Understanding your context: a practical introduction

In this practical introduction to the professional practice Understanding your context, our course tutors will explore how you can adapt materials and resources to suit your learners' needs, interests and backgrounds. They share resources and strategies for teaching large, mixed-level classes. You will find out how your learners' home languages and cultures can become valuable resources in the classroom. 00:00 Intro and bios 07:58 Professional practices 09:28 Understanding my context 13:17 Understanding effectively 21:51 Investigating our challenges 31:10 Adapting to learners' contexts 50:01 Training courses 53:53 Q&A About the speakers Rabia Shafi is one of our Courses for Teachers Facebook group tutors. She's a teacher educator and materials developer with over 20 years of experience working with educators across Asia, the Middle East, the Americas and Africa. She holds an MPhil in Applied Linguistics. Rabia designs and implements training programmes for teachers and teacher educators in public schools. She lives and works in Pakistan. Nadia Tuati is also one of our Courses for Teachers Facebook group tutors. She's a teacher and teacher educator working for the British Council in Libya. She delivers professional development workshops for teachers in Libya, Jordan and across the MENA region. She has a master's degree in Theoretical Linguistics and also works as a lecturer at the University of Tripoli. Find out more about this session: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/news-and-events/webinars/webinars-teachers/understanding-your-context-webinars?utm_source=TEyoutube&utm_medium=social&utm_content=webinar Join our closed Facebook group for more support with your professional development from our tutors here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/coursesforteachers/