NILE Online courses are fully tutor-led programmes leading to a NILE certification recognised by schools and language teaching organisations worldwide, and endorsed by Macmillan Education as part of their professional development programmes.
Each eight-week course is designed and run by a NILE expert tutor with an international reputation in the topic area, and has a maximum of 16 course participants. We employ a range of multimedia and bespoke activities to truly exploit the digital medium, with tailor-made tools developed by a team of teacher trainers and digital experts to recreate the interaction and engagement you would expect in a face-to-face teacher development course.
With about 5 hours’ study a week, you will learn skills and practices that can be applied to your professional life straight away. You will be able to choose when and where you study, as long as you stick to the unit deadlines. Occasionally courses will feature synchronous sessions such as live chats and webinars, and these will be at a time agreed by participants and your course tutor. You will also have access to the NILE Library Online and other digital resources.
All NILE Online courses are assessed through a final assignment and participation in the unit tasks.
Successful completion of a NILE Online course entitles you to a certificate which is formally and officially aligned to the Eaquals Teacher Development Framework and the Cambridge English Teaching Framework. This certification is already part of the professional development plan of language teachers from over 45 countries, and valued by employers and managers worldwide. All NILE Online courses uphold the NILE tradition of excellence in tutoring, materials, support and engagement.
Teaching English for Academic Purposes
Familiarise yourself with the theory and practice of current approaches and methods in teaching English for Academic Purposes and look at the development of EAP within the wider field of English for Specific Purposes, the key principles in EAP course design, and cross-cultural and intercultural issues in EAP.
Location: Online
Course dates: April - June
Teaching English for Aviation
Develop and extend your awareness of the concepts, approaches and knowledge of teaching practice, specifically for aeronautical communication between pilots and air traffic control, through practical guidance and interactive tasks.
Location: Online
Course dates: April - June, September - November
Teaching English in Pre-Primary Education
Discover and reflect on how language-related activities develop the whole child, socially, emotionally, cognitively, physically and in terms of communication and creative development, when working with 3 to 6-year old learners.
Location: Online
Course dates: April - June, September - November
Teaching Skills and Language
Examine the four language skills: speaking, writing, reading and listening and the language systems of grammar and vocabulary and think about what problems our learners might have with using them, and how we can help overcome these problems and teach skills and systems more effectively.
Location: Online
Course dates: Courses starting January, April and September. 2021 dates TBC
Teaching Young Learners
Examine principles and practices of Teaching English to Young Learners and evaluate and create materials suitable for young learners ages 6 to 12. Design communicative materials to teach language skills, develop effective classroom management skills, and explore art, drama, music, children's books and other authentic materials.
Location: Online
Course dates: September - November
Technology Assisted Language Learning
Raise your awareness of the possibilities and challenges offered by digital technologies now and over the coming years, and equip yourself with the academic, technical and practical skills to use technology to optimum benefit in and out of your classroom.
Location: Online
Course dates: Jan 2022 Dates TBA
Testing, Evaluation and Assessment
Raise your awareness of key principles in language assessment, by looking at the full range of formative and summative purposes of testing and assessment in language education and applying them to test design, construction and evaluation.
Location: Online
Course dates: April - June, September - November
C1 Advanced Preparation
Work with an expert trainer on the four strands of the C1 Advanced Cambridge English exam: Listening, Speaking, Writing and Reading/Use of English, giving you greater confidence and the ability to successfully pass the exam and certify your level of English.
Location: Online
Course dates: April - June, September - November
Prepare Your Students for IELTS (5 weeks)
Explore all four IELTS papers, looking at the different exam tasks and the sub-skills which are tested in them. Examine and use the speaking and writing test criteria in order to fully understand what is expected at each IELTS band and help your students to effectively prepare for the exam.
Location: Online
Course dates: April - May, September - October
Take Your School Online
Consider how best practice in the day-to-day operation of a language institute can be transferred to an online context, to ensure that in the transition to online teaching and learning, your institute can maintain its standards of quality.
Location: Online
Course dates: Dates TBC
