Organisation
The training programme is divided into synchronous teaching sessions and asynchronous individual or group tasks. The teaching sessions will take place on Zoom and the assignments will be supported by a Moodle LMS platform.
The teaching sessions will always take place on Thursdays from 16.00-18:00 CET or 16:00-19:00 CET.
More information about the modules can be found here.
More information about the trainers is available here.
Schedule
Core modules
Kick-off Meeting – 15 October 2026, 16:00-18:00
Core module 1: Teacher Identity – 22 October 2026, 16:00-18:00
Core module 1: Teacher as a Social Agent – 5 November 2026, 16:00-18:00
Core module 1: Teacher as a Social Agent – 19 November 2026, 16:00-18:00
Core module 2: Constructive Alignment in the Language Classroom – 3 December, 16:00-18:00
Core module 2: The teacher as an assessor – 17 December 2026, 16:00-18:00
Core module 2: The teacher as an assessor – 21 January 2027, 16:00-18:00
Core module 2: The teacher as an assessor – 28 January 2027, 16:00-18:00
Core module 2: The teacher as a coach – 25 February 2027, 16:00-18:00
Core module 2: The teacher as a coach – 4 March 2027, 16:00-18:00
Core module 2: The teacher as a coach – 18 March 2027, 16:00-18:00
Elective modules (22 April 2027, 29 April 2027, 20 May 2027)
- Supporting Learner Autonomy
- The Action-Oriented and Task-Based Approach in University Language TLA
Certification
Final Meeting / Certification – 17 June 2027, 16:00-18:00
Registration
Registration is open until 30 September 2026.
Certification
Upon regular attendance and successful completion of the whole programme, you will receive a CercleS Certificate.
Structure and workload
The activities cover 80 hours over 8 months of learning time.
Apart from the online teaching sessions, the training programme will involve participants in practical individual, pair, and group tasks such as lesson planning scenarios, reflective studies and reports, and online sessions and tutorial feedback.
Please note therefore that individual and peer work between teaching sessions, such as pre-tasks, post-tasks and continuous assessment in the form of a portfolio, will be an integral part of the teaching programme.
Fee
€400 for non-CercleS members
€300 for CercleS members
The fee is subsidised by CercleS to support teachers working at CercleS member institutions.
