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Welcome to 'TeachingEnglish: How to teach speaking'

How will the course help you?

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.

What 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.

What will you 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. 

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

- recognise issues related to accuracy and fluency in speaking practice
- distinguish between oral activities which practise grammar and oral activities which are communicative
- evaluate a range of speaking activities
- modify activities to make them more effective in developing oral communication skills.

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 student interaction.

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

- distinguish between oral activities which practise grammar and oral activities which are communicative
- adapt reading tasks to make them more communicative.

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.

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

- identify the skills and language that different activities practise and address some common concerns about practice activities
- use songs, stories and mobile phones in a variety of ways for classroom language practice
- choose language practice activities which correspond to your lesson aims and learners' needs.

When is the course?

Enrolment for 'TeachingEnglish: How to teach speaking' is now closed. Sign up to the free newsletter to keep up to date on when our courses open.

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

What can you do now?

If you're interested in learning more about teaching speaking, you can:

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Comments

Submitted by Roxana Phocco … on Wed, 01/19/2022 - 13:56

Dear community, I really interested in this course but I can`t found the "ENROL IN  ACTIVITY BUTTON". Could you help me please?. 

Best regards!

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 15:06

Hi Roxana,

To enrol,  you need to follow steps 1-4 above. If you have created an account, make sure you are logged in. Then you will see a tab next to the Home button on the top of this page that says "My Portfolio" - if you click on this and then "My courses", this will take you to the courses homepage.   From here you can click on "Explore all courses" (a green tab on the right) - you will be able to see all the available courses, and can click on "Enrol in activity" for the courses that interest you.

Hope that helps,

Cath

TE Team

Hi adedayo

If you have created an account, make sure you are logged in. Then you will see a tab next to the Home button on the top of this page that says "My Portfolio" - if you click on this and then "My courses", this will take you to the courses homepage.   From here you can click on "Explore all courses" (a green tab on the right) - you will be able to see all the available courses, and can click on "Enrol in activity" for the courses that interest you.

Hope that helps,

Cath

TE Team

Hello May

Are you enrolled on the course? You need to follow steps 1-4 above. Then you can go to "My Portfolio" at the top of this page, and access the course homepage. If you are on the courses page and you cannot access the course content, please use the orange "Help" button in the bottom right hand corner of the page.

Hope that helps

Cath
TE Team

Submitted by Ss samah on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 10:35

I do all the steps 

But i can't join the course i need? Any help?

How enrolling to the course

Hi Ss samah,

If you have followed the steps then you should have an account and be logged in. You just need to go to the courses homepage,  then click on "Explore all courses" (the green tab on the right). There you can see all the available courses and just click on "Enrol in activity" for the courses you are interested in.

Thanks

Cath
TE Team

Submitted by Zin Thet Oo on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 10:04

Hello!

Thank you fro joining this webiner and this course.Although I am not an English teacher, I am interested in learning English.

With regards,

Zin

Submitted by Kiran Tassaduq on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 09:08

Hi

Despite trying multiple times, I can't access to your main course outline.

please advise

 

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 09:38

Hello Kiran

Have you created an account? You need to follow steps 1-4 above in order to enrol in and access the course. Can you give us some more details about which step you are having problems with?

Thanks,

Cath
TE Team

Submitted by JenyDiaz on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 23:47

I successfully finished Unit 1 (course: Teaching pathways: How to teach speaking), but when I return to this page, there is no register of my results in Unit 1. It says, it is in progress. I click again and a another window opens and wants me to do Unit 1 again. Can you help me, please?

Submitted by Naomi.Mathieu… on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 14:05

Hello,

I followed sthe instructions mentioned above but I can not find the enroll button.

Maybe a screenshot could help ?

Thanks,

Naomi

 

Hi Naomi,

If you have already created an account and are logged in, you will see the tab "My Portfolio" in the menu bar at the top of this page. Click on that, and then "My courses". This takes you to the courses homepage. If you then click on "Explore all courses" you can see all available courses and click "Enrol in activity" for the ones you are interested in.

Hope that helps,

Cath
TE Team

 

Hello Lwin

You need to follow steps 1-4 above. First you will need to create an account, or login to your existing account. Then you will see the tab "My Portfolio" in the menu bar at the top of this page. Click on that, and then "My courses". This takes you to the courses homepage. If you then click on "Explore all courses" you can see all available courses and click "Enrol in activity" for the ones you are interested in.

Hope that helps,

Cath
TE Team

Submitted by naph72 on Sun, 01/16/2022 - 17:44

Hello everyone,

I'm Mr. ZOA NAPHIS from Yaounde in Cameroon, looking for a way to teach English and it's a great opportunity for me to come across to this program hoping that it will help to achieve my goal.

