Introduction to Online Language Teaching - Applications for the Fall 2019 cohort are now open
The Center for Language Teaching Advancement (CeLTA) and the English Language Center (ELC) at Michigan State University have focused on promoting the development and teaching of quality online language courses and programs at Michigan State University. We are
now happy to offer our internal professional development course,
Introduction to Online Language Teaching, to language educators outside of MSU.
Introduction to Online Language Teaching is a
fully online course designed for experienced classroom instructors who want to make the transition to teaching languages online. Course participants will gain an understanding of key criteria and conceptual
frameworks used to describe online pedagogy, and will develop expertise in the areas of course quality and design, accessibility, and media. The online nature of the course exposes participants to all of the affordances and constraints of an online environment
for language teaching and learning, allowing them to experience a student’s perspective firsthand. This includes engaging in a variety of tasks and discussions, which are meant to be a non-comprehensive sampling of the possibilities of online learning. Participants
will receive feedback from the instructor and, by the end of the course, will have developed a principled plan for developing an online course at their own institution.
For more information, please visit
celta.msu.edu/olt19.