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Language for resilience: Teaching English to refugees and displaced learners

Find out more about our upcoming free online course 'Language for resilience: Teaching English to refugees and displaced learners'.

Welcome to 'Language for resilience: Teaching English to refugees and displaced learners

As part of our programme to recognise and celebrate World Refugee Day on 20 June, join our Language for Resilience online course for teachers. Throughout the course you will learn effective strategies and techniques to help make your classroom a safe environment. You will learn about the following:

  • How to create a trauma-sensitive learning environment
  • How to work with limited resources
  • How to manage challenging behaviour.


About the course

Module 1: An introduction to trauma and its effects on the classroom

By the end of this module, you will:

  • be able to define trauma and understand its possible causes
  • be able to reflect on the effects on learning and behaviour in the classroom through examples of students and consider the role of the teacher in endings and transitions
  • learn some interesting ways to create physical and emotional safety through basic strategies
Module 2: Teaching with minimal resources

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

  • identify the resources available in the classroom.
  • use a variety of activities when teaching with limited resources and adapt an activity for a particular teaching context
  • analyse the advantages and disadvantages of different activities and be more resourceful when faced with a low-resource context
Module 3: Dealing with very challenging behaviour

By the end of this module, you will:

  • be able to understand behaviour as a communication of need – asking what has happened to you rather than what’s wrong with you.
  • be able to recognise unconscious defence mechanisms: breaking negative patterns of interaction: choosing a different response.
  • learn some practical classroom strategies to manage meaningful communication and interactions.

Start dates and duration

This course will be available again in 2023.

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
  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.
On a mobile device
  1. Log in to your free TeachingEnglish account.
  2. Tap the three horizontal lines next to the home button to open the menu.
  3. Below ‘Home’, you will see MY PORTFOLIO and ‘My courses’ below. Tap on MY PORTFOLIO if you don’t see ‘My courses’.
  4. Tap on ‘My courses’ to access your training.

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

If you are still having problems accessing your course, please see the advice below:

Problem

I can't register for the course

Possible solution

Please make sure you have created a free account or that you are logged in to your existing account. If registration is available, you will see instructions for 'How do I register for this course?' at the top of this page. If registration is not available, you will see the message 'This course is not available for registration'.

Problem

I can't access the course. I am logged in to my account, but when I click or tap 'My courses' from MY PORTFOLIO I just go to my profile page. 

Possible solution

Check that you are not logged into your TeachingEnglish account on a different device or browser. Log out of your account on all devices and browsers, and log in again. Click or tap 'My courses' from MY PORTFOLIO. You should be taken to your training course. If you still can't access your course, log out, clear the cache on your browser and log in again.

Important: 

Our courses have a start and end date. After the end date of the course, the material will not be available.

Problem

I can't get my certificate

Possible solution

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.

 

Comments

Hi Jomana,

If you are teaching English, I hope you find the course useful. If you want to find resources that you can use to learn English then also try the learners' resources on this page, look for general resources under the 'skills' 'grammar' or 'vocabulary' pages.

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/

Best regards,

Anne

TeachingEnglish team

 

Submitted by Hashem7 on Mon, 06/06/2022 - 20:25

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I'm new with this platform and I'm up of learning and discovering the teaching world

Submitted by Magdalen on Mon, 05/02/2022 - 11:31

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I currently work in the UK and our school day doesn't end till 4pm.
Will I be able to access this programme at the end of my working day as I can't watch videos or live feeds during class times

Submitted by annele on Thu, 05/05/2022 - 20:39

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Hi Magdalen,
You can access the 'self-access' part of the course when it suits you best, and the live sessions are recorded and available online not long after they finish, so you'll be able to access them after your school days. Hope you find the course interesting and useful :).
Anne
TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by hollygately on Wed, 05/04/2022 - 10:31

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What time is the course? Our staff will be working until the afternoon

Submitted by annele on Thu, 05/05/2022 - 20:44

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Hi Hollygately,
All our courses are made up of self-access modules so that teachers from any time zone can complete the courses when they are free. There are some 'live sessions' to support the group with the topics they are learning about and they may be at times your teachers are working, but they are all recorded and they can watch them online later.
Hope your teachers enjoy the course!
Anne
TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Aledan on Wed, 05/04/2022 - 21:29

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I would like to help people who need to communicate and keep continuous with their lives in a positive way.

