Find out more about our upcoming free online course ‘Teaching English through literature’.
Welcome to ‘Teaching English through literature:
Learn how to engage and develop your learners’ English language skills through a range of literature-focused learning activities and related teaching approaches in this four-week course for language teachers.
How do I sign up for the course?
- STEP 1: Click or tap Create a free account or log in to your existing account. You need to be logged in to visit the course website.
- STEP 2: After you have logged in, click or tap to visit our course website to see all available courses.
- STEP 3: Enrol on your free course
- STEP 4: Start learning when the course begins
How do I access the course after I have enrolled?
On a desktop or laptop computer
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- Log in to your free TeachingEnglish account.
- 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.
- Move your mouse over MY PORTFOLIO to see the drop-down menu.
- Click on ‘My courses’ to access your training.
On a mobile device
‘Teaching English through literature’ is a nine-hour self-study training course, which is divided into three three-hour units.
- Nine hours of engaging and interactive content to help you learn and develop your teaching skills at your own pace.
- Real-time up-to-date insight, resources and innovative ideas for you to try out and engaging discussions taking place in a dedicated community of course participants.
- Live events with your course tutor and language teaching experts
Modules:
Module 1: Foundations of teaching English through literature
In ‘Foundations of teaching English through literature’ you’ll explore the use of literary texts to present language and develop language skills while keeping learners actively engaged and motivated. You’ll learn about:
- – the role of literature in life and learning a language through literature
- – benefits of teaching a language through literature
- – advantages of using a text-based approach for using literature to teach English.
Module 2 – Developing receptive skills through literature
In ‘Developing receptive skills through literature’ you’ll explore ways of boosting your learners’ listening and reading skills with effective literature-focused classroom activities. You’ll learn about:
- – the role of literature to develop receptive skills
- – evaluate how literary texts provide appropriate opportunities to develop listening skills
- – strategies to teach reading through literature.
Module 3 – Developing productive skills through literature
In ‘Developing productive skills through literature’ you’ll explore ways of helping your learners improve their speaking and writing skills with effective literature-focused classroom activities. You’ll learn about:
- strategies to develop learners’ speaking skills through literary texts
- applying writing strategies while teaching literature
- structuring an integrated-skills literature lesson plan.
Start dates and duration:
The course begins on 20 December 2022 and lasts for four weeks. Each module involves approximately three hours of study.
Registration for this course closes on 10 January 2024.
Community and forum:
The community and forums for this course are on Facebook.
Cost:
This module is available free of charge
Certificates:
For participants who successfully complete all tasks and achieve a score of 70% or above in the online exercises, there will be a downloadable certificate of completion at the end of the course.
Level of English required:
CEFR B1 and above
Support and troubleshooting:
If you have signed up for this course and have problems accessing your learning, please make sure you are logged in, then click or tap the link below:
https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/MyProgrammes
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- Accessing your online course on a mobile device (PDF)
- Accessing your online course on a mobile device (Video)
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I can’t get my certificate:
Certificates are available to participants who complete 70% of the course material. To access your certificate, go to the course platform where you have done your training. Click or tap ‘My awards’. If you have completed 70% of the course, your certificate should be available to download.
The name on my certificate is wrong:
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