English Teacher Course

Lesson 1 • The Role of the English Teacher

Defines teacher identities: facilitator, instructor, and coach. Connects professional role clarity to consistent, purposeful classroom decision-making.

Lesson 2 • Theories of Language Acquisition

Covers behaviourist, innatist, and interactionist acquisition theories. Grounds lesson design decisions in evidence-based understanding of how learners internalise language.

Lesson 3 • Overview of Teaching Methodologies

Surveys major ELT methods from Grammar-Translation to Communicative Language Teaching. Provides a historical map for selecting appropriate approaches.

Lesson 4 • Understanding Your Learners

Examines learner variables including age, motivation, and prior knowledge. Enables teachers to adapt instruction to diverse student profiles from day one.

Lesson 1 • Grammar for English Teachers

Reviews core grammatical structures teachers must explain clearly. Focuses on form, meaning, and use as the framework for grammar instruction.

Lesson 2 • Phonology and Pronunciation

Covers phonemes, stress, rhythm, and intonation patterns in English. Prepares teachers to model and correct pronunciation with accuracy and confidence.

Lesson 3 • Vocabulary Knowledge and Teaching

Examines word knowledge dimensions: form, meaning, and use. Equips teachers to select, sequence, and recycle vocabulary systematically.

Lesson 4 • Discourse and Pragmatics

Explores how language functions beyond the sentence level in real communication. Connects discourse awareness to teaching conversational and written coherence.

Lesson 1 • Writing Clear Learning Objectives

Teaches objective writing using observable, measurable language. Objectives anchor every subsequent planning decision and assessment choice.

Lesson 2 • Selecting and Sequencing Content

Guides decisions on what language to teach and in what order. Ensures content difficulty and recycling are calibrated to learner readiness.

Lesson 3 • Lesson Plan Frameworks

Presents PPP, ESA, and TBL lesson structures with practical templates. Gives teachers reusable frameworks adaptable to any language point or skill.

Lesson 4 • Curriculum Mapping and Scope

Builds skills to design a course-level scope and sequence document. Connects individual lessons to long-term learning outcomes across a programme.

Lesson 1 • Preventing and Addressing Disruption

Covers proactive positioning, proximity, and clear expectation-setting to prevent off-task behaviour. Provides a graduated response framework for addressing disruption respectfully.

Lesson 2 • Managing Large and Mixed Classes

Addresses logistical and pedagogical challenges of large or heterogeneous groups. Equips teachers with grouping, monitoring, and task-design strategies for complex contexts.

Lesson 3 • Establishing Routines and Procedures

Designs classroom routines that reduce transition time and behavioural disruption. Consistent procedures free cognitive resources for language learning tasks.

Lesson 4 • Sustaining Learner Engagement Over Time

Builds long-term engagement through variety, challenge, and meaningful feedback cycles. Prevents motivational decline across a course by maintaining novelty and purpose.

Lesson 1 • Principles of Listening Instruction

Distinguishes bottom-up and top-down listening processes and their classroom implications. Guides selection of listening texts and pre-, while-, and post-listening tasks.

Lesson 2 • Teaching Pronunciation Explicitly

Provides techniques for integrating pronunciation into speaking lessons. Addresses segmental and suprasegmental features through focused, communicative practice.

Lesson 3 • Correcting Spoken Errors

Distinguishes error types and correction strategies appropriate to fluency and accuracy goals. Builds teacher judgment on when and how to intervene during speaking.

Lesson 4 • Developing Speaking Fluency

Focuses on fluency-building activities that reduce hesitation and increase output. Connects speaking practice to real communicative purposes and learner confidence.

Lesson 1 • Selecting and Using Reading Texts

Guides text selection based on readability, interest, and language learning potential. Ensures texts serve both comprehension and language development goals simultaneously.

Lesson 2 • Giving Effective Writing Feedback

Distinguishes content, organisation, language, and mechanics as feedback dimensions. Develops teacher skill in providing actionable, growth-oriented written feedback.

Lesson 3 • The Writing Process in ELT

Presents writing as a recursive process: planning, drafting, revising, and editing. Gives teachers a process-writing framework applicable to all proficiency levels.

Lesson 4 • Reading Comprehension Strategies

Teaches skimming, scanning, inferencing, and critical reading as explicit strategies. Connects strategy instruction to improved learner independence with authentic texts.

Lesson 1 • Principles of Language Assessment

Introduces validity, reliability, practicality, and washback as core assessment criteria. Grounds all subsequent assessment design in principled, defensible decision-making.

Lesson 2 • Using Proficiency Frameworks

Applies internationally recognised proficiency descriptors to placement and progress decisions. Enables teachers to communicate learner levels clearly to stakeholders.

Lesson 3 • Feedback That Drives Learning

Distinguishes evaluative from descriptive feedback and trains teachers in growth-focused response. Connects quality feedback practices to measurable gains in learner performance.

Lesson 4 • Formative Assessment Techniques

Covers exit tickets, observation checklists, and quick checks for ongoing monitoring. Connects real-time data collection to immediate instructional adjustments.

Lesson 1 • Adapting to Unexpected Classroom Situations

Develops teacher flexibility to respond to technology failure, low attendance, or lesson collapse. Builds confidence in improvising while maintaining learning objectives.

Lesson 2 • Teaching Exam Preparation Courses

Covers strategies for preparing learners for standardised English proficiency examinations. Balances test-taking skills with genuine language development to avoid narrow teaching.

Lesson 3 • Integrating Skills in Complex Tasks

Designs multi-skill project tasks that mirror authentic language use outside the classroom. Demonstrates mastery of curriculum integration and task-based learning at scale.

Lesson 4 • Reflective Practice and Teacher Inquiry

Introduces reflective journals, peer observation, and action research as professional tools. Builds a habit of systematic self-improvement grounded in classroom evidence.