CTPME - Certificate in Teaching Project Management English
Overview
Our comprehensive Certificate in Teaching Project Management English (CTPME) course is designed specifically for educators who aim to equip students with the essential language skills needed in the dynamic field of project management. By the end of this course, you will be well-prepared to create engaging and effective lessons that foster both language development and project management expertise.
Course Type
This is a self-directed distance learning course that you complete at your own pace. You have one year from the start of the course in which to complete all units and the final assignment. You can start the course at any time.
Learning Hours
The course will take around 18 hours to complete including study, end-of-unit tasks and assignment completion.
Course Structure
The course is composed of 10 units, each with an end-of-unit task to complete; you will receive written feedback from a learning mentor for each end-of-unit task. The units are:
1. Essentials of Project Management English Teaching
2. Understanding Projects and Project Management
3. Working with Project Managers
4. The Stages of Project Management
5. Organisational Tools for Project Management
6. Other Approaches to Project Management
7. Preventing Project Failure
8. Examinations and Project Management
9. Methods for Project Management English Teaching
10. Assessment in Project Management English Teaching
Course Objectives
1. To develop teachers’ understanding of how project managers communicate and how language supports decision making, clarity and collaboration.
2. To equip teachers with the skills to teach project management terminology through context, collocation and authentic documents.
3. To enable teachers to design tasks that integrate reading, writing, listening and speaking within project based scenarios.
4. To familiarise teachers with key project management tools (Gantt charts, RACI matrices, risk registers, Kanban boards) and how to use them as carriers for language.
5. To strengthen teachers’ ability to teach functional language for meetings, updates, negotiations, delegation and stakeholder communication.
6. To support teachers in creating role plays, simulations, case studies and other activities that reflect real project communication challenges.
7. To be able to assess and evaluate Project Management English.
Who Should Study the Certificate in Teaching Project Management English?
The course will appeal to Business English trainers who wish to wish to develop their knowledge, skills and ideas in training English for Project Management or whose students are Project Managers.
Course Content
The course has the following content:
• Requirements to Teach Project Management English
• Needs Analysis and Contextualisation
• Teaching Project Management Terminology
• Teaching Functional Language for Project Management
• Integrating Skills into Project Management English Teaching
• Controlled Discussions and Experience Sharing
• What is a Project?
• What is Project Management?
• Project Failure and its Prevention
• What is the Role of a Project Manager?
• Communication Skills for Project Managers
• Documentation in Project Management
• Using Project Management Documents as Teaching Tools
• Vocabulary and Lexis for Project Management
• Collocations in Project Management English
• Creating a Project Proposal
• The Phases of Project Management / The Project Life Cycle
• Project Initiation
• Project Planning
• Project Planning and Time Management
• Kanban Boards, Gantt Charts, RACI Matrices
• Deadlines for Projects
• Project Planning and Risk Management
• Project Planning and Procurement
• Project Planning and Stakeholder Management
• Project Planning, Budgeting and Cost Management
• Project Execution
• Project Control and Monitoring
• Project Closure
• Understanding PRINCE2
• Understanding Agile and Waterfall
• Preventing Project Failure
• The PMI and PMBOK
• Examinations, the PMP and Using PMP Questions for Language Development
• Project-based Learning (PBL) and Project Management English
• Using Case Studies in Project Management English Training
• Research Tasks in Project Management English Teaching
• Simulations and Roleplays in Project Management English
• Developing the Presentation Skills of Project Managers
• Developing Delegation Skills for Project Managers
• Coaching a Project Manager or Project Team Members
• Assessment in Project Management English and Using Situational Judgement Tests
What You Will Receive
For the course, you will receive:
• A course overview with objectives
• Pre-course tasks to get you engaged in and thinking about the subject
• Course study notes including links to relevant external sources
• Post-course assignment options
• Assessment criteria (for information only)
You are also entitled to a live virtual tutorial with a course learning mentor.
Assessment
The course is assessed by an assignment of 3000 to 4000 words focusing on one of four options each involving an aspect of Project Management English training. All assignments involve providing a full rationale for any ideas, concepts, methods, materials, tasks and frameworks suggested. You will receive full written feedback on your assignment from an experienced Project Management English teaching professional.
Fees
£189 (GBP) / €229 (EUR) including course materials, assessment and certification.
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