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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. This course will open on 2 October – enrol now.

A learner holding his climate action poster titled Lets Make A Change
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Engagement
9–12 hours
Start: 02/10/25
End: 31/03/26
Certificate
Workbook
Online community

How will the course help you?

By the end of Climate action in language education, you'll be able to:

  • evaluate the importance of including environmental issues in your classes
  • plan lessons with a focus on environmental issues
  • plan different methods to help fight the climate emergency beyond the classroom.

How can you enrol on the course?

Register for a free TeachingEnglish account or log in to your account.

Enrol on this free course

What does the course include?

  • Self-study modules that you can access at any time before the course closes
  • A certificate of achievement on successful completion of the self-study modules
  • A free workbook with extra learning content and resources connected to the course contents
  • A dedicated Facebook community of course participants with up-to-date insight, resources and innovative teaching ideas for you to try out (Facebook account required)
  • Learning content related to our courses on Facebook and YouTube
  • Live events and recordings with course tutors and language teaching experts on Facebook and YouTube

What are the self-study modules?

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.

Course reviews

What have other teachers said about how Climate action in language education helped them?

"I've started to include discussions about environmental issues in almost all of my language lessons because I've learned how to do this. My students are very interested and take part in the discussions and activities although they are young (7-11 years old)."

Course participant, North Macedonia (Republic of)

"My students and I went tree planting. We [collaborated with local organisations] for tree planting at our school. It was a fun outdoor event. We planted 300 wood trees and 300 fruit trees. Every student who planted a tree had the tree mapped to their name. It was interesting. This even gave them more enthusiasm to grow the trees. We wrote poems, essays, and students gave speeches. I really met the language goals."

Course participant, Uganda

"The course was full of new and informative ideas that widened my thoughts and opened my thoughts to a new strategies i can apply at my classroom since the climate crisis is a main part of their educational process"

Course participant, Jordan

Do you have more questions?

Please see our FAQs or access further support through our Help button.

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Climate action in language education workbook 20253.54 MB
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Comments

Hi Teni

The course has now ended, but it will run again in 2022, so keep checking our website.

Thanks,

Cath

TE Team

Submitted by Maha Sobhy Nou… on Tue, 11/16/2021 - 05:56

I completed the whole course but I have not gotten my certificate yet

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Thu, 11/18/2021 - 14:04

Hi Maha

Can you click the "help" button on the bottom right of the screen to resolve this issue?
 

Thanks,

Cath
TE Team

Submitted by Ruqkyyah on Sat, 11/13/2021 - 05:56

Just finished the course, I am wondering how can I get the certificate. 
shukran

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Thu, 11/18/2021 - 14:09

Hello

If you haven't received your certificate, can you click on the "Help" button in the bottom right corner of the screen, to report this issue?

Thanks

Cath
TE Team

Submitted by Marina Nikolova on Tue, 11/09/2021 - 10:00

I successfully completed the online exercises for the course yesterday, yet I didn't receive a certificate as mentioned above. How can I download it a d where from? 

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Mon, 11/15/2021 - 11:07

Can you click on the "Help" button on the bottom right of the screen?

Cath
TE Team

Hi Tigist

Are you enrolled on the course? Are you having problems registering, or is it that you cannot access the course from the courses homepage? If you are registered, you need to make sure you are logged in, then click on "My Porfolio- My courses" in the top menu. If the course page doesn't open from there, try logging out and logging back in again and it should work.

If the problem is with accessing the course once you are on the homepage, you will need to use the "Help" button to resolve the issue.

Let us know if you are still having problems,

Cath

TeachingEnglish Team

Submitted by profclaudia on Fri, 11/05/2021 - 07:38

Hi, I just found out about this very interesting course and I enrolled straight away. Do I need to complete all the tasks by the end of next week or do I have extra time since I've only enrolled now? Thank you!

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Thu, 11/11/2021 - 14:41

Hello profclaudia

The course content is only available until the end of the course, so you will only have access to the material until the final course date.

Hope you find the course useful!

Cath

TE Team

Submitted by Afshan Ashfaq on Tue, 11/02/2021 - 19:22

I have enrolled for the course and completed all 3 modules, but still, I am not able to download the certificate. it is showing 0% progress in the resource section 

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Thu, 11/04/2021 - 14:23

Hi Ashfan

If you have completed all the modules but this is not reflected in the course progress, try contacting technical support by clicking on the yellow "Help" button in the bottom right hand corner of the screen. 

Thanks,
Cath

TE Team

Submitted by Moe Thet on Sat, 10/23/2021 - 16:58

I am writing to thank you for giving us an opportunity to keep learning on Teaching English Teachers Educators

Submitted by Md. Hafizur Rahman on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 05:32

I feel truly happy that I have created my account today. 

