Professional development for English teachers

Who it's for: 

The course is suitable for experienced primary and secondary school teachers; either language teachers supporting subject teachers or subject teachers working in a CLIL context. 

Details: 

If you are teaching school subjects in English, then this course will provide comprehensive training on the methodology and practice of CLIL you need in your work. 

Duration: 

55 hours over 12 weeks 

Part of: Stages 3, 4 and 5 of the CPD (Continuous professional development) framework 

Level of English required: B1+ 

Further information: 

The course consists of 20 units, each taking approximately 2.5 hours. The units are divided into 2 modules: 

• Module 1 – Knowledge and principles of CLIL (6 units) 

• Module 2 – Lesson preparation, lesson delivery and assessment (14 units) 

Teachers learn to use model language, evaluate language challenges in the classroom, develop enquiry-based learning and improve assessment methods and feedback. Practical examples throughout the course reflect a range of subjects and age groups. The topics for the workshops cover those in the University of Cambridge TKT CLIL examination. Participants completing this course may wish to take this examination but it is not necessary. 

Assessment 

Final assessment on the course consists of one 500-word essay and one lesson plan with rationale. Participants receive a final grade of excellent/successful/unsuccessful. 

Certificate 

Participants successfully completing the course will receive a certificate.

Course fee: 250 AZN

Course start date: 

Registration deadline: 

Who it's for: 

Communicative Assessment is a short 20-hour online self-access course for busy teachers and examiners of English who are interested in exploring new approaches to assessment and testing. It is a general course suitable for teachers and examiners working in the secondary, tertiary or the private ELT sector. 

Part of: Stages 2 and 3 of the CPD framework 

Level of English required: B1+ 

Further information: 

The course aims are to help participants: 

• identify and use some of the key terminology associated with assessment and testing • focus on approaches to assessment and testing within the Communicative Approach to English Language Teaching • link assessment theory directly to the design of testing and assessment materials Focus on testing each language skill as well as integrating skills testing. 

The course is made up of a minimum of 20 hours of online self-access training comprising ten sections available online. 

The ten sections cover the following topics: 

1. Assessment theory 

2. Formative assessment 

3. Item review 

4. Item analysis 

5. Test specification 

6. Testing reading skills 

7. Testing writing skills 

8. Testing listening skills 

9. Testing speaking skills 

10. Testing integrated skills 

Each section contains reading tasks, exercises, reflective tasks and assessment activities to try out in participants’ own contexts. Some sections also contain questionnaires and audio recordings. 

Assessment 

In order to complete the course, participants are required to: 

• access and read all the documents and resources for each section 

• successfully complete the exercises and questionnaires in each section. 

Certificate 

Participants successfully completing all sections of the course will receive a certificate

Course fee: 180 AZN

With portfolio: 300 AZN

Course start date: 

Registration deadline: 

Who it's for: 

The course is for teachers who are relatively inexperienced in using technologies in the language classroom. 

Details: 

An introduction to the main aspects of using new technologies in the language classroom. It takes into account different situations in which teachers find themselves: both where technology is only available outside the classroom, and where the classroom is well-resourced with IT. 

The course modules cover a range of web technologies, with topics including using the internet, cyber well-being for learners, using Office applications, using online video and audio, and using social networking and other web technologies for educational purposes. 

Duration: 

Moderated - 44 hours over 12 weeks 

Part of: Any stage of the CPD framework 

Level of English required: B1+ 

Further Information: 

Each online unit (16 in total) lasts around 2.5 hours, and includes links and video demonstrations about the technologies involved. It includes a wide range of practical ideas and web resources that teachers can directly use with their learners. The course is taken in 4 parts: 

• Module 1 – Issues in learning tech 

• Module 2 – Tech tools 

• Module 3 – Tech techniques 

• Module 4 – Language development with tech 

Assessment 

Participants are assessed at the end of each unit, and these assignments form a portfolio on which the participants are given a final assessment of excellent/successful/unsuccessful. 

