English for Educators: Boost Your Skills Through Play, Practice & Cultural Discovery (A2)

• Theme: Communication basics and personal confidence in English

  Focus Activities:

  • Course introduction:

    • Overview of the course programme and guidance.

    • Practical arrangements, course aims, objectives, and expectations.

    • Participants’ presentations of their school.

    • Fun, engaging icebreaker activities tailored for teachers learning English at A2 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 to reduce hesitation, encourage participation, and make speaking enjoyable.

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

    • Individual work assessment.

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

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

Focus Activities:

• Engaging vocabulary games to expand topic-related language.

• Sentence-building exercises to strengthen structure and fluency.

• Writing short emails and messages for practical classroom and professional use.

• Activating grammar units: Past Simple (regular & irregular), prepositions of place and time, and basic conjunctions.

• Individual work assessment to monitor progress.

• Peer feedback activities to develop collaboration and reflection skills.

Theme: Everyday communication and travel situations

Focus Activities:

• Talking about future plans and planning holidays in Croatia.

• Activating grammar units: will / be going to for expressing future intentions and arrangements.

• Expanding vocabulary related to travel and tourism.

• Writing a postcard using correct structure, tone, and descriptive language.

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

Theme: Experiential learning through gamification and cultural exploration

Focus Activities:

• Introduction to gamification in educational field classes.

• 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 problem-solving skills.

• Enhancing media literacy through observation and content creation.

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

• Peer assessment and reflection on group work.

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 preferences.

• Practicing how to summarize a story effectively.

• Applying previously acquired vocabulary and grammar units in practical communication.

• Integrating cultural heritage elements into video presentations.

• Strengthening teamwork and learning how to make collaboration more effective.

• Activating and developing creativity through hands-on production.

• Peer assessment of pair and group work.

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

Theme: Evaluation, celebration, and closure

Focus Activities:

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

• Course review with participant evaluation and feedback.

• Certification ceremony and acknowledgment of achievements.

• Final goodbye activity to conclude the course in an engaging and positive atmosphere.