Hi firooz-amiri,
Glad to hear you are interested in the course. It starts on the 7th June and you'll be able to access the materials from then. To enrol, follow the instructions on the course page on the 7th or after:
STEP 1: 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, visit our course website to see all available courses.
STEP 3: Enrol on your free course
STEP 4: Start learning when the course begins
Anne TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by annele on Wed, 05/11/2022 - 07:10

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Hi neha,
Glad to hear you are interested in the course. It starts on the 7th June and you'll be able to access the materials from then. To enrol, follow the instructions on the course page on the 7th or after:
STEP 1: 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, visit our course website to see all available courses.
STEP 3: Enrol on your free course
STEP 4: Start learning when the course begins
Hope you enjoy the course!
Anne TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Tamara Korzachenko on Wed, 05/11/2022 - 07:47

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Hi, everyone! It seems that I cannot find the right page/link to enroll. How do we do that?

Submitted by annele on Fri, 05/13/2022 - 14:04

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Hi Tamara,
Glad to hear you are interested in the course. It starts on the 7th June and you'll be able to access the materials from then. To enrol, follow the instructions on the course page on the 7th or after:
STEP 1: 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, visit our course website to see all available courses.
STEP 3: Enrol on your free course
STEP 4: Start learning when the course begins
Hope you enjoy the course!
Anne TeachingEnglish team

Hi Smithanair,
The course will be available from June 7th, following the 'normal' instructions to access the course, just log in from then and find it :). Here are the instructions from the site:

To enrol, follow the instructions on the course page on the 7th or after:
STEP 1: 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, visit our course website to see all available courses.
STEP 3: Enrol on your free course
STEP 4: Start learning when the course begins
Hope you enjoy the course!
Anne TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Farah101 on Thu, 05/12/2022 - 17:08

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Hi my names khalif farah I'm from Mugadisho is a capital of Somalia and I very happy to enrol this opportunity

Submitted by Sara Farehvash on Sat, 05/14/2022 - 10:12

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I’m glade to hear about this course. How could I enter it?

Hi Sara,
The course will be available from June 7th, following the 'normal' instructions to access the course, just log in from then and find it :). Here are the instructions from the site:

To enrol, follow the instructions on the course page on the 7th or after:
STEP 1: 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, visit our course website to see all available courses.
STEP 3: Enrol on your free course
STEP 4: Start learning when the course begins
Hope you enjoy the course!
Anne TeachingEnglish team

Hi MajoKent,
The course will be available from June 7th, following the 'normal' instructions to access the course, just log in from then and find it :). Here are the instructions from the site:

To enrol, follow the instructions on the course page on the 7th or after:
STEP 1: 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, visit our course website to see all available courses.
STEP 3: Enrol on your free course
STEP 4: Start learning when the course begins
Hope you enjoy the course!
Anne TeachingEnglish team

Hi Sultana,

Glad to hear that you are interested in the course. To start the course on or after the start date ( it isn't available before)  June 7th, follow the instructions to access the course on the course page, just log in from then and find it :). Here are the instructions from the site:

To enrol, follow the instructions on the course page on the 7th or after:
STEP 1: 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, visit our course website to see all available courses.
STEP 3: Enrol on your free course
STEP 4: Start learning when the course begins
Hope you enjoy the course!
Anne TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Sara Farehvash on Sun, 05/15/2022 - 06:50

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I m so glad to hear about this course. How could I enroll the course?

Submitted by Sunitha Palaveettil on Tue, 05/24/2022 - 20:12

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I would love to take part in this course and register for the same. Look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks and regards, Sunitha

Submitted by Simoblue on Fri, 05/27/2022 - 08:33

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Dear All,
Can you please confirm the commencement date of the course?
The description above mentions 7th June. However, in "My Learning" area, under "My Events" the first session is due to start on 2nd June with a panel discussion.
Can you please clarify?
Many thanks in advance for your kind feedback.
Best,
Simona

Hi Simoblue,

The course starts on the 7th June. On and after that date you'll be able to access the course following the instructions on the page. 

How do I sign up for the course?

The event on the 2nd June is a Facebook Live panel discussion to generate discussion around the topic and interest in the course. You'll find it streamed on the TeachingEnglish facebook page. If you can't attend at that time, you can watch the recording after. 

Hope you enjoy the course and event if you can attend,

Anne

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by rahmasaid on Tue, 05/31/2022 - 19:11

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Hello I just created an account to access the course, however, I couldn't find the "my courses" or "my portfolio" options in the drop down menu on my phone to enroll

Hi Rahmasaid,

The course starts on the 7th June. On and after that date you'll be able to access the course following the instructions on the page. Before that you won't be able to see it ( look on the 7th :) from Step 2)

How do I sign up for the course?

