Apr 1

MOOCs on English Teaching [英語教授法 無料オンラインコースのご案内]

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Thanks to AJET Chair Kay Makishi for passing on this interesting ESL professional development opportunity which she received via the US Consulate in Fukuoka. Posted by blogger and podcaster Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

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The U.S. Department of State recently announced the launch of Shaping the Way We Teach English MOOC, a massive open online course (MOOC) for English as a foreign language (EFL) educators. The ten-week university-level course was developed by the University of Oregon and is currently available on the Coursera platform. The course is being offered globally and free of charge. Please click on the link above for more information.