Moderation Report

Moderator Name:
Brian Tomlinson

Course Location:
London

Moderator bio/qualifications
BA, PGCE, MA, PhD

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Course Start Date:
5/12/2011

Report Date:

9/1/2012

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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:

Paulina
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: 4

Number of trainees passed: 4

Number of trainees failed: 0

Number of trainees that withdrew: 0

Reasons for non-completion of course


18. Additional Comments

Very enthusiastic feedback from all the trainees. They enjoyed the whole experience and were happy to have gained so much knowledge and so many skills (‘I enjoyed my experience. Paulina was very helpful and knowledgable. The practical teaching was a huge benefit.’).  They were also very pleased that they had developed so much in such a short time, both personally and professionally, and that they had gained so much confidence in their ability to plan lessons, to develop material and to teach learners (‘It helped me to improve myself and gain confidence’).

The assignments provided impressive evidence of the trainees’ development and especially of their awareness of both the theories and realities of teaching and of their constructive criticality, creativity and independence.