Teaching English online
- Oliver Lui
- Jan 10, 2020
- 2 min read
The Teaching English Online course provided by the company Future Learn is a free course for teachers who want to move from teaching English in the classroom to teaching English online.
This course is for experienced and new teachers and by the end of it, it gives teachers the flexibility to teach according to their own schedule. If participants want a certificate to prove they have done the course, then can pay £42 for an upgrade.
It is a four-week course, consisting of five hours a week with videos, quizzes and peer discussions.
New challenges arise when teaching online and we have to adapt. You get to know the market, the equipment you need, your platform and how to practice with students on the other end. You learn about resources and ideas. You get lots of examples with teachers who are teaching today online.
You get to learn how to structure lessons, get ideas on how to motivate students because that is more difficult online than doing it with a regular face to face class. We think about how to teach language online, how to give practice and how to correct online.
By the end of the course, you will be able to transfer the skills you learnt in the real classroom into the digital classroom.
A brief outline of the course:
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
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