Submitted by Swavana Yasmin Begum on Sun, 01/16/2022 - 15:18

Enroll button is not available, Please help to enroll

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 08:23

Hello

To enrol on the course, you need to follow steps 1-4 above. First, you need to create an account and login - then you will see a tab "My Portfolio" in the top left hand of the menu bar. From there you can access the course homepage and enrol.

Hope that helps,

Cath

TE Team

Submitted by Suhani on Sun, 01/16/2022 - 10:31

Hi,

 

I have completed all the steps. However, when I try to access the under my classes, Only the thumbnail and general description of the module is visible. No content appears under the task status etc. It also shows the progress as 100%.

Hi Suhani

If you cannot see the course content after you are enrolled and logged in, you could try accessing the course using a different browser. If it still doesn't work, can you report this to the technical team. You need to click on the orange "Help" button in the bottom right of the screen.

Cath

TE Team

Submitted by tongquynhhoa on Sun, 01/16/2022 - 10:24

I really enjoy how to teach speaking course . I got many thing useful . I must often follow British Council from now on 

Submitted by Osama_6060 on Fri, 01/14/2022 - 14:53

I'd like to join this course to help improve my CPD. 

Thanks a lot for providing this opportunity.

Submitted by DasSumitra on Fri, 01/14/2022 - 06:33

I am not being able to see the ENROL tab / button, please help

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Fri, 01/14/2022 - 16:20

Hi DasSumitra

First you need to create an account and make sure you are logged in. Then you will see a tab at the top left of the page "MyPortfolio"  - if you click on that, and then "My Courses" you will be taken to the courses homepage. If you click on "Explore all courses" you will be able to see all the available courses. Then just click on "Enrol in activity".

Hope this helps!

Cath
TE Team

Submitted by Regina del Ros… on Fri, 01/14/2022 - 03:45

I really happy to participate in thus course. 

Hello LeeThuy,

If you are working through the course but are unable to save your progress, could you please report this to the technical team by clicking on the orange "Help" button in the bottom right hand of the screen on the course page?

Thanks,
Cath

Submitted by teachenglish789 on Thu, 01/13/2022 - 20:46

Hello everyone, I'm interested enrol to this course. I created an ccount  and it says  go to my portflio but there is no option for it, nor enrol  option. Please help me out. Thank you.

Submitted by Diamond59 on Thu, 01/13/2022 - 18:54

Hi  I am Almaz from Azerbaijan. I am interested how to teach speaking in class

Submitted by Juna Nagarkoti on Thu, 01/13/2022 - 13:47

I am interested in learning  teaching english language as a whole.

Submitted by Ola_ on Thu, 01/13/2022 - 12:33

I teach English to undergraduate students who need to boost their communication skill. 

Submitted by Cecilia Pan on Wed, 01/12/2022 - 20:35

Hello, I would be grateful if you could tell me how to enroll the course since I have already created a TeachingEnglish acount but I don't see any option or button around neither My Portfolio section. TIA

Submitted by Paul Braddock on Thu, 01/13/2022 - 08:40

Dear Cecilia

Please follow steps 1-4 above to enrol on the course. 

Regards

Paul

Submitted by Dilki on Wed, 01/12/2022 - 13:51

I could not find My Portfolio or my courses,when I logged in. Please help me.

Dear Dilki

You have not enrolled on the course. Please log in to your account first. 

When you have logged in, please click HERE to go to the course website. 

Click to 'Enrol in Activity'

The next time you log in to your TeachingEnglish account, you will see 'MY PORTFOLIO' at the top of the page. 

Regards

Paul (TeachingEnglish team)

Dear Dilki

This message appears when you are already logged in to your TeachingEnglish account on a different browser, for example Microsoft Edge. To continue, you just need to select a session to disconnect. You can only be logged in to your account on one browser for security reasons.

I hope that helps,

Regards

Paul (TeachingEnglish team)

Hi Mohamed, It looks like you have enrolled in the course. Congratulations!

To access the course, please see the instructions below:

On a 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.

Hi Ana

You need to log in to your account. Then you will see "My Portfolio" on a tab in the top left of the menu of this page. Click on that, and that will take you to the courses homepage. If you click on "Explore all courses" (a green tab) - you will see all available courses, and then you can click on "Enrol in Activity". If you are still having problems once you are on the courses homepage, please click the "Help" button in the bottom right hand corner to report your issue to our technical team.

Thanks

Cath

TE Team

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