Associate Professor Iryna Liashenko from the Department of Foreign Languages and Linguodidactics is engaging in a partnership with the British Council to provide professional training to secondary school teachers.
Iryna Liashenko, Associate Professor of the Department of Foreign Languages and Linguodidactics, recently facilitated a group of basic secondary teachers in an enriching learning experience. This initiative was conducted as part of the British Council course "Teaching English in the New Context." The course was tailored for English teachers working with grades 7-9 and was hosted on the Future English Online Teacher Community online platform.
The course, spanning from July 3 to August 4, 2023, employed a blended mode of delivery, combining synchronous and asynchronous online interactions. Its main objective was to enhance English distance teaching skills, equipping participants to effectively incorporate digital literacies and new technologies into their teaching methodologies. This integration would allow them to craft engaging and interactive learning experiences for their students.

1. Engaging with Learning Technologies – Digital Literacies: Introducing participants to the concept of digital literacy, this module explored its integration into lessons and syllabi. It also delved into the challenges of teaching students raised in the digital age.

2. Planning and Adapting Materials: Focused on lesson planning for remote teaching and adapting activities from course materials for online classes.

3. Managing Remote Learning: Examined the transferability of classroom management skills to the online learning environment.

4. Assessing and Motivating Learning: Explored different assessment approaches in online teaching and considered the skills required for online instruction.

Additionally, supplementary modules were offered on understanding remote teaching, engaging with video conferencing technology, and using a learning management system.

Participants were granted access to video tutorials, resource libraries containing articles and teaching materials, and a digital tools library featuring annotated links and tutorials for digital tools. The successful completion of the course led to the issuance of certificates.