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Gender in language education

Enrolment on 'Gender in language education' is now closed. Please check here later for future enrolment and start dates. 

Welcome to 'Gender in language education'

In this practical four-week course, you will learn to recognise the different kinds of gender bias and stereotypes which exist in language education, some of the barriers people face in terms of gender equality and equity, and how these can be overcome.

How do I sign up for the course?

Below are general instructions for how to enrol on one of our free training courses.

The course 'Gender in language education' is currenly closed for enrolment.

How do I access the course after I have enrolled?

On a desktop or laptop computer
  1. Log in to your free TeachingEnglish account.
  2. If you have enrolled in the course, you will see 'MY PORTFOLIO' in the menu bar at the top of the page next to the Home button.
  3. Move your mouse over MY PORTFOLIO to see the drop-down menu.
  4. Click on ‘My courses’ to access your training.
On a mobile device
  1. Log in to your free TeachingEnglish account.
  2. Tap the three horizontal lines next to the home button to open the menu.
  3. Below ‘Home’, you will see MY PORTFOLIO and ‘My courses’ below. Tap on MY PORTFOLIO if you don’t see ‘My courses’.
  4. Tap on ‘My courses’ to access your training.

 

About the course

'Gender in language education' is a twelve-hour self-study training course, which is divided into three-hour modules.

  • Engaging and interactive content to help you learn and develop your teaching skills at your own pace.
  • Real-time up-to-date insight, resources and innovative ideas for you to try out and engaging discussions taking place in a dedicated community of course participants.
  • Live events with your course tutor and language teaching experts
     
Module 1: Gender representation in teaching materials

This module will introduce you to the different kinds of gender bias and stereotypes which exist in language education. It's aimed at providing you with a general introduction to and understanding of the topic as well as helping you to recognise and evaluate these issues so that you can respond to them effectively in the classroom.

Module 2: Gender equality in teaching practice

This module will introduce you to ways we often perceive gender differences in the classroom. It's aimed at breaking down common assumptions about the differences between gender in education, so that you can help all of your students achieve success.

Module 3: Working with gender equality in education

This module will introduce you to some of the progress that has been made, as well as some of the barriers people face in terms of gender equality and equity, and how these can be overcome and worked with on an individual as well as a global scale.

Course format

This is a tutored/moderated course.  

Participant workbook

All course participants will receive a link to download a Participant Workbook, which they can use during the course to reflect on their learning and access additional resources.


Start dates and duration

This course is not currently open for enrolment. We expect this course to be available again in 2024.

Community and forum

Interact with tutors and course participants in our vibrant course community. Join us in our community on Facebook to take part in live events, access extra content and discuss how to apply ideas from the course in your teaching.

Click or tap here to join the course community

Cost

Free

Certificates

For participants who successfully complete 100% of all tasks in the online exercises, there will be a downloadable certificate of completion at the end of the course.

Level of English required

Minimum CEFR B1


Support and troubleshooting

If you have signed up for this course and have problems accessing your learning, please make sure you are logged in, then click or tap the link below:

https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/MyProgrammes

If you are accessing from a mobile device, please see the following additional guidance:

If you are still having problems accessing your course, please see the advice below:

I can't register for the course

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I can't access the course. I am logged in to my account, but when I click or tap 'My courses' from MY PORTFOLIO I just go to my profile page

Check that you are not logged into your TeachingEnglish account on a different device or browser. Log out of your account on all devices and browsers, and log in again. Click or tap 'My courses' from MY PORTFOLIO. You should be taken to your training course. If you still can't access your course, log out, clear the cache on your browser and log in again.

I can't get my certificate

Certificates are available to participants who complete 100% of the course material. To access your certificate, go to the course platform where you have done your training. Click or tap 'My awards'. If you have completed 100% of the course, your certificate should be available to download.

The name on my certificate is wrong

On the course platform where you access your training, please use the 'Help' button to request a new certificate. Names on certificates are taken from your personal details in your free TeachingEnglish account. To change your name, click or tap on your name to edit your profile. Update the details on your profile page and save the new details.

