Moderation Report

Moderator Name:
Brian Tomlinson

Course Location:
Rome

Moderator bio/qualifications
BA, PGCE, MA, PhD

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Course Start Date:
21/11/2011

Report Date:
20/12/2011

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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

Yes

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:

Moreno
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: 9

Number of trainees passed: 8

Number of trainees failed: 1 (will retake the course in January)

Number of trainees that withdrew:


Reasons for non-completion of course:


18. Additional Comments

The feedback from the trainees was excellent (‘The course is fantastic and I cannot think of anything that needs improvement! I am completely satisfied with all aspects of the course!’), with all of them appreciating the quality of instruction, the value of trainer feedback and the variety and richness of the whole experience (‘The best thing about the course was the organisation of the activities and assessments- the way that our skill development was organised in a progressive way with lots of great scaffolding and guidance, teaching real students. Moreno and Grace are fabulous’.) They all felt the course had been well worth the money and considered themselves to be ready to go out and become effective teachers of EFL.

As always the assignments demonstrated the willingness and ability of the trainees to be open-minded, constructively reflective, empathetic and self-critical as well as a developing ability to be creative and independent.