Teacher training programme
2007 – A successful year for •Teacher training at PROLOG
As the year is drawing slowly to a close, IH Berlin PROLOG’s newest programme, the Teacher Training department, has had a very positive year. The •IHC (International House Certificate) course for teachers of German as a Foreign Language was first offered in autumn 2005. The aim of the course is to show teachers how they can use their creativity and commitment in a target-oriented and effective manner within the classroom in order to prioritise the needs of their language learners.
The course follows the same structure as the internationally renowned CELTA qualification for English teachers. Over the course of four weeks, the trainees experience a total of 145 contact hours. The trainees start teaching groups of language learners from day one of the course. Each trainer is responsible for a teaching practice group of between four and six trainees. Alongside the teaching practice, trainees also attend seminars on teaching and learning theory, the contents of which they can employ directly in their classes.
The course has already established a reputation far beyond Berlin as a professional and extremely challenging qualification. As well as the four courses this year in Berlin, the Teacher Training department has also run a course in Ljubljana for International House MINT. In addition to the EUROLTA certification gained in 2006, the IHC course is now also certified by the •AZWV (Regulation for accreditation of continuing education) and approved by the German Employment Office as a professional development course. The provider number is: 922/3220/07 (Kompetenzzentrum Sprachen)