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Climate action in language education

Learn to integrate environmental issues in English language teaching and develop the skills you need to take and sustain meaningful and impactful action to protect the environment in your local context. Climate action in language education will open again on 2 October, and will open for enrolment soon.

A learner holding his climate action poster titled Lets Make A Change

What will you learn?

Module 1 — Introducing environmental issues

The aim of this module is to explore why environmental issues should be a constant topic in your language classes and what benefits learners can get from discussing these topics. You will explain why it's important to include environmental issues in your classes, research and prioritise subject-specific terms and concepts according to your context and analyse how to include environmental issues in your classes.

Module 2 — Lessons with a sustainability focus

In this module, you'll look at the barriers that stop you focusing on environmental issues, ways to overcome them and how to plan lessons with a focus on environmental issues. You will identify opportunities for language practice in lessons with a sustainability focus, consider principles for planning lessons that include sustainability and evaluate techniques used in part of a lesson that includes environmental issues.

Module 3 — Making sustainability part of your learners' lives

The aim of this module is to understand the different methods that you as a language teacher can use to help fight the climate emergency in ways that go beyond the classroom and to provide you with some of the tools you'll need to act. You will explain different levels of community action, design a local environmentally themed community project with your learners and join and participate in your own professional development community.

What else does the course include?

Climate action in language education is a self-study training course, which is divided into three-hour modules. It also includes:

  • A dedicated Facebook community of course participants with up-to-date insight, resources and innovative ideas for you to try out.
  • Engaging discussions taking place in the Facebook community
  • Live events with your course tutor and language teaching experts.
  • A free workbook with extra learning content and resources.

When is the course?

Climate action in language education will be open again from 2 October 2025–31 March 2026. Enrolment will open soon.

How much does the course cost?

The course is free.

How can you get a certificate?

You will receive a certificate if you successfully complete all self-study modules.

What level of English do you need?

Minimum CEFR B1

Having problems accessing the course?

Please see our FAQs if you are having problems accessing the course.

What can you do now?

If you're interested in learning more about climate action in language education, you can:

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Comments

Hi Jatin

Thanks for the feedback, and we are glad you are enjoying the course so far!

Cath
TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Aynura Rahimova on Sun, 01/08/2023 - 05:19

Such courses are very beneficial for us!I'm eager to participate all such courses.Hope I'll have opportunities to take part incoming courses.Thank you very much!

Submitted by Tran Thi Diem Quynh on Tue, 12/06/2022 - 15:03

Hi.
I've enrolled on this course and completed the 2 first modules about 2 days ago. But today when I click on my portfolio, I couldn't find any courses.
Can you help me with this? Thanks.

Hi Cindy Tran

I'm afraid that this course, like all our courses, only runs for a limited time, and the course has now finished. We are not able to reopen the course after the final course date. We expect to run the course again in 2023, so you will be able to complete the modules then. I would recommend subscribing to our newsletter to keep up to date with all our latest events, courses and resources. You can do that here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/subscribe-our-newsletter

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish Team

Submitted by Nirmaladevi Ka… on Sun, 12/04/2022 - 14:04

Hi, I can't see any icon to start the course. I managed to see "MY Portfolio" and courses but I am unable to see any button to start this course. Thank you.

Hi Nirmaladevi,

Unfortunately this course has now finished, so you won't be able to register. We hope to offer it again some time next year, so please check back to our training page, or sign up for our newsletter, so you can keep up to date with all our latest courses and events. You can subscribe to the newsletter here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/subscribe-our-newsletter

Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team

 

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Thu, 11/14/2024 - 11:25

Hi Takele

Thanks for your message. Can you log out of your account, then log back in again. Click on the 'My Portfolio - My courses' tab and then 'View all courses'. You should see that you are now enrolled on this course.

Please let us know if you have any other problems and enjoy the course!

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by waleed mohamed… on Fri, 12/02/2022 - 22:10

It will help us in our community and helping us to practice English language more and connect it with environmental pollution to protect it

Hi Randa

Have you tried logging out and logging back in again? If you can access the courses homepage but cannot see your progress, please use the "Help" button on the courses page to report this issue.

