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Discover how to help your learners notice, make sense of and become more confident using grammar, with engaging, meaning-focused teaching. Enrolment for How to teach grammar is closed. Find resources connected to the course contents on this page, and sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date on when our courses open.

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How will the course help you?

By the end of How to teach grammar, you'll be able to:

  • identify and evaluate different approaches to grammar teaching
  • adapt and design activities for developing noticing skills
  • plan personalised and inductive grammar activities.

What resources can you access any time?

  • 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
  • Sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date on when our courses open

What are the self-study modules?

Module 1 – Methods and approaches for grammar

The aim of this module is to introduce you to a range of ELT approaches for teaching grammar. You'll begin with a brief history of approaches and a look at deductive and inductive approaches to learning. You will summarise ELT approaches, outline their benefits and drawbacks as well as identify and explain inductive and deductive approaches to presenting grammar.

Module 2 – Engaging with grammar – noticing and restructuring

The aim of this module is to explore the concept of noticing and look at various activities to encourage your learners to notice grammatical forms. You will identify what's involved in noticing, modify typical coursebook grammar exercises to provide practice in developing noticing skills as well as design restructuring activities.

Module 3 – Engaging with grammar – different approaches

The aim of this module is to look at a range of techniques for introducing grammar that focus on meaning. You will summarise and evaluate a range of activities for introducing grammar, provide personalised grammar practice for your learners as well as plan the presentation stage of a grammar lesson using an inductive approach.

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What have other teachers said about how How to teach grammar helped them?

"One example of how I applied the knowledge and skills is by shifting from isolated grammar drills to using grammar in meaningful contexts. for instance, I recently taught the past tense (simple past) by having students write personal narratives about their weekend. instead of focusing only on rules, I guided them to identify and correct tense usage within their own writing. well, this made the grammar more relevant and helped students understand how it functions in real communication."

Course participant, Indonesia

"Now I am trying to teach grammar more inductively in my classes. I am avoiding explanations and giving my students more correct examples so they can discover the rules by themselves."

Course participant, Dominican Republic

"After taking this course, I started using more interactive methods to teach grammar. For example, instead of just explaining the rules of tenses, I now use real-life situations, role-plays, and sentence-building games. This has helped my students understand and apply grammar concepts more effectively and confidently in their speaking and writing."

Course participant, India

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Hi Smorita

Are you already enrolled on the course? If so, you should be able to access it until 30 September. If this is the case and you are having problems, please send us an email explaining what the problem is/ with a screenshot and we can try to resolve the issue.

If you are not already enrolled, then I'm afraid it's too late now as the course ends tomorrow.

You can keep up to date on which courses are running with our training calendar, here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/2025-08/2025-2026_TeachingEnglish_training_course_calendar_links.pdf

Thanks,

Cath
TeachingEnglish team

Hi Alenka9085

This course closes on 30 September - after that date you won't be able to access the course content. You can always download the course workbook from the link above.

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team.

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Mon, 06/16/2025 - 08:10

Hi mostafa.Nabih

This course is open now. To register click on the 'Enrol in this course' button above. Then you can access the course whenever you like. For more information on how our courses work, please take a look at our FAQs page:

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/training/training-courses-faqs

Please let us know if you have more questions or need more help,

Hope you enjoy the course!

Cath
TeachingEnglish team

Hi Muze@

Thanks for your comment.

To start this course, you need to click on the 'Enrol in this course' button above. This will take you to the courses platform, and you can access the courses from there.

Every time you log in, you need to click 'My portfolio - my courses' and then you can access the course from where you left off.

Hope that helps - for more questions, check our FAQs page here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/training/training-courses-faqs

Enjoy the course!

Cath
TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by baselmawas on Sat, 06/29/2024 - 07:56

please help me to register, I can not find enrol

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Mon, 07/01/2024 - 07:37

Hello baselmawas

Thanks for your message. 

