Welcome to Climate action in language education
How can you enrol?
Log in to your TeachingEnglish account and click the button below to enrol on this free course.
How will the course help you?
Learn to integrate environmental issues in English language teaching and develop the skills you need to take and sustain meaningful and impactful action to protect the environment in your local context.
What does the course include?
Climate action in language education is a self-study training course, which is divided into three hour modules. It also includes:
- A dedicated Facebook community of course participants with up-to-date insight, resources and innovative ideas for you to try out.
- Engaging discussions taking place in the Facebook community
- Live events with your course tutor and language teaching experts.
- A free workbook with extra learning content and resources.
What will you learn?
- Module 1 - Introducing environmental issues
In this module, you will gain a general introduction to the topic as well as learning how to recognise and evaluate the reasons why environmental issues can be an integral part of language classes. You will learn the key term climate change terms and concepts relevant to your teaching context, and practical teaching approaches you can use both inside and outside the classroom.
- Module 2 - Lessons with a sustainability focus
In this module you will explore a principled approach to bringing sustainability into any classroom topic as well as learning how to recognise and overcome the barriers that can prevent teachers from doing this. You will learn how to equip learners with the language skills they need to understand, discuss and engage critically with climate change issues, and promote solutions to local and global environmental problems.
- Module 3 - Making sustainability part of your learners' lives
In this module you will explore climate action beyond the classroom. Module 3 is aimed at helping you develop projects, through which your students can use climate related language relevant to their context and participate in community action aimed at tackling the environmental crisis. You’ll learn how to design, manage and evaluate learner-centred projects which enable your students to act and make a meaningful difference.
When is the course?
The self-study online modules are available now. Enrolment closes on 24 March and the course closes on 31 March 2025.
How much does the course cost?
The course is free.
How can you get a certificate?
You will receive a certificate if you successfully complete all self-study modules.
What level of English do you need?
Minimum CEFR B1
How do you sign up for the course?
Please follow the steps below carefully to access this free training course.
IMPORTANT: If you are already logged in to your free TeachingEnglish account, we recommend that you log out and log in again.
- Step 1: Log in to your existing TeachingEnglish account or create a free TeachingEnglish account.
You MUST be logged into your free TeachingEnglish account to access the course. Click or tap to Create a free account or log in to your existing account.
- Step 2: Enrol on your course
How do you access the course after you've enrolled?
IMPORTANT: If you didn't log out of TeachingEnglish after your previous visit, do this first.
- From your 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.- From your 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.
Having problems accessing the course?
Please see our troubleshooting guide below if you are having problems accessing the course.
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 and videos below:
- I can't register for the course
Please make sure you have created a free TeachingEnglish 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'.
- 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
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 can't get my certificate
Certificates are available to participants who complete 100% 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 100% of the course, your certificate should be available to download.
- The name on my certificate is wrong
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.
What can you do now?
While you're waiting for the online modules to open, if you're interested in learning more about climate action in language education, you can:
- Get teaching ideas from our Courses for teachers Facebook community.
- Access learning content related to our courses on Facebook (Facebook account required).
- Access teaching resources on the TeachingEnglish website
- Download the free course workbook
- Sign up to the free newsletter to keep up to date on when our courses open.
Comments
Thanks a lot!
Such courses are very beneficial for us!I'm eager to participate all such courses.Hope I'll have opportunities to take part incoming courses.Thank you very much!
Course not currently available
Hi shosho
This course has now finished, but we hope to run it again next year. Please check back for start dates, or you can sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date with all our latest resources, events and courses. Sign up here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/subscribe-our-newsletter
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
Hi. I've enrolled on this…
Hi.
I've enrolled on this course and completed the 2 first modules about 2 days ago. But today when I click on my portfolio, I couldn't find any courses.
Can you help me with this? Thanks.
Course no longer available
Hi Cindy Tran
I'm afraid that this course, like all our courses, only runs for a limited time, and the course has now finished. We are not able to reopen the course after the final course date. We expect to run the course again in 2023, so you will be able to complete the modules then. I would recommend subscribing to our newsletter to keep up to date with all our latest events, courses and resources. You can do that here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/subscribe-our-newsletter
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
Climate Action in Language Education
Hi, I can't see any icon to start the course. I managed to see "MY Portfolio" and courses but I am unable to see any button to start this course. Thank you.
Course access
Hi Nirmaladevi,
Unfortunately this course has now finished, so you won't be able to register. We hope to offer it again some time next year, so please check back to our training page, or sign up for our newsletter, so you can keep up to date with all our latest courses and events. You can subscribe to the newsletter here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/subscribe-our-newsletter
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
Takele terefe
I have already registered.but I couldn't get the course
Course access
Hi Takele
Thanks for your message. Can you log out of your account, then log back in again. Click on the 'My Portfolio - My courses' tab and then 'View all courses'. You should see that you are now enrolled on this course.
Please let us know if you have any other problems and enjoy the course!
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish team
I cannot find my course on My portfolio- My courses
I answered the first part of the course yesterday but I cannot find anything on My portfolio-My courses today. What can I do?
Troubleshooting
Hi Cyn
You can use the "Help" button on the course page to report this to the course administrators.
Hope this gets resolved soon,
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
I cannot find my course on My portfolio- My courses
I answered the first part of the course yesterday but I cannot find anything on My portfolio-My courses today. What can I do?
