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[nomad soul]

A taste of language teaching
By Monica Poulter for EL Gazette | April 2016
Source: http://www.elgazette.com/

(Edited)

It is unfortunately still quite common for people to be offered an English language teaching post simply because they are a native speaker or because they have an academic degree. To raise awareness of the demands of the profession and how best to prepare for a first teaching post, we’ve been working with FutureLearn – a social learning platform based in the UK owned by the Open University – to launch Exploring the World of English Language Teaching, a free ‘massive open online course’ which will give people a taste of what English language teaching is about.

The course will help raise awareness in four areas: what’s involved in English language teaching; the skills and knowledge required; the different training options to choose from; and the range of teaching opportunities available.

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[lion101]

Thanks, I just signed up.

[Prof.Gringo]

Thanks! I just did a MOOC for EFL from Coursera as well.