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TeachingEnglish: How to teach speaking

Develop your understanding of speaking skills and explore teaching techniques and activities which promote oral communication in the classroom for a range of ages and levels. How to teach speaking is open now – enrol until 23 September.

A Black teacher and a learner in a wheelchair smiling at each other. There are other learners of different genders and ethnic backgrounds sitting at the same table.

How can you enrol on TeachingEnglish: How to teach speaking?

Log in to your TeachingEnglish account and click the button below to enrol on this free course.


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In the three modules, you will learn:

Module 1 – Understanding speaking – key terms and issues

The aim of this module is to explore key terms and issues in the teaching of speaking. You'll look at how to evaluate and modify activities in terms of communicative quality, and consider how to get your learners using 'real speaking', not just completing grammar tasks.

Module 2 – Understanding speaking – maximising interaction

The aim of this module is to introduce you to a range of techniques and activities which promote speaking in your classroom. You'll look at the benefits of pair and group work and adapt tasks to maximise learner interaction.

Module 3 – Understanding language practice activities

The aim of this module is to explore and evaluate a range of practice activities. The module also looks at flexible activities that can be adapted for different ages and levels. You have the opportunity to select appropriate activities which match with lesson aims, and justify your choices.

What else does the course include?

How to teach speaking is a free 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
  • A free workbook with extra learning content and resources.

When is the course?

How to teach speaking is open from 3 April-30 September 2025. Enrol until 23 September.

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

How do you sign up for the course?

Please follow the steps below carefully to access this free training course.

IMPORTANT: If you are already logged in to your free TeachingEnglish account, we recommend that you log out and log in again.

Step 1: Log in to your existing TeachingEnglish account or create a free TeachingEnglish account.

You MUST be logged into your free TeachingEnglish account to access the course. Click or tap to Create a free account or log in to your existing account.

Step 2: Enrol on your course

Click or tap the button below to enrol on this free course.

Enrol button

How do you access the course after you've enrolled?

IMPORTANT: If you didn't log out of TeachingEnglish after your previous visit, do this first.

From your desktop or laptop computer

1. Log in to your free TeachingEnglish account.
2. If you have enrolled in the course, you will see 'MY PORTFOLIO' in the menu bar at the top of the page next to the Home button.
3. Move your mouse over MY PORTFOLIO to see the drop-down menu.
4. Click on ‘My courses’ to access your training.

From your mobile device

1. Log in to your free TeachingEnglish account.
2. Tap the three horizontal lines next to the home button to open the menu.
3. Below ‘Home’, you will see MY PORTFOLIO and ‘My courses’ below. Tap on MY PORTFOLIO if you don’t see ‘My courses’.
4. Tap on ‘My courses’ to access your training.

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 teaching speaking, you can:

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Comments

Submitted by mmansy on Wed, 01/05/2022 - 15:38

Dear Sir or Madam, Please send me the link of how to teach speaking course on Jan. 11, 2022 and the time in Saudi Arabia. Regards, Mohsen Mansy

Submitted by garysim727 on Wed, 01/05/2022 - 14:02

I am registered but unable to sign up for this free course

 Please help me. Thank you. 

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Thu, 01/06/2022 - 09:25

Hello,

If you have created your account, go to the courses homepage, then click on the Home tab in the top left hand corner. You can then see two tabs "Your week ahead", "Your learning" and, to the right, a green tab "Explore all courses". If you click there, you should see all the available courses- Then you can click on "Enrol in activity". 

If you are still have problems, please can you report them using the orange "Help" button in the bottom right hand corner of the screen?

Hope that helps!

Cath

TE Team

Submitted by CJOSEPH on Wed, 01/05/2022 - 13:15

Hello, I have created an account and am logged in, however I can't seem to find where to actually enrol for the course. Thanks for your help. Regards

 

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Thu, 01/06/2022 - 09:24

Hello,

If you have created your account, go to the courses homepage, then click on the Home tab in the top left hand corner. You can then see two tabs "Your week ahead", "Your learning" and, to the right, a green tab "Explore all courses". If you click there, you should see all the available courses- Then you can click on "Enrol in activity". 

If you are still have problems, please can you report them using the orange "Help" button in the bottom right hand corner of the screen?

Hope that helps!

Cath

TE Team

Submitted by Cueva on Wed, 01/05/2022 - 04:01

I will like to perticipe in all of them, but I don´t know  how to register.

Hi Cueva

Have you created an account? If so, when you are logged in, go to the courses page, then click on the Home tab in the top left hand corner. You can then see two tabs "Your week ahead", "Your learning" and, to the right, a green tab "Explore all courses". If you click there, you should see all the available courses- Then you can click on "Enrol in activity". 

