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TeachingEnglish: How to teach grammar

Find out about our free online course 'TeachingEnglish: How to teach grammar'. The course is available from 9 January 2024. Enrolment ends on 25 March 2024 and the course closes on 1 April 2024.

Welcome to 'TeachingEnglish: How to teach grammar'

How will the course help me?

Discover how to help your learners notice, make sense of, and become more confident using grammar with engaging, meaning-focused teaching. Learn about deductive and inductive approaches to grammar teaching, how to evaluate the best approach for your learners and identify contexts and tasks which encourage 'noticing'.

What does the course include?

How to teach grammar is a free 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: Understanding methods and approaches

This module provides an introduction to a range of English language teaching approaches. You'll explore and contrast a variety of deductive and inductive approaches before going on to evaluate these in relation to your own learners and context.

Module 2: Engaging with grammar - noticing and restructuring

The module looks at a range of tasks which encourage ‘noticing’ in addition to ‘restructuring’ activities. You will have the opportunity to modify grammar exercises and design restructuring activities.

Module 3: Engaging with grammar - different approaches

The aim of this module is to explore deductive and inductive approaches to teaching grammar. You will look at a range of techniques to introduce grammar.

When is the course?

The course is available from 9 January 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.

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

Click or tap the button below to enrol on this free course.

Enrol button

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

  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 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

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 teaching grammar, you can:

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Comments

Hi harrypickup

Thanks for your comment - most of our training courses are suitable for teachers teaching a range of ages and levels, unless specifically aimed at a life stage (for example primary learners) in which case this will be clear from the course title.

Hope that helps and that you enjoy the course,

Cath
TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by presidconsult on Wed, 06/28/2023 - 09:04

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Looking forward to the next intake for this course. I hope this course will be offered again in 2023

Submitted by hi.im.fatma on Mon, 02/13/2023 - 14:19

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Please hold this online course again in 2023 without waiting for 2024 because I need to know how to teach grammar implicitly so that the students learn English smoothly.

Submitted by Master Tobi on Fri, 10/21/2022 - 03:11

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Dear Team good day. I was not able to beat the set deadline for this course: my phone crashed. So, I stopped at Module 3 with a seventy percent (70%) completion. Now, that the course has ended but would possibly be reopened sometime in 2023, would I still be able to finish up from where I last stopped the course (70% completion?) instead of possibly starting afresh? I would not like all my past work to go in vain because I could not beat the deadline. Please, help!

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Wed, 02/15/2023 - 11:15

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Hello Md Zakir Hossain

We are hoping to run this course again in March 2023, but the dates are not yet confirmed. Please check back on this page, or sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date on all our course dates and latest resources. You can sign up here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/subscribe-our-newsletter

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Teaching grammar can involve investigations, problem-solving and language play as part of developing children’s awareness of and interest in how language works.

Strat with basics, Use Real-Life Example, Provide Meaningful Explanation, Incorporate interactive activities, Use Visual aids, Offer Practice Exercises, Encourage reading and writing, address Common Error.

Submitted by yasirarafat11mwt on Wed, 10/12/2022 - 20:13

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ACTUALLY I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE COURSE DATE NOW ITS NOT WORKING PLZ TELL ME WHEN IT WILL BE REOPEN THANK YOU

Hi Yaoubnin70

We are sorry you are having problems accessing your course. The Grammar course has finished now. To see the courses we have available, I recommend the following steps:

1. Log in to your TeachingEnglish account.

2. Click or tap this link: https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/ExploreProgrammes. From here you can enrol on the available courses.

3. After you have enrolled, you can see your courses by visiting this link: https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/MyProgrammes

We hope that helps.

The TeachingEnglish team

Hi Maha,

Congratulations on finishing the course! 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.

Philippa

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Zahrah on Fri, 09/30/2022 - 06:37

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Hello,
I actually like this course. It was really interesting. But I could not finish it on time so it’s closed. Is it possible to start the course even again?

Hi Zahrah,

Thanks for your interest in our courses. Keep checking the training page of our website: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/training. New dates will be published on the main page when they are programmed. 

The next course we're running is "Focus on Professional Development", which starts on October 4th. 

Philippa

TeachingEnglish team 

Hi Fatma,

Thanks for your interest in our courses. Enrolment for "How to teach grammar" is now closed, but you can register for one of our other courses on https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/training. The next course is "Focus on Professional Development", and it starts on October 4th. 

Philippa

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Sharonsaty on Tue, 09/27/2022 - 18:07

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I started the course late and couldn't finish it before expiration date. Will it still be possible for me to access the "How to teach grammar" course?

Hi Sharonsaty,

Thanks for your interest in our courses. If you are enrolled in the "How to teach grammar" course, you will be able to access the modules until Thursday 29th September.

Philippa 

TeachingEnglish team

Hi Nishfa,

Thanks for your interest in our courses. Enrolment for "How to teach grammar" is now closed, but you can register for one of our other courses on https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/training. The next course is "Focus on Professional Development", and it starts on October 4th. 

Philippa

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Vera Genesis. on Tue, 09/27/2022 - 07:43

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Greetings!
Please I can neither find ‘my portfolio’ nor ‘my courses’. Hence, I have been unable to continue and complete my course. How do I go about this please?

Submitted by Cristibel on Tue, 09/27/2022 - 02:36

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Why does it say that the course ended today if four weeks have not passed yet?

Hi Cristibel,

Thanks for your interest in our courses. If you are enrolled in the "How to teach grammar" course, you will be able to access the modules until Thursday 29th September.

Philippa 

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by anne.lennon@br… on Sun, 09/25/2022 - 22:15

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HI Shishantha,

I am afraid this course has now finished for new enrollment. Upcoming courses will always be shown on our training page, the next one is about Continuous professional development if that interests you : https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/training

Anne 

TeachingEnglish team

Hi MZ,

You seem to be enrolled on the course, and you should be able to access it through the MY PORTFOLIO tab when you log into teaching English. Hover over that tab and choose MY COURSES - this will take you to the course site. If you can't see My Portfolio, log out and back in again.

Hope you access and enjoy the course!
Anne 

Submitted by laraibtaj on Fri, 09/23/2022 - 20:20

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I cannot access my courses on my system although I'm logged in. When I click on my courses it takes me to my portfolio. It stopped working for me in the middle of the course. Kindly look into it!

Hi Laraibtaj,

Your account seems to be working okay when I look at it. Can you try logging out of TeachingEnglish and logging back in, or clearing cache if that doesn't work? These tips usually help access problems. Hope you get back in and complete the course!

Anne

TeachingEnglish

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