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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
This course explored different professional practices which help make a successful English language teacher. Topics included understanding learners, subject knowledge, inclusive practices and assessment.
4 weeks, 3 hours per week
Michael Bibby
English Global Product Manager
British Council
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Compare teaching approaches and experience with others from around the world.
- Reflect on the factors involved in learner motivation and consider the implications for our teaching practice.
- Discuss different types of knowledge and what a teacher needs to know.
- Evaluate ways to check understanding and practice language.
- Identify and value diversity, and apply strategies to promote inclusive education.
- Evaluate different types of assessment and reflect on assessment criteria and activities for speaking and writing.
Syllabus
Understanding Learners
- Learner motivation
- Building rapport
- Getting learners talking
Subject knowledge
- What should a teacher know?
- Different kinds of knowledge
- Language analysis for learners
- Practising new language
Inclusive practices
- What is diversity?
- Differentiating content
- Differentiating process
- Differentiating product
Assessing Learning
- Why do we assess learners?
- Types of assessment
- Assessing speaking
- Assessing writing
Issued on 1st February 2021
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