On this course you will explore the principles and practice of teaching English to young learners.
You will gain insight into relevant cultural and intercultural issues, as well as extend your classroom language and have the opportunity to improve and update your spoken and written English.
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" This course has been an amazing experience which has transformed my teaching style forever. I was impressed with all the new teaching strategies and resources that I can use in my classes as well as those of the other teachers' from all around the word. "
Katiusca - 2023
Is this course for you?
Teachers, academic managers and trainers who work in the area of teaching languages to young learners (6 to 12-year-olds)
21 July - 1 August
Homestay (half-board): £560
Residential (half-board): £672
Residential (self-catering): £560
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Course content
This is a highly practical course which encourages you to explore active pedagogies as well as collaborative and creative strategies to enhance your teaching. By experiencing the power of storytelling & story-reading, playing games, dancing and performing, you will build a repertoire of diverse teaching tools and materials such as picture books, songs, poems, rhymes and visuals.
" The trainer has shown a natural talent to engage and motive participants and represents a model we all would like to aim for. "
Beatriz - 2023
" My course gave me so many tools, activities and ideas and it was so relevant and useful for my teaching progress. "
Or - 2023
Timetable
This course consists of 50 hours of tuition, delivered between 09:15 and 16:00, Monday - Friday. You will also take part in cross-curricular workshops on a variety of topics, and each course includes a free evening and weekend programme of social and cultural activities and trips.
Further Information
Specific course content comes from feedback you and other participants give us through pre-course questionnaires, identifying your needs and priorities.
Time will be built into the course for reflection and for you to consider how to adapt ideas from the course to your classroom in your own professional contexts.
NILE offers various accommodation options, including homestay with carefully selected hosts and residential accommodation at the University of East Anglia. NILE’s dedicated student welfare team can be reached 24 hours a day.
All NILE courses involve a significant element of English language improvement and/or the development of language awareness.
Course Leader: Claudia Rey
Claudia is a NILE affiliate trainer who specialises in the areas of Teaching Young Learners, CLIL at primary and secondary levels, and Teaching English through Literature. Claudia is the designer and course leader of NILE’s “Teaching Young Learners” online course. She also designed the “Learning Outside the Classroom” video series (TeachingEnglish/British Council) and moderated the MOOC “Teaching Your Subject in English” (Cambridge English Language Assessment).
Claudia’s work as a teacher trainer is deeply rooted in her thirty years of experience as a classroom teacher.
Available dates:
| Course dates | Location | Course length | |
| 21 July - 01 August 2025 | Norwich | 2 weeks | |
| 21 July - 01 August 2025 with Trinity CertPT | Norwich | 2 weeks |
