Language for Teaching

About the courses

Important information

Language for Teaching will be retiring on 28 February 2023. We are no longer accepting new courses and entries or providing support.*

If you are looking to take an alternative course, we have over 70 online teacher development courses, which can be taken as self-study, as well as English courses for adults.

*Support for Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan will be available until 28 February 2023.

The Language for Teaching courses help your teachers to:

improve their general English
learn the professional language they need to communicate effectively in English, both inside and outside the classroom.

Each Language for Teaching course provides 120 hours of online learning.

There are 40 hours of optional additional material for teachers to extend and practise what they have learned during the online course. This material can be delivered face-to-face in the classroom, online in a virtual classroom, or as a combination of the two.

Language for Teaching courses and modules

There are three Language for Teaching courses:

Language for Teaching A2
Language for Teaching B1
Language for Teaching B2.

Each course has three modules:

Language for the classroom.
Language for teacher-learner communication.
Language for the professional.

Each module has two components:

General English (up to 100 hours, plus in-course assessment): teachers study the language they need in different contexts and learn to use English with greater fluency and confidence
English for the Teacher (15 hours, plus in-course assessment): teachers study the language they need to manage learning and communicate effectively with other English language teachers in professional contexts.

Course content

Learn more about the content of each Language for Teaching course:

Language for Teaching A2

Language for Teaching A2 is suitable for English language teachers working in primary and secondary schools, who want to improve their English to reach Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level A2.

Module 1 – Language for the classroom

General English	English for the Teacher
Friends Interests and hobbies Health Celebrations Growing up.	Introducing the topic of the lesson Giving instructions Language for speaking fluently Explaining language Language for different things that happen in the classroom.

Module 2 – Language for teacher-learner communication

General English	English for the Teacher
Places in a town Going away on holiday Homes Belongings Things that happen to us.	Helping learners to speak in class Helping with learners’ problems Responding to learners in a lesson Correcting learners Talking to learners about their learning.

Module 3 – Language for the professional

General English	English for the Teacher
Things that happen to us Communication and keeping in touch What people look like The future.	Asking for advice Making suggestions Meeting new people and talking about yourself Face-to-face and online discussions Presenting a talk Evaluation and reflection.

Each module in the English for the Teacher online course has a number of lessons. These lessons all have the following structure:

an introduction to the topic
activities which encourage participants to think about the topic and their own practice
interactive learning activities
interactive practice activities
activities that focus on practical classroom applications
a progress test.

Language for Teaching B1

Language for Teaching B1 is suitable for English language teachers working in primary and secondary schools, who want to improve their English to reach Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level B1.

Module 1 – Language for the classroom

General English	English for the Teacher
Yourself and other people Life experiences Wonders of the world Family life.	Introducing the topic of the lesson Giving instructions Language for speaking fluently Explaining language Language for different classroom situations.

Module 2 – Language for teacher-learner communication

General English	English for the Teacher
Family life Food and eating The future Relationships.	Helping learners to speak in class Helping with learners’ problems Responding to learners Correcting learners Talking to learners about their learning.

Module 3 – Language for the professional

General English	English for the Teacher
Imaginary situations Technology and how things work Different activities How you feel and what you think News.	Asking for advice Making suggestions Meeting new people and talking about yourself Face-to-face and online discussions Presenting a talk Evaluation and reflection.

Each module in the English for the Teacher online course has a number of lessons. These lessons all have the following structure:

an introduction to the topic
activities which encourage participants to think about the topic and their own practice
interactive learning activities
interactive practice activities
activities that focus on practical classroom applications
a progress test.

Language for Teaching B2

Language for Teaching B2 is suitable for English language teachers working in primary and secondary schools, who want to improve their English to reach Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level B2.

Module 1 – Language for the classroom

General English	English for the Teacher
Yourself and other people Personal tastes World cultures Going out and socialising Personality.	Introducing the topic of the lesson Giving instructions Language for speaking fluently Explaining language Language for different classroom situations.

Module 2 – Language for teacher-learner communication

General English	English for the Teacher
Law and order Coincidences, superstitions and strange events Problem solving People’s behaviour in different situations Possessions and money What people said and telling stories.	Helping learners to speak in class Helping with learners’ problems Responding to learners Correcting learners Talking to learners about their learning.

Module 3 – Language for the professional

General English	English for the Teacher
People’s lives and how they could be different Changes in society, the workplace, the environment and technology Employment and careers.	Asking for advice Making suggestions Meeting new people and talking about yourself Face-to-face and online discussions Presenting a talk Evaluation and reflection.

Each module in the English for the Teacher online course has a number of lessons. These lessons all have the following structure:

an introduction to the topic
activities which encourage participants to think about the topic and their own practice
interactive learning activities
interactive practice activities
activities that focus on practical classroom applications
a progress test.

Assessment

Participants’ progress is assessed throughout the course with online multiple-choice progress tests.

After completing the course, participants can prepare for and take a Cambridge English language exam, such as: