Non-Academical courses

Online Courses

Teach English Now! Specialization

Institution: Arizona State University (Coursera)

  • Teach English Now! Foundational Principles
    Explores the core philosophies and principles behind teaching English as a second language, focusing on the role of the teacher and the learner.

  • Teach English Now! Theories of Second Language Acquisition
    Covers key language acquisition theories including behaviorism, cognitivism, sociocultural theory, and more — essential for understanding how learners pick up a new language.

  • Teach English Now! Lesson Design and Assessment
    Equips learners with the tools to design engaging lessons and effective assessments based on learning outcomes and student needs.

English for Media Literacy (2020)

Institution: Online Professional English Network (OPEN), sponsored by the U.S. Department of State
Awarded: April 26, 2021
Verified by: Badgr

A self-paced MOOC designed to enhance both English proficiency and media literacy for high-beginner to low-intermediate learners. Topics included:

  • Introduction to Media Literacy

  • The Evolution of Media

  • Advertising & Targeted Marketing

  • Bias in the Media

  • Diversity and Representation

  • Reading Strategies for Speed & Comprehension

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English for Science, Technology, and Mathematics (STEM) 2021

Institution: Online Professional English Network (OPEN), sponsored by the U.S. Department of State
Awarded: September 26, 2021
Verified by: Badgr

This self-paced MOOC, developed by the University of Pennsylvania and adapted by FHI 360, is designed to help English language learners improve their proficiency while exploring STEM topics. Module topics include:

  1. Is the Earth Getting Warmer? – Using comparative adjectives to analyze experiments and discuss global warming vs. climate change.

  2. The Greenhouse Effect – Explaining the greenhouse effect using the present progressive and cause-and-effect language.

  3. Impacts of Climate Change on Our World – Describing the effects of climate change using intensifiers.

  4. Discovering Cleaner Energy Sources – Discussing renewable energy sources with modal verbs of suggestion.

  5. What Might the Future Hold? – Discussing future technologies and innovation with modal verbs of future probability.

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