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English in the multilingual classroom

This course will introduce you to multilingualism and what it means. Learn how to make your classroom and teaching multilingual so that your learners can learn to celebrate and use many languages in the real world. This course will open on 2 October – enrol now.

A multilingual primary group with five students
TeachingEnglish
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 English in the multilingual classroom, you'll be able to:

  • identify the implications of a multilingual group of learners for both teaching and learning
  • create an environment for multilingual learning in your classrooms
  • integrate multilingualism within your classroom tasks and activities.

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 – The benefits of multilingualism

This module will introduce you to what multilingualism is and explore what it means to you as a teacher in a multilingual class. You will consider whether classroom approaches are friendly or not friendly to other languages, analyse the implications of a multilingual group of learners for both teaching and learning as well as consider the implications and benefits of code switching and translanguaging in your classroom.

Module 2 – Multilingualism in practice

This module will help you develop an understanding of multilingualism in education and the benefits of developing and promoting it. You will consider the ethical and pedagogic aspects of multilingualism, analyse the benefits and obstacles of mother tongue-based multilingual education (MTB MLE) as well as create an environment for multilingual learning in your classrooms by providing meaningful opportunities for your learners.

Module 3 – Developing multilingual learners

In this module, you'll learn to integrate multilingualism within your classroom tasks and activities. You will explain the value of multilingual teaching practices, explain how to create a multilingual space for your learners as well as consider the importance of vocabulary development in the multilingual classroom.

Course reviews

What have other teachers said about how English in the multilingual classroom helped them?

"Before the course, I was stuck with the idea that English language instruction should only use target language for developing the optimum competence and performance in English. But during and after the course, I have understood the multilingual classroom as a resource itself. I have started utilise the learners' home language (Nepali in my context) judiciously."

Course participant, Nepal 

"I have changed my teaching methods in the class, as before joining the this course I always give my instructions in English without any consideration to other languages and various nationalities. Currently I prefer to apply multilingualism approach because I could prove to other colleagues its benefits, since my students like this teaching method which helping me to raise and promote their standards considerably."

Course participant, Chad

"This course truly encouraged me to use planned code switching and bilingual communication. I was one of them who feels guilty about code switch. I found many ideas over here how teaching can be more inclusive, and learner centered."

Course participant, Saudi Arabia

Do you have more questions?

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

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English in the multilingual classroom workbook 20253.57 MB
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Comments

Submitted by Olga_P_Kz on Fri, 03/01/2024 - 05:06

Hello! How can I get enrolled in the course?

Submitted by tegegnem on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 11:57

Dear Group and Facilitator,
I am very happy to meet with you. But since I am new for the programI could't get good access, so I sometimes need your help. For the time being I have finished the tasks in the Workbook module.

Hi tegegnem

Thanks for your comment. This course is not open for registration at the moment. All of our free courses are only available for a limited period, and this course has now ended. As you say, you can download and use the participant workbook still.

To keep up to date with all of our latest training courses, events and resources, you can sign up free to our newsletter, here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/subscribe-our-newsletter

Hope that helps,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Senem Oz on Tue, 02/20/2024 - 17:31

Hi, I have enrolled into this training program but have no access right now.

I cannot see my 'Awards' (certificates from previous course) or the 'Home' page.

When will it be fixed? It should be before the course expires.

Thanks,
Alev Senem Ozakin

Hi again Senem Oz

Thanks for your comment. Yesterday there was some access issues to the courses platform because of a website upgrade. You should now have access to all of your training. Please let us know if you are still having any problems at teachingenglish@britishcouncil.org

Sorry for the inconvenience,

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Olivka1979 on Tue, 02/20/2024 - 12:24

I'm also having trouble accessing my courses page. I checked my courses section but I don't see it. I tried all the options that are written in the instructions for eliminating this problem several times, but nothing helps. Does not open my courses page.
Please, help!