Hope that helps,
Cath

TeachingEnglish Team

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Mon, 11/21/2022 - 15:14

Hi openshoresenglish

As above - are you able to access the courses homepage? If so, use the "help" button to report this issue. If you are having trouble accessing the courses homepage (through "My Portfolio") then please log out and log back in to your TeachingEnglish account and that should resolve the issue.

Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team

Submitted by Susanelshear on Wed, 11/30/2022 - 18:37

Thanks for your hard efforts to give me the opportunity to improve my English, to know fun games I use at the class
Thanks to give me a lot of information about climate change

Submitted by Juan Oropeza on Wed, 11/16/2022 - 18:04

I would like to enroll the course about environmental language , I hope is not too late now, many thanks, your sincerely

Juan Oropeza

Hi Juan

Yes, you can still sign up! Just follow the instructions above to register for the course. It runs for four weeks.

Hope you enjoy the course,

Cath

TeachingEnglish Team

Hi Safaa El nagar

Have you enrolled in the course following the steps above?

If you have correctly enrolled, you should see the "My Portfolio" tab at the top of the page. If you click on that, you will see a drop-down menu which says "My Courses", which takes you to the courses page. If this doesn't work, please log out and log back in again to be able to access your courses page.You can also check the Troubleshooting steps above.

Let us know if you are still having problems.

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish Team

 

Submitted by Mansur2019 on Tue, 11/15/2022 - 22:15

Hello after it showed me that I can start my course on 15-11-22,I can't find the link to start the course,what is happening?

HI LailaHusseinIbrahim Youssef

Have you followed the instructions for enrolling on the course:

If you have done this, when you log in you should see the "My Portfolio" tab in the top left of the screen. Click on that, and you will see a drop-down menu "My Courses" - if you click on that you will be able to access the course page and start learning.

Hope that helps!

Cath

TeachingEnglish Team

Here is my account at the right corner of this page, but when I click on it I do not find my portfolio. I am not sure if I have already registered or not yet. Please tell me if I am already registered. If not show me how to do it. Thanks

Submitted by changtong on Tue, 11/15/2022 - 14:58

Hi staff，I can get access to the course and its materias. I tried the link provided.what should I do？

Hi changtong

Have you enrolled in the course following the instructions above:

If you are logged into the site, you should be able to access the courses homepage here:https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/MyProgrammes or by clicking on the "My Portfolio - My courses" tab at the top of the page. If you don't see this, you will need to log out and log back into your account.

Hope that helps!

Cath

TeachingEnglish Team

Submitted by Sandar Nu Nu Lin on Tue, 11/15/2022 - 13:17

How l participants successfully complete all tasks .l don't find the tasks to answer

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Wed, 11/16/2022 - 15:56

Hi Sandar Nu Nu Lin

As this is a self-access course, you can work through the activities at your own pace. You can click "Finish" after each activity to check your answers. 

Hope that helps,

Cath

TeachingEnglish Team

Hi ghulammustafa

Are you having problems creating your account? Or accessing the course page? 

Have you followed these steps above?

Can you let us know which stage you are having problems with?

Thanks,
Cath

TeachingEnglish Team

Hi MervatKotb

Have you enrolled in the course, or are you having trouble with that? Follow these instructions in order to register:

If you are already registered, then you need to make sure you are logged in to the site, click on "My Portfolio - My courses" at the top of the page, which will take you to the course homepage where you can access the course content.

Let us know if you are having additional problems,

Cath

TeachingEnglish Team

 

Hi Batth

To change the name on your certificate, you first need to change your name on your TeachingEnglish profile (when you are logged on, click on "Edit Profile") Then you can use the "Help" button on the course page to request a new certificate with the new name.

Hope that helps!

Cath
TeachingEnglish Team

Hi Batth

Have you used the "Help" button on the course page? Please try doing that again so that the new certificate can be generated.

Thanks,
Cath

TeachingEnglish Team

Submitted by Kristina251096 on Fri, 11/19/2021 - 10:03

Hello,

I would love to enroll on this course. Is there some specific time for it? Is it possible to do now?

 

Best wishes,

Kristina

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Mon, 11/22/2021 - 11:25

Hi Kristina,

I'm afraid the course has just finished, but it will be available again in 2022. Please check back for exact dates.

Thanks,

Cath

TE Team

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