There is a 'pre-event' 2nd June; a Facebook Live panel discussion to generate discussion around the topic and interest in the course. You'll find it streamed on the TeachingEnglish facebook page. If you can't attend at that time, you can watch the recording after. 

Hope you enjoy the course and event if you can attend,

Anne

TeachingEnglish team

Hi Nada

I'm sorry that you have had a problem, check that you are not logged into your TeachingEnglish account on a different device or browser. Log out of your account on all devices and browsers, and log in again. Click or tap 'My courses' from MY PORTFOLIO. You should be taken to your training course. If you still can't access your course, log out, clear the cache on your browser and log in again.  Hope that helps!

Anne 
TeachingEnglish team

Hi Natalia,

I'm sorry that you have had a problem, try the following which usually helps: 

Check that you are not logged into your TeachingEnglish account on a different device or browser. Log out of your account on all devices and browsers, and log in again. Click or tap 'My courses' from MY PORTFOLIO. You should be taken to your training course. If you still can't access your course, log out, clear the cache on your browser and log in again. 

Anne 
TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Damian McCoy on Wed, 06/08/2022 - 08:43

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I enrolled on the course, but it does not appear in my portfolio and I can't access it. I have tried to register again, but when I click on the course link, there is no option to enrol. I have followed the instructions given, but this doesn't seem to work. Any advice would be much appreciated.

Hi Damian,

Sorry to hear you have had a problem. Usually the following instructions help, hope that it gives you access: 

Check that you are not logged into your TeachingEnglish account on a different device or browser. Log out of your account on all devices and browsers, and log in again. Click or tap 'My courses' from MY PORTFOLIO. You should be taken to your training course. If you still can't access your course, log out, clear the cache on your browser and log in again. 

Anne 
TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Silvia Fiddes on Wed, 06/08/2022 - 10:19

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Hi,
I have followed all the instructions and yet I cannot access.
I just get my login profile.
Thanks in advance.
Silvia

Hi Silvia,

Sorry to hear that you are having a problem. Check that you are not logged into your TeachingEnglish account on a different device or browser. Log out of your account on all devices and browsers, and log in again. Click or tap 'My courses' from MY PORTFOLIO. You should be taken to your training course. If you still can't access your course, log out, clear the cache on your browser and log in again.

I hope that works!

Anne

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Amjed.Albdrany on Thu, 06/09/2022 - 14:04

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I have completed the course , where I can download my certificate

Submitted by annele on Thu, 06/09/2022 - 20:16

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Hi  Amjed,

Certificates are available to participants who complete 70% of the course material. When you've done that, 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. Hope you found the course work interesting and hope you can stay around for the discussion on the forums :).

Anne, TeachingEnglish team

 

Submitted by Gwenna on Sat, 06/11/2022 - 02:29

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Hi,

I am accessing this from two different MacBook Air machines. I am struggling with both.
When I use Firefox, I struggle to access my course.
When I use Safari, access itself is easy, but my work does not save. I had to do the same unit four times before it auto-saved. On the plus side, I got 100% for it.
Which browsers work best for this platform?

Thanks

Submitted by annele on Mon, 06/13/2022 - 17:23

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Hi Gwenna,

That sounds very frustrating for you. Can you try to see if Chrome works better? If not can you post your question to the technical help team on the platform, there is a yellow 'help' button on course pages, they  may be able to give you specific technical advice. Hope you get onto the course reliably!

Anne

Submitted by KateKate on Sun, 06/12/2022 - 09:38

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There's no way I can sign up for the course, I tried but there's no SIGN option. Is the course closed?

Hi KateKate,

Glad the course is interesting for you. If you follow the instructions on the course page ( you have to have an account and be logged in) then navigate to my courses and the course should be visible to you there. Here's the link with those instructions:

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/language-resilience-teaching-english-refugees-and-displaced-learners

Hope you get on to it and enjoy the course!

 

Anne 

TeachEnglish team

 

Submitted by Abdulwahab.93 on Mon, 06/13/2022 - 00:46

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I have enrolled in one of the courses. However, whenever I try to view it in MYPORTFOLIO, the link stops working.
I tried the backup link provided here and it's the same error message.
DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN

Thank you in advance.

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