1. Learning and teaching

· Learner types, learning styles

· Teacher roles and responsibilities

· The teacher as a facilitator, etc.

· The native and non-native teacher

2. The Communicative Approach

· Principles, methods, techniques

· Communicative activities

· Integrating skills

3. Classroom management

· Classroom interactions

· Giving instructions, discipline problems

· Seating arrangement

· Group dynamics

4. Current issues in language teaching

· Competence development

· The intercultural dimension of language teaching

· Collaborative, cooperative learning, project work

· ICT in language teaching and learning

5. Teaching listening skills

· Listening sub-skills

· Staging a listening activity

· Authentic texts

6. Teaching reading skills

· Authentic reading texts

· Reading sub-skills

· Staging a reading task

7. Teaching speaking skills

· Communicative vs. non-communicative tasks

· Developing fluency vs. accuracy

· Teaching pronunciation

8. Teaching writing skills

· Word, sentence and paragraph level writing

· Process vs. product writing

9. Teaching structures and functions

· Techniques of presentation

· Techniques of practice and integration

10. Evaluation and assessment

· Giving feedback

· Error correction

· Language testing

· Alternative (formative, continuous) assessment

11. Teaching vocabulary and related skills

· Techniques of presentation

· Recycling, testing, etc.

12. Teaching young learners

· Special features

· Examples of teaching skills

13. Course and lesson planning

· Planning lessons

· Curriculum and syllabus

· NAT, érettségi requirements

· Evaluating coursebooks and other EFL materials