Certificate 

Participants successfully completing the course will receive a certificate

Course fee: 250 AZN

Course start date: 

Registration deadline: 

Who it's for: 

The course is for teachers who are relatively inexperienced in using technologies in the language classroom. 

Details: 

An introduction to the main aspects of using new technologies in the language classroom. It takes into account different situations in which teachers find themselves: both where technology is only available outside the classroom, and where the classroom is well-resourced with IT. 

The course modules cover a range of web technologies, with topics including using the internet, cyber well-being for learners, using Office applications, using online video and audio, and using social networking and other web technologies for educational purposes. 

Duration: 

Self-access - 42 hours over 12 weeks 

Part of: Any stage of the CPD framework 

Level of English required: B1+ 

Further Information: 

Each online unit (16 in total) lasts around 2.5 hours, and includes links and video demonstrations about the technologies involved. It includes a wide range of practical ideas and web resources that teachers can directly use with their learners. The course is taken in 4 parts: 

• Module 1 – Issues in learning tech 

• Module 2 – Tech tools 

• Module 3 – Tech techniques 

• Module 4 – Language development with tech 

Certificate 

Participants successfully completing the course will receive a certificate.

Course fee: 180 AZN

Course start date: any time

Registration deadline: 

Who it's for: 

The course is aimed at teachers of primary children in state or private schools or teachers teaching English in secondary schools who would like to work in the primary sector. 

Duration: 

34 hours over 12 weeks 

Part of: Stages 2 and 3 of the CPD framework 

Level of English required: B2+ 

Details: 

If you want an introduction to teaching English to young learners aged 7 to 11, then this course is for you. Using video, audio and community elements, you will learn the essentials to help you succeed in your teaching. 

Further information: 

This is a primary teacher development course for teachers of English teaching young learners aged 7 to 11 years old. It provides an introduction to the essential principles and practice of primary English language teaching. The course takes about 3 hours a week over 12 weeks and aims to help teachers: 

• identify some of the key areas associated with teaching English to children 

• identify key techniques for using songs and games to enhance children’s learning 

• understand how different learning styles affect the way we learn and identify different techniques for exploiting different learning styles 

• define how lesson planning is linked to syllabus and curriculum and explain how the curriculum can define what and how you teach 

• identify a variety of classroom management factors which affect the learning conditions in the young learner classroom 

Assessment 

Participants are assessed at the end of each unit, and these assignments form a portfolio on which the participants are given a final assessment of distinction/pass/fail. 

Certificate 

Participants successfully completing the course will receive a certificate

Course fee: 250 AZN

Course start date: 

Registration deadline: 

Who it's for: 

The course is aimed at teachers of English as a subject or teachers teaching through the medium of English working in mainstream learning contexts. It is suitable for both primary and secondary teachers and not just for SEN specialists. 

Details: 

If you want an awareness of a range of SEN needs, strategies and solutions which can benefit learners with SEN, promote inclusion and provide good practice for all learners then this is the course for you. 

Duration: 

35 hours over 12 weeks. 

Part of: Stages 2, 3 and 4 of the CPD framework 

Level of English required: B1+ 

Further information: 

The Special Educational Needs (SEN) Teacher Development course is aimed at providing support to teachers in any mainstream educational context where inclusion, diversity and support to learners with special or additional needs is required. The course is aimed at a non-SEN specialised teacher audience and is focused on a) raising awareness and understanding of the learning challenges which can come from a range of SEN areas; b) providing practical classroom strategies which can support learners with SENs and good learning practice for all learners. 

