CPD course - enhance your language teaching skills

About this event 

This event is hosted by the Language Centre.

This intensive CPD workshop at the SOAS Language Centre is designed to boost your teaching expertise, improve lesson-planning efficiency, and provide a structured approach to staging lessons effectively. You will learn how to guide students from language presentation to practice and, ultimately, to confident, enjoyable language production.

What you will gain

• A SOAS CPD Certificate in Teaching Foreign Languages
• Practical strategies for effective lesson staging
• Confidence in moving from theory to classroom application
• (Optional) The chance to take part in an observation session and a mentored co-teaching session with SOAS Language Centre classes providing real-life experience in a supportive environment

Hands-on workshop

Combining interactive theory with practical applications; participate in practical activities, collaborate with your peers, and apply real-world teaching techniques. Each session offers opportunities to try out new methods and receive feedback from trainers and fellow teachers, ensuring you leave with strategies you can implement immediately.

Hybrid delivery format

The course is on campus and online, so you can fully participate in discussions and activities wherever you are. While we encourage on-campus attendance for the most immersive experience, online participants will have equal access to all sessions and exercises.

Extra experience (optional) 

Participants can extend their learning with an observation session and a mentored co-teaching session online or on-campus at the SOAS Language Centre:

• These can take place at any time during the academic year, depending on mentor and classes availability.
• The session may be in a different language from the one you teach, offering valuable insights into teaching methods and classroom management across diverse contexts.

Entry requirements 

• Must be at least 18 years old at the start of the course 
• Demonstrate a standard of English proficiency 
• Teaching experience is desirable, but not essential 

Course details

• Course dates
  16 February 2026 - 19 February 2026
   
• Time: 10:30am to 3:30pm every day (with a one-hour lunch break)  
• Location: SOAS University campus or online

Booking your place

• Enrolment is now open, you can book your place directly via the online store
• Please be aware that places are first come, first served
• Enrolments are taken until the course is fully booked, or up to midnight 30 January whichever is soonest.

Discounts

Please visit course fees for all the information on eligibility and how to claim a discount. 

Contact

• Email: languages@soas.ac.uk