IH Bristol Foreign teachers of English course

Our two-week intensive Foreign Teachers of English (FTE) course enables teachers who already have some experience to gain greater in-depth knowledge of the job and discover the latest teaching techniques.

Foreign Teachers of English course aims
Foreign Teachers of English course content
Practical Details
Dates and Prices

Course aims

We want your course to combine the best of both worlds: a chance to brush up your English and discover some new teaching methods and materials for your classes, and have a memorable holiday.

We often tailor the course content according to the needs of the participants, but the main aims are:

To explore methodologies for making teaching more interactive
To focus on different ways of promoting effective learning
To demonstrate a range of fun, effective classroom activities
To brush up your idiomatic, natural English
To help you discover new aspects of British culture to enrich your teaching

'100% of participants rated the course either very good or excellent' (2016 & 2017)

Course content

The FTE course is practical, informative and fun. Typical sessions include:

Practical phonology teaching
Teaching the four skills effectively
Using technology for learning
Exploiting newspapers, magazines and other authentic materials
Creative grammar activities
Vocabulary activities that promote fluency
Using dictionaries as a resource, not a reference
Exploiting classroom projects
Using games and warm-ups to promote group dynamics
Expanding your repertoire of homework activities
Reflecting on and developing teaching techniques
Getting more from your course books
Creating posters and display work
Aspects of contemporary life and culture

To complement our sessions, we’ll also give you descriptions of other teaching activities for you to take away and use in your own classroom.

Practical Details

The Foreign Teachers of English course lasts two or more weeks (extra weeks may be added for closed groups on request). Each week will give you a minimum of 21 hours of classroom tuition.

Sessions can include practical activities, discussions, observations of our expert teachers, pair work, role-play, mini-presentations and more. The activities are designed to be useful for teachers of adults and under-18s ‒ and they are also good for your English! There is a maximum of 16 participants per course.

During the FTE course you have full use of our facilities, including:

Our teachers' library
Free Wifi internet
The study room, stocked with practice materials
The students' room

In addition, you will be able to sign up for social programme events with other students. These will help you discover the city of Bristol and its resources with visits and excursions. On Saturdays, we have a full-day trip to a local place of interest, giving you the chance to practise your English.

Dates and prices

Dates	Duration	Price	Notes
21st July - 1st August 2025	Two weeks	£833*	Subsidised social programme, level test, certificate

*Subject to minimum numbers (8)

This course is also available on a closed group basis in school or online - please contact us to enquire