Awareness of current language teaching methodology
The application process for all ITT courses includes a professional statement and/or interview to ascertain the suitability of the candidate in terms of their personal qualities and their understanding of, and commitment to, teaching. One way to demonstrate your ability and willingness to adapt to innovative methods of language teaching is to familiarise yourself with current language teaching methodology.
Participating in Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) courses is one way to experience first-hand current methods in language teaching and to reflect on one’s own classroom practice. Other ways to develop understanding of current methodologies include:
- Professional development courses and events: See the Professional Development section and also the Our languages events calendar (www.ourlanguages.org.uk/features_events).
- Books: CILT, the National Centre for Languages publishes Curriculum Guides in a number of community languages. Also check out titles in the Young and New Pathfinders series (see www.cilt.org.uk/books).
- Professional networks: Join an email discussion forum such as the Community Languages Forum (http://www.cilt.org.uk/commlangs/forum.htm) or the SSAT language networks or register to receive the Community Languages Bulletin (http://www.cilt.org.uk/commlangs/bulletin.htm).
