk
Website: http://www.aston.ac.uk/lss/english/teaching-english-for-academic-purposes/
Certificate in Teaching EAP (CTEAP)
The Certificate in Teaching English for Academic Purposes has been created by Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University to advance the very best practice in EAP in higher education in China and beyond. It is the only qualification of its type in China and is designed for employers to recognise a teacher’s excellence in the field. It is a practical certificate that will have a direct impact on a teacher’s understanding of EAP and their classroom practice.
The CTEAP is not just a training course but is a transformative experience, which encourages teachers to think of themselves and their work differently and to position themselves differently within their places of work.
Dates: 16 to 27 July 2018
Fees: RMB10,688 (Approx. £1200). Discounted to RMB9,988 (Approx. £1,100) for applications received before 16 June 2018.
Fees include: all course tuition and materials and, upon completion, the CTEAP certificate.
Accommodation: we can offer ensuite accommodation at the Wencui International Apartments, also a range of reasonably priced hotels are located near the university. We offer transfers to and from Shanghai Pudong airport.
Location: Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. 20 minutes high-speed rail from Shanghai. Suzhou is widely regarded as China’s most beautiful city, with many UNESCO protected areas. Why not experience China whilst undertaking our professional development course?
Visa: we can offer advice on easily getting a visa to come to China.
XJTLU
XJTLU is the largest independent international university in China and is the result of a partnership between the University of Liverpool and Xi’an Jiaotong University. The Language Centre at XJTLU is the largest in Asia, with over 150 full-time teachers delivering a range of EAP courses to students from all disciplines and at all levels; from pre-sessional to PhD research students.
The CTEAP is aimed at teachers:
– from China and overseas
– who are currently teaching in higher education but wish to specialise in EAP
– looking to position themselves as leaders in their institutions
– who wish to enter into teaching in higher education
– at Chinese institutions looking to teach more EAP in future
– high school teachers preparing their students for higher education
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Our EAP teaching model is to foster a student-centred active learning environment grounded in your students’ actual needs. On the course you will receive practical training in how to design and deliver an EAP curriculum. You will carry out micro-teaching practice with your fellow trainees and reflect upon your practice. You will also engage in a discussion of the role and position of the EAP professional and the linguistic theories that underpin this role.
Modules
The course is divided into five distinct modules that make up the core of the course:
THE EAP TEACHER AS LANGUAGE EXPERT
CLASSROOM PRACTICE
TEACHING LANGUAGE SKILLS
EAP COURSE DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT
MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES
THREADS
These modules are informed throughout by four constant threads that run through the certificate:
English as an international language
Critical thinking
Observation and reflection
Review and consolidation
The certificate is reflective and practical and looks very specifically at how teachers can apply the new ideas to their own teaching contexts.
MICRO-TEACHING PRACTICE
On the course you will have regular opportunities to carry out micro-teaching with your fellow trainees, each focused upon a different aspect of delivery. You will receive feedback from your peers and your trainers and then reflect upon your own techniques. Many of our previous trainees have described this as one of the most useful and enjoyable aspects of the course.
GUEST LECTURES
The CTEAP calls upon some of the best lecturers at XJTLU and in other collaborating institutions. Past guest lecturers have included Dr Roberto Donna speaking about how XJTLU’s business school works with EAP language experts, Dr Anthony Manning (University of Kent, UK) on EAP assessment regimes, Dr David Oakey (University of Liverpool, UK) on teaching grammar and Eoin Jordan (St Andrews University, UK), who marking and grading on EAP modules.
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
The CTEAP runs full-time for two weeks with training sessions, workshops, feedback workshops and peer teaching and professional development taking place Monday to Friday. The certificate has more than 20 hours of training sessions per week plus all of the other activities. Self-study and reflection will take place in the evenings.
Most training sessions and workshops are led by two or more trainers allowing for a greater variety of input and for lively discussion to take place.
Registration and Consultation
For organizations and individuals who wish to sign up for participation, please fill in the registration form on the ILEAD website.
For enquiries about registration, please contact
Shuo He: Shuo.Wang@XJTLU.edu.cn; 0512-81884655;
Chenyue Zhu: Chenyue.Zhu@XJTLU.edu.cn 0512-81884656.
For more information see: http://ilead.xjtlu.edu.cn/Common/Detail?Type=AcademicEnglishTeaching
The English Language Teaching Centre at the University of Sheffield are now offering a fully online CPD course called Learning Technologies in EAP. This course is designed for EAP teachers who see the value of technology in the classroom but who feel they lack the confidence or skills needed to integrate it effectively. A brief overview:
You can see an example of some of the interactive course content here and you can also take a short survey here to check your suitability for the course.
If you want to learn more about the course, including testimonials from previous participants, please go to the link below on our website:
Bridging the gap between teaching EFL and English for Academic Purposes.
The University of Brighton runs a TEAP course each January. It is a part-time course with 40 hours of input over 10 weeks (10 Wednesday evenings and 2 Saturdays).
Fees:
£695
Key features:
Assessment:
For queries, contact the course leader: Nancy Carter – N.Carter@brighton.ac.uk
Short intensive TEAP course:
April 9-13th 2018 at the Centre for English Language and Foundation Studies, Richmond Building 105 Queens Road, Clifton
Participants are assumed to have teaching experience (but not necessarily in EAP or EFL). We aim to recruit a small mixed cohort (14–16) to generate fruitful discussions from a range of differing perspectives. Small group work will sometimes be mixed and sometimes streamed according to background.
The 5 strands (A-E) are based on BALEAP TEAP competencies. The course will cover all aspects necessary for Fellow level. Those aiming for Associate or Senior Fellow should still benefit from the course.
There will be 21 hours contact time with additional reading and preparation for a small group project (materials or assessment focus).
No teaching practice is included. Teaching observation will be done using a video clip.
The registration fee of £350 will be payable through the University of Bristol online shop. A code will be given on receipt of a successful application
See link for course outline: TEAP SOW2018
For further information contact: celfs-teap@bristol.ac.uk
Teaching English for Academic Purposes (by distance learning)
This course aims to equip you with the skills necessary to become a competent, research-informed and innovative English for Academic Purposes (EAP) practitioner.
The MA TEAP focuses on the development of teacher competencies required to improve the academic literacy of students, and entails knowledge and skills that incorporate much more than basic mastery of classroom management skills and knowledge of language systems.
In order to achieve this, and on the basis that EAP is essentially interdisciplinary, the course draws on a wide range of intellectual sources including:
This course is studied online. There are Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate exit points. It starts in September or February and can be completed in just three years. It is part-time only.
The course comprises four 30-credit modules, plus a 60-credit dissertation.
Key features:
For further information on this course see:
For academic enquiries, contact Dr. Martha Jones, Course Leader, at martha.jones@nottingham.ac.uk
