Preply Online Language Teaching Certificate

Take Preply’s official language teaching course to earn the Preply Online Language Teaching Certificate. Get certified and earn the Preply Professional badge in less than a day!


In this short course, you’ll learn the essentials for teaching a language. Also, we've recently partnered with Oxford University Press to include a unit on professional development!


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This FREE course is in English but it can be translated to any language!

What do other tutors say about this course?

5 star rating

Great course for beginners and experts

Deepa Jacob

Preply's "How to Teach a Language' course gives a thorough overview of different methodologies and aspects of language teaching. For beginners it would be a ...

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Preply's "How to Teach a Language' course gives a thorough overview of different methodologies and aspects of language teaching. For beginners it would be a great resource. For experts, it is a good refresher.

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5 star rating

Très bien et très intéressant !

Carlos GARCIA

Ludique, avec beaucoup de questionnement et réflexions positives à faire !!

Ludique, avec beaucoup de questionnement et réflexions positives à faire !!

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5 star rating

Excellent free course

Nerissa Naicker

This course has taught me a lot more than the course I paid for. It has really exceeded my expectations

This course has taught me a lot more than the course I paid for. It has really exceeded my expectations

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5 star rating

Ana Salas

Gracias por esta oportunidad para mejorar mis habilidades como profesora de español.

Gracias por esta oportunidad para mejorar mis habilidades como profesora de español.

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5 star rating

Clear and exactly to the point.

Doreen Rothman

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What's this course about?

  • Teaching student-centred lessons

  • Instructions and classroom language

  • Teaching listening and reading

  • Different ways of teaching a language

  • Conversation classes

  • Teaching vocabulary, grammar and functional language

  • Error correction

  • Teaching pronunciation

  • Revision and homework

  • Course planning

Course authors

Tutor Development Senior Specialist

Anita D

Anita has worked as an English teacher, Cambridge teacher trainer (on CELTA and other courses), materials writer and examiner for about 10 years now. She does regular teacher training sessions and conference workshops both for novice and experienced teachers. She is passionate about promoting learner autonomy and the judicious use of technology to facilitate language learning.

Tutor Development Specialist

Nicola M

Nicola has worked as a teacher, teacher trainer, materials writer and learning designer for over 15 years. She is from Scotland and lives near Barcelona in Spain. She is really interested in pronunciation and feedback in language education and is writing a book about lesson planning at the moment.

OUP Partnership

Embark on self-directed professional development with content from Oxford University Press!
Learn about the power of reflective practice.
Complete a SWOT analysis on your teaching.
Write a personal development plan.