Mastering the Four Skills:
Practical Strategies for Effective Teaching
Course Overview
Teaching Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening effectively is a challenge many educators face. This exclusive 4-week online course, offered through the EDYOUFEST Mentoring Academy, provides teachers with practical strategies, innovative techniques, and ready-to-use activities to enhance their students' language skills.
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Designed for English language teachers at any level, this course focuses on real classroom applications, ensuring that participants leave with tools they can immediately implement in their teaching.
Start Date: from 2nd week March 2025 to 2nd week April 2025
Duration: 4 weeks (1-hour session per week)
Format: Online (Live Sessions via Zoom)
Certification: Digital Certificate upon Completion
Speakers: 1) Charles Browne 2) George Kokolas 3) Rob Howard 4) Natalia Vidal
This course is ideal for:
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Foreign language teachers and coaches.
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University students preparing for a career in ELT.
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Educators looking to improve student engagement, skill development, and lesson planning.
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Teachers who want practical, real-world strategies to enhance their teaching.
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Why Join This Course?
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Hands-on, practical approach – No boring theory, just real strategies!
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Immediate classroom application – Activities you can use the next day.
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Interactive, live learning – Ask questions and engage with the speaker.
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Certificate of Completion – Boost your professional development.
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Foreign language teachers and coaches can adapt these practical ideas
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Course Structure & Topics:
Session 1: Teaching Reading – Making Reading Enjoyable through Extensive Reading
Speaker: Dr Charlie Brownie
Date: 11th March 2025
Time: 14.00 GMT
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How to foster a love for reading and develop reading fluency.
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Practical ways to implement Extensive Reading (ER) in the classroom.
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Using online tools and graded readers to enhance student engagement.
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Session 2: Teaching Writing – Expanding Short Sentences into Engaging Passages
Speaker: George Kokolas
Date: 15th March 2025
Time: 14.00 GMT
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How to teach structured writing from beginner to advanced levels.
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Scaffolding techniques for paragraph organization and essay writing.
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Effective feedback strategies without overwhelming students.
Session 3: Teaching Speaking – Building Fluency & Confidence
Speaker: Robert Howard
Date: 29th March 2025
Time: 14.00 GMT
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Overcoming students' fear of speaking.
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Practical classroom activities: Role-lays, discussions, storytelling, and presentations.
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Balancing fluency vs. accuracy in speaking lessons.
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Session 4: Teaching Listening – Training the Ears & the Brain
Speaker: Natalia Vidal
Date: 10 April 2025
Time: 15.00 GMT
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How to improve students' listening skills beyond just "hearing" words.
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Using authentic audio (TED Talks, podcasts, songs) to build engagement.
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Teaching strategies for understanding different accents and speech speeds.
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Enjoy your course!