Below are a range of free online courses/specialisation programs for English language teachers who would like to foster their own continuing professional development. The last courses at the end of the list are dedicated to teachers of any subjects, including English :D.
1.Program: Teaching for Success: Practices for English Language Teaching (4 courses) – British Council:
https://www.futurelearn.com/your-programs/english-language-teaching/1
2. TESOL Strategies – University of Glasgow (Scotland):
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/tesol-strategies
University of Glasgow (England)
3. Introduction to Applied Linguistics and TESOL – University of Leicester (England):
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/introduction-to-applied-linguistics
University of Leicester (England)
4. English in Early Childhood: Language Learning and Development – British Council:
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/english-in-early-childhood
5. Dyslexia and Foreign Language Teaching – Lancaster University (England):
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dyslexia
Lancaster University (England), consistently ranked among top 10 university in major national league tables.
6. Short Film in Language Teaching – The British Film Institute (BFI):
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/short-film-language-teaching
7. English as a Medium of Instruction for Academics – University of Southampton (England):
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/emi-academics
University of Southampton (England)
8. Language Assessment in the Classroom – British Council:
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/language-assessment
9. Teaching your Subject in English – Cambridge English Assessment (part of University of Cambridge, England)
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/cambridge-teach-in-english
10. Understanding Language: Learning and Teaching – University of Southampton (England) and British Council:
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/understanding-language
11. Exploring the World of English Language Teaching – Cambridge English Assessment (part of University of Cambridge, England):
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/explore-elt
12. Teaching EFL/ESL Reading: A Task Based Approach – University College London (England):
https://www.coursera.org/learn/esl-reading
University College London (England), a global top 20 university in the world.
13. English for Teaching Purposes – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain):
https://www.coursera.org/learn/teaching-english
14. Supporting English Learners: Resources for Leaders – Stanford University (USA):
https://online.stanford.edu/courses/gse-y0029-supporting-english-learners-resources-leaders
Stanford University (USA), ranked among the most prestigious universities in the world.
15. Introduction to Multilingual and Multicultural Education – National Research University Higher School of Economics (Russia):
https://www.coursera.org/learn/multilingual-multicultural-education
16. Teach English: Intermediate Grammar Specialization – University of California, Irvine (USA):
+ Teaching Tips for Tricky English Grammar:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/teaching-common-grammar-mistakes
+ Techniques for Teaching Adjectives and Adjective Clauses:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/teaching-adjective-clauses
+ Strategies for Teaching Perfect Tenses and Modals:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/teaching-verb-tenses-modals
University of California, Irvine (USA)
17. Teach English Now! Specialisation (7 day full access free trial) – Arizona State University (USA):
+ Foundational Principles:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/english-principles
+ Theories of Second Language Acquisition:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/language-theories
+ Second Language Reading, Writing, and Grammar:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/teaching-english
+ Second Language Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/tesol-speaking
+ Lesson Design and Assessment:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/lesson-design
+ Technology Enriched Teaching:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/tesol-technology
Arizona State University (USA)
18. Teaching English Online – Cambridge English Assessment (part of University of Cambridge, England):
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/online-tutoring
The following courses are for teachers of any subjects, including English language teachers:
19. Professional Development for Early Career Teachers – University of East Anglia (England):
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/early-career-teachers
University of East Anglia (England)
20. Teaching Character and Creating Positive Classrooms – Relay Graduate School of Education (USA):
https://www.coursera.org/learn/teaching-character
21. Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Web 2.0 Tools – University of Houston System (USA)
https://www.coursera.org/learn/teaching-learning-tools
University of Houston System (USA)
22. Foundations of Teaching for Learning Specialisation – Commonwealth Education Trust (England):
+ Introduction:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/teaching
+ Being a Teacher:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/being-a-teacher
+ Curriculum:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/teacher-curriculum#
+ Learners and Learning:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/teaching-learning
+ Being a Professional:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/professional-teacher
+ Planning for Teaching and Learning:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/teaching-plan
+ Developing Relationships:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/teacher-relationships
+ Introduction to Student Assessment:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-assessment
I hope you’ll make the best use of these amazing courses :D.
Best regards,
Duy
Dr. Duy Van vu 