| Welcome to Our English Language Program The English Language Program (ELP) offers 20 levels of English language training to faculty members and administrators in all departments of the fifteen Faculties of Education across Afghanistan. The aim of the program is to work with the lecturers to develop the skills and confidence they need to function in English in their daily lives as academics: engaging in conversation with colleagues and visitors; accessing, reading and understanding basic level academic texts; accessing subject-specific content in English; basic level academic writing skills; conducting basic level academic research in English, etc.
The ELP also offers English Language Teaching (ELT) methodology courses to faculty members in the Departments of English. June 2008 was the first of a series of three workshops, with a total of 23 English lecturers from Herat, Mazar, Jawzjan, Maimana, Kunduz, Takhar, and Baghlan participating. Study abroad programs in ELT Methodologies are also a part of the English Language Program, so far 16 English lecturers have attended a six month certificate course at the Regional English Language Centre in Singapore, and 8 lecturers have completed MA degree studies in ELT at Indiana University, Bloomington. | ELP Tools
Teaching Tip of the Week
Teaching Tip # 5
Don’t talk too much. Depending on the subject, you should be talking from about 5% to 30% of the lesson. For speaking or writing, more than 10% – 15% would probably be too much. Most lessons should be student-centered, not teacher-centered. Click here for previous Teaching Tips. |