21st-Century Teaching

The future is bright for the English language learning market. Identify the ELT job markets with the greatest potential and learn how to qualify for these growing job segments. Whether you’re a new teacher or an experienced one looking to the future, knowing which jobs are predicted to grow will put you on track for career growth as well. Join our panel of industry experts as they discuss ELT job trends, important qualifications that will meet job requirements, and upskilling ideas that will help you stand out from the crowd.

Conducting a needs assessment with new students – asking about their motivation for studying English, past learning experiences, and current learning goals – is a vital starting point for all English teachers. This is especially true in Business English, where you’ll often assess not only the student’s goals but also the goals of the company sponsoring that student. As a Business English teacher, how can you conduct a needs assessment that takes the student and the employer’s expectations into account? After the course, how do you report on the student’s success, and to whom?

To prepare for this webinar check out this related Bridge blog post: The Essentials of Teaching Business English Online and In Person (https://bridge.edu/tefl/blog/teach-business-english/) and What Is a Needs Assessment for Teaching English? (https://bridge.edu/tefl/blog/needs-assessment-teaching-english/) or download this free Bridge eBook: Teaching English to Adults (https://bridge.edu/tefl/teaching-english-abroad/ebooks/teaching-adults).

If you’re a current or future teacher looking to expand your skills into the Business English niche, you can learn more about conducting needs assessments and other essential ESL instructional methods in the Bridge Specialized Certificate in Teaching Business English (https://bridge.edu/tefl/courses/specialized/teaching-business-english). To further specialize your skills, the Bridge Teaching IELTS Exam Prep Micro-credential course (https://bridge.edu/tefl/courses/micro/teaching-ielts-exam-prep) offers targeted skills in a high-demand subfield of teaching adults.

If COVID taught the world anything, it was the power of technology and just how many digital tools are at our disposal. But, how do we use these tools responsibly and effectively? At the heart of 21st-century skills, digital literacy tackles how to utilize technology to research, create, and communicate appropriately, both in a professional capacity and in one’s personal life. This session explores how teachers can incorporate digital literacy into their classrooms to improve language proficiency and lead students to personal and career success.

Today’s world is more interconnected than ever, and to play an active role in the global community requires a special set of transferable skills, which teachers are uniquely poised to help students cultivate. How can educators foster an appreciation of cultural diversity in their students, and how can they promote social, environmental, and global awareness within an English teaching context? Join us for a discussion of a teacher’s role in nurturing students’ global citizenship skills, and get practical classroom strategies and activities that will help English learners embrace a multicultural mentality.

As a business English instructor, you’re not only teaching the English language–you’re also preparing your students for success in their careers and helping them become more employable. As the world of work changes, it’s critical for you to evolve to prepare your business English students to thrive in the 21st century workplace. What are the current skills your students need and how can you help them develop these skills? Join us for this webinar, where our expert speakers will discuss what employability means and what employers are seeking from professionals. We’ll also share how you can foster universal skills such as innovation, critical thinking and communication in your classroom, and the impact it can have on your learners throughout their careers.

Employers look for problem solvers and innovative thinkers. Everyone knows the importance of critical thinking and creativity – two essential 21st-century skills – but how can they be incorporated into the ELT classroom? Join the discussion to see how these skills can improve your students’ language proficiency and future employability, leading them to success in the classroom and beyond.

AI isn’t just a tool for lesson planning! Join us to learn about the ways AI tools can support English pronunciation teaching and provide extended learning for your students. From language apps to speech analysis tools, you’ll find creative, insightful ways to improve your student’s English language pronunciation skills. Whether you’re teaching adults or children, in person or online, leveraging these technologies is a great way to make learning fun and easy.

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From simple skills practice such as vocabulary flashcards to collaborative study and problem-solving, we look at how language apps are being used in teacher-led Business English courses to improve learner outcomes and build the skills students need in today’s global businesses. Our expert panel will explore the strategic ways language app resources can be used in Business English courses. Join us to learn more about how Business English courses are combining teacher-powered learning with language app technologies to maximize students’ learning potential.