COVID-19 Support
Support for ELT teachers moving courses online
The spread of COVID-19 is a once in a generation event that has affected us all in some way - in our individual confidence, our work, and sadly, people's health. Schools and institutions are responding rapidly with distance and online teaching. You know what you need to make a difference to you and your learners - and we are here to support you.

Learn how to get the most out of your learning during COVID-19

English Firsthand
As we move to online teaching, we may feel conflicted. We may believe that we need to simplify our classess to such an extent that the students will quickly become demotivated. While there are challenges to creating motivating classes in all contexts, there are some concrete steps we can follow to make our online classes engaging and communicative.

Impact Issues
Online teaching can present challenges for teachers, particularly if we feel we have to create classes quickly, or in an emergency. This article by series editor Michael Rost offers five concrete tips for creating a successful online language learning class.

Side by Side
The Side by Side eText offers a remote learning solution for instructional programs delivering online courses. Each copy of the Side by Side Extra Student Books provides a free access code to its eText version via the Pearson English Portal. This article explains how to make the best use of eTexts.

Contemporary Topics
Content based instrucion (CBI) is a great way to increase student engagement and motivation as it allows acquiring language while learning content. In this article, Michael Rost, series editor of contemporary topics, explains how to utilize CBI and how to build active engagement with Contemporary Topics online classes.
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