Ab initio teachers discuss the challenges of online language teaching
On 21 October 2020, CTELL started another semester of mostly hybrid or online teaching with the online workshop Teaching languages ab initio online. More than 70 language lecturers from institutions across the UK and beyond welcomed the opportunity to discuss the particular challenges for ab initio teachers when transitioning to full or part online teaching. To start the discussion, Ulrike Bavendiek described the situation of online beginners teaching. Please find the teaching languages ab initio slides here.
Lively discussions in breakout rooms breakout rooms addressed questions around learning materials, language learning skills and strategies, motivation and cohort building in online teaching.
