
Welcome to 'Gender in language education'
How will the course help me?
Learn to recognise the different kinds of gender bias and stereotypes which exist in language education, some of the barriers people face in terms of gender equality and equity, and how these can be overcome.
What does the course include?
Gender 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: Gender representation in teaching materials
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This module will introduce you to the different kinds of gender bias and stereotypes which exist in language education. It's aimed at providing you with a general introduction to and understanding of the topic as well as helping you to recognise and evaluate these issues so that you can respond to them effectively in the classroom.
- Module 2: Gender equality in teaching practice
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This module will introduce you to ways we often perceive gender differences in the classroom. It's aimed at breaking down common assumptions about the differences between gender in education, so that you can help all of your students achieve success.
- Module 3: Working with gender equality in education
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This module will introduce you to some of the progress that has been made, as well as some of the barriers people face in terms of gender equality and equity, and how these can be overcome and worked with on an individual as well as a global scale.
When is the course?
The course is available from 5 March 2024. Enrolment ends on 25 March 2024 and the course closes on 1 April 2024.
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
How do I 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.
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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 I access the course after I have enrolled?
IMPORTANT: If you didn't log out of TeachingEnglish after your previous visit, do this first.
From your desktop or laptop computer
- Log in to your free TeachingEnglish account.
- 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.
- Move your mouse over MY PORTFOLIO to see the drop-down menu.
- Click on ‘My courses’ to access your training.
From your mobile device
- Log in to your free TeachingEnglish account.
- Tap the three horizontal lines next to the home button to open the menu.
- Below ‘Home’, you will see MY PORTFOLIO and ‘My courses’ below. Tap on MY PORTFOLIO if you don’t see ‘My courses’.
- 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
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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
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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
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Certificates are available to participants who complete 70% 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 70% of the course, your certificate should be available to download.
- The name on my certificate is wrong
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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 I do now?
While you're waiting for the online modules to open, if you're interested in learning more about gender 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.
Comments
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Gender in Language Education
Hi aichatou,
This course has now finished and isn't available. It will run again in 2022 (dates to be confirmed), so please check back.
Thanks,
Cath
TE Team
GREAT EXPERIENCE
This is my first time doing a course on British Council web and I would like to express how glad I feel. Now I can notice gender differences in English classes ( exercises, comments, texts) as a volunteer teacher for Spanish students. Very good to share opinions with other teachers. And what about LGTBI students? Maybe a module dedicated would be one idea. However, it would be a good idea to find time spent doing this course on the certificate
Technical issues
I'm glad I got to enroll in such a helpful course! However, there are some technical problems with the scoring and marking. Somehow the system keeps on showing that I'm at 0% and incomplete when I have done all the questions in the task. I'd be great if it's fixed so I won't be marked as 0% anymore...
Help button
Hi Tammie Le,
We're sorry you're experiencing problems. Can you report this using the 'help' button in the bottom right corner of the course website? Then the technical team will be able to help you.
Best wishes,
Rachael
TeachingEnglish team
Learning knows no limits
I am glad to participate in this course.
Good afternoon ladies and
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen It's a great pleasure for me to a member of this challenge training to improve my knowledge and experiences.
Amadu Lamarana Bah from Guinea Conakry.
Once more thank you very much British Council
Feedback form
Hello! I've just finished this course and I'm so happy that I participated in it. The course raises a lot of difficult questions about gender equality and gender equity in language teaching. I really liked this course and I'm going to change my way of teaching. Thank you for this opportunity.
Course enrollment
I am trying to enrol on the "Gender in Language Education" course but I am unable to see the option to enrol on the course page. Also I cannot see " My courses" section in my account. Kindly help.
Enrolling on the course
Hi iram,
First you have to be on the course website. You can find 'My courses' in the 'My learning' tab at the top.
After you go to the 'My courses' page, if the you can see the course there then you are enrolled.
If not, you need to click on the 'Home' tab then the green 'Explore all courses' button. Then you can click 'Enrol in activity' for this course.
Best wishes,
Rachael
TeachingEnglish team
It's my pleasure to
It's my pleasure to participate in this exciting course .
