Overview

A new offering from the Office of English Language Programs, Shaping the Way We Teach English, is a 14-module teacher training video series developed and produced in cooperation with the University of Oregon. The series incorporates classroom scenes from around the world and is accompanied by a teacher trainer manual and additional readings.

Modules

"Shaping the Way We Teach English" is made up of the following modules and topics.

New! Videos are now available through YouTube-UO (use the word "Shaping" to search for them all at once). You can also click on the links below to access them directly. Turn on closed caption if you would like to see what people in the video are saying. If the videos play too slowly online, you can download them by pasting the links in the KeepVid website and then saving them to your desktop.

• Watch the Video: Introduction.
• Watch the Video: Module 01, Contextualizing Language.
• Watch the Video: Module 02, Building Language Awareness.
• Watch the Video: Module 03, Integrating Skills.
• Watch the Video: Module 04, Pair and Group Work.
• Watch the Video: Module 05, Learner Feedback.
• Watch the Video: Module 06, Managing Large Classes.
• Watch the Video: Module 07, Learning Strategies.
• Watch the Video: Module 08, Authentic Materials.
• Watch the Video: Module 09, Critical & Creative Thinking Skills.
• Watch the Video: Module 10, Alternative Assessment.
• Watch the Video: Module 11, Individual Learner Differences.
• Watch the Video: Module 12, Younger Learners.
• Watch the Video: Module 13, Teacher Development: Peer Observation.
• Watch the Video: Module 14, Teacher Development: Reflective Teaching.

Video Transcripts

Available for modules: Intro * 01 * 02 * 03 * 04 * 05 * 06 * 07 * 08 * 09 * 10 * 11 * 12 * 13 * 14.

Video "See/Don't See" Viewing Guides

To help identify main ideas for: Intro * 01 * 03 * 04 * 05 * 06 * 07 * 08 * 09 * 10 * 11 * 12 [PDFs].

Teaching and Classroom Observation Checklists

Available for modules: 01 * 03 * 04 * 05 * 06 * 07 * 08 * 09 * 10 * 11 * 12 [PDFs].

List of Supplementary Web-based Readings

For each module, there is also a list of supplementary web-based readings.

Ordering

Shaping the Way We Teach English is produced for overseas use and is available outside the United States only. For ordering information, contact a Regional English Language Officer in your area or your local U.S. Embassy, Public Affairs.