Monday, 11 January 2010 00:00

Moderator Name: Dianne Hogan Course Location: Granada, Spain Moderator bio/qualification Dianne Hogan bio.doc Course Date: 11/01/2010 Report Date: 12/02/2010   1. Materials were available to all trainees including training materials and course schedule: Yes 2. The course provided a minimum of 120 hours of course inputs as indicated on schedule: Yes 3. Each trainee completed a foreign language experience: Yes 4. Each trainee completed a student profile (one-on-one) meetings and assignment: Yes 5. The course provided a minimum of 30 hours of professional, appropriate teaching techniques inputs: Yes 6. The course provided a minimum of 4 hours of observed teaching – i.e. trainers modeling lessons with real students: Yes 7. Each trainee completed peer observations including the completion of peer observation forms: Yes 8. The course provided a minimum 6 hours of grammar inputs: Yes 9. The course provided phonology inputs: Yes 10. Each trainee completed grammar and phonology tests: Yes 11. Teaching Practice A. Each trainee completed a minimum 6 hours of observed teaching practice with real students (not peers): Yes B. The course provided a minimum 6 students per class: No C. The course provided qualified observers (minimum TESOL certificate): Yes D. The course provided both written and oral feedback provided to trainee by observer: Yes 12. The course provided adequate classroom study space: Yes 13. Each trainee completed online feedback form:Yes 14. The lead trainer is willing to personally recommend all trainees who graduate: Yes 15. Lead trainer Info A. Lead trainer name: Dylan Gates B. The lead trainer has at least a diploma and five years of ELT experience or an MA TESOL and two years of ELT experience: Yes 16. Each trainee appeared to be comfortable, confident and competent during observed teaching practice: Yes 17. Total number of trainees: 13 Number of trainees passed: 13 Number of trainees failed: 0 Number of trainees that withdrew: 0 Reasons for non-completion of course: 18. Additional Comments: All the trainees said that this course had met or exceeded their expectations. They also praised the dedication and professionalism of the teaching staff. I had to respond negatively to question 11B of this report. I feel that the wording of this question could be changed from a minimum of six students per class, to an average of six students per class. This would more accurately reflect the reality of class size, in TEFL classes here in southern Spain, where many classes have fewer than six students. The majority of teaching practice classes on this course had more than six students, some as many as twelve. In my opinion it is equally important for the trainees to experience not only a variety of language levels but also different class sizes.