 

 

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Submitted by ArianneCee on Mon, 04/03/2023 - 03:47

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I have already finished the course. How can I download the certificate? I have received a notification but it has no link or icon to suggest that it can be downloaded... Thank you for the course. I love it.

Hi ArianneCee,

Sorry to hear you are having problems with this. Please can you use the orange "Help" button on the courses platform to report this issue to the course team, who should be able to help you.

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by vandanunes on Sat, 03/25/2023 - 08:42

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Hello. I've completed 100% of the course material. However, the certificate is not available. Although all the tasks are done, the progress % on modules 1 and 2 is not 100%. Sadly, it's not possible to send you screenshots of the course... I kindly ask you to check what's wrong and not give a generic response like "If you have completed 100% of the course, your certificate should be available to download." because, clearly, the results of the progress are not matching with the results presented at the end of each module.

Hi vandanunes

Sorry to hear you are having problems with this. Please can you use the orange "Help" button on the courses page to report this issue to the course team, who should be able to help you.

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Hi,

Can you follow the troubleshooting steps here:

1. Log out, then close any windows where 'https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/' is open. 

2. Clear your browser’s cache or use 'private mode’ before going to https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/  

3. Log in.

4. Go to: https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/ExploreProgrammes find the course and select 'Enrol in activity' (if you don’t see the course here, don’t worry, just skip ahead to step 5). 

5. Go to https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/MyProgrammes, find your course and select 'Start course' 

6. Select the module you want to work on, go down the page and select 'Start task', then 'Start'. 

If you are still having problems, please let us know.

Thanks

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Hi,

Can you follow the troubleshooting steps here:

1. Log out, then close any windows where 'https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/' is open. 

2. Clear your browser’s cache or use 'private mode’ before going to https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/  

3. Log in.

4. Go to: https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/ExploreProgrammes find the course and select 'Enrol in activity' (if you don’t see the course here, don’t worry, just skip ahead to step 5). 

5. Go to https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/MyProgrammes, find your course and select 'Start course' 

6. Select the module you want to work on, go down the page and select 'Start task', then 'Start'. 

If you are still having problems, please let us know, and tell us which stage of the process you are getting stuck.

Thanks

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Hi Youmna97

You can find a link to the workbook here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/2023-03/Workbook_Gender_in_language_education.pdf

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by marymaldonado81 on Thu, 03/09/2023 - 01:10

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Hellow! Until yesterday I was able to access to my training in two courses. Today I can't see anything about them, I have tapped on ‘My courses’ but I can't, no information exists. I would be very pleased if you could help me

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Thu, 03/09/2023 - 09:29

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Hello 

Sorry to hear you are having problems. Please try the following troubleshooting steps to access your course:

1. Log out, then close any windows where 'https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/' is open. 

2. Clear your browser’s cache or use 'private mode’ before going to https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/  

3. Log in.

4. Go to: https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/ExploreProgrammes find the course and select 'Enrol in activity' (if you don’t see the course here, don’t worry, just skip ahead to step 5). 

5. Go to https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/MyProgrammes, find your course and select 'Start course' 

6. Select the module you want to work on, go down the page and select 'Start task', then 'Start'. 

Thanks

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Hi Ghado

Please can you follow the following troubleshooting steps to access the course:

1. Log out, then close any windows where 'https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/' is open. 

2. Clear your browser’s cache or use 'private mode’ before going to https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/  

3. Log in.

4. Go to: https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/ExploreProgrammes find the course and select 'Enrol in activity' (if you don’t see the course here, don’t worry, just skip ahead to step 5). 

5. Go to https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/MyProgrammes, find your course and select 'Start course' 

6. Select the module you want to work on, go down the page and select 'Start task', then 'Start'. 

If you are still having problems, please let us know.

Thanks

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Hi Josephine1

If you are having problems accessing your course, please try the following troubleshooting steps:

1. Log out, then close any windows where 'https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/' is open. 

2. Clear your browser’s cache or use 'private mode’ before going to https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/  

3. Log in.

4. Go to: https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/ExploreProgrammes find the course and select 'Enrol in activity' (if you don’t see the course here, don’t worry, just skip ahead to step 5). 

