English Language for Educators: English for International Collaboration & Cultural Discovery (B1)

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• Overview and Guidance:

  • Introduction to the course programme, practical arrangements, aims, objectives, and expectations.

  Participant Activities:

  • Short presentations of each participant’s school.

  • Fun and engaging icebreaker activities tailored for teachers learning English at B1 level.

  Practical Exercises:

  • Introducing ourselves — individually and in pairs.

  • Building confidence in starting conversations and networking.

  • Pronunciation drills to improve clarity, intonation, and speaking confidence.

  • Confidence games designed to reduce hesitation, encourage participation, and make speaking enjoyable.

  • Activating key grammar units: Present Simple/Continuous and Past Simple/Continuous, including basic question forms and short answers.

  Assessment and Wrap-up:

  • Individual work assessment.

  • Round-up of completed activities and hands-on learning experience.

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• Theme: School-related language, project planning, and teamwork

  Focus Activities:

  • Vocabulary games to expand topic-related word banks.

  • Sentence-building exercises to practice structure and fluency.

  • Writing short emails and messages for real-life communication.

  • Activating grammar units: Present Perfect, Past Simple (regular & irregular), and adverbs of manner.

  • Individual work assessment to monitor progress.

  • Peer feedback activities to encourage collaboration and reflection.

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• Theme: Everyday communication and travel situations

  Focus Activities:

  • Talking about future plans and planning holidays in Croatia.

  • Activating grammar units: will / be going to, comparison of adjectives, and prepositions of place, direction, and location.

  • Expanding vocabulary related to travel and tourism.

  • Writing a postcard using appropriate tone and structure.

  • Individual work assessment to review progress and application of learned skills.

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• Theme: Experiential learning through gamification and cultural discovery

  Focus Activities:

  • Introduction to gamification in field-based learning.

  • Interactive game scavenger hunt: “Discovering Split.”

  • Developing reading comprehension and logical thinking through real-world tasks.

  • Discussing and analyzing methodological aspects of the field class.

  • Implementing the “making questions” technique to strengthen teamwork and inquiry-based learning.

  • Enhancing media literacy through observation and reflection.

  • Applying a cross-curricular approach to design effective field activities.

  • Peer assessment and feedback on group work.

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• Theme: Creativity, collaboration, and digital storytelling in education

  Focus Activities:

  • Creating a short video using popular digital apps suitable for social media formats.

  • Learning how to structure a video story to meet Gen Alpha students’ learning needs.

  • Practicing how to summarize a story using Past Simple and Past Continuous tenses.

  • Applying previously acquired vocabulary and grammar units in context.

  • Integrating cultural heritage elements into video presentations.

  • Strengthening teamwork skills through practical collaboration.

  • Activating and developing creativity in a supportive environment.

  • Peer assessment of pair and group work.

  • Final round-up of completed activities and hands-on learning experience.

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• Theme: Evaluation, celebration, and closure

  Focus Activities:

  • Round-up of learning outcomes through reflection, discussion, and self-assessment.

  • Review of the course with participant evaluation and feedback.

  • Certification ceremony and recognition of achievements.

  • Goodbye activity to conclude the training on a positive, collaborative note.

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