Teaching English Online: China and Beyond
Get the knowledge, digital tools, and ideas to start and transform your teaching career.
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Teaching English Online: China and Beyond
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Learn how to adapt your face-to-face teaching skills to an online environment
Do you live in China and want to take your English teaching online? Are you teaching Chinese students online? We have added online resources to this course that are accessible in China.
Teaching English online gives both learners and teachers the flexibility to choose when, where and how they develop English language skills. On this course, you’ll discover the skills, knowledge, digital tools and resources you need to design and deliver effective online English lessons whether you are in China or around the world.
You’ll gain insights from online teachers and trainers and have the opportunity to share your experiences and ideas with your fellow course participants.
What topics will you cover?
The context of English Language Teaching online
- Contexts: learners and learning
- Strategies for developing rapport and engagement
- Dealing with classroom management in an online classroom
- Key skills needed to be an effective online teacher
- Tips for finding learners and channels to deliver online learning
How to plan and deliver online skills lessons
- Developing reading skills
- Developing writing skills and dealing with errors online
- Developing speaking skills
- Developing listening skills
How to plan and deliver online language lessons
- Setting context
- Clarifying and practising language
- Dealing with pronunciation
How to continue your professional development as an online teacher
- Getting feedback on your teaching
- Evaluating and reflecting on your teaching
- Joining online communities of teachers
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Demonstrate the key skills and knowledge needed as an online English teacher
- Plan and deliver lessons to develop receptive and productive skills
- Understand how to develop language skills
- Reflect and improve on professional practice
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for any experienced or recently qualified teachers living and working in China who would like to transfer their teaching to an online context.
This is a version of the Teaching English Online course, with some new materials tailored for China. The course also includes mentors from China. However, all of the content is still relevant to learners beyond China.
Who will you learn with?
English Language Teacher, Teacher Trainer, Assessor and Joint Chief Assessor for a range of teaching qualifications from Cambridge Assessment English.
English teacher, teacher trainer and materials writer. Author of several coursebooks for English language learners.
Who developed the course?
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
We are a department of the University of Cambridge. Together with teachers and our partners, we’re here to engage and inspire millions of people throughout their entire learning journey. We help them confidently prove their skills to the world.
Learning on FutureLearn
Your learning, your rules
- Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
- Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
- Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores
Join a global classroom
- Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
- Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
- Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others
Map your progress
- As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
- Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control
- Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
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