Submitted by dante on Mon, 10/18/2021 - 16:04

Where can I see the schedule of class meetings? I have a synchronous class every Tuesday here in the Phippines. I want to adjust my schedule

Hi Dante

This is a self-access course, meaning you can access the materials online at any time - there is no fixed schedule for the course.

Thanks

Cath
TE Team

Submitted by nilufaryasmin on Fri, 10/15/2021 - 14:02

Yes,i enroll this course.

I am so excited to be there.

Submitted by emyeman92 on Fri, 10/15/2021 - 08:39

Hi everyone!

how I know this course will get started?

thanks in advance !

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Mon, 10/18/2021 - 10:44

Hi emyeman92

The course starts on Tuesday 19th October. Once you have enrolled, click on the "My Portfolio-my courses" tab on the top left - this will take you to the training platform.

Hope you enjoy the course!

Cath

TE Team

Submitted by Teacher LucasA on Thu, 10/14/2021 - 12:28

 I tried a couple of times and every time I try to enroll appears an Error Server screen

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Thu, 10/14/2021 - 15:15

Hello Teacher_LucasA

Sorry that you are having problems - we have had a few technical issues with the course site.  If you've already created an account, could you try logging on using a different browser? This should resolve the issue.
 

Thanks

Cath 
TE Team

Submitted by Husniati on Thu, 10/14/2021 - 08:00

I have tried to enroll but I can't. The feedback that I received said "error" 

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Thu, 10/14/2021 - 15:14

Hi Husniati,

Hello

Sorry that you are having problems - we have had a few technical issues with the course site.  If you've already created an account, could you try logging on using a different browser? This should resolve the issue. If you haven't created an account yet, click on the link above and follow the instructions. 
 

Thanks

Cath 
TE Team

Hello dblapitan,

Sorry that you are having problems - we have had a few technical issues with the course site.  If you've already created an account, could you try logging on using a different browser? This should resolve the issue.
 

Thanks

Cath 
TE Team

Submitted by ajd on Wed, 10/13/2021 - 15:44

Hi, 

I have created an account and I'm trying to enrol to this course, but I keep getting an error page. Is there any other way I can apply?

 

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Thu, 10/14/2021 - 15:11

Hello

Sorry that you are having problems - we have had a few technical issues with the course site.  If you've already created an account, could you try logging on using a different browser? This should resolve the issue.
 

Thanks

Cath 
TE Team

Submitted by Shooon Lae Wad… on Wed, 10/13/2021 - 15:26

It said Server Error `/` Application and I cannot enroll now even though I have created an account.

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Thu, 10/14/2021 - 15:10

Hello

Sorry that you are having problems - we have had a few technical issues with the course site.  If you've already created an account, could you try logging on using a different browser? This should resolve the issue.
 

Thanks

Cath 
TE Team

Submitted by smtahmina on Mon, 10/11/2021 - 11:48

It's lovely. I am happy to be there.

Submitted by Attiya on Wed, 10/06/2021 - 05:36

I tried to enroll but I can't there is a message '' You don't have any programs 

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Thu, 10/07/2021 - 13:33

Hi Attiya

Do you have a TeachingEnglish account? If not, you need to create one first, before enrolling on the course. Let us know if you have problems after creating your account.

Thanks,

Cath

TE Team

Submitted by Safaa Atiya on Sat, 09/25/2021 - 12:58

I tried ho enroll but I can't there is a message '' You don't have any programs 

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Mon, 09/27/2021 - 10:58

Hi Safaa

Have you already set up your TeachingEnglish account? If not, you can follow the instructions above which will tell you how to enrol. If you have an account already, when you log in to the TeachingEnglish website, you should see the "My Portfolio" tab on the top left. If you click on there you should see the courses you have enrolled on.

Let us know if you are still having problems.


Cath 

TE Team

You need to create an account on TeachingEnglish before you can enrol. If you follow the instructions above, you should be able to sign up to this course. It starts later this month.

Thanks

Cath

TE Team

Submitted by Zakfoed on Sun, 10/17/2021 - 12:05

Hello, 

I created an account here, I clicked on the enrollment link but I'm still confused about it. I'm not sure if I'm on this course or not, didn't find any sign or course board or any thing.

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Mon, 10/18/2021 - 10:40

Hello

If you have created an account and enrolled, you should see a tab at the top left of the screen that says "My Portfolio". If you click on that tab, there is a drop down menu that says "My courses". Click on that and it will take you to the training platform where you can see all the courses you are enrolled in.

Cath

TE Team

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