AMERICAN ENGLISH

(AE) E-TEACHER

VOXY PROGRAM

Syllabus and

User Guide

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AE E-Teacher Syllabus and

User Guide

Table of Contents

Program Description & Objectives ………………………………..3

Overview of the AE E-Teacher Voxy Program …………………...4

Assessment, Tutoring & Course Completion …………………….5

Technical Requirements ……………………………………………6

Tutoring Technical Requirements ………………………………....7

Starting your AE E-Teacher Voxy Program ………………………8

Moving Around the Program ……………………………………..10

Course Outline …………………………………………………….12

Technical Support …………………………………………………19

Appendix A – Tutoring …………………………………………….20

Private Tutoring ……………………………………...21

Joining Tutoring …………………………………...…23

Group Tutoring ……………………………………….24

This is an American English (AE) E-Teacher Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of

State and administered by FHI 360.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION &

OBJECTIVES

The AE E-Teacher Voxy Program helps prepare English teachers to

effectively teach American English language and culture worldwide

while improving their own English language skills.

The program is a self-paced, online program that includes unlimited

group tutoring to practice English communication skills and observe

teaching techniques. It also includes a limited amount of private

tutoring related to specific topics in the teacher training units. With

the exception of tutoring sessions, you do not need to be online on a

specific day, or at a specific time. The program is divided into 9 units,

which typically take 1 to 2 weeks to complete. As you successfully

complete one unit, by achieving 70% or higher on the end-of-unit

assessment, another unit will become available to you.

The course aims are:

• to introduce the principles of Second Language Acquisition

(SLA) & Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT)

• to introduce a range of practical skills for teaching English

• to demonstrate how learning occurs in a real teaching

context

• to present strategies for effective classroom management

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OVERVIEW OF THE AE

E-TEACHER VOXY PROGRAM

COURSE FEATURES

Teacher Training Unit Lessons:

Improve communication skills related to the methodology

of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

(TESOL)

Word Bank (Optional): Strengthen your vocabulary and

practice more words.

Practice Lessons (Optional): English language lessons to

build your confidence around real-world topics.

Grammar Guide (Optional): Practice grammar topics

assigned to you, based on your level.

ACCESSING THE AE E-TEACHER VOXY PROGRAM

The AE E-Teacher Voxy Program is available to registered and

enrolled users. The program is not accessible on Voxy’s mobile apps,

or through the Voxy website. Go here to access the AE E-Teacher

Voxy Program:

nomination.aeeteacher.org

If you have trouble accessing Voxy please contact the FHI 360 AE E-

Teacher Team at ae-eteachertech@fhi360.org.

4This is an American English (AE) E-Teacher Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of

State and administered by FHI 360.

ASSESSMENT, TUTORING &

COURSE COMPLETION

ASSESSMENT

Voxy Proficiency Assessment (VPA):

When you begin your program, you will take the VPA to determine your

English level. This level does not change the level of the teacher training

units. However, the difficulty of some of the optional content (Grammar

Guide, etc.) will change based on your level. You will be able to take the VPA

again at he end of the program.

Unit Assessments:

At the end of each teacher training unit, you will take an assessment. You must

achieve 70% or higher on the assessment in order for the next teacher training

unit to become available. If you score below 70%, you will need to review the unit

and take the assessment again.

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COURSE COMPLETION

The AE E-Teacher Voxy program is self-paced; you may move through the units

as quickly as you are able. You will have access to the AE E-Teacher Program

until January 31, 2017. You may finish the program before that date.

The AE E-Teacher Voxy Program is not a graded course. All program nominees

who interact with the AE E-Teacher Voxy Program will receive a Certificate of

Participation.

TUTORING

Group Tutoring:

You may schedule group tutoring sessions as frequently as you would like. The

syllabus includes suggestions for using the group sessions to observe how what

you have learned in the unit is put into practice in a real teaching context.

Private Tutoring:

The program includes access to six 30-minute private tutoring sessions that should

ONLY be scheduled during the units specified in the syllabus. See Appendix A for

more information about tutoring..

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State and administered by FHI 360.

