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.
A course for teachers who want to move beyond template-based planning and work with students in a deeper, more flexible way. You will learn how to develop students' communicative competence, critical thinking, and independent learning skills.
We will talk about working with emergent language, effective homework, and adaptive approaches that let you respond better to your group's needs. The course will help make your lessons livelier, more meaningful, and focused on real progress.
Who the course is for
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Novice teachersfor those new to teaching English who want to learn to adapt lessons to real situations, support the development of speaking skills, and help students take a conscious approach to learning.
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Experienced teachersfor experienced English teachers who want to take their lessons beyond templates, better understand students' needs, and use effective strategies for developing speaking and independent learning.
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All teachersand you too, if you are looking for personal growth ;)
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.
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Communicative competence
- Key parts of communicative competence: fluency, accuracy, and appropriateness.
- Speaking and listening practice with role-plays and real conversations.
- Teaching language functions and strategies to boost confidence and interaction.
3
Teaching students to learn
- Introducing key learning skills and strategies for effective self-study.
- Techniques to help students improve memory and organize their learning.
- Encouraging critical thinking and reflective learning habits.
4
Emergent language
- Understanding students’ language needs and spontaneous speech.
- Techniques for responding to and incorporating emergent language in lessons.
- Strategies to foster communicative skills through flexible, adaptive teaching.
5
Homework hacks
- Creating homework assignments that truly reinforce learning.
- Exploring different self-study approaches, including the flipped classroom model.
- Effective ways to monitor homework completion and boost student motivation.
Course trainers
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.
Olesia Vovk
Senior teacher and trainer at the Green Country school network and TalkEn.Cloud, editor of the 24 Easy Steps and Notes by TalkEn.Cloud textbooks and the TalkEn.Cloud platform.
- Certificate: CELTA;
- Mentors teachers, helping them sharpen their methodological and teaching skills;
- Has more than 5 years of experience teaching English.
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.
Course trainers
- 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
- Certificate: CELTA;
- Mentors teachers, helping them sharpen their methodological and teaching skills;
- Has more than 5 years of experience teaching English.
Olesia Vovk
Senior teacher and trainer at the Green Country school network and TalkEn.Cloud, editor of the 24 Easy Steps and Notes by TalkEn.Cloud textbooks and the TalkEn.Cloud 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.
Liliia Chyzh
Senior teacher at the Green Country school network and the TalkEn.Cloud online platform
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
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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.