January 2022 Professional Development and Personal Growth - Advanced Reading Comprehension

Texts or text-links are sent to participants before each session for prior review. This is a "Knowledge and Understanding" programme, with the addition of Language acquisition and development; participants are asked about the text's "explicit meaning" and any Language questions they may have. The Guided Discussion format also allows for Advanced Speaking Practice.

Sessions become progressively more challenging, beginning with English as a Foreign Language* texts and ending with English as First Language*. Where time allows, ideas and issues raised in the source text ("implicit meaning") may also be discussed. These texts are also suitbale for use with EFL, E2L and E1L classes.

Advanced Reading Comprehension

Monday 3 January 12.00 - 1.00pm : 
Tuesday 4 January 12.00 - 1.00pm :             Texts this week are EFL* in nature, chosen from 
Wednesday 5 January 12.00 - 1.00pm :         materials produced for EFL and identified as being 
Thursday 6 January 12.00 - 1.00pm :            specifically for this audience. Texts may include
Friday 7 January 12.00 - 1.00pm :                 Cambridge EFL examination passages.

Monday 10 January 12.00 - 1.00pm :       
Tuesday 11 January 12.00 - 1.00pm :             Texts this week are E2L* in nature, chosen from 
Wednesday 12 January 12.00 - 1.00pm :         materials produced for E2L and identified as being 
Thursday 13 January 12.00 - 1.00pm :            specifically for this audience. Texts may include
Friday 14 January 12.00 - 1.00pm :                Cambridge E2L examination passages.

Monday 17 January 12.00 - 1.00pm :        
Tuesday 18 January 12.00 - 1.00pm :            Texts this week are E2L* in nature, chosen from 
Wednesday 19 January 12.00 - 1.00pm :        materials produced for E2L and identified as being
Thursday 20 January 12.00 - 1.00pm :           specifically for this audience. Texts may include 
Friday 21 January 12.00 - 1.00pm :                Cambridge E2L examination passages. 

Monday 24 January 12.00 - 1.00pm :              Texts this week are E1L* in nature, chosen from 
Tuesdau 25 January 12.00 - 1.00pm :             materials produced for E1L and identified as being
Wednesday 26 January 12.00 - 1.00pm :         specifically for this audience. Texts may include
Thursday 27 January 12.00 - 1.00pm :            Cambridge E1L examination passages, newspaper
Friday 28 January 12.00 - 1.00pm :                 and magazine articles, short essays etc.

Each session $5000, including the teacher self-pay discount with additional multi-session discounts also available. Ask about institutional rates. Contact us for registration information.

* EFL = English as  Foreign Language. E2L = English as a Second Language. E1L = English as a First Language. For an exploration of the terms and the differences, you are invited to join our "What is English?" discussion.

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A C1 or higher level of English is assumed.

Group size minima and maxima apply.

Sessions assume that the text has been previously read.

Please ask about the text to be covered on a specific date.

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"Response and Analysis" and Plug-and-Play" teaching mini-units are available for several of these texts / sessions; please ask.

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