Submitted by Paola RIVIECCIO on Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:55

Good morning, why cannot I enter in "my courses" as I do usual? I've to complete the course Teaching English in a multilingual classroom module 3 but the system forbids it

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Wed, 02/21/2024 - 08:47

Hi Gerbera

Thanks for your comment. Yesterday there was some access issues to the courses platform because of a website upgrade. You should now have access to all of your training. Please let us know if you are still having any problems at teachingenglish@britishcouncil.org

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Negarr on Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:14

I enrolled this course and finished module 1&2 but now i have no access anymore

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:43

Hi Negarr

Thanks for your comment. There is currently a technical issue with accessing the course platform due to a website update. This should be resolved in the next few hours.

If you are still having problems, please let us know at teachingenglish@britishcouncil.org

Best wishes,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

 

Hi Senem Oz

Thanks for your comment. Yesterday there was some access issues to the courses platform because of a website upgrade. You should now have access to all of your training. Please let us know if you are still having any problems at teachingenglish@britishcouncil.org

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by nancygeo on Tue, 02/20/2024 - 08:42

It seems I can’t enroll even though the registration period is still open:” When is the course?
The free online modules are available now. Enrollment ends on 26 February 2024 and the course closes on 4 March 2024.”
When I click the Enrollment button I get : “File not found “
Please help me

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Tue, 02/20/2024 - 10:23

Hi nancygeo,

Thanks for your comment - the website is currently being updated so you may have some problems with accessing and enrolling on courses. This should be resolved in the next few hours, so please check back later.

If you are still having problems, please let us know at teachingenglish@britishcouncil.org

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Hend Mohy on Sun, 06/04/2023 - 22:27

I couldn't find any button to start the course?

Hi Nishfa

Sorry to hear you are having problems. I've just checked your account and it looks like you have completed all the modules on this course already. Are you able to access your training through the "My Portfolio" tab? Please let me know if you are still having problems.

Thanks,

Cath
TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Syeda Faryal M… on Thu, 04/20/2023 - 20:59

How to change the name on the certificate.

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Mon, 04/24/2023 - 09:56

Hi Syeda

To change the name on the certificate, you need to follow these instructions:

On the course platform where you access your training, please use the 'Help' button to request a new certificate. Names on certificates are taken from your personal details in your free TeachingEnglish account. To change your name, click or tap on your name to edit your profile. Update the details on your profile page and save the new details.

Hope that helps,
Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by TAQADUS ALI on Thu, 03/16/2023 - 05:45

Is there the deadline of that course is reached? because I can't move forward to access next unit's lesson

Submitted by alinamihaela on Mon, 03/13/2023 - 03:27

Even though it was notified that it ends on the 14th I can't enter the page of the course.
Thank you!

Hi alinamihaela

I've just checked your account and can see that you are enrolled. Can you try the troubleshooting steps - I'll copy them here:

1. Log out, then close any windows where 'https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/' is open. 

2. Clear your browser’s cache or use 'private mode’ before going to https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/  

3. Log in.

4. Go to: https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/ExploreProgrammes find the course and select 'Enrol in activity' (if you don’t see the course here, don’t worry, just skip ahead to step 5). 

5. Go to https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/MyProgrammes, find your course and select 'Start course' 

6. Select the module you want to work on, go down the page and select 'Start task', then 'Start'. 

Thanks

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Danielalreinoso on Mon, 03/13/2023 - 00:05

Hi! I can't see my certificate, this is unavailable to me

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Mon, 03/13/2023 - 09:18

Hi

If you have successfully completed the course, your certificate should appear on the course website, under "My awards". If you are having problems accessing it, please use the orange "Help" button on the bottom right of the screen to contact the course administrators.

Thanks,
Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by stevenl830 on Thu, 03/16/2023 - 01:50

Hi! I can't see my certificate, this is unavailable to me and cannot access the award today suddenly

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Thu, 03/16/2023 - 12:06

Hi stevenl830

If you cannot see your certificate can you please contact the courses team, using the orange "Help" button on the courses page to report this issue?

