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PERSONAL DETAILS
SURNAME
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Nationality
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Present Address:
FIRST NAME (S)
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Tel no. (home) _____________________
Fax no.
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(work)
E-mail
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Other Languages
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First Language _____________________
EDUCATION:
Dates (from-to)
School/Institution
Qualifications
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TEACHING QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING: Please attach a copy of your CELTA certificate
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OTHER QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING:
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE: (if relevant)
Dates (from-to)
Employer
Post/Duties
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PRESENT OCCUPATION:
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The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and education opportunities.
British Council Malaysia is a branch (995232-A) of the British Council, registered as a charity in England and Wales (209131) and Scotland (SC037733).
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Please state (in no less than 200 words) your reason for wanting to follow the course and why you think
you are suited to teaching young learners:
REFEREES:
Please give names, addresses and email addresses of three referees, one of whom should be your
current employer. Two of your referees will be contacted and asked to provide a reference of your good
character. It is your responsibility to ensure that referees provide the reference before the start of the
course. If your referees do not provide the reference it will not be possible for you to do the course.
1. Name:
Address
Email address
2. Name:
Address
Email address
3. Name:
Address
Email address
The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and education opportunities.
British Council Malaysia is a branch (995232-A) of the British Council, registered as a charity in England and Wales (209131) and Scotland (SC037733).
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I hereby declare that the information in this form is correct and that any written work submitted is my own.
Your signature must be handwritten, not typed. The application therefore needs to be scanned, then
emailed, or faxed or posted.
Signed …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Date
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The institution is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour,
age, gender or physical disability. However, applicants should be aware of the intensive nature of the
course and the fact that it is possible to fail. The institution cannot be held responsible for failure if details
of illness or physical disability are not declared at the application stage.
Complete the following self-declaration. Your signature must be handwritten.
Self-Declaration
I, the undersigned, declare that I consider myself suitable to work with young learners and know of no
impediment to my being employed in this type of work.
Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Signed: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Date:
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Application Task
The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and education opportunities.
British Council Malaysia is a branch (995232-A) of the British Council, registered as a charity in England and Wales (209131) and Scotland (SC037733).
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Complete this task fully. The accuracy of your written English will be taken into consideration.
Please submit your application and documents to Jacques Desaulniers:
jacques.desaulniers@britishcouncil.org.my
telephone +60 (03) 2723 7936
Please familiarise yourself with the course requirements below. The course is very demanding and
requires 100% participation and attendance.
There are at least 56 contact hours on the course which include:
 input sessions
 tutorial support
 supervised lesson planning
 4 hours of teaching practice
 teaching practice feedback
 peer observation
There are also 6 hours of directed observation of classes of young learners
Within the course timetable, a minimum of 25 hours are included for related reading, research,
assignments and lesson preparation.
1. How will you meet the demands of time, effort and working closely with others?
2. What do you hope to learn on this course about
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
teaching children?
teaching English?
Writing Task
Please complete the following writing task and submit it with your completed application form. Again, the
accuracy of your written English will be taken into account.
3. As a teacher of English to adults, how do you think you will need to adapt your planning and
teaching skills to best meet the needs of 8 – 13 year old young learners?
4. Language analysis – pre-teaching vocabulary
You are using the following piece of material to teach a class of 10 pre-intermediate students. They are 810 years old. Choose six words that are necessary for students to understand in order to successfully do
the task. Analyse them thoroughly for meaning form and pronunciation using the pro-forma that is
included. As well as indicating how you will establish meaning, indicate how you will check meaning, as
well as problems students might have with the language and your solutions to these problems.
The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and education opportunities.
British Council Malaysia is a branch (995232-A) of the British Council, registered as a charity in England and Wales (209131) and Scotland (SC037733).
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The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and education opportunities.
British Council Malaysia is a branch (995232-A) of the British Council, registered as a charity in England and Wales (209131) and Scotland (SC037733).
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5. Language analysis – grammar
You are using the following piece of material to teach a class of 10 pre-intermediate students. They are
10-12 years old. Identify and analyse the grammatical structural thoroughly for meaning form and
pronunciation using the pro-forma that is included. As well as indicating how you will establish meaning,
indicate how you will check meaning, as well as problems students might have with the language and
your solutions to these problems.
The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and education opportunities.
British Council Malaysia is a branch (995232-A) of the British Council, registered as a charity in England and Wales (209131) and Scotland (SC037733).
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LANGUAGE FOCUS (Vocabulary)
What is the target language?
How will you show/convey meaning?
Form:
How will you check meaning?
Meaning / Use:
How will you focus on form?
Phonology:
How will you focus on phonology?
Anticipated Language problems (meaning, form and phonology):
Solutions:
The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and education opportunities.
British Council Malaysia is a branch (995232-A) of the British Council, registered as a charity in England and Wales (209131) and Scotland (SC037733).
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LANGUAGE FOCUS (Grammar)
What is the target language?
How will you show/convey meaning?
Form:
How will you check meaning?
Meaning / Use:
How will you focus on form?
Phonology:
How will you focus on phonology?
Anticipated Language problems (meaning, form and phonology):
Solutions:
The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and education opportunities.
British Council Malaysia is a branch (995232-A) of the British Council, registered as a charity in England and Wales (209131) and Scotland (SC037733).