Do your students use English with people from around the world? Are you looking for practical techniques to support students who need global communication skills? Develop your teaching toolkit by becoming an ELF-aware teacher. This course bridges theory and practice to focus on the how of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF): how to develop a suitable pronunciation and listening syllabus for ELF users; how to develop students’ use of communication strategies; how to promote tolerance of accent diversity; how to diagnose pronunciation needs; and finally, how to create lessons which respond to those needs.
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Personal Learning - $59
In this course, you will read articles recommended by the instructor, watch four recorded sessions, and answer four discussion questions. This is not a live course, however, working through these steps will certainly add to your knowledge base. Teachers’ feedback on this original live course was extremely positive!Upgrade to get your professional development certified with iTDi
Professional Development Hours Certified - $79
If you would like to receive a Certificate of Completion verifying 20 hours of professional development credit, email your answers to the discussion questions in a separate word document to su*****@iT**.pro for evaluation. Our iTDi team will review your submissions, and confirm that you have invested time into your answers, reflected on your own context, and received a valuable professional development experience. For certification purposes, please tell us your name as you wish it to appear on your certificate, your email address, and the name of course you have completed. Take this courseScholarships
As always, iTDi believes that all teachers deserve the same opportunity to improve themselves. Therefore, a limited number of scholarships will be available for this course. Please apply through our scholarship application.
About Katy Simpson:
Katy Simpson is an English language teacher, teacher trainer, and materials writer. She was a finalist in the 2017 ELTons, shortlisted for her website My English Voice. The site is a library of self-study pronunciation and listening resources featuring a range of accents from around the world, aimed at helping learners who use English internationally (as a Lingua Franca). Since completing her MA research in the field of English as a Lingua Franca in 2013, Katy has been working to bridge the gap between academia and classroom practice by sharing pronunciation materials on the teaching site she co-authors, elfpron.wordpress.com. Katy is currently based in Japan where she teaches Business English and is involved in teacher training. She previously worked for the British Council in Thailand and Dubai, and for International House in the UK. She writes materials for Oxford University Press, has published articles about ELF (e.g. for One Stop English), and regularly presents on the topic (e.g. for the British Council's Seminar Series). She is co-author of ELT Teacher 2 Writer's forthcoming ebook, How to Write Pronunciation Activities.
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