English Teaching Principles

{"theme":"toeic-white-green","headingTag":"h3","title":"Frequently Asked Questions","searchEnable":false,"tableborder":true,"dataLayer":{},"questions":[{"title":"What is the English Teaching Principles Course Offered by the TOEIC® Program? ","accordionContent":"\u003cp\u003eThe English Teaching Principles (ETP) course is an online course designed to help English language teachers improve their English teaching knowledge and skills.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe course was developed by ETS, the maker of the TOEIC tests. The course includes two modules containing information about the TOEIC tests.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCourse participants learn about fundamental and practical pedagogical best practices through informative videos and in-depth readings.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"title":"Who is the course designed for?","accordionContent":"\u003cp\u003eThe course has been designed with both new teachers and experienced teachers in mind. The course can help new teachers understand the most important aspects of English language instruction. It can also help more experienced teachers refresh their understanding of specific teaching concepts or learn about the latest, research-based English language teaching approaches and techniques.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe overall goal of the course is to provide English language teachers with highly practical teaching concepts and associated tools and materials that they can use immediately, whether their classes are in person, online, or a hybrid of both.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"title":"Do course participants receive a certificate after completing the course? ","accordionContent":"\u003cp\u003eYes, participants receive a certificate of completion. This certificate serves to document that the participant has successfully completed the ETP course.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"title":"What does the course include?","accordionContent":"\u003cp\u003eThe ETP Course includes two parts.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003col\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeneral Teaching:\u003c/b\u003e This part includes posts that focus on key practical ideas, concepts, and activities for English language teaching and learning that research suggests are important for the development of language skills.\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eInformation about the TOEIC and TOEIC Bridge® Tests:\u003c/b\u003e This part highlights key information about the TOEIC and TOEIC Bridge tests, including what the tests cover, how the tests are scored, and ways the provided materials, such as practice tests, scoring guides, and sample responses, can be used with students.\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003c/ol\u003e\r\n"},{"title":"How is the course organized?","accordionContent":"\u003cp\u003eThe ETP Course follows an innovative design that offers maximum flexibility and ease of access and use. The course is organized around \u003cb\u003ePosts\u003c/b\u003e, which are short, self-contained, independent, and engaging units of study. This allows participants to select the order in which they want to complete the course. Each post begins with \u003cb\u003eLearning Outcomes\u003c/b\u003e, which state what the participant will learn in the post. Participants then view a brief \u003cb\u003eVideo\u003c/b\u003e. In each video, two educational experts discuss a concept related to English language teaching, suggest best practices, and demonstrate a practical classroom activity related to the topic. The videos are followed by a brief \u003cb\u003eReading\u003c/b\u003e (or, for TOEIC-specific courses, a second video) about the key ideas, concepts, and best practices highlighted in the post. At the end of each post course participants complete the \u003cb\u003eCheck What You’ve Learned\u003c/b\u003e section. In this section, course participants answer a few questions about the main topic of the post. These questions are intended to be used to consolidate the learnings of the post; course participants receive immediate feedback on their responses. The Check What You’ve learned questions can be retried many times. Course participants can reset the whole section to try one or all the questions as many times as they want.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition, participants have access to a separate \u003cb\u003eResources\u003c/b\u003e section for each of the units within the ETP Course. In the Resources section, course participants can access all the teaching materials mentioned in the posts. For the General Teaching part, these materials include \u003cb\u003eteacher handouts\u003c/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003estudent handouts\u003c/b\u003e and can be downloaded for immediate use with students. Teacher handouts include step-by-step instructions on how to conduct the highlighted classroom activities. They also include additional information for teachers, such as how to replicate the activities using new content, or how to modify or adjust activities to address a range of challenges such as large and/or mixed-level classrooms, and online vs. in-person or hybrid delivery modes, among others. In addition, there are suggestions for teachers to introduce learning-oriented language assessments, skills integration, and individualized learning.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFor the TOEIC-specific part, the Resource materials include a manual with detailed information about each test, practice tests with audio, sample test-taker responses, full annotations (i.e., explanations) describing the rationale for the given scores, scoring guides, and activity booklets with step-by-step instructions, handouts, and audio that can be used immediately in the classroom.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"title":"Is there a course overview available?","accordionContent":"\u003cp\u003eYes. The following table provides an overview of the course.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable 1: General Teaching\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003ctable cellpadding\u003d\"1\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\" border\u003d\"1\"\u003e\r\n\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth scope\u003d\"col\"\u003eUnit\u003c/th\u003e\r\n\u003cth scope\u003d\"col\"\u003ePosts\u003c/th\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWelcome to the TOEIC English Teaching Principles Course\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWelcome to the TOEIC English Teaching Principles Course\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eBest Practices in Language Teaching\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eCarry Out Ongoing Student Needs Analysis\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eUse Tasks to Teach Communication Skills\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eUse Self- and Peer Assessment to Support Student Learning\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003c/ul\u003e\r\n\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eReading and Listening Skills: How to Teach and Assess\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTrain Learners to Have a Clear Purpose for Reading\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eHelp Students Develop Their Reading Fluency\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eHelp Students Become Aware of Text Genres and Structures\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003c/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eListening\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eTrain Learners to Listen for a Purpose\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop Listening Skills by Focusing on Bottom-Up Processing\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eProvide Opportunities for Extensive Listening\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003c/ul\u003e\r\n\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eSpeaking and Writing Skills: How to Teach and Assess\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpeaking\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eProvide Opportunities for Controlled Practice of Speaking Skills\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eFoster Opportunities for Interaction\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eHelp Students Develop Speaking Fluency\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003c/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWriting\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003ePlan and Provide Ample Opportunities for Learners to Write\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eHelp Students Write for Different Genres\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eHelp Students Plan Their Writing with Graphic Organizers\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003c/ul\u003e\r\n\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eVocabulary and Grammar: How to Teach and Assess\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eVocabulary\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eImplement a Comprehensive Approach for Vocabulary Development\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eHelp Students Develop Strategies for Independent Vocabulary Learning\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003c/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eGrammar\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTeach Grammar in the Context of Communicative Tasks\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eHelp Students Learn Grammar Structures Inductively\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003c/ul\u003e\r\n\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003eTable 2: Information About the TOEIC and TOEIC Bridge® Tests\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003ctable cellpadding\u003d\"1\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\" border\u003d\"1\"\u003e\r\n\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth scope\u003d\"col\"\u003eUnits\u003c/th\u003e\r\n\u003cth scope\u003d\"col\"\u003ePosts\u003c/th\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe TOEIC® Tests\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe TOEIC Listening and Reading Tests\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTOEIC Speaking Scoring\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTOEIC Writing Scoring\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003c/ul\u003e\r\n\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe TOEIC Bridge® Tests\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe TOEIC Bridge Listening and Reading Tests\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003c/ul\u003e\r\n\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\r\n"},{"title":"Is there a recommended order that course participants should follow when completing the course?","accordionContent":"\u003cp\u003eThere is no recommended order for completing the ETP course. We recommend, however, that course participants view the Welcome section first, so they get a sense of what the course is like, what the course includes, and how it is organized. The course design is intended to offer as much flexibility as possible for course participants. This is why the units of study and posts, are short and self-contained.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"title":"On average, how long will it take for a course a participant to complete the course?","accordionContent":"\u003cp\u003eETP is a self-paced course, so each participant can approach the completion of the course in different ways. Overall, there are about 40 hours of learning content included in the whole course.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"title":"Is there a “course introduction” that explains the course overall? ","accordionContent":"\u003cp\u003eYes. The Welcome section provides a brief explanation about the whole course. It includes both a video and reading notes.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"}]}