Teaching English to refugees and displaced learners
How will the course help you?
By the end of Teaching English to refugees and displaced learners, you'll be able to:
- identify strategies for creating physical and emotional safety for the learners in your classrooms
- plan activities for large classes and/or with limited resources
- recognise and apply effective strategies for responding to challenging and trauma-informed behaviours.
How can you enrol on the course?
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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 on Facebook and YouTube
- Live events with guest speakers sharing their experiences supporting refugees and displaced learners
What are the self-study modules?
- Module 1 – An introduction to trauma and its effects on the classroom
The aim of this module is to introduce you to the effects of trauma on learning and behaviour in the classroom. It's aimed at providing you with a general introduction to and understanding of the topic, as well as some specific teaching strategies for creating physical and emotional safety for the learners in your classrooms.
- Module 2 – Teaching with minimal resources
The aim of this module is to help you teach in contexts where there are limited resources. You'll also get some ideas for teaching large classes and some tips on being resourceful.
- Module 3 – Dealing with very challenging behaviour
The aim of this module is to learn how to deal with behaviour which challenges you in the classroom and to understand the links between this challenging behaviour and a learner's experience of trauma.
Course reviews
What have other teachers said about how Teaching English to refugees and displaced learners helped them?
"After learning about the importance of emotional regulation, I began starting my lessons with a short calming activity, like deep breathing or a quick check-in. This helped my learners settle down and created a more focused and supportive classroom environment."
Course participant, Ukraine
"My perception of their needs has really changed since I started the course. Finally, regarding my language in the classroom, I’ve become much more aware of how to emphasize the positive intentions behind students’ behavior."
Course participant, Brazil
"Talking with learners who have particularly have a strange behavior or go through challenging situations has opened my mind in how to deal with. As a teacher working in low resource schools, I have tried to have copies of some sections of my brochure to be shared with students (sometimes individually or as groups). This has been helpful in making the learning process easier."
Course participant, Comoros
What teaching techniques will you explore?
Watch guest speakers Susan Luswata and Ben Anguma discussing their experiences teaching refugees and displaced learners in Uganda. Which of their ideas could you use in your context?
I'm looking forward to enroll the course, i am from libya and i lived 7 years as a refuge from my home town.