IH CYLT

IH CYLT Portfolio Checklist

At the end of the course your completed portfolio will be checked by your tutor. Please ensure that your
completed portfolio contains all of the documents detailed below. Ideally, all portfolio documents should
be submitted in electronic format whenever possible. Portfolios should be kept by the participant / centre
until all grades and certificates have been awarded.

Teaching Practice (TP) documents

Each course participant (CP) must complete a minimum of 3 hours TP (2 age groups, 4 lessons). For each
TP, the following documents must be included in the final portfolio: lesson plan cover and procedure (with
tutor feedback comments), all materials (e.g. adapted course book material, supplementary material or
created material. Copies of materials such as flashcards etc. do not need to be included), completed
personal feedback form and tutor feedback form.

Length, age Cover sheet Procedure Materials Personal Tutor

TP group and (with tutor (with tutor feedback feedback
date feedback) commentary)  form
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Assignments
CPs complete two assignments during the course. One is an evaluation of material and one is a self-
reflection task identifying teaching strengths, weaknesses, areas for development and outlining an action
plan to address these.

Assignment Assignment with

tutor feedback
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1) Materials evaluation
2) Reflection

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Portfolio Tasks
There are 11 portfolio tasks during the course. CPs must complete a minimum of 7 tasks, 2 of which are
compulsory. These may be completed during an input session, started during an input session and
completed at home, or set as homework. Tasks must be completed to standard and submitted to the
course tutor who will provide feedback.

Session Portfolio Task Completed

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00 Intro & 01 YLs and Second Language Chart or mind map of characteristics and factors
Acquisition effecting language acquisition of at least 2 age groups
the CP is teaching / focusing on.
*Compulsory task*
03 Classroom Management and 04 Detailed Instructions written for an activity
Classroom Instructions and Classroom
Language
05 Practising Language Evaluation of a course book activity practising
language.
08 Speaking PRE-SESSION task: record and transcribe 10m of 2
lessons
09 Listening Preparing a listening task using a song for one of 4
scenarios.
12 Methods and Approaches Preparing a 6 lesson plan grid which incorporates
different approaches and builds on language
presented. *Compulsory task*
13 Reading Planning reading activities for reading tasks in chosen
course book material.
14 Writing Evaluating a writing activity and writing instructions of
how to stage it.
15 Learning Styles and Multiple Adapting a page in a course book to suit different
Intelligences learning styles.
16 Mixed Abilities Learner case study with profile of needs and abilities
and action plan for how to cater to these.
17 Aims and Objectives Re-writing previously taught TP main lesson aims.

Observation Tasks
CPs must complete a minimum of 6 hours observation during the course, including a minimum of 2 hours
experienced teacher observation and 2 hours peer observation. Of the 6 hours, up to 2 hours may be DVD
observations. CPs must complete at least 8 different observation tasks during the course. Completed
tasks must be included in the final portfolio. They may complete more than one task per observation, but
the length of observation is only counted once.

Experienced Teacher Observations (minimum 2 hours)

Teacher, level, date and Tasks completed:
length of obs. Live or DVD?
Teacher, level, date and Tasks completed:
length of obs. Live or DVD?
Teacher, level, date and Tasks completed:
length of obs. Live or DVD?
Teacher, level, date and Tasks completed:
length of obs. Live or DVD?
Teacher, level, date and Tasks completed:
length of obs. Live or DVD?

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Teacher, level, date and Tasks completed:
length of obs. Live or DVD?
Teacher, level, date and Tasks completed:
length of obs. Live or DVD?
Peer Observation (minimum 2 hours)
Teacher, level, date and Tasks completed:
length of obs. Live or DVD?
Teacher, level, date and Tasks completed:
length of obs. Live or DVD?
Teacher, level, date and Tasks completed:
length of obs. Live or DVD?
Teacher, level, date and Tasks completed:
length of obs. Live or DVD?
Teacher, level, date and Tasks completed:
length of obs. Live or DVD?
Teacher, level, date and Tasks completed:
length of obs. Live or DVD?
Teacher, level, date and Tasks completed:
length of obs. Live or DVD?
Total hours peer observation (minimum 2):
Total hours experienced teacher observation (minimum 2):
Overall Total (minimum 6 hours):

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