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Course "Back to basics"

About the course

Recorded course. These are not live sessions: after payment, you get recordings of 4 webinars, the course materials, and a final test, and you study whenever it suits you, at your own pace. Access lasts 2 months from the date of payment.

This is a hands-on course for teachers who want to sharpen the core skills of teaching English.

It covers how to master modern approaches to working with vocabulary, developing speaking skills, teaching grammar through interactive formats, and using texts effectively in class.

You will learn how to make learning more dynamic, get students actively involved, and develop their critical thinking as they work with the language.
The course combines modern methods, game-based formats, and real classroom cases, all to help teachers create lively, flexible, and effective lessons.

Course order and syllabus

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duration: 13 hours
  • Format:
    course
    RECORDED
  • Place:
  • For whom:
    For All Educators
    For Teachers
  • language:
    English
  • cost:
    2500 grn
  • CERTIFICATE :
    13 hours; 0.4 ECTS
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Who the course is for
for whom we will recommend this course
  • Novice teachers
    who want to confidently handle the core parts of a lesson (vocabulary, grammar, speaking, and texts) and create engaging, dynamic classes.
  • Experienced teachers
    who want to refresh their approach and find new ways to make lessons deeper, more flexible, and more engaging for students.
  • All teachers
    and you too, if you are looking for inspiration and a professional reset, "back to basics" style.
What you get in the course
13 hours of learning
8 hours of recorded webinars + 4 hours of work on the platform + 1 hour for the final test
Certificate
13 academic hours upon successful completion of the course
Participant's personal account

With all the webinar recordings and course materials. Access lasts 2 months from the date of payment.

Interactive final test
Score 80% or higher to get your certificate
Course program and schedule
1

Pre-course meeting (recording)

A recording of the kick-off meeting: how the course is structured and how to complete it at your own pace.

2

Activating vocabulary

  • Memory techniques to help students learn and remember new words.
  • Strategies to encourage active use of vocabulary in speaking and writing.
  • Effective recycling methods and games to reinforce vocabulary over time.
3

Teaching speaking microskills

  • Identifying key microskills essential for effective spoken communication.
  • Designing activities that develop pronunciation, fluency, and interaction skills.
  • Techniques for providing feedback to improve students’ speaking performance.
4

Making grammar fun

  • Using games and interactive activities to teach grammar concepts.
  • Incorporating real-life contexts and stories to make grammar meaningful.
  • Encouraging student creativity through grammar-based projects and tasks.
5

Working with texts

  • Strategies for selecting appropriate texts for different learner levels and goals.
  • Techniques to develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.
  • Activities that integrate speaking, writing, and vocabulary building through text work.
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Course trainers
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Dariia Herasymova
Senior teacher and methodologist at the Green Country school network and TalkEn.Cloud
  • Certificates: TKT;
  • More than 6 years of teaching experience;
  • Author of the Speaking Course textbooks for the Green Country school network.
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Liliia Chyzh
Senior teacher at the Green Country school network and the TalkEn.Cloud online platform
  • CELTA certified;
  • Author of English lessons for the All-Ukrainian Online School;
  • Co-author of a senior specialized high school curriculum, piloted at a lyceum in Zhytomyr;
  • Author and trainer of NMT (Ukraine's National Multi-Subject Test) prep webinars on the ILearn platform.
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Nastia Tychuk
Senior teacher and methodologist at the Green Country school network
  • Editor of the TalkEn.Cloud platform;
  • Trainer at the Green Country ESL School and TalkEn.Cloud Teaching and Methodology Center;
  • Co-author of the "My Flexi Book" series of English textbooks for adults;
  • Has been teaching English for more than 6 years.
Course trainers
Trainer's pfp
  • Certificates: TKT;
  • More than 6 years of teaching experience;
  • Author of the Speaking Course textbooks for the Green Country school network.
Dariia Herasymova
Senior teacher and methodologist at the Green Country school network and TalkEn.Cloud
Trainer's pfp
  • CELTA certified;
  • Author of English lessons for the All-Ukrainian Online School;
  • Co-author of a senior specialized high school curriculum, piloted at a lyceum in Zhytomyr;
  • Author and trainer of NMT (Ukraine's National Multi-Subject Test) prep webinars on the ILearn platform.
Liliia Chyzh
Senior teacher at the Green Country school network and the TalkEn.Cloud online platform
Trainer's pfp
  • Editor of the TalkEn.Cloud platform;
  • Trainer at the Green Country ESL School and TalkEn.Cloud Teaching and Methodology Center;
  • Co-author of the "My Flexi Book" series of English textbooks for adults;
  • Has been teaching English for more than 6 years.
Nastia Tychuk
Senior teacher and methodologist at the Green Country school network
How the training works
1

Personal account

After payment, you get access to your personal account, where you will find recordings of all the webinars, the course materials, and the final test.

2

Recorded webinars

4 recorded webinars with the trainers. These are not live sessions: watch whenever it suits you, at your own pace, as many times as you like.

3

Final test and certificate

After completing the course, you will take an interactive final test. Score 80% or higher and get a certificate of course completion
4

Access to course materials

Access to your personal account, the webinar recordings, the course materials, and the final test lasts 2 months from the date of payment.

Buy the course recording:
2500 grn
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