
Welcome to 'Teaching pathways: how to teach speaking'
In this practical 4-week course, you will 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.
About the course
- Module 1: Understanding speaking – key terms and issues
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The aim of this module is to explore key terms and issues in the teaching of speaking. The module also looks at how to evaluate and modify activities in terms of communicative quality.
By the end of this module, you'll be able to recognise issues related to accuracy and fluency in speaking practice.
- Module 2 - Understanding speaking – maximising interaction
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The aim of this module is to introduce a range of techniques and activities which promote oral communication in the classroom. The module looks at the benefits of pair and group work and adapting tasks to maximise student interaction. You are also given the opportunity to prepare and deliver speaking activities to their peers.
- Module 3 - Understanding language practice activities
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The aim of this module is to explore and evaluate a range of language practice activities. The module covers adapting activities for different ages and levels. You are then given the opportunity to select appropriate activities which correspond to lesson aims and to justify your choices.
Start dates and duration
This course is not currently available. Future course dates will be announced.
Cost
Free
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
Minimum CEFR B1
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
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- Log in to your free TeachingEnglish account.
- Tap the three horizontal lines next to the home button to open the menu.
- Below ‘Home’, you will see MY PORTFOLIO and ‘My courses’ below. Tap on MY PORTFOLIO if you don’t see ‘My courses’.
- Tap on ‘My courses’ to access your training.
Comments
I am having issues opening
I am having issues opening the teaching speaking course. I logged in but could not find ‘my portfolio’ or ‘my courses’ option.
logging in
Hello Amanu
If you are logged in now - you should be able to see the "My Portfolio" tab in the top left hand corner of this page (next to the Homepage icon) - if you can't see this, you are not logged in.
Once you have logged in, follow the instructions above, and you will be able to enrol.
Thanks
Cath
TE Team
I have created an account, but I can´t enroll this course.
There isn´t an available case to click and enroll in this course.
enrolling on the course
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
I am an English Teacher in Nogales Sonora Mexico.
I'm so glad to be part of this group. I enrolled today.
Good luck and enjoy it.
Hi how do I enter into the course? I think it has already commen
Hello, How do I join the course.
I think it has already commenced and I can't see any link leading to the course.
Kindly advice.
Accessing the 'How to teach speaking course'
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.
REGARDING THE ENROLMENT
When I log in it appears ' Session limit exceeded' So please help me
Session limit exceeded
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)
Regarding Enrolment .
I could not find My Portfolio or my courses,when I logged in. Please help me.
Enrolment
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)
I am really interested in the
I am really interested in the course.
Enrollment
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
Inclusion in the Speaking Course
Please count me in in these free courses.
enrolling on the course
Hi donaldvd
You can enrol on the course by following the four steps above.
Hope you enjoy it,
Cath
TE Team
Teaching Pathways
I teach English to undergraduate students who need to boost their communication skill.
Language Arts
I am interested in learning teaching english language as a whole.
Hi I am Almaz from
Hi I am Almaz from Azerbaijan. I am interested how to teach speaking in class
I cannot save my progress
I wonder why I cannot save my progress when I finish each unit???
Saving progress
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
enrolling on the course
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
Introduction
I'd like to join this course to help improve my CPD.
Thanks a lot for providing this opportunity.
No course content is visible
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%.
Course content
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
How to enroll
Enroll button is not available, Please help to enroll
Enrolling on the course
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
lost of enroll button
Dear Sir,
I can't find enroll button of the training. Please help me.
Enrolling on the course
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
enrolling on the course
Hello,
I followed sthe instructions mentioned above but I can not find the enroll button.
Maybe a screenshot could help ?
Thanks,
Naomi
Enrolling on the course
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
My results of Unit 1 were not registered.
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?
Reporting technical issues
Hi JenyDiaz
Can you report this to the technical team on the courses page? You need to click the orange "Help" button that appears at the bottom right hand side of the screen.
Thanks
Cath
TE Team
teaching pathways
Hi
Despite trying multiple times, I can't access to your main course outline.
please advise
Course access
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
Thanks for this course
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
I can't join the course
I do all the steps
But i can't join the course i need? Any help?
How enrolling to the course
Enrolling on 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
How to teach speaking
I cann't access my introduction.How can I do?
I am a teacher at school. I really like to follow this course because I am really interested for British Council courses.