This course is not currently available - all of our courses are only available for a limited period of time - dates are posted on the course pages, and you can also keep up to date with all our courses, events and resources by signing up for our newsletter here:

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/subscribe-our-newsletter

We don't have the date for when this course will next be running yet, but you can access the free workbook for this course, which has lots of ideas, resources and useful links related to teaching grammar: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/2024-01/Workbook_for_how_to_teach_grammar.pdf

Hope that helps,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

 

Submitted by Kumush Bakhtiyorova on Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:26

Perfect

Hi wondy

Thanks for your message. This course is now open for registration. The course is self-access so you can complete the modules whenever you like.

To register, just click on the purple 'enrol on this course' button at the top of this page.

If you have any problems or need more help, please send us an email: TeachingEnglish@britishcouncil.org

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Nadir69 on Mon, 04/28/2025 - 19:15

The course is very fantastic. I got many insightful information from Module one and I will try use some teaching tips in my classroom teaching.

Hi Nadir69

Thanks for your feedback - we're glad you find the course useful!

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by MKA2627 on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 17:34

Hello,
Hope this message finds you well
I've two questions I'd like to ask:

1. Unfortunately I wasn't able to complete this wonderful and beneficial course in time. I know from the schedule given for the courses of 2024-25 that this course may not reopen very soon, however I'd like to know if there's an estimated date for when it will reopen.

2. Since I've already finished module one and 2/3rds of module two, will this progress be saved for me when it reopens?

Thank you in advance and have a delightful day/afternoon/evening/night ahead ^_^

Hi MKA2627

Thanks for your message.

We don't currently have a definite date for when the Teaching Grammar course will open again I'm afraid, and your course progress won't be saved unfortunately.

However, you can still download the participant workbook for this course, which has resources and links for you to continue your learning. Here's the link: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/2024-01/Workbook_for_how_to_teach_grammar.pdf

Remember you can also sign up for our TeachingEnglish newsletter to keep up to date on course dates, new resources and events. 

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

 

Submitted by MKA2627 on Sun, 04/28/2024 - 13:09

Thank you so much Cath. Appreciate your support and care!
That's fine. It's always good to revise and the course was beneficial and well prepared, so kudos to everyone involved in making it!
Will keep your advice in mind.
Thanks again!

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Fri, 01/31/2025 - 09:32

Hi Mojgangoli,

Thanks for your message. 

This course is not currently available - all of our courses are only available for a limited period of time - dates are posted on the course pages, and you can also keep up to date with all our courses, events and resources by signing up for our newsletter here:

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/subscribe-our-newsletter

We don't have the date for when this course will next be running yet, but you can access the free workbook for this course, which has lots of ideas, resources and useful links related to teaching grammar: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/2024-01/Workbook_for_how_to_teach_grammar.pdf

Hope that helps,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Sumna Arif on Sat, 03/30/2024 - 16:32

I am unable to get the access, its not available in My courses section

Hi Sara

Thanks for your comment. Sorry you have been having these problems. 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 Leyla1977 on Tue, 02/20/2024 - 12:30

Dear Support Team,

I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to bring to your attention an issue I have been experiencing with accessing my training courses on your platform.
Upon logging into my account, I am unable to access the training courses that I have enrolled in. Despite logging in, the system does not grant me access to the courses, and I am unable to proceed with my training as a result.
I have attempted to troubleshoot the issue by logging in and out, as well as using different devices and browsers, but the problem persists. I have also cleared my browser cache and cookies, yet the issue remains unresolved.
I would appreciate it if you could look into this issue on an urgent basis and provide me with a solution to regain access to my training courses.

Dear Leyla1977

Thanks for your comment and sorry you have been having problems logging in. 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 Win Ko Ko on Mon, 02/12/2024 - 18:37

Although I have completed all three modules, it shows that I only finished 85% of the course. How can I solve this please?