Course content
Hi Randa
Have you tried logging out and logging back in again? If you can access the courses homepage but cannot see your progress, please use the "Help" button on the courses page to report this issue.
Hope that helps,
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
Accessing the course
Hi openshoresenglish
As above - are you able to access the courses homepage? If so, use the "help" button to report this issue. If you are having trouble accessing the courses homepage (through "My Portfolio") then please log out and log back in to your TeachingEnglish account and that should resolve the issue.
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
Keep it cleaner
Thanks for your hard efforts to give me the opportunity to improve my English, to know fun games I use at the class
Thanks to give me a lot of information about climate change
hello, good afternoon
I would like to enroll the course about environmental language , I hope is not too late now, many thanks, your sincerely
Juan Oropeza
Hi Juan Yes, you can still…
Hi Juan
Yes, you can still sign up! Just follow the instructions above to register for the course. It runs for four weeks.
Hope you enjoy the course,
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
I can't access my course
When I open the menu I can't find my portfolio or my courses
Accessing the course
Hi Safaa El nagar
Have you enrolled in the course following the steps above?
- STEP 1: Click or tap 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, click or tap to visit our course website to see all available courses.
- STEP 3: Enrol on your free course
- STEP 4: Start learning when the course begins
If you have correctly enrolled, you should see the "My Portfolio" tab at the top of the page. If you click on that, you will see a drop-down menu which says "My Courses", which takes you to the courses page. If this doesn't work, please log out and log back in again to be able to access your courses page.You can also check the Troubleshooting steps above.
Let us know if you are still having problems.
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
Clamate action in language education
Hello after it showed me that I can start my course on 15-11-22,I can't find the link to start the course,what is happening?
Course access
Hi Mansur2019
If you are enrolled in the course and have logged in to your TeachingEnglish account you should be able to access the courses homepage here: https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/dashboard
The course content is now available for you to start the course.
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
My Portfolio
HI LailaHusseinIbrahim Youssef
Have you followed the instructions for enrolling on the course:
- STEP 1: Click or tap 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, click or tap to visit our course website to see all available courses.
- STEP 3: Enrol on your free course
- STEP 4: Start learning when the course begins.
If you have done this, when you log in you should see the "My Portfolio" tab in the top left of the screen. Click on that, and you will see a drop-down menu "My Courses" - if you click on that you will be able to access the course page and start learning.
Hope that helps!
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
I do not find my portfolio
Here is my account at the right corner of this page, but when I click on it I do not find my portfolio. I am not sure if I have already registered or not yet. Please tell me if I am already registered. If not show me how to do it. Thanks
enquiry about the course
Hi staff,I can get access to the course and its materias. I tried the link provided.what should I do?
Accessing the course
Hi changtong
Have you enrolled in the course following the instructions above:
- STEP 1: Click or tap 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, click or tap to visit our course website to see all available courses.
- STEP 3: Enrol on your free course
- STEP 4: Start learning when the course begins.
If you are logged into the site, you should be able to access the courses homepage here:https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/MyProgrammes or by clicking on the "My Portfolio - My courses" tab at the top of the page. If you don't see this, you will need to log out and log back into your account.
Hope that helps!
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
How l participants …
How l participants successfully complete all tasks .l don't find the tasks to answer
Answers to the tasks
Hi Sandar Nu Nu Lin
As this is a self-access course, you can work through the activities at your own pace. You can click "Finish" after each activity to check your answers.
Hope that helps,
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
Here is no option for confirmation of account
R/ admin ,here is not any option for confirmation of account how can avail this course
Course
Hi ghulammustafa
Are you having problems creating your account? Or accessing the course page?
Have you followed these steps above?
- STEP 1: Click or tap 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, click or tap to visit our course website to see all available courses.
- STEP 3: Enrol on your free course
- STEP 4: Start learning when the course begins.
Can you let us know which stage you are having problems with?
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
Accessing the course
Hi MervatKotb
Have you enrolled in the course, or are you having trouble with that? Follow these instructions in order to register:
- STEP 1: Click or tap 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, click or tap to visit our course website to see all available courses.
- STEP 3: Enrol on your free course
- STEP 4: Start learning when the course begins.
If you are already registered, then you need to make sure you are logged in to the site, click on "My Portfolio - My courses" at the top of the page, which will take you to the course homepage where you can access the course content.
Let us know if you are having additional problems,
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
How can I change the name on…
How can I change the name on my certificate?
Changing name on certificate
Hi Batth
To change the name on your certificate, you first need to change your name on your TeachingEnglish profile (when you are logged on, click on "Edit Profile") Then you can use the "Help" button on the course page to request a new certificate with the new name.
Hope that helps!
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
Certificate
Hi Batth
Have you used the "Help" button on the course page? Please try doing that again so that the new certificate can be generated.
Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish Team
Thank you so much. I love…
Thank you so much.
I love the british Council.
Course Enroll
Hello,
I would love to enroll on this course. Is there some specific time for it? Is it possible to do now?
Best wishes,
Kristina
I AM TRYING TO ENROLL AND I
I AM TRYING TO ENROLL AND I DON´T FIND ANY LINK..
Really enjoying it hitherto Module-1
Many thanks