British Council is offering a powerful and practical “How to teach …” course series—completely free!
1- Planning lessons
Learn how to plan engaging language and topic-based lessons by identifying and applying commonly used lesson models. Explore techniques for introducing new language, writing achievable learning outcomes, and planning warmers and lead-ins. This course will open on 1 October – enrol now.
How will the course help you?
By the end of Planning lessons, you’ll be able to:
- apply some commonly used models for planning language lessons
- explore and evaluate a range of techniques for introducing new language
- write effective learning outcomes and align them to assessment.
What does the course include?
- Self-study modules that you can access at any time before the course closes
- A certificate of achievement on successful completion of the self-study modules
- A free workbook with extra learning content and resources connected to the course contents
- A dedicated Facebook community of course participants with up-to-date insight, resources and innovative teaching ideas for you to try out (Facebook account required)
- Learning content related to our courses on Facebook and YouTube
- Live events and recordings with course tutors and language teaching experts on Facebook and YouTube
2- How to teach reading
Boost your learners’ reading skills by learning what effective readers do and develop these skills with engaging classroom activities. Enrolment for How to teach reading is closed. Find resources connected to the course contents on this page, and sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date on when our courses open.
3- How to teach listening
4- Managing learners and resources
How will the course help you?
By the end of Managing learners and resources, you’ll be able to:
- identify strategies to address issues with group dynamics and mixed-ability classes
- plan differentiated activities for your learners
- evaluate how group interaction and seating patterns benefit teaching and learning.
5- How to teach writing
Improve your learners’ writing skills by exploring the subskills that make good writers, and ways of developing them in the classroom. This course will open on 3 October – enrol now.
How will the course help you?
By the end of How to teach writing, you’ll be able to:
- describe what’s involved in the skill of writing
- produce a process-writing framework
- analyse what makes writing activities effective.
6- How to teach speaking
Develop your understanding of speaking skills and explore teaching techniques and activities that promote oral communication in the classroom for a range of ages and levels. This course is open now – enrol until 23 September.
How will the course help you?
By the end of How to teach speaking, you’ll be able to:
- evaluate and adapt activities to promote meaningful communication
- adapt tasks to maximise learner interaction
- identify and justify appropriate speaking activities that effectively support specific lesson objectives.
7- Understanding language systems
Develop your understanding of functional language and grammar and learn how to apply this knowledge to your teaching through reflection, analysis and effective presentation of use and form. Enrolment for Understanding language systems is closed. Find resources connected to the course contents on this page, and sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date on when our courses open.
8- How to teach vocabulary
Help your learners notice, record, recycle and use new vocabulary more confidently with engaging classroom activities. This course will open on 3 October – enrol now.
How will the course help you?
By the end of How to teach vocabulary, you’ll be able to:
- identify aspects of vocabulary – including form, meaning and use – and relate these to teaching and learning
- plan activities to help learners record and recycle vocabulary
- evaluate a range of methods and techniques for presenting vocabulary.
9- How to teach Grammar
How will the course help you?
By the end of How to teach grammar, you’ll be able to:
- identify and evaluate different approaches to grammar teaching
- adapt and design activities for developing noticing skills
- plan personalised and inductive grammar activities.
10- How to teach pronunciation
Increase your understanding of phonology and your ability to support learners with effective pronunciation activities in the classroom. Enrolment for How to teach pronunciation is closed. Find resources connected to the course contents on this page, and sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date on when our courses open.
11- Assessing learning
Help all your learners benefit from and get actively involved in assessment in the language classroom. This course is open now – enrol until 23 September.
How will the course help you?
By the end of Assessing learning, you’ll be able to:
- design assessment methods that take into account ways to include all learners fairly
- apply relevant and appropriate assessment for learning (AfL) strategies
- adapt different types of test tasks to make preparation for tests more enjoyable and motivational for your learners.
12 – Professional Development
Take control of your professional growth by exploring the wide range of development opportunities available to you as a teacher and discover how to maximise their impact through collaboration and reflective practice. Enrolment for Focus on professional development is closed. Find resources connected to the course contents on this page, and sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date on when our courses open.
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