Hi Win Ko Ko

Thanks for your comment. I've checked your account, and it looks like you have only completed the first module of the How to Teach Grammar course. If you think this is an error, can you contact the courses team directly? You can do this by using the orange "help" button on the courses page.

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by LianaC on Mon, 02/05/2024 - 18:57

Hello,
I have enrolled for the course on How to Teach Grammar, but I can't find the link to open Module 1. I can only find the recommended reading links. Can you help?
Thanks.
Liana

Hi Liana

Make sure you are logged into the site and then you can click on the "MY PORTFOLIO - My courses" tab at the top of the page - this will take you to the courses platform, where you can access all the modules.

Let me know if you are still having problems.

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by YulianaT on Tue, 02/20/2024 - 08:43

Hello
I can`t enroll on a free course. When I click on the link I see "File not found". How can I add this course and start it?

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Tue, 02/20/2024 - 10:26

Hi YulianaT

Thanks for your comment. Sorry to hear you are having problems signing up for the course - the website is currently being updated and so you may have some access issues. This should be completed 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 Milton Diestra on Fri, 01/26/2024 - 14:27

Dear Institution,

I have registered and followed through, I see that the start date of the course "I do not have access to the course "TeachingEnglish: How to teach grammar"; I also see that it says, "registration is until March 25", so Can I start the course right now or should I wait until March 25 to start the course?

Sincerely,
Milton Right

Hi Milton

Thanks for your comment. I've just checked and you are successfully enrolled in the course. You can access the course modules now, even though registration is open until 25th March. 
When you log in, just click on the "My Portfolio - My courses" tab at the top of the page. This will take you to the courses platform where you can access the course. All of our training courses are self-access, so you can complete them at your own pace. There are also optional live events that accompany the course- you can find these by joining our Facebook community here: https://www.facebook.com/TeachingEnglish.BritishCouncil/

Hope that helps,

Cath
TeachingEnglish team

Hi Iryna

The course is divided into 3 modules of 3 hours each. There is also a brief introduction module, so in total it's around 10 hours.

Hope that helps,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Rumeesa on Sun, 12/24/2023 - 09:32

Hi

Submitted by harrypickup on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 15:12

Hi, are these training courses designed for teaching children, adults or both? The photos would suggest these modules are focused on working with young people. I'd be grateful if you could clarify.

Hi harrypickup

Thanks for your comment - most of our training courses are suitable for teachers teaching a range of ages and levels, unless specifically aimed at a life stage (for example primary learners) in which case this will be clear from the course title.

Hope that helps and that you enjoy the course,

Cath
TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by presidconsult on Wed, 06/28/2023 - 09:04

Looking forward to the next intake for this course. I hope this course will be offered again in 2023

Submitted by ahibbitt on Mon, 07/31/2023 - 01:45

I agree! I would love to take this course in Fall 2023!

Submitted by hi.im.fatma on Mon, 02/13/2023 - 14:19

Please hold this online course again in 2023 without waiting for 2024 because I need to know how to teach grammar implicitly so that the students learn English smoothly.

Submitted by Master Tobi on Fri, 10/21/2022 - 03:11

Dear Team good day. I was not able to beat the set deadline for this course: my phone crashed. So, I stopped at Module 3 with a seventy percent (70%) completion. Now, that the course has ended but would possibly be reopened sometime in 2023, would I still be able to finish up from where I last stopped the course (70% completion?) instead of possibly starting afresh? I would not like all my past work to go in vain because I could not beat the deadline. Please, help!

Hello Master Tobi

Sorry to say that this course has now ended - it was available for four weeks from 30th August - we hope to offer it again in 2023.

thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish Team

Submitted by Faty on Sat, 12/31/2022 - 18:35

I hope to have the opportunity to enroll in this course in 2023. how could I know the exact time?
Thank you in advance

Dear Faty

We are hoping to run the Grammar course in March 2023. However, this is not yet confirmed.

Best wishes

Paul (TeachingEnglish Team)

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