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Cyprus-Learn to teach English with our two week practical course

The course is for two weeks (14 days) and runs from September to May

The fees are as follows:- 650 GBP

including accommodation-2* hotel 5 minutes from the beach and school. 14 days Sunday -Saturday

· Travel arrangements to be made by yourself although you will be met at the airport and taken to your accommodation (please give two weeks notice of flight arrival times). Depending on your arrival time, you will be given a guided tour and meet your personal support tutor. If it is a late arrival time, this will be done the following morning.

The course is as follows:-

10 hours per week teaching (guided and supervised by your tutor)

7 hours lesson planning per week

7 hours per week observation of classes - minimum, usually more if required.

With an optional 6 hour free foreign language course(Greek,Spanish,French,Russian).

For further information about the courses please contact us.

Papantoniou Institute, 30, Ippocratous, 2122, Nicosia, Cyprus

Phone: 22330391 22455724 Fax: 22334107

web site: http://www.papantoniou-institute.com/index.htm

e-mail: papantoniouinstitute@yahoo.co.uk

HISTORY

Papantoniou Institute was officially founded in 1999 and in the past years it has grown, not just in the number of students, but also in the types of subjects available. It is based in Nicosia and Larnaca, at the moment, there are two branches operating in Aglandjia Nicosia, namely the University Entrance Department and the Foreign Language Department. And a Foreign Language Department and TEACHER TRAINING DEPT in Larnaca.

There are people of various nationalities currently studying at the Institute. Apart from Cyprus, we also have students from Greece, the UK, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Holland, South Africa, Mexico, Bulgaria, Moldova, Lebanon, Bangladesh and the Philippin

THE PRINCIPAL AND STAFF

Education has always been the life of the Principal of the Institute, Stelios Papantoniou. After working for 30 years in government schools, he retired early in 1999, as the Principal of the Pancyprian Gymnasium, the first High School founded in Cyprus. This is when the Papantoniou Institute was founded, teaching at first, lessons for University Entrance Examinations and later adding foreign languages.

The staff at the Papantoniou Institute are all highly qualified and experienced in their field. Moreover, a number of the teachers teaching foreign languages are native speakers of that language.

A past students' experience

Kia Ora from New Zealand

After travelling from London to Cyprus to London, Japan, Sydney, where I took a stopover to visit my son, I am back in New Zealand. London-magnificient as always, Japan-new and exciting,Sydney-sunshine and surf, New Zealand-friends, family and home.

Cyprus is now thousands of miles away. The memory, however, of Colin and Tina and their team at the Papantoniou Institute in Nicosia, remains fresh and vivid, especially the passion they have for their work.

My time in Cyprus began after leaving a typical September London day and arriving late evening in Larnaca. Met by Colin and a chatty 30 minute drive later I booked into my hotel in Nicosia.

Then it was out for an evening tour of the old city and iced lattes. Next morning I explored the quaint alleys and streets near my hotel before embarking on my initiation to TESOL. At 3o'clock Kiki, charming, bright and happy (everyone could do with a Kiki in their lives) met me at the hotel and led the way to the school.

My first assignment was to observe Tina teaching a group of school children. They were delightfully entertaining, by far the most energetic and distractable group of youngsters I have been with for a long time. I am sure Colin's thinking was if I could cope with them the rest of my time there would be a breeze. I applaud Tina on the way she managed them. I will not forgetthat first class.

The days to follow were full of challenges, mistakes and successes, learning and appreciation and so enjoyable. Each morning I just wandered and discovered the joys of Nicosia. The afternoons were spent at the school, where I came into contact with Sri Lankan, Egyptian, Russian, Chinese and Cypriot students, all at varying levels of ability in speaking English.

How quickly I became engaged in their desire to learn. How grateful I am for their acceptance of me to teach them and for how much they taught me.

The hotel, organised by Colin, was great. A friendlier, more hospitable place to stay could not have been found. I was accepted as if I had been there forever and was quite at home.

Nicosia unfolded its soul a little more each day. The history, the food, the music and most of all the people contributed to what was a most happy and memorable time.

I visited Kykkos Monastry in the Troodos Mountains, managed the Cyprus taxi's (great old mercedes), travelled to Kerynia in the North, danced to the Bouzouki some late evenings, and met beautiful, happy people. I would have stayed if I had not already booked my flight to New Zealand.

My Nicosia experience will stand me well as my journey into the world of TESOl evolves.

To Colin, Tina, Kiki, Tony, all the students, and everyone I met, travelled with, spoke with, danced with I give my heartfelt thanks. AROHANUI.

Myra Lowe, Taumarunui, New Zealand.

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Courses in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Cyprus-Learn to teach English with our two week practical course