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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 professional intensive for foreign language teachers that will teach you to turn any digital content into full-fledged lessons of your own.
In this course, we combine the Ukrainian context with a multimodal approach so you can practice working with different formats as one coherent system.
The result is less time spent on lesson prep, higher rates, and engaged students who can speak about Ukrainian culture in a foreign language with skill and substance.
For language teachers who want to
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Cut prep timefrom 2 hours down to 20 minutes by building their own lesson from any digital content.
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Work with up-to-date materialsteach through content students genuinely care about and add real, justified value to their lessons.
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Bring the Ukrainian context into classand help students speak a foreign language fluently about their own culture and identity.
What you get in the course
13 hours of learning
4 recorded webinars, 80 minutes each, + practical assignments
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
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Multimodality: what it is and why it matters
May 16 (Sat), 10:00–11:20 Kyiv time
- What the webinar covers:
- How multimodality works and what its advantages are
- How multimodal content differs from regular content (spoiler: it grabs attention, deepens understanding, boosts motivation, and more)
- Practice: how examples from YouTube, Instagram, and other platforms affect an audience
- What you will gain:
You will understand how multimodality works and be able to use modern content in a way that holds students' attention and increases their engagement.
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Viewing: how to teach through watching
May 23 (Sat), 10:00–11:20 Kyiv time
- What the webinar covers:
- How viewing as a skill differs from listening and reading
- How to develop this skill in class
- Practice: analyzing examples of how to strengthen listening and reading lessons
- What you will gain:
You will learn to use video as a full-fledged teaching tool and make your lessons more dynamic and in-depth.
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Representing: taking speaking and writing to a new level
May 30 (Sat), 10:00–11:20 Kyiv time
- What the webinar covers:
- How to work creatively on speaking and writing
- How to turn students into content creators
- Practice: creating your own creative multimodal texts
- What you will gain:
You will be able to turn standard tasks into creative ones where students produce their own content and actively use the language.
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How to bring multimodal lessons into your teaching
June 6 (Sat), 10:00–11:20 Kyiv time
- What the webinar covers:
- How to integrate this approach into existing programs
- What exactly to change in your lessons and how to do it
- Practice: ready-to-use frameworks and step-by-step instructions
- What you will gain:
You will have a ready-made system and frameworks that cut the time it takes to prepare a modern lesson of your own from 2 hours to 20 minutes.
Course trainer
Alla Pysanka-Haponenko
Teacher, methodologist, and author of English lessons about Ukrainian culture
- 15+ years in education, philologist
- Certificates: CELTA, DELTA (Module 2)
- IATEFL member and speaker
- Developer of multimodal lessons ("about home, in English")
- Builds the thinking and language skills needed for professional communication
Course trainer
- 15+ years in education, philologist
- Certificates: CELTA, DELTA (Module 2)
- IATEFL member and speaker
- Developer of multimodal lessons ("about home, in English")
- Builds the thinking and language skills needed for professional communication
Alla Pysanka-Haponenko
Teacher, methodologist, and author of English lessons about Ukrainian culture
How the training works
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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.
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Recorded webinars
4 recorded webinars with the trainer. These are not live sessions: watch whenever it suits you, at your own pace, as many times as you like.
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Final test and certificate
After completing the course, you will take an interactive final test. Score 80% or higher and get a certificate of 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.