Summer Job

May 27th, 2008 Orientation dates: a 4 day Orientation. Limited spaces available.

June 2nd, 2008: 5 day Orientation.

June 9th, 2008 Orientation dates: 5 day Orientations.

June 17th, 2008 Orientation dates: a 4 day Orientation. Limited spaces available.

August 19th 2008 Orientation date: a 4 day Orientation.

Once we have received your application, prospective applicants will be asked to complete the Distance Learning Course. After this is received, approved applicants will be invited to attend one of the four or five day Intensive ACLE TEFL Introductory Courses (Orientation). The fee of the Orientation is 150 euros. Included in the fee are your 5 - 6 nights’ accommodation (prior to departure for Camp), all meals and the TEFL Introductory Course. An Introductory certificate will be sent out to you along with a reference at the end of the summer period.

We will hold four, five or six separate Orientations in May, throughout June and one in August. Prospective Tutors will have the chance to choose which week is best for them. Orientations are staggered as Camps commence at different times. If you are attending a four day orientation you must arrive in Sanremo before 8pm on the Monday of your Orientation week. If you are attending a five day orientation you must arrive in Sanremo before 8pm on the Sunday of your Orientation week. Directly after Orientation you will be sent to your first Camp, either on Friday night or Saturday morning. Upon completion of your time with ACLE you will receive an Introductory TEFL certificate and reference. These will be posted to you at the end of the summer season. (Please see the FAQ page for more information).
It’s an intensive but fun four or five day course, with a high level of involvement and interaction for everyone! You’ll learn a plethora of ideas, make new friends and eat plenty of good food!

In the unlikely event that after your four/five-day course we consider you to be unsuitable to work at ACLE Camps (this is incredibly rare), you will not be liable to pay the course fee and no further commitment will exist on either part. We take no responsibility for any costs incurred as a result of travelling to Sanremo for the course.

The topics you will be covering during the Orientation Course are:

• The power of Threatre and Play in learning.
• How to speak to Italian children while teaching. For example, the speaking speed (from slow to normal), intonation, pronunciation (difficult sounds like “h”, “th” and long vowels e.g. ship, sheep).
• Teaching materials for the Summer/City Camps, with particular attention to the most important grammatical structures.
• Lesson plans to balance your work equally amongst games, drama and the workbooks.
• An opportunity to learn and share various language games for children.
• How to utilise and mark the children’s workbooks.
• Key points such as repetition, drilling, and correcting children’s mistakes.
• A discussion on how to speak English with the children outside lesson time. The association of sound to object or action while keeping in mind the syllabus and the comprehension level of the students.
• Ideas and instructions for creating drama skits & sketches.
• How much Italian spoken by the children should be permitted.
• Possible scenarios that could arise concerning the children, the host families, Italian culture, etc.