RELO Online Programs

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
Teaching about climate change in the EFL Classroom Climate Change Communication & English Language Teaching
Sheila Mullooly

Wednesday, January 18, 2023
8:00-9:00 pm., Thailand Local Time

Thursday, January 19, 2023
1:00-2:00 am., Thailand Local Time

Save the Planet and Cultural Traditions While Teaching English
Melissa Hauke

Wednesday, February 1, 2023
8:00-9:00 pm., Thailand Local Time

Thursday, February 2,2023
1:00-2:00 am., Thailand Local Time

New approaches
to teaching core skills 

Promoting Authentic Language Use with Tasks
Linh Phung

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
8:00-9:00 pm., Thailand Local Time

Thursday, February 16, 2023
1:00-2:00 am., Thailand Local Time

The Line Between: Questions, Responses, and Critical Reading
Spencer Salas

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
8:00-9:00 pm., Thailand Local Time

Thursday, March 2, 2023
1:00-2:00 am., Thailand Local Time

Target Language Use in the Classroom:
Teaching Speaking Differently
Jane Borisova

Wednesday, March 15, 2023
7:00-8:00 pm., Thailand Local Time

Thursday, March 16, 2023
12:00-1:00 am., Thailand Local Time

Drama-Based Activities to Improve
Student Confidence and Motivation
Deric McNish and Carmela Romano Gillette

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
7:00-8:00 pm., Thailand Local Time

Thursday, March 30, 2023
12:00-1:00 am., Thailand Local Time

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.

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.

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.