AE E-TEACHER VOXY

PROGRAM TECHNICAL

REQUIREMENTS

WINDOWS

Windows 7

Windows 8

Windows Vista

MAC

OS X Snow Leopard

OS X Lion

OS X Mountain Lion

OS X Mavericks

OS X Yosemite

BROWSERS MOBILE DEVICES

www.voxy.com

Chrome: 10.0+Firefox: 13.0+Safari: 5.0+

Internet Explorer: IE8+

Android 4.0+iOS 6.0+

BROWSERS

OPERATING SYSTEMS

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AE E-TEACHER VOXY

PROGRAM TUTORING

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

REQUIREMENTS

TUTORING PLATFORM

To participate in group or private tutoring sessions, you must use a

video-chat platform that requires a plugin. Tutoring sessions are

offered via BlueJeans, which you can downloaded for free at

http://bluejeans.com/downloads

Internet Speed: 1 Mb/s or higher

Equipment: Headphones or speakers

Microphone

Webcam

SCHEDULING AND ACCESSING TUTORING

See Appendix A for detailed instructions for scheduling and

participating in tutoring sessions.

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State and administered by FHI 360.

STARTING YOUR AE

E-TEACHER VOXY PROGRAM

1. Check that your operating system and browser meet the

requirements on page 4.

2. Go to nomination.aeeteacher.org

3. Enter your username and password, and then you should see

this page:

4. Click on the blue box to enter the AE E-Teacher Voxy Program

5. You may now begin the program orientation and take the Voxy

Proficiency Assessment (VPA).

6. Set your time zone: click on the settings symbol next to your

name, then click on the word “Account”

7. Now, click on the drop down menu to find your time zone:

If you do not set your time zone correctly, you will have problems

setting up and accessing your group and private tutoring sessions.

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State and administered by FHI 360.

STARTING YOUR PROGRAM, continued

When you are ready to begin the teacher training units, click on

Units.

You will see a list of teacher

training units, which all have an eagle symbol next to them.

Optional English language practice can be found by clicking on

Practice.

You do not have to complete all of the items in the My Orientation

box. You do not need to download the mobile app because it will

not work with the AE E-Teacher Voxy program.

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State and administered by FHI 360.

MOVING AROUND THE PROGRAM

After you take the VPA, you will see your level

in the menu on the left.

You will see up to 3 teacher training units with

the eagle symbol listed under the Units button.

To access optional content to practice your

English language skills (Grammar Guide, Real

Media, and Word Bank), click on the Practice

button.

To schedule a group or private tutoring session,

click on the Tutoring button.

See Appendix A for more information about

scheduling tutoring.

To review your unit progress, click on the

Performance button.

To review Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

about the program, click on

“Support Center.”

To set your time zone, click on the

settings button next to your name.

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State and administered by FHI 360.

MOVING AROUND THE PROGRAM

Activities in the units require you to use your mouse or touchpad to click

on or drag objects.

You can review lessons or entire units after you complete them. The blue

bar under the name of the unit shows your unit progress. You can drag

the dark part of the bar to the left to see a previous lesson.

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State and administered by FHI 360.

AE E-TEACHER VOXY PROGRAM

COURSE OUTLINE

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State and administered by FHI 360.

UNITS 1 AND 2

AN INTRODUCTION TO SECOND

LANGUAGE ACQUISITION (SLA)

AND TASK BASED LANGUAGE TEACHING

(TBLT)

AE PILOT PROGRAM –

REQUIRED TEACHER TRAINING ACTIVITIES

UNIT OBJECTIVES ACTIVITY

UNIT 1 – WEEK 1:

Learn the basic principles of SLA

and see real examples of SLA in

classroom role plays

Lessons; 90 minutes

UNIT 2 – WEEK 2:

Learn about TBLT and see real

examples of TBLT in classroom

role plays

Lessons; 90 minutes

TUTORING –

PRIVATE SESSION:

Choose a specific task for your

private session and take notes on

how your tutor applies TBLT to

your session

Private Tutoring Session; 30

minutes

Optional Group Tutoring – Suggested Activities:

Reserve a 30 minute tutoring session on the topic of your choice

and observe the principles of SLA during the session. Follow up

with another 30 minute session to see how your tutor uses TBLT

methodology.

