eLearnAfrica
Teaching English Online
Cambridge Assessment English
  • Start Date: 31 Jan, 2022
  • 4 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Learn how to transfer your teaching skills to an online context and start teaching English online.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
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Course Description

Become an expert online English teacher


Is it time for a new online direction in your teaching career? Join our 4-week course to learn how to adapt your face-to-face teaching skills to an online environment.


Teaching English online is now becoming increasingly important all over the world, giving learners and teachers flexibility to work and learn wherever they want in the world.


Learn all about online teaching


When you start the course, you’ll learn how to prepare for teaching online. You’ll discover the kind of equipment you need, research and choose an online platform and learn how to create materials and activities for English lessons.


Developing a rapport with your students is essential, so you’ll also receive some tips on how to do this as a new online teacher.


Helping to develop listening and reading skills


Next, you’ll focus on how to help learners develop listening and reading skills online. You’ll go over the differences between listening and reading in English online compared to in-person teaching.


Start planning your English lessons with our lesson outline advice and learn about different activities and resources you can use online.


Teaching English speaking, pronunciation and writing skills


You’ll be moving on to English speaking and pronunciation this week. Discover how to teach English speaking in both one to one lessons and online groups.


Learn how to diagnose pronunciation issues and try some useful tools for teaching correct English pronunciation. Then we’ll move on to thinking about online writing lessons and how to provide feedback.


Sealing your future as an online teacher


You’ll finish the course by learning how to get a new online teaching business up and running. You’ll also discover how to continue your professional development as an online teacher.


This course is for experienced or recently qualified English language teachers who would like to transfer their teaching skills to a live online context.


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