UO 'MOOC' aims to help teach English language | Around the O

The University of Oregon enters the MOOC world April 7 with the launch of a free, two-part Massive Open Online Course designed to help educators more effectively teach English as a foreign language.   The course, "Shaping the Way We Teach English,"is geared toward educators pursuing English instruction as a
career, and those already in the field who may wish to refresh their
teaching methods and approaches.



Read more in a UO news release about the course.



UO 'MOOC' aims to help teach English language | Around the O

Lesson One in a Series of Video Lessons

Welcome to the very first episode of series of English teaching videos. This first video takes a look at some of the common questions that often arise when talking about learning the English language. and more importantly, learning it as a second language.

So, the first question must be... "Why do we need to learn English?"