ELC BLOG

Five Myths about the CELTA course

Lightning never strikes twice! Have you heard that water changes direction in a sink as it goes down a plughole depending on whether you are in the northern or southern hemisphere? Do you think that elephants are afraid of mice? CELTA is the leading initial teacher training qualification for people hoping to work in English Language Teaching and there are many people’s ideas that seem to have become embraced as truth. Like with our world and lifestyle choices, there are many myths about t... Read More

English Courses for Overseas Teachers: 7 Important Tips to Keep in Mind

Tips Before Choosing A Teacher Training Course It’s an exciting time, you have access to Erasmus + funding, you’re looking at the wide choice available of English courses for overseas teachers. You feel ready to have an immersive experience, you know that you shouldn’t stop learning, but how do you choose? The below list of tips may provide points for you to think about, and to inform that decision 1. Reflect – think about where you are in your career and professional de... Read More

English Teacher Training Courses: Quality Facts You Should Pay Attention To

How to identify a quality English Course for Teachers Choosing a quality English teacher training courses in England isn’t easy. Your experience should be rewarding, refreshing and leave you feeling excited to begin the new school year. Quality is a subjective and sometimes very personal thing. However, the following information might help you choose the right English Language School for you. Whether you want a Teacher Training course or an English language course for teachers, below are s... Read More

How To Identify The Best Business English Course For Your Company

Business English Courses In Brighton, UK There are a large number of English language schools in England and with nearly every school offering Business English courses how can you make the right choice as a professional? In this post we will try to help you find the right English language school and the best Business English course for professionals and executives with 5 tips on what to look out for: 1. Business English Courses for students or professionals? Good language schools will ... Read More

CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning): Expert Interview

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL): Definition.   First question: can you just tell me who you are and what you do? I’m Edward Russell and I’m the Head of Teacher Training at the English Language Centre in Brighton on the south-coast of England. And you teach on CLIL, what does that stand for? So CLIL is Content and Language Integrated Learning. This is a teacher training course for teachers of English and other subjects who might be transitioning from teaching in o... Read More

Teaching English with Technology

ELC Brighton is delighted to announce the addition of a new teachers' course to our current portfolio of 5 teachers' courses. Teaching English with Technology, devised by our new Head of Teacher Training, Ed Russell, will first run in October 2016. The new course is designed for all teachers of English who wish to integrate, explore and develop their use of technology in language teaching and will provide participants with practical and engaging ideas they can use in their classro... Read More

Meet the team: ELC Brighton appoint new Head of Teacher Training

Ed Russell has joined ELC Brighton as the new Head of Teacher Training.  He has nearly 15 years' experience as a teacher, teacher trainer, academic manager, conference speaker, assessor and published writer both in the UK and in a number of other countries including working for the British Council in Thailand, Palestine, Bulgaria and Singapore, and NILE and Pilgrims in the UK. As a teacher trainer, Ed trained as a CELTA tutor and has significant experience of teaching and tra... Read More

Student Testimonial: German teacher

  At ELC we train something like 300 teachers from all over the world every year on our courses for overseas teachers. We offer a wide variety of teachers courses that aim to provide teachers with new ideas and techniques that they can use back in their classrooms, as well as providing opportunties to develop their understanding of British culture and practise their English. We have been welcoming groups from Sachsen-Anhalt for many years and during a recent course we got the chance to ca... Read More

Argentinian Teachers' Group Organiser's experience at ELC

Gabriela Ardito from Argentina has been bringing groups of students to the UK for English language courses for over 20 years. In July 2013, for the first time, Gaby brought a group of teachers to The English Language Centre, Brighton, for a 2-week teacher methodology course that was designed and taught by the Head of Teacher Training, Alex Thorp. In addition to the methodology classes, Gaby organised an action-packed programme of visits including London, Oxford, Bath & Stonehenge, Madri... Read More

More than 100 teachers at ELC Brighton

More than 100 English language teachers from all over the world are currently studying at ELC Brighton on one of our teacher development courses. The list of countries they come from include Argentina, Algeria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia and Spain. In addition to the brochure courses, we are running tailor-made courses for groups of teachers from Argentina and Germany. In the photo we can see teachers on our English in the Primary Classroom course showing off th... Read More