
American English Live: Teacher Development Series 16
The American English team is pleased to offer American English Live: Teacher Development Series 16. The six online seminars of the series cover a variety of topics intended for teachers of English or future teachers of English around the world. At the end of each event, participants will have the opportunity to earn a digital badge that verifies their participation. Viewing group hosts, Public Affairs Offices, and Regional English Language Offices also have the option to issue e-certificates for those who attend four out of six sessions.
The series will take place from January 18 – March 29, 2023. These 60-minute sessions will be held every other Wednesday at 8 p.m. or Thursday 1 a.m. Thailand Local Time. Participants can join the sessions by viewing the live posts through Facebook Live and Zoom according to the timetable given below:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AmericanEnglishforEducators
Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96503218412
Though not mandatory, registration is encouraged. Registered participants will receive email reminders with links to pre-session readings and online discussions.
Here is the link for registration: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/23WS16
Presentation Titles | Session Dates | |
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Teaching about climate change in the EFL Classroom | Climate Change Communication & English Language Teaching Sheila Mullooly |
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
Save the Planet and Cultural Traditions While Teaching English Melissa Hauke |
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 Thursday, February 2,2023 |
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New approaches to teaching core skills
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Promoting Authentic Language Use with Tasks Linh Phung |
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
The Line Between: Questions, Responses, and Critical Reading Spencer Salas |
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 Thursday, March 2, 2023 |
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Target Language Use in the Classroom: Teaching Speaking Differently Jane Borisova |
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 Thursday, March 16, 2023 |
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Drama-Based Activities to Improve Student Confidence and Motivation Deric McNish and Carmela Romano Gillette |
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Thursday, March 30, 2023 |
Online Professional English Network (OPEN)
Online Professional English Network (OPEN) offers 8-week, online university-level courses in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) developed by U.S. educational institutions.
Candidates must:
- Be an English language professional
- Have strong English language reading and writing skills (minimum 525 TOEFL, 70 iBT, or CEFR B2). You do not need to submit the test scores
- Be a citizen of the country in which you are living
- Be living in your country for the entire duration of the AE E-Teacher term
- Have regular and reliable access to high-speed internet connection
- Be able to spend 10 to 12 hours online each week for the duration of the 8-week course
- Be willing to be enrolled in a second or third course, if your primary choice is unavailable
The selected candidates will be contacted for phone interview.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
These MOOCs will help pre-intermediate to intermediate level learners improve their English skills in five major career fields. Each MOOC is five weeks in length, and each has a different facilitated course start date. After the start date of the first facilitated course, the MOOC is open for enrollment.
RELO Bangkok Webinar Series
The Regional English Language Office Bangkok is hosting a monthly webinar series by English Language Specialists and educational consultants. You can find videos of these sessions posted on both RELO Bangkok Facebook and RELO Bangkok YouTube playlist.
- RELO Bangkok Facebook playlist: https://www.facebook.com/
watch/relobangkok/ 259048908380362/
- RELO Bangkok YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/
playlist?list= PL8JYQC0cpDPWWkmuwmoNJf6Z1NXFu MsUJ