NILE‘s accredited face-to-face teacher development courses take place in in in July and August every year. Since 1995 we have trained thousands of teachers in the small, friendly city of Norwich.
A wide range of courses, expert trainers and a dedicated student services team make participants come back year after year, and we are delighted to welcome new and old participants back in the summer of 2022.
Most courses are two weeks long with 25 hours teaching per week in our state-of-the-art teaching buildings a five-minute walk from Norwich Market.
NILE’s experienced trainers are specialists in their chosen fields of ELT and, using a combination of theory and practical application, they work hard to offer training sessions that meet yours and your colleagues’ specific needs and priorities. They also support you in considering how to adapt the content to your own professional context and creating a strategy for putting your ideas into practice, getting the most out of your course for both you and your colleagues back home.
You’ll have access to excellent resources including NILE's specialist ELT library, a digital platform with every course and free wifi throughout the premises.
Many of our open-enrolment courses also offer you the opportunity to work towards the Trinity Certificate for Practising Teachers as an extension to your 2-week programme.
All NILE’s accredited courses involve a significant element of English language improvement and/or the development of language awareness.
Our Accommodation and Welfare team is always on hand, and throughout your time in Norwich you will have the chance to meet, talk to and share experiences with international colleagues. You will also be treated to a rich and varied social and cultural programme, leaving you with life-long memories to go alongside the skills and practices you develop during your stay.
2023 dates are expected to be announced by the end of September. 2022 dates (downloadable below) can be used as a guide, subject to confirmation.
Teacher Development Courses in Galway, Ireland
Once again we are pleased to offer face-to-face courses at our partner school Galway Language Centre in Ireland. Erasmus+ funding welcome!
Location: Galway
Course dates: July, August 2023
Teacher Development Courses in Malta
Join us for a co-delivered teacher development programme at our partner institution ESE in Malta. Erasmus+ funding welcome!
Location: Malta
Course dates: March, April, June, July, August, October, November
21st Century Skills
Help learners develop skills that will enable them to meet the challenges of unprecedented global change, focusing on the learning of core content along with research skills, critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, digital literacy and interpersonal communication skills.
Location: Norwich
Course dates: 2023 dates to be announced
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
Develop the essentail skills for CLIL teachers,and explore materials and methodologies appropriate to CLIL. Raise your language awareness and linguistic competences while looking at key issues in course design, and testing and assessment procedures in CLIL contexts.
Location: Norwich
Course dates: 2023 dates to be announced
Advanced Language, Materials and Methodology
Explore the principles and practices of English language teaching and look at recent developments in teaching methodology by examining the relationship between language, materials and methodology, reviewing a wide range of recent materials and re-examining your own teaching.
Location: Norwich
Course dates: 2023 dates to be announced
British Culture and Contemporary English
Explore the varieties of English used around the world, and specifically in the UK, and the factors that influence language change. Discover and examine the changes in British social and cultural life, literature, music, film and television.
Location: Norwich
Course dates: 2023 dates to be announced
Language Improvement for Teachers
Develop your own personal and professional language skills, enabling you to be confident in teaching and interacting with English inside and outside the classroom, and develop strategies for effectively improving your language ability independently.
Location: Norwich
Course dates: 2023 dates to be announced
Management in Language Education
Gain insights into key components, skills and competencies of effective management in language education, and develop principled approaches for all aspects of educational management.
Location: Norwich
Course dates: 2023 dates to be announced
Literature and Drama in Language Teaching
Explore approaches to using literature in the language classroom and experience and reflect on a wide range of drama games and activities, in order to help learners gain a powerful sense of the expressive potential of the language they are learning.
Location: Norwich
Course dates: 2023 dates to be confirmed
Materials Development for Language Teaching
Develop your critical awareness of language acquisition and pedagogy, and how they are put to use in the design of language learning materials, as well as the criteria for evaluation and adaptation of published materials.
Location: Norwich
Course dates: 2023 dates to be announced