Thanks

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Sheerina67 on Thu, 03/09/2023 - 05:29

Do not have the option to "start course" , I have registered. No link to download workbook

Hi Sheerina67

I've just checked your account and you are successfully enrolled in the course and the "Start" button appears. Can you try again? If you are still having problems you can try the following steps (you can skip step 4)

1. Log out, then close any windows where 'https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/' is open. 

2. Clear your browser’s cache or use 'private mode’ before going to https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/  

3. Log in.

4. Go to: https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/ExploreProgrammes find the course and select 'Enrol in activity' (if you don’t see the course here, don’t worry, just skip ahead to step 5). 

5. Go to https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/MyProgrammes, find your course and select 'Start course' 

6. Select the module you want to work on, go down the page and select 'Start task', then 'Start'. 

Thanks

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Alinaka on Sun, 03/05/2023 - 22:41

Hello, could you please tell me when the deadline to finish the course is?
I can't see it anywhere

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Mon, 03/06/2023 - 10:17

Hi Alinaka

The course finishes on 14th March.

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Hi amina_abdelkrim

If you have successfully completed the course, then you should be able to see you certificate when you go to the course website under the "My awards" tab. Scroll down to "My certificates" to download it. If you are having problems, please use the orange "Help" button to contact the course administrators.

Thanks

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Tsen Yee Ting on Sat, 03/04/2023 - 00:54

Hi,

I don’t see any icon for signing up this course.

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Mon, 03/06/2023 - 10:25

Hi Tsen Yee Ting

Please follow the instructions (Step 1-4 above) to sign up to the course. 

Please note that 6th March is the last day for enrolment.

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Ziny on Thu, 03/02/2023 - 08:31

Please, how can I access my enrollment status for this course? It's necessary for me to know if l have been enrolled properly for this course.

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Thu, 03/02/2023 - 11:23

Hi Ziny

I've just checked your profile and yes, you are enrolled in the course. To access the modules, make sure you are logged in to your TeachingEnglish account. You should see the "MY PORTFOLIO" tab in the top left of the screen. Click on that, and then on "My courses". This will take you to the course website, where you can access the course modules.

Hope this helps,
Cath

TeachingEnglish team

 

 

Hi smurfaith

If you've had difficulties accessing our TeachingEnglish open online course, please try the following: 

1. Log out, then close any windows where 'https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/' is open. 

2. Clear your browser’s cache or use 'private mode’ before going to https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/  

3. Log in.

4. Go to: https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/ExploreProgrammes find the course and select 'Enrol in activity' (if you don’t see the course here, don’t worry, just skip ahead to step 5). 

5. Go to https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/MyProgrammes, find your course and select 'Start course' 

6. Select the module you want to work on, go down the page and select 'Start task', then 'Start'. 

Thanks

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Hi Cleriston,

Please follow the instructions (Step 1-4 above) to sign up to the course. 

Please note that 6th March is the last day for enrolment.

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Helen2023 on Thu, 03/02/2023 - 08:05

I finished module 1and 2 and yesterday I startes module 3, but today I try to access to module 3 I can't find it under my portfolio please help

Hi Helen,

If you've had difficulties accessing our TeachingEnglish open online course, please try the following: 

1. Log out, then close any windows where 'https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/' is open. 

2. Clear your browser’s cache or use 'private mode’ before going to https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/  

3. Log in.

4. Go to: https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/ExploreProgrammes find the course and select 'Enrol in activity' (if you don’t see the course here, don’t worry, just skip ahead to step 5). 

5. Go to https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/MyProgrammes, find your course and select 'Start course' 

6. Select the module you want to work on, go down the page and select 'Start task', then 'Start'. 

Thanks

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Lydia Shafik on Wed, 03/01/2023 - 11:02

I finished module 1and 2 I try to access to module 3 I can't find it under my portfolio please help

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