NILE is a specialist institute which provides training and professional development for trainers, teachers and learners of English as a foreign or second language, as well as international ELT consultancy. NILE is based in the historic city of Norwich in the UK. NILE is accredited by the British Council, and a member of English UK.

Conference Announcement

  The Best of Both Worlds?

International Perspectives on CLIL

  NILE International Conference

The University of East Anglia, Norwich

5-7 September 2008

Plenary Speakers:

Phillip Ball, Kay Bentley, Do Coyle, Gisella Lange

For over a decade, Content and Integrated Learning (CLIL) has been an increasingly important element within the range of programmes that NILE provides. This conference will focus on approaches to CLIL in diverse international contaxts and will bring together some of the most distinguished practitioners in CLIL today for what we expect to be a very special event.

The call for papers can be found here - the deadline for submissions is  June 6th 2008.

We are also offerring a scholarship for a first-time presenter. Information about this scholarship can be found here.

The conference will take place in the attractive setting of the campus of the University of East Anglia (UEA), based in the award-winning Elizabeth Fry building. Accommodation will be available on campus, and the weekend will also include a unique literary event. Booking forms for accommodation can be downloaded here.

To register as a delegate for this conference, please complete the Registration Form and send to Sarah Mount, Assistant Director, NILE, 82 Upper St Giles Street, Norwich, NR2 1LT, UK Sarah@nile-elt.com  See here for Guidelines for Registration

Courses for Teachers

We are the world's biggest single provider of professional development courses for English language teachers. We offer over 50 open-enrolment and tailor-made courses for teachers each year. All of our teachers' courses are eligible for Comenius funding.

We offer the full range of teacher training, from initial training on CELTA courses courses, to specialised courses for language teaching professionals and the postgraduate MA in Professional Development for Language Education, in partnership with Leeds Metropolitan University. Since 1995 we have trained over 6,000 teachers from over 60 different countries.

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Courses for Learners

For students:

The INTO-UEA joint venture provides university preparation language courses for international students, leading to undergraduate or postgraduate study at the University of East Anglia or other UK higher education institution.

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For business:

We also run language courses for business, including BEC examination preparation for English at work and executive one-to-one language training.

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The NILE Experience

Whether you're a language teacher or a language learner, NILE offers the full English language experience. We run a full and varied social and cultural programme with day trips to London, Cambridge and the coast, theatre trips, fish 'n' chip dinners, storytelling and music events. The city of Norwich is the regional capital of East Anglia, a thriving social and cultural centre, with a state-of-the-art library, fantastic shopping and restaurants.

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Consultancy

We send consultants and trainers all over the world to help with English language training and advice for governments, ministries, business, universities and other institutions. See our Client List here. Our work draws together first-hand experience and academic excellence to provide a comprehensive consultancy service, from research to delivery to follow-up.

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