1. English365 Level 3 A look into the future of professional English training Bob Dignen York Associates
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9. International teams Team understanding: self, team members and stakeholders Direction: creating team commitment to common goals and benefits Organisation: effective planning and rules for team work Roles: clarifying responsibilities (internal/external expectations) Who are we? Where are we going? How do we plan to do it? Who does what? What support is needed? How are we performing? How are we seen in the organisation? Where are conflicts generated? How are we cooperating as a team? Cooperation: getting people to cooperate effectively – towards synergy Conflict: handling internal and external resistance and conflict Representing: promoting the team externally, presenting and ‘ selling’ the project Feedback: motivating performance by giving and getting feedback on results (individual and team) Developing people: coaching, training, facilitating, networking etc.
10. The 7 core communication skills Understanding self – Understanding others Thinking consciously and strategically to communicate in the right way at the right time with right impact ... in English 7 Communication Skills Speaking clearly Listening effectively Building rapport Influencing Coaching Managing conflict Handling feedback
English365 is a shorter course of 30 90 minute units plus 2 revision units. Indicate two key parts to the book are Student Book and PSB/audio, the latter elaborated later. Indicate that the 30 units = 3 groups of 10 units each with its own USP – will show an example of each. Balance is achieved with professional – professional – general across the three unit types. In terms of skills and input, indicate repositioning of grammar within learner focus alongside vocabulary, pronunciation etc. As we have said, the focus is on a learner who needs to produce rather than learn from scratch and requires grammar support, lexical development and strong focus on speaking / using the language. Lots of listening. Give quick indication of the grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and skills areas which are covered. Grammar: tenses, conditionals, passive, quantifiers, adverbs/adjectives, modals Pron: intonation (interest), linking, stress, silent letters Skills: email, meetings, telephoning and presenting … pragmatic interpretations of meetings / presentations Proven stuff! All this with a focus on the learner. Book is predicated on promoting learner training - ideas which are included in SB, PSB and TB.
A feature of E365 – focus on learner training – within other key componets Introduce the components: TB PSB with audio CD
T/B is also an invaluable resource with guidance on teaching each unit as well as: - 30 extra photocopiable resources 10 Learner training activities Look at some examples:
Survey the dominant approach
Introduce the new three-dimensional approach
Introduce and explain rationale for the 7 core skills – work in progress … there will be more …
Introduce English365 and proposition that it is the first to engage with a new syllabus of core communication skills
Introduce the social skills syllabus of E365 giving rationale behind the various headers above
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Click quickly thru commenting on one / two aspects
Click quickly thru commenting on one / two aspects
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Summarise the talk and focus on the implications of the transition for trainers who follow this through … They become decentred (less trainer and more facilitator) They need to become aware of communication theory, behavioural psychology etc They need to develop new feedback skills … no longer correction … now there is no real ‘truth’
Bring it back to English365 It’s new and innovative It’s tailored … in the sense that it’s a book which meets professional needs It’s tested … Steve and I are experienced in the field It develops both the student / participant … and an important message for the teacher … it develops YOU … offering ways to develop personal skills for the future Developing people internationally is the slogan of York Associates and this is what English365 offers to trainers and trainees – effective personal development Questions