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TeachingEnglish: Communicative tasks

Create meaningful, communicative tasks that promote learner autonomy and purposeful language use.

Enrolment for Communicative tasks is closed. Sign up for our newsletter, and we’ll keep you updated when enrolment will open next. In the meantime, if you’re interested in learning more about Communicative tasks, you can view helpful resources here.

How will the course help you?

By the end of Communicative tasks, you’ll be able to:

define genre
create communicative speaking and listening activities
design meaningful, real-world tasks.

What resources can you access at 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
Resources on the TeachingEnglish website
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What are the self-study modules in Communicative tasks?

Module 1 – Engaging with genre: The aim of this module is to give you an understanding of what genre is and how a knowledge of genre can be useful. You will define what genre is, identify the purposes and stages of different genres as well as plan the stages of a writing lesson using a model text.
Module 2 – Engaging with speaking and listening genres: This module will help you create genuinely communicative activities that target specific speaking and listening genres. You’ll define genre in the context of speaking and listening, identify communicative activities for speaking and listening, and select and design appropriate assessment tasks that focus on communicative competence and appropriacy, not only language form. 
Module 3 – Putting task-based learning (TBL) into practice: This module will help you design meaningful, real-world tasks that promote communication, support learner autonomy and lead to purposeful language use.

Do you have more questions?

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

I would like to ask about when registration for this course is expected to reopen, as I am keen to enroll in it for my professional development.

I'm afraid we don't have information at this point about when this course will reopen, but you can download the course workbook at any time: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/media/documents… - this includes resources, tips and useful information related to the course content.
Please sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date with our latest courses, or you can take a look at our courses calendar.
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I hope that helps :-)
Jo (TeachingEnglish team)

I've got the certificate but it doesn't have Credential ID as other provide. So, if anybody wants to check it's credibility then how can it be?

Hi!
Our free courses are designed to help you with your own professional development - they are not formal qualifications, so we don't offer any credentials or verification for the certificates. If you have any doubts, please write to us at TeachingEnglish@britishcouncil.org
I hope that helps :-)
Jo (TeachingEnglish team)

when I click on '' enroll on free course'' ,it leads to next screen saying that you do not have any course in my courses.

Hi!
There are two stages to enrol - can you please check that you've done them both?
First tap/click the button 'Enrol on this free course'.
You'll see a page with all the courses that are currently available or starting soon. Choose the course you want, and tap/click 'Enrol in activity'.
Then go to 'My courses' and 'Start course'.
If you still don't see the course, please contact us here and we'll try to help you:
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/Contact-us
Best wishes,
Jo (TeachingEnglish team)

I am facing the same issue

Hi!
Sorry to hear you're having problems.
There are two stages necessary for enrolling. First, click/tap 'Enrol on this free course'.
You'll see a page with all the courses that are currently available or starting soon. Choose the course you want, and tap/click 'Enrol in activity'.
Then go to 'My courses' and 'Start course'. I hope that helps!
Please can you check again, and if you still have a problem, write to us here?
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/Contact-us

Also, please note that this course closes on 30 September Courses usually take around 12 hours to complete, so be sure to start in plenty of time to be able to complete it!
Once the course has ended you won't be able to access the course content and your progress will not be saved. The free course workbook is always available for download.

I hope that helps :-)
Jo (TeachingEnglish team)

Will I get free certificate??????

Hi!
Yes, the certificate is free and will be available to download once you've completed all three units.
Please note that this course closes on 30 September. Courses usually take around 12 hours to complete, so be sure to enrol in plenty of time to be able to complete it!
Best wishes,
Jo (TeachingEnglish team)

My name is Mahsa Ataei, and I took part in courses "How to teach listening" and "Communicative tasks" and completed all of the tasks.

Unfortunately, I did not take notes on some sections of the modules, and now that enrolment has closed I can no longer access the content. I would be very grateful if you could give me access to the course materials again for a few days so that I can complete my notes. They are important for my professional development and for my own teaching.

Thank you very much for your time

Hi!
I'm afraid we're unable to reopen courses once they've closed.
You can download the course workbook at any time: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/media/documents… - this includes resources, tips and useful information related to the course content. Please sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date with our latest courses, or you can take a look at our courses calendar.
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/subscribe-our-newsletter
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/2026-01/Trainin…
I hope that helps :-)
Jo (TeachingEnglish team)

I don't know how to start .
I signed in but i don't know what to do

Hi!
Once you've enrolled on the course, go to my courses and click/tap 'Start course'.
Scroll down to Unit 1 - click/tap 'Details', then the course should appear.
Please note that this course closes on 30 September. Courses usually take around 12 hours to complete, so be sure to start in plenty of time to be able to complete it!
I hope that helps :-)
Best wishes,
Jo (TeachingEnglish team)

Is this OK when i apply as a teacher?

