PLATO Educational ServicesLimassol, Cyprus

This general course is available in English, Greek and Russian. Russian has a requirement of a minimum number of 4 students per lesson in order for the group to form. If this is not met, then students will have a reduced number of private lessons.

The General course at Plato Educational Services focuses on teaching the language that is relevant to each individual’s personal goals. The emphasis is on ensuring the development of communicative skills in the target time frame.

Teaching consists of integrating dialogue, basic vocabulary, grammar and useful phrases. Each of these components is accompanied by a variety of exercises for developing language skills. Technology is used to accommodate audio and video files with native speakers and translation into English.

This course consists of 20 lessons of private tuition per week focusing on English for a Specific Purpose (Industry, Management, Law, Education).

This general course is available in English, Greek and Russian. Russian has a requirement of a minimum number of 4 students per lesson in order for the group to form. If this is not met, then students will have a reduced number of private lessons.

The General course at Plato Educational Services focuses on teaching the language that is relevant to each individual’s personal goals. The emphasis is on ensuring the development of communicative skills in the target time frame.

Teaching consists of integrating dialogue, basic vocabulary, grammar and useful phrases. Each of these components is accompanied by a variety of exercises for developing language skills. Technology is used to accommodate audio and video files with native speakers and translation into English.

This course includes, educational material, full board accommodation at Plato Residence, all transfers, afternoon and evening activities, 1 full day excursion per week, 3 half day excursions per week, end of course certificate, progress report, graduation ceremony and a Plato t-shirt.

Summer courses are indeed unique in Europe. They offer participants the opportunity to explore the beautiful island of Aphrodite, discover the Cyprus culture, enjoy the sun and the crystal clear Mediterranean sea, visit archeological sites, taste the local dishes and experience Limassol’s exciting night life.

The school organises all the aspects of a visit in Cyprus so as to enhance the knowledge and practical experience of students. Particularly favourable is their ability to offer language courses to trainees who have difficulties in communication or trainees who wish to study a language such as English or Greek further. Their services opt in organising the mobility programmes of your institution with the purpose of satisfying the criteria deriving from Leonardo/ Mobility rules and regulations and from the National Agency of your country. Furthermore, their aim is to provide services of highest quality in relation to the vocational training of participants.

Superminds is an innovative English Learning Programme suitable for kids ages 3-5 and 6-8.

SUPERMINDS is an innovative method for teaching ESL (English as a Second Language) and introducing children to Language Acquisition where :

Letters, (phonics) form WORDS;
Words, form SENTENCES;
Sentences, form PARAGRAPHS and
Paragraphs form TEXTS.

Based on the well-known premise that children learn by doing, SUPERMINDS provides unlimited hands-on interaction for children between the ages of 3-5 and 6-8.

How it works:
In Groups: Children work together in groups sitting at a table with the SUPERMINDS Panel (Blocks and Bricks) connected to a Language Lab. Responding to stimuli and questions presented on the computer screen, students place the Blocks/Bricks on the SUPERMINDS touch-sensitive panel. Exciting pictures, music, animation and games stimulate cooperative interaction and make learning a concrete social experience under the supervision of experienced and trained teachers/instructors.

Individually: Children work individually under the supervision and guidance of the teacher following carefully prepared syllabi and lesson plans.

Children work with IPads, Blocks, Talking Pens and video recorders, LEGO, Bricks, Board Games and Puzzles to reinforce and accommodate the structures, lexis, values, skills and mood learned during the lesson.

This course consists of 20 lessons of private tuition per week focusing on English for a Specific Purpose (Industry, Management, Law, Education).

COURSE CONTENT

Your TEFL/TESOL course teaches you first of all practical skills and know-how required by teachers in the classrooms of the 21st century. It is divided into the following six areas:

1. Teaching Practice
   This is the most important part of our TEFL/TESOL course. You will teach real
   students of English and apply the skills acquired on the course.
   
   
2. Foreign Language Experience
   During the training you will receive instruction in an unknown foreign language to experience firsthand how your learners feel in class. This will help you in your teaching.
   
   
3. Language Skills
   a) Our grammar review covers word classes, simple sentence elements, complex sentences and clauses, verb tenses, conditionals and modals, phrasal verbs, and passive voice.
   b) Our phonology part of the course covers phonemics, word stress and intonation, sentence stress and intonation, rhythm and intonation, and connected speech.
   
   
4. Student Profile
   You will work with different students – analyze and correct their errors — and address their individual needs. Three meetings with the student are required, including transcription and error analysis of audio and written samples, culminating in a 60-minute session observed by a trainer.
   
   
5. Teaching Techniques
   This component of the course covers the following areas:
   
   PART A: Foundation for Classroom Practice
   Getting Started
   Communicative Language Teaching
   Teaching by Principles
   Motivation in the Classroom
   
   PART B: Contexts of Teaching
   Teaching across Age Levels
   Teaching across Proficiency Levels
   Sociopolitical and Institutional Contexts
   
   PART C: Designing and Implementing Classroom Lessons
   Techniques, Textbooks, and Technology
   How to Plan a Lesson
   Initiating Interaction
   Sustaining Interaction through Group Work
   Classroom Management
   Strategy-Based Instruction
   
   PART D: Teaching Language Skills
   Integrating the “Four Skills”
   Teaching Listening
   Teaching Speaking
   Teaching Reading
   Teaching Writing
   Form-Focused Instruction
   
   PART E:Assessing Language Skills
   Basic Concepts in Test Development
   Practical Classroom Applications
   
   PART F: Lifelong Learning
   Continuing Your Teacher Education
   VI. Materials Project
   During the course you will develop additional teaching materials such as flash cards, pictures, posters, etc.

The Creative Writing workshops for adults at Plato Educational Services are there to aid the aspiring writer to discover the creative spark and methodology that ought to be embedded at the core of creative writing culture. What the student will get out of the writing workshop is professional guidance on how to materialise their own experiences, how to construct fictional worlds and how to use (or even challenge) a system of rules that govern narrative construction.

Through these Creative Writing workshops, the aspiring writer (or simply, the word/literature lover) will be guided, rather than taught, towards the development of an original narrative voice and style.

Creative Writing workshops for adults at Plato Educational Services are in both english and greek. They take place at the Institute’s premises in Limassol, Cyprus and at other venues (depending on the focus of each meeting). The course is offered in two levels: Level 1 which is for beginners and amateurs, and Level 2 which is intended for more experienced writers. Special courses for artists of other mediums (eg. Creative Writing for visual and other artists) are also offered, as well as Creative Writing for children. One to one sessions and distance learning services are also available.
THEMES

Poetry
Short Story / Flash Fiction
Novel
Experimental Writing
Hybrid genres
Fairytale
Objects and short fiction

This general course is available in English, Greek and Russian. Russian has a requirement of a minimum number of 4 students per lesson in order for the group to form. If this is not met, then students will have a reduced number of private lessons.

The General course at Plato Educational Services focuses on teaching the language that is relevant to each individual’s personal goals. The emphasis is on ensuring the development of communicative skills in the target time frame.

Teaching consists of integrating dialogue, basic vocabulary, grammar and useful phrases. Each of these components is accompanied by a variety of exercises for developing language skills. Technology is used to accommodate audio and video files with native speakers and translation into English.

This course consists of 20 lessons of private tuition per week focusing on English for a Specific Purpose (Industry, Management, Law, Education).