1. Home
  2. Training courses

Climate action in language education

Enrolment for 'Climate action in language education' is now closed. We hope to run the course again in 2024 / 2025. 

Welcome to 'Climate action in language education'

How will the course help me?

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 I 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?

Enrolment for 'Climate action in language education' is now closed. We hope to run the course again in 2024 / 2025. 

How much does the course cost?

The course is free.

How can I get a certificate?

For participants who successfully complete all tasks and achieve a score of 60% or above in the online exercises, there will be a downloadable certificate of completion at the end of the course.

What level of English do I need?

Minimum CEFR B1

Bookmark this

Comments

Submitted by Aynura Rahimova on Sun, 01/08/2023 - 05:19

Permalink

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!

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

Submitted by Cindy Tran on Tue, 12/06/2022 - 15:03

Permalink

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.

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

Submitted by Nirmaladevi Ka… on Sun, 12/04/2022 - 14:04

Permalink

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.

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

 

It will help us in our community and helping us to practice English language more and connect it with environmental pollution to protect it

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

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

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

Submitted by Juan Oropeza on Wed, 11/16/2022 - 18:04

Permalink

I would like to enroll the course about environmental language , I hope is not too late now, many thanks, your sincerely

Juan Oropeza

Hi Safaa El nagar

Have you enrolled in the course following the steps above?

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

 

HI LailaHusseinIbrahim Youssef

Have you followed the instructions for enrolling on the course:

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

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

Hi changtong

Have you enrolled in the course following the instructions above:

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

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

Hi ghulammustafa

Are you having problems creating your account? Or accessing the course page? 

Have you followed these steps above?

Can you let us know which stage you are having problems with?

Thanks,
Cath

TeachingEnglish Team

Hi MervatKotb

Have you enrolled in the course, or are you having trouble with that? Follow these instructions in order to register:

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

 

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

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

Submitted by Kristina251096 on Fri, 11/19/2021 - 10:03

Permalink

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

Hi Kristina,

I'm afraid the course has just finished, but it will be available again in 2022. Please check back for exact dates.

Thanks,

Cath

TE Team

Hi Teni

The course has now ended, but it will run again in 2022, so keep checking our website.

Thanks,

Cath

TE Team

Submitted by Maha Sobhy Nou… on Tue, 11/16/2021 - 05:56

Permalink

I completed the whole course but I have not gotten my certificate yet

Research and insight

Browse fascinating case studies, research papers, publications and books by researchers and ELT experts from around the world.

See our publications, research and insight