NILE Online courses are fully tutor-led programmes leading to NILE certification recognised by schools and language teaching organisations worldwide, and endorsed by Macmillan Education as part of its 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 18 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 5-7 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 course participation, and an optional final assignment.
Successful completion of a NILE Online course entitles you to a certificate which is formally and officially aligned to The Eaquals Framework for Language Teacher Training & Development 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. We are also one of very few institutions in the world able to offer you the option to extend your certification to a Trinity Certificate for Practising Teachers (CertPT) on most courses.
All NILE Online courses uphold the NILE tradition of excellence in tutoring, materials, support and engagement.
2024 course fees held for January 2025 courses for applications received in November! Apply now!
Global Citizenship in Language Education
NEW COURSE: Engage in the move towards ‘Global Citizenship’ with this course which links critical theory with the latest issues, approaches and classroom practices.
Develop your ability to empower both you and your learners to become active, engaged global citizens.
Location: Online
Course dates: January - March, September - November
Learning Differences and Inclusion in Language Teaching
Identify support needs for students with learning differences in language learning and explore a range of neurodiversity types and some of the practical strategies you can put in place to make your teaching more accessible to all.
Location: Online
Course dates: January- March, September - November 2025
Technologies and Approaches to Blended, Hybrid and Online Teaching
Build an understanding of the key principles that underpin the integration of technology into teaching and learning. Look at video content creation and develop your delivery of live sessions. Explore how to use different e-tools for encouraging collaboration and for formative and summative assessment.
Location: Online
Course dates: January - February, September - October
From Teacher to Trainer
Explore key concepts and principles in the field of teacher education, experience methodology and materials, and develop a framework for you to reflect on your role and responsibilities as a developing teacher trainer.
Location: Online
Course dates: January - March, April - June, September - November
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: Online
Course dates: January - March, April - June, September - November
Prepare Your Students for IELTS (6 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 prepare effectively for the exam.
Location: Online
Course dates: January - February, April - May, September - October
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: January - March, April - June, September - November
Teaching Teenagers
Explore what motivates teenagers' learning and the implications in the 21st Century classroom. Add ideas and activities to your own bank of resources and consider assessment, homework and digital tools as well as diversity, equity and inclusion in your classroom.
Location: Online
Course dates: January - March, September - November
Content and Language Integrated Learning
Develop the essential 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: Online
Course dates: January - March, April - June
Materials Development for Language Education
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: Online
Course dates: January - March, April - June, September - November
