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Professional development for teachers

Here you’ll find a wide range of free, self-access training and resources designed to help you build the skills and knowledge you need as an English teacher.

All TeachingEnglish professional development resources are aligned with the British Council Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Framework for teachers, to help you plan your learning and develop the areas most relevant to your professional growth.

You can explore resources in a way that suits your goals:
- by professional practices – to focus on specific areas of teaching where you want to deepen your skills and expertise
- by professional development levels – to find resources matched to your training and experience and see how they can help you progress within each area.

Each resource includes a timer icon to show how much time you’ll need, helping you plan your learning effectively.

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Methodology

Methodology is a system of practices and procedures that a teacher uses to teach.

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Mind map

A mind map is a visual record of new vocabulary, or other content.

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Mingle

A mingle is a short activity where learners walk around the classroom and talk to each other.

Two learners studying together in a classroom in Kuwait

Minimal pair

Minimal pairs are pairs of words that only have one sound different.

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Mistakes

Mistakes are things that are wrong in a learner’s English. They can be divided into two types, errors and slips.

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Mixed ability

Mixed ability as used in ELT usually refers to the differences that exist in a group in terms of different levels of language proficiency.

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Modal verbs

Modal verbs are a small group of verbs which convey the speaker’s opinion about or attitude towards what is being expressed.

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Model

A model is an example of the target language a teacher shows learners to help them notice language patterns, or to encourage them to imitate.

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Monitor

To monitor is to watch and listen to learners while they are doing an activity but not to lead them in the activity.

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Monolingual

Students in a monolingual class speak the same first language, and will share most aspects of a culture.