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If you are an expert teacher, you have more than ten years of teaching experience. You have taught a wide range of class types and language proficiency levels and in several different language programs and contexts. The videos in this category provide learning experiences about the more complex aspects of English language teaching that allow you to position yourself to train other teachers, develop curriculum and coordinate programs. Some of the videos in this category also take you much more deeply into the theory behind current language teaching practices.

ESL Teacher Interviews: Other Paths for Career Development

One of the exciting things about working in English language education is that there are many different career opportunities available to teachers with a little bit of teaching experience. In this video, you will see a series of interviews with teachers who have taken their careers in different directions such as teacher training, curriculum development, marketing, business development, language program management, language assessment and textbook authoring. This is an excellent resource for teachers who are considering pursuing other career paths within the English language education sector.

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ESL Student Interviews: Language Proficiency Levels

In this video, you’ll see interviews with a number of ESL students of varying English language abilities. The purpose of this series of interviews is to help you become familiar with what students can and cannot do as they move through the different levels of language proficiency.

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ESL Teacher Interviews: Types of Classes

In this video, we talk to teachers who teach different types of specialized ESL classes. They share with us what they find most rewarding and most challenging about teaching these types of classes, and impart some valuable advice to new teachers of specialized ESL classes.

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ESL Teacher Interviews: Canadian Culture

In this video, we interview ESL teachers on how they teach Canadian culture along with the English language. The teachers discuss some common misconceptions ESL students often have about Canadian culture and share some advice for new English language teachers on how to prepare their students for success in a Canadian cultural context.

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English as a Global Language

In this video, we will look at the phenomenon of English as a Global Language. In recent decades, the use of English has extended to every corner of the globe. English is so widespread that it is now commonly regarded as a global language. In this session, we will introduce some of the terms and concepts that go along with the idea of a global language. We will then take a look at the criteria for determining if a language is, in fact, a global language and analyze the most spoken languages in the world according to these criteria. We will examine some of the forces that push a language beyond its natural regional boundaries as well as some of the implications for any language that becomes a global language. Finally, we will examine the global spread of English and discuss the concept of World Englishes.

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Critically Evaluating Technology for Language Teaching Purposes

This video presents an effective process with which to critically assess a technology for language teaching purposes. The process includes assessing the ‘value-add’, constraints, and applications of the technology. We will then put this process into practice by evaluating a technology for use in the language classroom. By the end of this video, participants will be able to confidently and effectively evaluate new technologies for integration into their teaching repertoire.

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Context Matters: WHERE You Teach Affects HOW you Teach

When we plan and teach our English language courses and lessons, our focus is usually on the language learning activities and materials we will use to meet student needs. Lost in this planning and teaching process is the impact of the context in which we are teaching. The impact of context on our language teaching is much greater than we might think.

Through the analysis of scenarios drawn from real experiences in English language teaching and teacher training projects run around the world, we will talk about the impact that context has on what we do as language teachers. We’ll see how where we teach very strongly influences how we teach. Context will be examined from three angles: the physical environment, the organizational context, and the regional or national culture. We will discuss the impact that each angle can have on the English language teaching and learning processes.

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Building Content for a Workplace Preparation Course

This course takes participants through a very simple framework for defining culture that can be used to analyze workplace culture. By applying this framework in an analytical process, you can begin to understand the depth and complexity of a workplace culture. You can then use this understanding to more effectively prepare your students for success in a particular workplace culture, both from a cultural perspective and from a linguistic perspective.

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A Basic Curriculum Design Framework

Many of the courses we teach to prepare students to succeed in a particular workplace have to be customized to meet the specific language and culture demands of that workplace.  As a result, workplace preparation teachers often become course designers out of necessity.  In this course we will take you through a simple curriculum design framework to use when approaching the design of a workplace or occupation-specific language course.  Following this framework will ensure that you have a course that meets the needs of the students, employers and other course stakeholders.  It will also ensure that you create an effective, high quality course in a minimal amount of time.

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