The course has been written for an audience whose native language is not English but the content is intended to be informative and challenging for teachers in any context – including native speakers of English. The course takes a broad approach to SEN covering 10 different areas based on a social model of disability. The topics covered are: 

• introduction 

• dyslexia 

• ADHD 

• visual/hearing/physical impairment 

• social, emotional, behavioural difficulties 

• autism/Asperger’s 

• gifted and talented 

• multicultural impact on learning difficulties 

• dyspraxia 

• language and speech 

• inclusive assessment 

Feedback 

"First of all, this SEN training is a MUST for all language teachers as it provides quite deep insight into ADHD, ASD and other problematic issues any language teacher can face. Apart from this, it is full of explanations, videos and further reading which are also very useful. I have covered 7 units so far and I can say they all are absolutely great, educational and easy to use in any mainstream classroom. Learning logs and case studies are particularly interesting for me. I also like the format - I do not have to write essays but bullet points - problem and solution." 

Natalie, English teacher from Georgia 

Certificate 

Participants will receive a certificate of completion at the end of each unit

Course fee: 250 AZN

Course start date: 

Registration deadline: 

Who it's for: 

The course is aimed at teachers of English as a subject or teachers teaching through the medium of English working in mainstream learning contexts. It is suitable for both primary and secondary teachers and not just for SEN specialists. 

Details: 

If you want an awareness of a range of SEN needs, strategies and solutions which can benefit learners with SEN, promote inclusion and provide good practice for all learners then this is the course for you. 

Duration: 

35 hours plus 8 hours for assessed portfolio over 12 weeks 

Part of: Stages 2, 3 and 4 of the CPD framework 

Level of English required: B1+ 

Further information: 

The Special Educational Needs (SEN) Teacher Development course is aimed at providing support to teachers in any mainstream educational context where inclusion, diversity and support to learners with special or additional needs is required. The course is aimed at a non-SEN specialised teacher audience and is focused on a) raising awareness and understanding of the learning challenges which can come from a range of SEN areas; b) providing practical classroom strategies which can support learners with SENs and good learning practice for all learners. 

The course has been written for an audience whose native language is not English but the content is intended to be informative and challenging for teachers in any context – including native speakers of English. The course takes a broad approach to SEN covering 10 different areas based on a social model of disability. The topics covered are: 

• introduction 

• dyslexia 

• ADHD 

• visual/hearing/physical impairment 

• social, emotional, behavioural difficulties 

• autism/Asperger’s 

• gifted and talented 

• multicultural impact on learning difficulties 

• dyspraxia 

• language and speech 

• inclusive assessment 

Assessment 

On completion of an assessed portfolio participants are given a final assessment of Excellent / Satisfactory / Development required. 

Certificate 

Participants will receive a certificate of completion at the end of each unit as well as for successfully completing the portfolio.

Course fee: 350 AZN

Course start date: 

Registration deadline: 

Who it's for: 

This is for English language teachers who are in their final year of pre-service study or in their first two years of full-time teaching of English. It is a general self-access course suitable for teachers working in the primary, secondary, tertiary or the private ELT sector. 

Details: 

The course aims are to: 

• expand teachers’ knowledge of methodology, lesson planning and assessment 

• focus on communicative and learner-centred teaching 

• allow teachers to observe and try out methods and resources 

• relate course ideas to teachers' own context 

• develop reflection and professional development skills 

Duration: 

35 hours over 12 weeks 

Part of: Stages 1 and 2 of the CPD framework 

Level of English required: B1+ 

Further Information: 

You can choose to take any module you like at any time and in any order, so that you can get ideas and training about the particular area of need in your teaching. 

• Module 1 - Classroom management 

• Module 2 - Planning 

• Module 3 - Presentation and practice 

• Module 4 - Effective communication 

• Module 5 - Written communication 

• Module 6 - Assessment 

• Module 7 - Teaching culture 

• Module 8 - Visual aids 

• Module 9 – Memorable learning 

• Module 10 - Professional development 

Certificate 

Participants will receive a certificate of completion at the end of each unit.

Course fee: 180 AZN

Course start date: any time

Registration deadline: 

Who it's for: 

This is for English language teachers who are in their final year of pre-service study or in their first two years of full-time teaching of English. It is a general self-access course suitable for teachers working in the primary, secondary, tertiary or the private ELT sector. 