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UNIT 3

HOW TO USE AUTHENTIC MATERIALS IN

THE CLASSROOM

AE PILOT PROGRAM –

REQUIRED TEACHER TRAINING ACTIVITIES

UNIT OBJECTIVES ACTIVITY

UNIT 3 – WEEK 3:

Learn about the importance of authentic

materials in TBLT and how to adapt

them for the classroom. Identify

potential sources for authentic materials

in the English as a Foreign Language

(EFL) classroom.

Lessons; 90 minutes

UNIT 3 – WEEK 4:

Learn how to teach receptive (reading,

listening) and productive skills

(speaking and writing).

Lessons; 90 minutes

UNIT 3 TUTORING –

PRIVATE SESSION – WEEK 4:

Role play with an authentic model

Private Tutoring Session; 30 minutes

Optional Group Tutoring – Suggested Activities:

Reserve a 30 minute tutoring session on the topic of your choice

and observe how authentic materials are used. Follow up with

another 30 minute session to see what teaching methods are

used in the session.

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UNIT 4

LESSON STRUCTURES

AE PILOT PROGRAM –

REQUIRED TEACHER TRAINING ACTIVITIES

UNIT OBJECTIVES ACTIVITY

UNIT 4 – WEEK 5:

Learn basic classroom strategies

and lesson stages. Learn different

lesson types including Present-

Practice-Produce (PPP) and Test-

Teach-Test (TTT).

Lessons; 90 minutes

UNIT 4 – WEEK 6:

Learn about Instruction Check

Questions (ICQs), Comprehension

Check Questions (CCQs) and

elicitation techniques. Learn

different lesson staging techniques.

Lessons; 90 minutes

UNIT 4 TUTORING –

PRIVATE SESSSION – WEEK 6:

Roleplay a TTT-based approach with

your tutor

Private Tutoring Session; 30 minutes

Optional Group Tutoring – Suggested Activities:

Reserve a 30 minute tutoring session on the topic of your choice

and observe how different techniques are used.

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UNIT 5

ERROR CORRECTION AND FEEDBACK

AE PILOT PROGRAM –

REQUIRED TEACHER TRAINING ACTIVITIES

UNIT OBJECTIVES ACTIVITY

UNIT 5 – WEEK 7:

Understand the value of error

correction and feedback in Second

Language Acquisition (SLA). Learn

different forms of error correction and

feedback.

Lessons; 90minutes

UNIT 5 – WEEK 8:

Learn different forms of written error

correction and delayed feedback.

Understand effect of pair and group

work on feedback.

Lessons; 90 minutes

UNIT 5 TUTORING –

PRIVATE SESSSION – WEEK 8:

Analyze prior lesson feedback with

your tutor and identify different

strategies

Private Tutoring Session; 30 minutes

Optional Group Tutoring – Suggested Activities:

Reserve a 30 minute tutoring session on the topic of your choice

and identify the error correction strategies that are used. Follow

up with another 30 minute session to observe and take notes for

post-session feedback.

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UNITS 6 & 7

LESSON PLANNING, LEARNING STYLES &

MOTIVATION

AE PILOT PROGRAM –

REQUIRED TEACHER TRAINING ACTIVITIES

UNIT OBJECTIVES ACTIVITY

UNIT 6 – WEEK 9:

Learn how to create lesson plans

for a receptive skills lesson

(listening, reading), and a

productive skills lesson (writing,

speaking)

Lessons; 90 minutes

UNIT 7 – WEEK 10:

Learn how to teach different

learning styles and proficiency

levels, and different engagement

techniques for adult learners

Lessons; 90 minutes

UNIT 7 TUTORING –

PRIVATE SESSSION –

WEEK 10:

Use your own lesson plan to

teach a lesson designed for a

visual learner

Private Tutoring Session; 30

minutes

Optional Group Tutoring – Suggested Activities:

Reserve a 30 minute tutoring session on the topic of your choice

and identify the different lesson stages used in the tutoring

session. Follow up with another 30 minute session to identify

the types of learners in your session.

