20-Hour Micro-credential in Teaching English Using Podcasts
Issued by
Bridge Education Group
Earners of this badge are able to describe top-down and bottom-up processes as they relate to listening skills and strategies for English langauge learners. Earners can retell the history of podcasts and their global use, describe the linguistic advantages of using podcasts in class, explain how to design creative activities utilizing podcasts as a media source, and explain how to create different activities in which learners create podcasts as a project or assignment.
- Type Certification
- Level Advanced
- Time Weeks
- Cost Paid
Skills
Earning Criteria
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Receive an accumulative score of 70% or higher by completing 1 final exam and a graded assessment. The graded assessment includes the creation of a research-based lesson plan, activities, and rationale that is assessed by an instructor.
Standards
Bridge Education Group is accredited by ACCET (Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training), a US Government Department of Education recognized agency and has over 20 years of experience in language teaching and teacher training. This program has been reviewed and adheres to ACCET’s standards, policies, and procedures.
Bridge Education Group is accredited by AQUEDUTO (The Association for Quality Education & Training Online). Institutions accredited by AQUEDUTO have been reviewed against the Quality Assurance Framework which reviews over 45 criteria sources from three domains: Institutional, pedagogical, and technological.
For ACCET accredited BridgeTEFL courses, successful trainees earn one Continuing Education Unit (CEU) for every 10 hours of TEFL course instruction.