FutureLearn

Teaching English Online (FutureLearn)

Offered by Cambridge Assessment English,

Learn how to transfer your teaching skills to an online context and start teaching English online. Become an expert online English teacher. Is it time for a new online direction in your teaching career? Join our 4-week course to learn how to adapt your face-to-face teaching skills to an online environment. Teaching English online is now becoming increasingly important all over the world, giving learners and teachers flexibility to work and learn wherever they want in the world.

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Learn all about online teaching
When you start the course, you’ll learn how to prepare for teaching online. You’ll discover the kind of equipment you need, research and choose an online platform and learn how to create materials and activities for English lessons.
Developing a rapport with your students is essential, so you’ll also receive some tips on how to do this as a new online teacher.

Helping to develop listening and reading skills
Next, you’ll focus on how to help learners develop listening and reading skills online. You’ll go over the differences between listening and reading in English online compared to in-person teaching.
Start planning your English lessons with our lesson outline advice and learn about different activities and resources you can use online.

Teaching English speaking, pronunciation and writing skills
You’ll be moving on to English speaking and pronunciation this week. Discover how to teach English speaking in both one to one lessons and online groups.
Learn how to diagnose pronunciation issues and try some useful tools for teaching correct English pronunciation. Then we’ll move on to thinking about online writing lessons and how to provide feedback.

Sealing your future as an online teacher
You’ll finish the course by learning how to get a new online teaching business up and running. You’ll also discover how to continue your professional development as an online teacher.

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 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

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

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