Flexible Learning and Teaching

Possible with most Pearson courses for teaching English as a second language

More and more teachers are facing the challenge of having limited contact hours with their students. Whether you’re an experienced online educator or adapting to new teaching conditions for the first time, at Pearson we’re committed to supporting you and your educational objectives.

Learn how you can deliver our content remotely.

How to teach remotely

Course material

All our courses are available as printed books, and most are also available as online e-texts.

Each course is supported by a presentation tool such as Active Teach - a digital, interactive version of the coursebook. Active Teach is for teachers and available on a disc or online. You can use Active Teach to project content onto a whiteboard in class, but if you are teaching remotely, you can also project it using conference call technology such as Zoom or Google Hangouts. This allows you to give your students a true-to-life, engaging lesson experience while they are studying at home.

Study and practice material

Each coursebook is supplemented by MyEnglishLab, an interactive, online workbook and self-study tool. You can use MyEnglishLab to set up classes and assign exercises to your students. The exercises are graded automatically, plus you receive a helpful analysis of your students’ engagement and progress.

MyEnglishLab should be used in combination with a coursebook, as each lesson in our coursebooks has corresponding practice on MyEnglishLab.

How does it work?

1. Teacher presents content remotely with Active Teach

2.Teacher assigns exercises in MyEnglishLab

3.Students complete exercises online in MyEnglishLab

4. Students’ work gets graded by MyEnglishLab

5.Teacher gets information from MyEnglishLab

6.Teacher uses this information to address areas
of difficulty in the next lesson

Independent study material

We also offer a range of generic MyEnglishLabs that can be used to supplement any course you are teaching. You can assign and monitor your class as you would using a coursebook with MyEnglishLab, with the difference that you don’t need to use course material.

Self-study

MyGrammarLab and Online Exam Preparation (Cambridge ESOL) are two of our courses that are also available for 100% self-study. Your students can manage their work and receive feedback, without the need for teacher involvement.

COVID support with free access to MyEnglishLab

It’s important that learning continues, even if it can’t happen in person. That’s why we’re providing 60 days free access to MyEnglishLab for both our courses and generic teaching material.

Course material with MyEnglishLab

Business Partner
Market Leader
Roadmap
Speakout
New Language Leader
Gold
Expert

full list here

Generic MyEnglishLabs

MyGrammarLab
Online Cambridge Exam practice
MyEnglishLab Reading

full list here

The Flipped Classroom

In order to make your lessons more engaging and provide a more student-centred learning environment, you can incorporate the flipped classroom model into your in-class or remote teaching.

Flipped Classroom

Students - learn basic lessons on new subject matter individually at home and come to class prepared.

Teacher – sets exercises and goes over other reinforcement material in the classroom.

Traditional Classroom

Teacher - teaches basic lessons on new subject matter.

Students - do exercises and other homework independently at home.

Advantages

As the preparation is done beforehand, flipped learning frees up lesson time for using language, not learning about language.
The flipped approach allows students to follow their own learning styles, making learning more relaxed and enjoyable. Students work at their own pace, using a range of material to prepare more effectively for in-class activities. Consequently, some students progress more quickly.
The flipped approach encourages autonomous learning and supports an independent learning culture.
The flipped model allows for more student-centred learning.

Good course material for the flipped classroom includes:

The chance to learn independently through video content, online content, textbooks, reading texts.
The chance to access students’ learning: exercises, short quizzes, tests
In-class activities focus on communicating, debating, discussing, presenting or case studies

Material for the flipped classroom

Many Pearson courses include online components in MyEnglishLab, and we also provide generic material to facilitate the flipped approach. All courses have audio and video material that can be shared with students, and grammar rules are explained in each coursebook. Although not all activities in the communicative classroom can and should be flipped, Pearson courses provide enough flexibility to apply both the traditional and the flipped teaching approach.

View our courses

Example: Flipping with a reading text

Out of class: the students read a text, for example about moving to a foreign country, and prepare vocabulary at home.
In class: the teacher quizzes them on vocabulary from the text.
In class: the teacher touches on new grammar points, and teacher and students discuss the pros and cons of living in a foreign country.
In class/out of class follow-up: for example, students prepare a survival kit for moving to the Netherlands.

Example: Flipping with online content

Out of class: the students work on simple grammatical content using MyGrammarLab, for example, and they complete online exercises. The teacher analyses the feedback using the MyLab system.
In class: the teacher addresses tricky issues during the lesson.
In class: the teacher continues the lesson, presenting material that incorporates the grammatical content in a text or other activity.

We're all different

Inclusive learning recognizes that every student is different. It also recognizes the need for a learning experience that respects diversity, covers a variety of learning styles, and ensures that all students can participate, progress and engage with the curriculum to achieve their full potential.

Pearson supports inclusive learning by:

Providing methodology that embraces different learning styles and abilities.
Providing appropriate content that respects differences.
Enabling teachers to conduct their classes flexibly, from any location.
Including tools that allow for diverse learning preferences, such as online interactive media combined with print.
Teaching thinking and life skills for the future.
Creating custom learning packs that enable weaker students to catch up and more advanced students to extend their learning whilst studying in the same group

Pearson custom learning packs

Our custom packs have been created for teachers who teach a range of abilities within a single class. They are offered as an add-on online, self-study component, available with a course book of the teacher’s choice.

Contact us to know more

Catch up, more practice or extension

Custom learning packs focus on the challenges associated with teaching mixed-ability classes in vocational and tertiary institutions. They enable teachers to use a single core course while students work independently at home to address problem areas or do extension work using MyEnglishLab. MyEnglishLab corrects students’ work automatically and delivers direct feedback and grades.

Custom learning packs include:

Printed copy of the course material with or without MyEnglishLab
If with MyEnglishLab: Student licence to course specific MyEnglishLabb online practice coresponding to the topics covered in a chosen coursebook*.
Student licence for catch-up, on-level and extension material on MyEnglishlab (grammar in context and vocabulary practice)

* Teachers receive free administartor log-in for MyEnglishLab

We can create Custom packs for:

Business Partner
Market Leader Extra
Speakout
Roadmap
other courses on demand

Please contact us for prices and availability

The Global Scale of English

Whether you are teaching remotely or in-class, it's important to know if your students are progressing.

The Global Scale of English (GSE) can help!

The Global Scale of English is the first truly global English language standard, allowing teachers to more accurately and easily measure learner progress.

Based on research involving over 6000 teachers from more than 50 countries, it extends the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) by pinpointing on a scale from 10 to 90 what needs to be mastered for the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing within a CEFR level, using a more granular approach.

More about The GSE

The GSE Teacher Toolkit

The Global Scale of English Teacher Toolkit is a free, online database that brings together learning objectives, grammar and vocabulary in one place, all mapped to the GSE and CEFR.

Access to over 2,000 Learning Objectives, 450 Grammar Objectives, 39,000 Vocabulary word meanings and more than 200 job profiles.
Save time in finding level appropriate learning objectives, grammar and vocabulary.
A global standard of reference that caters for every type of English and type of learner.
Takes the guesswork out of learner progress.

More about The GSE Teacher Toolkit

Supplementary resources for teachers and students

You can find some free downloadable grammar resources for adult learners using the Teacher Toolkit.

Learn how