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UNITS 8 & 9

EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT,

REVIEW AND FINAL SESSION

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AE PILOT PROGRAM –

REQUIRED TEACHER TRAINING ACTIVITIES

UNIT OBJECTIVES ACTIVITY

UNIT 8 – WEEK 11:

Learn different online and in-

person classroom management

techniques.

Lessons; 90 minutes

UNIT 9 – WEEK 12:

Review units 1 – 8 and how to

incorporate what you’ve learned

into lesson plans.

90 minutes

UNIT 9 TUTORING –

PRIVATE SESSSION –

WEEK 12:

Conduct your final tutoring

session and receive feedback

Private Tutoring Session; 30

minutes

Optional Group Tutoring – Suggested Activities:

Reserve a 30 minute tutoring session on the topic of your choice

and identify the classroom management techniques used in the

session. Follow up with another 30 minute session to help you

prepare for your private session by observing the decisions your

tutor makes.

This is an American English (AE) E-Teacher Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of

State and administered by FHI 360.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

If you are having trouble moving around the AE E-Teacher Voxy Program

or scheduling tutoring, please contact Voxy. Please tell them that you are

part of the AE E-Teacher Program.

CALL SUPPORT

Argentina: 800-345-0772

Brazil: 0800-020-3403

Colombia:800-755-0134

Mexico: 01-800-681-8096

Spain:900-838331

Rest of the World: +1 888-556-9226

VISIT SUPPORT

support.voxy.com

EMAIL SUPPORT

support@voxy.com

If you are having trouble logging in to the AE E-Teacher Voxy Program at

nomination.aeeteacher.org, please contact the FHI 360 AE E-Teacher

Team by e-mail: ae-eteachertech@fhi360.org.

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State and administered by FHI 360.

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APPENDIX A

TUTORING

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State and administered by FHI 360.

APPENDIX A

PRIVATE TUTORING

Scheduling Private Tutoring

Six 30-minute private tutoring sessions are included with the AE E-

Teacher Voxy Program. These private tutoring sessions are designed to

complement the teacher training units in the program. Please refer to the

syllabus for the sequence in which you should schedule private tutoring

sessions.

To get started, click on the tutoring button on the sidebar menu. You

should see two options: Private Sessions and Group Sessions. Click on

Private Sessions, and you will see this screen.

Click on Get

Started to

continue.

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APPENDIX A

PRIVATE TUTORING, continued

Next, the program will ask you to confirm your time zone. Please

carefully check your time zone before continuing.

You should now select the length of the session. Please select 30 Min –

2 Credits. You can now select your tutor, date and time. You must

schedule private tutoring at least 24 hours in advance.

Once you select a length, date, and time, you must select the session

type. Select “Role Play”. In the box below, write: “AE Pilot Program”.

Your tutor will confirm the session via e-mail.

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APPENDIX A

JOINING A TUTORING SESSION

When it’s time to join a tutoring session, follow these instructions:

• You must log in to your AE E-Teacher Voxy Program

(nomination.aeeteacher.org) at the reserved time in order to participate.

• When it’s time to start the session, a ‘Join Now’ button will appear. Click this

button to attend the session.

• The first time that you attend a private or group tutoring session, you will be

asked to download a plugin. This plugin allows your computer to run live video

tutoring software. Follow the steps that appear on your screen to download

the plugin.

• When you click to join, you may see a window that asks you to allow your

device’s audio and video to connect. Click on the first option “Send and

Receive” and then click “Join.”

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State and administered by FHI 360.

APPENDIX A

GROUP TUTORING

Scheduling Group Tutoring

Click on the tutoring button on the sidebar menu. You

should see two options: Private Sessions and Group

Sessions. Click on Group Sessions, and you will see

this screen:

Now you can see available dates, times, and topics. You can choose any

topic for group tutoring. Choose the session you want to attend and click

the ‘Reserve a seat’ button. Once you have reserved a seat, the session will

move to the top of your page, and the button will read ‘Reserved!’. Write

down the date and time of your reservation, and follow the instructions for

joining your tutoring on the previous pages.

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State and administered by FHI 360.