If you are still have problems, please can you report them using the orange "Help" button in the bottom right hand corner of the screen? Let us know if you need help with setting up the accout.

Hope that helps!

Cath

TE Team

Submitted by Mustafa079 on Tue, 01/04/2022 - 23:33

I did everything but I can't find Enrol now button 

Help me, please 

thank you so much

Hi Mustafa079

Have you created an account? If so, when you are logged in, go to the courses page, then click on the Home tab in the top left hand corner. You can then see two tabs "Your week ahead", "Your learning" and, to the right, a green tab "Explore all courses". If you click there, you should see all the available courses- Then you can click on "Enrol in activity". 

If you are still have problems, please can you report them using the orange "Help" button in the bottom right hand corner of the screen?

Hope that helps!

Cath

TE Team

Submitted by Josiane Kaupka… on Tue, 01/04/2022 - 21:49

Hi, everyone!
I'm glad to be part of this course. Already super excited about starting it. I'm currently working as a preschool teacher at an international school. I'm always looking forward to learning more about the learning process. Thank you in advance!

Submitted by Josiane Kaupka… on Tue, 01/04/2022 - 21:47

Hi, everyone!
I'm glad to be part of this course. Already super excited about starting it. I'm currently working as a preschool teacher at an international school. I'm always looking forward to learning more about the learning process. 

Submitted by Mariangelac18 on Tue, 01/04/2022 - 17:46

Hi!

I hope you're doing great! I already followed all the steps but I cannot find the place where it says "enroll" as the instructions only guide me to this page only, but not more. Can please help me? I really want to study this course.

Thanks!!!

PD: I'm writing from Chile. 

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Wed, 01/05/2022 - 09:38

Hi Mariangelac18 (and welcome from Chile!)

If you have created your account, go to the courses page, then click on the Home tab in the top left hand corner. You can then see two tabs "Your week ahead", "Your learning" and, to the right, a green tab "Explore all courses". If you click there, you should see all the available courses- Then you can click on "Enrol in activity". 

If you are still have problems, please can you report them using the orange "Help" button in the bottom right hand corner of the screen?

Hope that helps!

Cath

TE Team

Submitted by MyNguyen on Tue, 01/04/2022 - 17:29

I have created my own account, I have reached to step 4, but I can not find out where to enroll. Could you give me a hand? Thank you so much

Hi MyNguyen

If you go to the courses page, then click on the Home tab in the top left hand corner. You can then see two tabs "Your week ahead", "Your learning" and, to the right, a green tab "Explore all courses". If you click there, you should see all the available courses- Then you can click on "Enrol in activity". 

If you are still have problems, please can you report them using the orange "Help" button in the bottom right hand corner of the screen?

Hope that helps!

Cath

TE Team

Submitted by Camina23 on Tue, 01/04/2022 - 16:57

Hi,

After the account was created I can't see the enroll field in order to access it.

Can you assist me on this part?

Best regards,

Carmen S

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Wed, 01/05/2022 - 09:34

Hi Camina23

If you go to the courses page, then click on the Home tab in the top left hand corner. You can then see two tabs "Your week ahead", "Your learning" and, to the right, a green tab "Explore all courses". If you click there, you should see all the available courses- Then you can click on "Enrol in activity". 

If you are still have problems, please can you report them using the orange "Help" button in the bottom right hand corner of the screen?

Hope that helps!

Cath

TE Team

Submitted by srijeetav on Tue, 01/04/2022 - 08:35

Hello,

I'm training to be an English Language Teacher, and I'm looking forward to this course helping me on that journey. Thanks!

Hi Penny wora,

 

When you are on the course website, you need to click on the 'Home' tab then the green 'Explore all courses' button. Then you can click 'Enrol in activity' for this course.

 

If you can't see the course there, you might already be enrolled on it. Choose 'My courses' from the 'My learning' tab to check.

 

If you still can't enroll, can you tell us exactly what you can and can't see for each of the steps?

 

Best wishes,

 

Rachael
TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by ArmineGatrjyan on Mon, 01/03/2022 - 17:52

Nice to meet everybody!

I am really interested in learning new methods of teaching speaking.

Submitted by Minu on Mon, 01/03/2022 - 03:15

Hi, can you please help me enroll for this course? I followed  the steps given above. But there is no "explore all courses" tab or "enroll" tab in "home" tab. Please advise. All i can see is an empty "my courses list" and a "view announcements" tab. 

Submitted by editor_rachael on Tue, 01/04/2022 - 14:00

Hi Minu,

 

If you can see 'My courses', then it means you are not on the 'Home' tab. Please click on the 'Home' tab. 'Explore all courses' is a green button (not tab) to the right of where it says 'Your week ahead' and 'Your learning'.