I'm happy to be here and I'm
I'm happy to be here and I'm eager to learn! My English skills will improve, for sure!
This is Gehad.So glad to join
This is Gehad.So glad to join that course.This is a very important area I aspire to know more it .Thank you so much for such an opportunity
An Eye Opener
I never knew the effects gender could have in language.
Enrollment
Help me to solve this problem,
How to know that I enrolled for this free course.
I am a new user. Kindly reply.
Regards
Evangeline Priya
Enrolling on the course
Hi Evangeline,
Have you followed steps 1-6 above to enrol? Remember you need to firstly create an account if you haven't done so already. Then follow the instructions above. If you are still having problems, let us know.
Thanks,
Cath
TE Team
Course Facebook page
Thanks everyone for all your comments and we are very happy that you have registered for the course. Don't forget you can also join the course Facebook page, where you can interact and comment on the course content - you can find the group here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/genderinlanguageeducation
GENDER TRAINING
I am happy to be part this wonderful training. Hope to learn new things. Thanks
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I have
enrolled but I cannot see the My Portfolio to get to the course
My Portfolio
Hi wahiba
If you have enrolled correctly, you should see the "My Portfolio" tab next to the "home" icon in the top left of your screen, just below the British Council logo.
Hope that helps,
Cath
TE Team
Glad to sign up
Iam Nidal El sousi, a teacher of E. Iam teaching primary ages. Iam happy to have this course with you. Thanx a lot
Thanks for this opportunity
Thanks for this opportunity to upgrade my knowledge and teaching
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Thank you for giving me this great opportunity to take part in this course
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I wish to be part of this wonderful course that sems like a journey for me.
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Being convinced that teachers have reference the British Council am proud to be accepted and I hope to have the knowledge which is in this lesson.
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This program will be beneficial both for participants and eductional policy makers and educators and in the long run for students also.
Glad to sign up and be part
Glad to sign up and be part of this program
The courses about gender in language education
Hello! British council. Please where Can I see the course. I am enrolled but umtil now i can't see its location.
Click on "My Portfolio"
Hi Moussa
If you click on the "My Portfolio" tab on the top left of your screen, this will take you to the course page where you can access the course content.
Hope that helps,
Cath
TE Team
Hi everyone I'm very happy to
Hi everyone I'm very happy to be part of this platform but I have problems on following the course so could I do to better understand the way to follow the course without any problems.Thanks Nakabo from Niger
Course
Hi Nakabo
If you are enrolled on the course, you need to click on the "My Portfolio" tab on the top left of this page. This will take you to the learning platform where you can access the course materials.
Don't forget that you can also ask questions and interact with other participants on the course by joining the course Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/genderinlanguageeducation
I hope that helps,
Cath
TE Team
Introduction
Hi, everybody! My name is Maria Cristina and I am from Cuba. Glad to share with all of you.
am so happy to join this
am so happy to join this course really my expection is gain more knowledge
I am excited to participate
I am excited to participate in this course because it will help me to broaden my horizons on how to deal with gender in my classroom activities and the society generally.
I am sure that everything I
I am sure that everything I learn here, will be of benefit to my community, thank you for the opportunity.
I am excited to be here.An
I am excited to be here.An opportunity to learn from others.
Gender in language education
I am very happy to be part of the program
Introduction
So delighted to be part of this exciting course. I think, it would help me understand the difference beliefs and attitudes on gender equality in Education, why not in the society.
Once again good morning.
Best
Good morning ladies and
Good morning ladies and gentlemen
It's a great pleasure for me to be among the members of this challenge.
First of all my name is Amadu Lamarana Bah Guinean by nationality , an English teacher.
As a good educator,a great teacher ,it's an obligation for me to follow this technical teaching procedure, gender education.
Seriously speaking I would like to improve my knowledge,my skill,I am curious to know, to discover how things are going on.
Nowadays the best weapons to fight against poverty and ignorance is to get a good and stong education.
So,the questions are :
What is a good education?
How can we get it?
I can't end this comment without thank you very much to the British Council,to all the administrators of this website challenge.
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I'm proud to be here, in order to participate to this wonderful course.Hopping that it will be a great experience for me!