 | For New ESL/EFL Teachers |  | Knowledge-building Course |
 | New & Timely Topics |  | For Adult and Post-secondary ESL/EFL Instructors |
 | For K-12 Content Area Teachers & Administrators |  | Skills-building Course |
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Courses
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An Introduction to Corpora in English Language Teaching
by McCarthy, O'Keeffe, and Walsh |
This course will guide you through key issues relating to the use of language corpora in teaching. It will go into detail about what a corpus is, how corpora are used, and how you can build and use a corpus to enhance your teaching and the experience of your learners.
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Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 20, Feb 17
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An Introduction to Language Assessment in the K-12 Classroom
by Natalie Kuhlman |
This course will introduce you to the techniques and methods used in ESL language assessment and related issues in primary and secondary schools in the United States today. Included are standardized tests for the No Child Left Behind Act, and how to assess listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
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Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 20, Feb 17
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An Introduction to Task-based Teaching
by David Nunan |
This course will introduce task-based language teaching and will study what it is, how it developed and how it fits into a broader curriculum framework. Most importantly, this course will focus on how task-based language teaching works in the classroom. It is meant to be practical and will provide many task-based solutions you can use with your class.
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Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 20, Feb 17
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An Introduction to Teaching English to Young Learners
by Annie Hughes |
In this course you will learn about teaching English as a foreign or second language to children between the ages of three and 12 years old. You will consider how young learners develop cognitively, how they learn languages, and how your understanding of these two areas can help guide you in your role as a teacher of young learners and a teacher of language.
Start Dates:
Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 20, Feb 17
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An Introduction to Teaching ESL/EFL
by Tom Scovel |
English language teachers enjoy a wide range of opportunities and face a daunting set of challenges. You teach more than a subject-you're teaching skills that will open up the entire world to your students! This course will show you innovative ways of teaching vocabulary and grammar, listening and speaking, and reading and writing. But more than that, it will give you a deeper understanding of who your students are and who you are as a teacher. So join us on this journey of becoming a more reflective and effective English language teacher!
Start Dates:
Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 20, Feb 17
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Assessing Language Ability in Young Adults and Adults
by Andrew Cohen |
This course examines the important role that assessment plays in both the teaching and learning of a second or foreign language. Specifically, it deals with assessing the language skills of non-native English-speaking young adults and adults, and puts particular emphasis on classroom assessment.
Start Dates:
Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 20, Feb 17
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Communicative Teaching for the ESL/EFL Classroom
by Kevin Keating |
This course provides teachers with the principles of communicative teaching and offers useful methods for making students active participants in the learning process. Practical and fun activities give students the opportunity to improve their language skills through drawing, songs, oral presentations, and more.
Start Dates:
Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 20, Feb 17
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Content-Based Instruction for Language Learners
by Kathi Bailey |
This course will provide you with an understanding of the main characteristics and types of content-based instruction. With the help of original activities, it will provide a useful framework for designing your own content-based courses and lessons.
Start Dates:
Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 20, Feb 17
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Developing ESL/EFL Listening Comprehension
by Patricia Dunkel |
This course will cover a number of issues involved in helping learners to develop their listening comprehension of English as a second or foreign language. With the help of examples, exercises, and a full lesson template, students will examine a number of traditional and more recent approaches to teaching foreign language listening.
Start Dates:
Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 20, Feb 17
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Language Learning Technologies for K-12 Teachers
by Joyce Nutta |
This course will explore technologies that support language development as well as academic achievement for K-12 English language learners. Much of the course will focus on technologies that support English language development and communication skills, but we'll also look at how other technologies can be used in targeted ways to promote English language development.
Start Dates:
Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 20, Feb 17
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Making the Most of Learner Dictionaries (American Edition)
by Michela Clari |
This course focuses on modern dictionaries for learners of English. The goal is to equip you with the knowledge and practical expertise that you will need to help your students make the most of this important reference and learning tool. We'll talk about how innovative resources are used to create today's dictionaries, examine their most important features, and discuss what it means to make good use of dictionaries and the key principles that underpin good dictionary use. With the help of practical activities that you can download and use in the classroom, you'll be able to help your students choose the dictionary that is right for them, and show them how to make the most of it.
Start Dates:
Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 20, Feb 17
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Making the Most of Learner Dictionaries (British Edition)
by Michela Clari |
This course focuses on modern dictionaries for learners of English. The goal is to equip you with the knowledge and practical expertise that you will need to help your students make the most of this important reference and learning tool. We'll talk about how innovative resources are used to create today's dictionaries, examine their most important features, and discuss what it means to make good use of dictionaries and the key principles that underpin good dictionary use. With the help of practical activities that you can download and use in the classroom, you'll be able to help your students choose the dictionary that is right for them, and show them how to make the most of it.
Start Dates:
Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 20, Feb 17
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Practical Ideas for the Adult ESL/EFL Classroom
by Rob Jenkins |
This course details how to create a meaningful and successful learning environment for your adult ESL/EFL students. The course will begin by looking at instructor and student motivation, lesson planning, and the selection of classroom activities. It will then focus on practical strategies for teaching grammar, reading, writing, listening, speaking, and pronunciation in the classroom.
Start Dates:
Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 20, Feb 17
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Pursuing Professional Development
by Andy Curtis |
This course will discuss what professional development is and why it is important. It will give practical advice on how you can incorporate professional development practices into your daily classroom life.
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Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 20, Feb 17Click here for more information and to enroll. |
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Teaching ESL/EFL Grammar
by Diane Larsen-Freeman |
Do you feel confident enough with your knowledge of English grammar to teach grammar to ESL/EFL students? In this course, you'll learn about the importance of teaching grammar to EFL and ESL students and develop a greater appreciation for the rules of grammar. Get ready to discover new teaching methods that will both engage and challenge your students!
Start Dates:
Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 20, Feb 17
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Teaching ESL/EFL Reading
by Neil Anderson |
This course will provide practical techniques and methods for teaching reading in any ESL or EFL environment. It will guide you through key issues related to teaching reading and will provide practical ways that you can become a more effective teacher of reading.
Start Dates:
Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 20, Feb 17
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* Teaching for the First Certificate in English Exam (FCE)
by John Hughes and Jon Naunton |
This course will introduce you to the main methods used in exam preparation. It will guide you through the reading, writing, speaking and listening papers of the FCE exam. The course includes videos of real life class demonstrations to show new teaching techniques and lesson planning ideas.
*TESOL Certificate not available for this course.
Start Dates:
Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 20, Feb 17
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Teaching Lexically
by Hugh Dellar & Andrew Walkley |
This practical course aims to change the way you think about language by looking at the relationship between grammar and vocabulary in a new light. It will suggest innovative ways to teach language and skills, to deal with speaking in class and to handle student correction.
Start Dates:
Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 20, Feb 17
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Teaching ESL/EFL Vocabulary
by Paul Nation |
Do you know what the different types of vocabulary are and which ones your students most need to learn when you're teaching ESL? In this course, you'll discover how to determine what kinds of vocabulary to have your students focus on and how to help them learn it in the most effective ways. Teaching vocabulary across the four strands of meaning-focused input (listening and reading), meaning-focused output (speaking and writing), deliberate learning strategies, and fluency development is essential. You'll also explore how you can work with vocabulary in content-based instruction and see how to monitor your students' learning. By the end of this course, you'll understand what makes a well-balanced vocabulary course and how to plan one.
Start Dates:
Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 20, Feb 17
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