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This has been a completely new experience for me. Sharing ideas and experiences across the world in this kind of context has been really interesting and beneficial.

Oya Ramiz (Cyprus), CEF course

Do you have to be a native English speaker?

Certainly not. The courses are conducted in English, which means that if you are not a native English speaker your general level of English should be sufficient to enable you to follow the course (eg: CEF level B2 or above).

Tom "One of the things I like about Moodle is that it's incredibly easy to use," says Tom Walton (right), who provides the technical support on the courses.

"If you can email, you can do a Moodle course!"

Online ELT teacher development courses

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Who are the courses for?

These courses are intended for teachers who wish to continue their professional development but are unable to attend face-to-face courses.

They are suitable for teachers working in a variety of contexts such as state secondary and primary schools, universities or private language schools.

Delivery mode and course content

Image Moodle interface, CEF course: Even if you have no previous experience of online learning, the course is designed to be very simple and enjoyable to use.

Courses in our online Teacher Development series are delivered by distance, using our 'virtual classroom' on the IH Barcelona Online Training site, which uses Moodle, the world's fastest growing e-learning platform.

The courses all operate in the same way: they are divided into modules (between three and ten), each of which is concerned with a different topic. Each module includes tasks for you to complete and materials and ideas to take into your classes.

Depending on the course, it should take you between 2.5 to 5 hours to complete the tasks for each module. Of course, you are free to spend as much class time as you wish experimenting with the materials with your students.

Once you have tried out the ideas in class we ask you to post your result on the forum for that module. This forum is a chance for you to discuss your findings with your fellow course participants and with your tutors.

Each course includes an introductory section which guides and instructs you in using the online learning system. There is also an "any questions" forum in this introductory section which you are free to use for informal discussion on any topic you choose.

All materials required for each course are available in the course modules.

Certification

Candidates will be awarded an International House Barcelona Online Training Certificate at the end of the course.

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Blended learning

Our Blended CertICT technology course combines a two-week face-to-face component with a ten-week online course.

There is also an online component to our reactive teaching course.

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