Student Teaching Internship

Student Teaching Internship Programme

2020-2021

*internship dedicated exclusively to MA students

The Student Teaching Internship (STI) @TWS represents the chance of gaining experience in teaching English/German at Twinkle Star Cambridge Exam Centre.

Twinkle Star, in collaboration with Cambridge Assessment English , has been preparing candidates for Cambridge exams for 12 years now and is in search of interns for new inspiring projects.

By applying for this internship, prospective teachers will be prepared to become knowledgeable, reflective practitioners and emerging leaders who conduct themselves ethically and professionally.

*internship dedicated exclusively to MA students

This internship provides student teachers with the foundation necessary for continued professional growth and development.

Completing a Student Teaching Internship at Twinkle Star offers interns:

● Comprehensive feedback and instruction from a mentor
● Detailed mentor evaluation on an individual, self-directed project
● Hands-on field experience in the educational field
● Training on sustainable development, teaching methods, lesson planning, and classroom management
● Experience working with different age -groups
● Experience working with all Cambridge English Exam levels

Intern responsibilities:

- Assisting lessons, providing support to students
- Shadowing teachers when necessary
- Observing lessons and jointly delivering lessons
- Designing online materials
- Networking with qualified trainers

Term of the internship: February 2021-April 2021

The 8 week-long internship (56 hours) provides students with many opportunities within diverse (online) classroom settings to refine the knowledge, skills, and dispositions they have developed as students at the Faculty of Letters.

Completing a Student Teaching Internship at Twinkle Star offers interns:

● Comprehensive feedback and instruction from a mentor
● Detailed mentor evaluation on an individual, self-directed project
● Hands-on field experience in the educational field
● Training on sustainable development, teaching methods, lesson planning, and classroom management
● Experience working with different age -groups
● Experience working with all Cambridge English Exam levels

Intern responsibilities:

- Assisting lessons, providing support to students
- Shadowing teachers when necessary
- Observing lessons and jointly delivering lessons
- Designing online materials
- Networking with qualified trainers

INTERNSHIP TIMETABLE

No of hours: 56 | No of weeks: 8

Week 1

Meeting the mentors, getting familiar with teaching at a language school, online teaching platforms, and teacher training video tutorials – (7 h)

Week 2

Learning about Cambridge exams and levels – video tutorials, taking part in initial testing sessions and designing online materials/ tests / google forms – (7 h)

Week 3

Lesson observations on all levels (7 h)

Week 4

Designing a lesson plan and joint delivery of a lesson, YLE level – 2 groups – 1 hour each (7 hours in total: 2 hours observation, 2 hours teaching, 2 hours lesson plan preparation, 1 hour discussion with a mentor)

Week 5

Designing a lesson plan and joint delivery of a lesson, KET/PET level – 2 groups – 1 hour each (7 hours in total: 2 hours observation, 2 hours teaching, 2 hours lesson plan preparation, 1 hour discussion with a mentor)

Week 6

Twinkle Help – providing support to students individually/ Speaking practice for exams (all Cambridge exam levels) (7 h)

Week 7

Administrative tasks- shadowing team leader assistants, management of teacher-parent relationship, surveys (7h)

Week 8

Final Observed lesson (Teacher Observation Report), interview with MG, team meeting and end of internship feedback form (7h).