 

If you are definitely on the 'Home' tab and the 'Explore all courses' button is not there, please could you report this to our technical team using the 'Help' button in the bottom right corner? Then they will be able to help you.

 

Best wishes,

 

Rachael
TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Zaid Ramos on Thu, 12/30/2021 - 16:50

I followed the steps mentioned above,  but I still  can't find how enrolling to this course, Wich I think will be very useful for us as teachers. :(

Submitted by editor_rachael on Tue, 01/04/2022 - 13:43

Hi Zaid Ramos,

 

Sorry you have been unable to enroll. Can you tell us which steps work and which steps don't work for you?

 

Best wishes,

 

Rachael
TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Ragasownthariya on Tue, 12/28/2021 - 07:57

With years of teaching English to adults and teenagers for their spoken and Proficiency Exams I think this would be really helpful

Submitted by Dilki on Sun, 12/26/2021 - 02:45

I want to know whether I have enrolled on the course.I followed the instructions given.

Hi Dilki,

 

You can go to the course website and choose 'My courses' from the 'My learning' tab to check what courses you're enrolled on.

 

Best wishes,

 

Rachael
TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Naheed Nada on Sat, 12/25/2021 - 12:11

I followed the steps and created an account. Yet, I am not able to enroll. Any advice, please? 

Submitted by editor_rachael on Thu, 12/30/2021 - 14:00

Hi Naheed Nada,

 

When you are on the course website, you need to click on the 'Home' tab then the green 'Explore all courses' button. Then you can click 'Enrol in activity' for this course.

 

If you can't see the course there, you might already be enrolled on it. Choose 'My courses' from the 'My learning' tab to check.

 

Best wishes,

 

Rachael
TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Irosha Alawaththa on Sat, 12/25/2021 - 02:39

I can't enrol as there is not any link to click on for enrollling.Please help me to get enrolled.

Submitted by editor_rachael on Thu, 12/30/2021 - 14:03

Hi Irosha Alawaththa,

 

Have you followed the steps 1-6 above?

 

When you are on the course website, you need to click on the 'Home' tab then the green 'Explore all courses' button. Then you can click 'Enrol in activity' for this course.

 

If you can't see the course there, you might already be enrolled on it. Choose 'My courses' from the 'My learning' tab to check.

 

Best wishes,

 

Rachael
TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by editor_rachael on Thu, 12/30/2021 - 14:09

Hi Viktoria Bunkova,

 

You can enrol on the course by following the steps above. If you have a problem, please let us know what it is.

 

Best wishes,

 

Rachael
TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by lieve on Wed, 12/22/2021 - 12:27

Sorry, I have just realised what I need to do.  Perhaps you could clarify in your instructions that you need to click on the blue link 'visit our course website'....

Submitted by lieve on Wed, 12/22/2021 - 12:25

I have followed all the instructions 1-5 and 1-6, but unless there is somewhere a link or a button that says 'enrol here', you cannot sign up for the course..  There is clearly something missing, or am I missing something???  Would love the find out how to sign up for the course...

Hi Viviene,

Sorry that you have encountered problems with course access - sometimes us trying to  'make things simpler' for teachers causes problems at first.

Currently, courses are 'active' on your portfolio when they are actually running (e.g. Teaching Speaking isn't running at the moment, course dates will be publicised on the main teaching English page when it is).

When a course is running, and if you are logged in, you will see the course accessible on your portfolio. 

Hope that helps!

Anne 

TeachingEnglish team 

Submitted by Miss Janny Ortiz on Tue, 12/21/2021 - 15:25

Can you please send the link for enrollment by email? I can't find it in here...

 

Submitted by Shobhika Srivastava on Tue, 12/21/2021 - 09:14

Hello Team!

I have created the account and logged in also. Is there any tab for the enrollment?

I am unble to see how to enrol for the courese.

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Tue, 12/21/2021 - 15:23

Hi Shobhika

Once you have enrolled you need to click on the link to the course platform:

https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/MyProgrammes

You will be able to see all available courses on that page.

Hope that helps,

Cath

TE Team

Hi Ibtesam

To enrol on the course, follow the instructions (Step 1-6) above. Remember you will first need to create a free account by clicking on the link above.

Hope that helps,

Cath

TE Team

Hi

The instructions for enrolling are above - follow Steps 1-6 (the first step is to create an account). If you have problems, let us know.

Thanks,
Cath
TE Team

Submitted by Chamini_Sepali on Sun, 12/19/2021 - 07:24

I am a teacher of Sri Lankan government school. I really like to follow this course. I am really interested for British Council courses. They are very standard. 

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