Teaching for Success: Lessons and Teaching

Online Course

Future Learn
Teaching for Success: Lessons and Teaching

What is the course about?

Teaching for Success: Lessons and Teaching
The course Teaching for Success: Lessons and Teaching is an online class provided by British Council through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

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Course description
  • 4 weeks
  • This free online course is for English language teachers around the world. It will help you develop the skills and practices you need for your continuing professional development (CPD).
  • This course is part of our Teaching for Success: Practices for English Language Teaching program. In the program we will look at the 12 professional practices for CPD on the British Council’s teacher development framework.
  • In this course you will look at four professional practices:
  • Planning lessons and courses
    Managing resources
    Managing the lesson
    Taking responsibility for professional development.
  • Learn with English language teachers worldwide
  • Each week will focus on one of these practices. Short video interviews with experienced teachers will be combined with classroom films from around the world to illustrate the main points of each week.
  • Video tutors, Suzanne and Claire, will guide you through each week’s content, offering tips, advice and downloadable resources at every stage.
  • You will be asked to share your own experiences and opinions as you become part of a global community of English language teachers discussing what leads to success.
  • The course draws on the British Council’s many years of expertise in teacher training and development around the world. It will be useful for teachers of English at primary, secondary or higher levels.
  • Why and how do teachers plan lessons and courses.
  • What are the key factors to consider?
  • Identifying aims and stages in your own and others’ lessons.
  • Making the most of the resources available to you.
  • The role of technology.
  • Using flashcards and realia.
  • Boardwork, Sharing resources with others.
  • Factors that influence learning.
  • Teacher language and the use of L1.
  • Pair and group work.
  • Engaging learners.
  • Peer observation.
  • Identifying professional development needs.
  • Personal learning networks.
  • Reflective practice.
  • The course is aimed at teachers of English as a foreign language at all levels. Intermediate level English (around B1 on the CEFR) is required.
  • British Council
  • The British Council is on the ground in six continents and over 100 countries connecting the best of UK culture with a global audience and providing high-quality English language courses.

Prerequisites & Facts

Teaching for Success: Lessons and Teaching

Course Topic

Personal Success, Teacher Training, Teaching & Academics

University, College, Institution

British Council

Course Skill Level

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

Degree & Cost

Teaching for Success: Lessons and Teaching

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / British Council you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.
British Council
Teaching for Success: Lessons and Teaching
provided by Future Learn

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Topic: Language, Professional Development for Teachers, Teaching