Online Professional Development: Oxford Teachers' Academy Teaching English to Teenagers - Moderator Access Code

• In-service, online professional development course for teachers of teenagers
• The course is suitable for teachers with an initial qualification and some teaching experience
• Developed by Oxford University Press
• Certificate of Completion from Oxford University Department for Continuing Education (OUDCE)
• A 30 hour course, covering topics such as motivation in the teenage classroom, approaches to correction, using drama in the classroom, project work and CLIL, and assessment
• Access to content for 12 months from registration
• Designed for self-study or with the institutional moderator option for groups of teachers
• With input from leading experts in the field
• Access to chapters from authoritative publications in teacher training and applied linguistics
• Non-native speakers are recommended to have a minimum B2 level.

Session 1: Helping teenagers learn

• To examine the main characteristics of teenage learners.
• To look at the skills teenagers need to succeed.
• To investigate techniques to improve motivation in teenagers.

Session 2: Classroom management and motivation

• To reflect on classroom management from the perspective of creating a positive learning environment.
• To define the elements of a positive learning environment
• To establish why motivation is key to a positive learning environment
• To identify the best ways of motivating teenagers
• To explore the role played by technology in motivating teenagers.

Session 3: Listening and speaking skills for teenagers

• To review and develop listening activities for use with teenagers.
• To review and develop speaking activities for use with teenagers.
• To explore ideas for using drama in the classroom.

Session 4: Reading and writing skills for teenagers

• To understand the benefits of extensive reading.
• To explore strategies to engage learners with reading.
• To identify and support the writing skills required by teenagers.

Session 5: Teaching grammar to teenagers

• To evaluate different approaches to teaching grammar.
• To explore different approaches to correction.
• To explore strategies and grammar activities that are motivating and interesting for teenage learners.

Session 6: Teaching vocabulary to teenagers

• To explore the main principles of vocabulary learning.
• To evaluate a range of activities for presenting, practising, and revising vocabulary.
• To explore ways of helping teenage students manage their own vocabulary learning.

Session 7: Authentic contexts for teaching teenagers: Project work and CLIL

• To understand the use and benefit of authentic contexts in learning.
• To explore project work and understand project stages, from planning to presentation.
• To investigate the key concepts of CLIL and the benefits of CLIL approaches in the classroom.

Session 8: Assessment

• To show different purposes of assessment.
• To examine different types of assessment.
• To evaluate the principles of good assessment.

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