5. Go to https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/MyProgrammes, find your course and select 'Start course' 

6. Select the module you want to work on, go down the page and select 'Start task', then 'Start'. 

Thanks

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Hi kate53

I've just checked your account, and you are registered successfully for the course. If you are having problems with course access, please follow these instructions:

1. Log out, then close any windows where 'https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/' is open. 

2. Clear your browser’s cache or use 'private mode’ before going to https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/  

3. Log in.

4. Go to: https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/ExploreProgrammes find the course and select 'Enrol in activity' (if you don’t see the course here, don’t worry, just skip ahead to step 5). 

5. Go to https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/MyProgrammes, find your course and select 'Start course' 

6. Select the module you want to work on, go down the page and select 'Start task', then 'Start'. 

If you are still having problems please let us know -  you can send an e-mail to teachingenglish@britishcouncil.org

Thanks,
Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Hi Bianca

Have you followed the troubleshooting steps? Here they are:

1. Log out, then close any windows where 'https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/' is open. 

2. Clear your browser’s cache or use 'private mode’ before going to https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/  

3. Log in.

4. Go to: https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/ExploreProgrammes find the course and select 'Enrol in activity' (if you don’t see the course here, don’t worry, just skip ahead to step 5). 

5. Go to https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/MyProgrammes, find your course and select 'Start course' 

6. Select the module you want to work on, go down the page and select 'Start task', then 'Start'. 

If you are still having problems, please can you let us know where you are getting stuck by sending an e-mail to teachingenglish@britishcouncil.org

Thanks

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Muhammed shaher on Wed, 03/08/2023 - 00:40

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There is view on certificate instead of download, so I cannot download my certificate after I finish my course

Hi Muhammed,

Can you use the orange "Help" button on the course website to report this issue to the course team? 

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by clarianalucas on Tue, 03/07/2023 - 07:59

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I've read about this course just yesterday and I'm beyond excited to join you!
I'm looking forward to all the activities, and most of all, to talking to you and learning about your experiences.
Thanks British Council for this valuable opportunity.

Submitted by jabedster on Sun, 01/22/2023 - 03:27

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I am excited to have the news of starting the modules soon. See you.

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Tue, 01/24/2023 - 15:52

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Hi jabedster

Just a reminder that this course starts on 7th March. You can sign up before then though.

Thanks

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Hi Agyapong,

We don't have course dates yet for a new run of this course, it will be announced on the on the main training page when it runs again, sometime in 2023:   https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/training.  The current course available is Teaching Pathways: How to teach grammar, which started on Tuesday 30th August https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/teaching-pathways-how-teach-grammar.  Hope you find a course that interests you soon until a new run of the course you are interested in.

Anne 

TeachingEnglish team 

Submitted by AdityaBhattacharjee on Mon, 08/15/2022 - 06:55

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I too am interested to enroll myself in this course. Please notify me when the next session begins. Thank you,

Hi Meruyet,

We don't have a date yet for a new run for the course, but it will be some time in 2023. The course currently running is 'online skills for the 21st century' if you are interested in this topic. There is more information here :https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/teaching-pathways-online-skills-21st-century-teachers.

Anne 

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Fatoumata Sylla on Thu, 01/06/2022 - 08:44

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hello everybody !

I'm very glad to have this opportinuity to learn more 

Submitted by Margaret Yvette on Wed, 01/05/2022 - 17:03

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Good Evening Team,

Thanks for the learning opportunity.

How can one attain certification after completing watching the 6 steps in the above course?  Is there an online training in a separate link for this particular course?

 

Kind regards,

 

Margaret

 

 

 

 

 

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Thu, 01/06/2022 - 09:19

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Hello Margaret

Are you talking about a certificate for the Gender In Language Education course, or one of the webinars? If you have completed one of our online courses (like the Gender in Language Education one), you will receive a certificate through the learning platform when you have finished the course. 

Thanks,

Cath
TE Team

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