Details: 

The course aims are to: 

• expand teachers’ knowledge of methodology, lesson planning and assessment 

• focus on communicative and learner-centred teaching 

• allow teachers to observe and try out methods and resources 

• relate course ideas to teachers' own context 

• develop reflection and professional development skills 

Duration: 

35 hours over 12 weeks 

Part of: Stages 1 and 2 of the CPD framework 

Level of English required: B1+ 

Further Information: 

You can choose to take any module you like at any time and in any order, so that you can get ideas and training about the particular area of need in your teaching. 

• Module 1 - Classroom management 

• Module 2 - Planning 

• Module 3 - Presentation and practice 

• Module 4 - Effective communication 

• Module 5 - Written communication 

• Module 6 - Assessment 

• Module 7 - Teaching culture 

• Module 8 - Visual aids 

• Module 9 – Memorable learning 

• Module 10 - Professional development 

Assessment 

Assessed tasks are built into each unit, and these tasks form a portfolio on which the participants are given a final assessment of excellent/successful/unsuccessful. 

Certificate 

Participants will receive a certificate of completion at the end of each unit

Course fee: 350 AZN

Course start date: 

Registration deadline: 

Who it's for: 

For teachers who want to develop expertise in Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) or who are preparing to take the TKT exam. It is suitable for both new teachers who need to develop knowledge of key concepts in ELT and experienced teachers who want to update their methodology. 

Details: 

This course covers the key concepts in the theory of communicative language teaching. It provides a comprehensive introduction to knowledge for the teacher about language learners and actual classroom practice. The course structure and content is based on the syllabus of the Cambridge ESOL Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT). It can be taken in preparation for the CambridgeESOL Teaching Knowledge Test or as a teacher development course on its own. 

Duration: 

Module 1 - 39.5 hours over 12 weeks 

Part of: Stages 1,2 and 3 of the CPD framework 

Level of English required: B1+ 

Further information: 

The module comprises of 18 units, each approximately 2 hours long: 

• grammar • lexis • phonology • functions • reading • writing • listening • speaking • motivation • exposure and focus on form • the role of error • differences between L1 and L2 • learner characteristics • learner needs • presentation techniques and introductory activities • practice activities and tasks for language and skills development • assessment types and tasks

Assessment 

Participants are assessed at the end of each unit, and these assignments form a portfolio on which the participants are given a final assessment of excellent/successful/unsuccessful. 

Certificate 

Participants successfully completing the course will receive a certificate

Course fee: 250 AZN

Course start date: 

Registration deadline: 

Who it's for: 

For teachers who want to develop expertise in Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) or who are preparing to take the TKT exam. It is suitable for both new teachers who need to develop knowledge of key concepts in ELT and experienced teachers who want to update their methodology. 

Details: 

This course covers the key concepts in the theory of communicative language teaching. It provides a comprehensive introduction to knowledge for the teacher about language learners and actual classroom practice. The course structure and content is based on the syllabus of the Cambridge ESOL Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT). It can be taken in preparation for the CambridgeESOL Teaching Knowledge Test or as a teacher development course on its own. 

Duration: 34 hours over 12 weeks 

Part of: Stages 1, 2 and 3 of the CPD framework 

Level of English required: B1+ 

Further information: 

The course comprises two modules, divided into a total of 15 units, each approximately 2 hours long: 

• Module 2 - Lesson planning and use of resources for language teaching (8 units/19 hours) 

• Module 3 - Managing the teaching and learning process (7 units/15 hours) 

Assessment 

Participants are assessed at the end of each unit, and these assignments form a portfolio on which the participants are given a final assessment of excellent/successful/unsuccessful. 

Certificate 

Participants successfully completing the course will receive a certificate

Course fee: 250 AZN

Course start date: 

Registration deadline: