Online Course – Rice University’s Certified Professional Internship in Introduction to English Language Teaching

Empower English learners in your classroom. Master teaching strategies that support culturally and linguistically diverse students in an inclusive learning environment.

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Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • culturally responsive teaching
  • Educational Technology
  • Teaching English Teach English
  • Teaching English learners
  • TESOL
  • Cultural Competence
  • English Language Learners (ELLs)
  • English as a Foreign Language ESL

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Early career English teacher
  • New teacher teaching English learners
  • Teacher for teaching English learners in classrooms
  • A teacher who integrates educational technology into teaching
  • Teacher evaluating educational technology
  • Teacher updating curricula

Internship – 3-part course series

Introduction to Teaching English Learners

The “Introduction to Teaching English Learners” course is a specialization designed for teachers in the early stages of their careers (i.e., 0-3 years of experience) or for teachers new to teaching English Learners. Upon completion of these three courses, learners will be better prepared to serve English Learners in their classrooms by:

  • Principles of teaching from tape
  • Culturally responsive teaching methods
  • Integrating educational technology
  • Raising awareness of the unique challenges of this group of students

Hands-on Learning Project

Learners will perform real classroom-related tasks, such as:

  • Evaluating educational technology for use with English learners
  • Identifying strengths and weaknesses of recorded teaching lessons
  • Proposing curriculum updates to incorporate elements of culturally responsive teaching
  • and more

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Academic Success for English Learners

Course 1

  • 21 hours
Course Details
What you’ll learn
  • Learn how to support academic success for English learners with protected instruction and other proven teaching methods.
  • Fill your teaching toolbox with ready-made lesson plans and practical strategies for working with English learners.
  • Discover characteristics of special groups of English learners, the challenges they face, and how to help students overcome them.
Skills you will acquire
  • Category: Protected Directive
  • Category: TESOL
  • Category: English learners
  • Category: ESL Teaching
  • Category: Teaching English Learners

The role of culture in teaching English learners

Course 2

  • 22 hours
Course Details
What you’ll learn
  • Discover new ideas for teaching and assessing cultural knowledge and intercultural communication skills.
  • Learn how to incorporate culturally responsive teaching methods into your classroom routine.
  • Understand the multidimensionality of culture and its importance in teaching English learners.
Skills you will acquire
  • Category: Culturally Responsive Teaching
  • Category: TESOL
  • Category: Teaching English Learners
  • Category: ESL
  • Category: Culture and Language

Using educational technology with English learners

Course 3

  • 16 hours
  • 5.0 (11 ratings)
Course Details
What you’ll learn
  • They will cover the best practices for selecting and using educational technology effectively with English learners.
  • Enhance your digital literacy skills as teachers, and learn how to support the development of digital literacy skills in English learners.
  • Discover new ideas for teaching 21st century skills to English learners using educational technology.
Skills you will acquire
  • Category: Educational Technology
  • Category: TESOL
  • Category: Teaching English Learners
  • Category: Digital Understanding
  • Category: ESL