TeachingEnglish: Including learners' languages

Use your learners' existing languages to support their learning of English, and discover how valuing and celebrating home languages in the classroom enhances learning while promoting inclusion and equity. This new course will open on 2 October 2026, and will open for enrolment soon.

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Start: 02/10/26
End: 31/03/27
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What resources can you access at any time?

  • A free workbook with extra learning content and resources connected to the course contents (coming soon!)
  • 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 Including learners' languages?

Module 1 – Understanding how languages shape learning

This module helps you explore how language affects learning, participation and inclusion in your classroom. You’ll look at building awareness of multilingual realities and some practical ideas to help you include learners’ languages in class.

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