Hi!
Yes, of course.
Our courses are designed to help teachers with their professional development.
I hope you find it useful.
Best wishes,
Jo (TeachingEnglish team)

Hello

Hi!
Do you need help with anything? I hope you'll enjoy our courses.
Best wishes,
Jo (TeachingEnglish team)

Do I need to pay to get my certificate?

Hi!
The certificate is free. Once you have completed all the modules, you can download the certificate.
Best wishes,
Jo (TeachingEnglish team)

Hi
How I do this course I enroll myself

Hi!
If you'd like to join one of our courses, tap/click the button 'Enrol on this free course'.
You'll see a page with all the courses that are currently available or starting soon. Choose the course you want, and tap/click 'Enrol in activity'.
Then go to 'My courses' and 'Start course'.
Please note that this particular course closes on 30 September. Courses usually take around 12 hours to complete, so be sure to enrol in plenty of time to be able to complete it!
I hope you enjoy it :-)
I hope that helps!
Best wishes,
Jo (TeachingEnglish team)

Hello Jo,

Thank you for your clear instructions. I’ve got all the information and I will enrol in the course before the closing date 30 September.

Best wishes,
LIluan

Hi Llluan,
Please note that 30 September is not the deadline for enrolling - it's the deadline for completing the course.
After 30 September you won't be able to access the course content and your progress will not be saved. The free course workbook is always available for download.

I hope that helps :-)
Jo (TeachingEnglish team)

I have completed all the modules but I can't download the certificate

You will need to successfully complete all self-study modules in order to receive a certificate of completion. You also need to download or view all resource documents. Every unit needs to show as 100% complete in order to successfully complete the course.
When you have successfully completed your course, your certificate will be available to download or view in the 'My awards’ section in the training platform. Click on MY PORTFOLIO – My courses and you will see 'My awards’ at the top of the screen.

Please can you check, and if you still can't access your certificate, write to us here:
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/Contact-us

I hope that helps :-)
Jo (TeachingEnglish team)

This course has been very useful and informative. I have learned practical strategies that I can apply directly in my classroom. I especially enjoyed sharing ideas with other teachers and reflecting on my teaching practice. Thank you for this valuable learning experience!

I would like to enrol in the course! It could be very helpful in my teaching career.

Hi!
Please note that this course closes on 30 September. Courses usually take around 12 hours to complete, so be sure to enrol in plenty of time to be able to complete it!
I hope you enjoy it :-)
Best wishes,
Jo (TeachingEnglish team)

I really love this course,

Wow .. I would like to take the course..

Hi!
This course is open until 30 September. If you'd like to join, tap/click the button 'Enrol on this free course'.
You'll see a page with all the courses that are currently available or starting soon. Choose the course, and tap/click 'Enrol in activity'.
Then go to 'My courses' and 'Start course'. I hope you enjoy it!
Best wishes,
Jo (TeachingEnglish team)

i really love it

it will be a nice course

What is the procedure for course enrollment

Hi!
If you'd like to join the course, tap/click the button 'Enrol on this free course'.
You'll see a page with all the courses that are currently available or starting soon. Choose the course you want, and tap/click 'Enrol in activity'.
Then go to 'My courses' and 'Start course'. I hope that helps!
Best wishes,
Jo (TeachingEnglish team)

How to get certificate???

Hi!
You will need to successfully complete all self-study modules in order to receive a certificate of completion. You also need to download or view all resource documents. Every unit needs to show as 100% complete in order to successfully complete the course.
When you have successfully completed your course, your certificate will be available to download or view in the 'My awards’ section in the training platform. Click on MY PORTFOLIO – My courses and you will see 'My awards’ at the top of the screen.
Can you check that you've completed everything please, and if you're still having problems, let us know.
Best wishes,
Jo (TeachingEnglish team)

I complete my all modules and download resource documents still I can't get certificate

Hi again,
Sorry that you're still having problems. Please could you write to us at teachingenglish@britishcouncil.org and if you can send a screenshot of what is happening, that would be helpful.
Jo (TeachingEnglish team)

Thank you for this opportunity... Amazing course

Thank you so much for this opportunity

Special thanks for providing these kind of classes

What is the procedure for enrolling in this course?

Hi!
You can enrol on this course until 30 Sep 2026.
Click/tap the button that says 'Enrol on this free course'.
Scroll down until you find the course, then click/tap 'Enrol in activity'.
Then go to 'My courses' and 'Start course'.
I hope that helps!
Best wishes,
Jo (TeachingEnglish team)

Open minded towards learning.

Thank you for this opportinity to learn, to be inspired and to inspire my students.

Amazing course

Everything well organized, it's gonna so amazing to learn speak and teaching the students such type of content help the primary sections to contribute in English language

Hi Ma'am,
Hope this message finds you well.
I wanna ask you a question. At the end of the course we will get the certificate. So what is the process for certificate?

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Enrolment for Communicative tasks is closed. Sign up for our newsletter, and we’ll keep you updated when enrolment will open next. In the meantime, if you’re interested in learning more about Communicative tasks, you can view helpful resources here.

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