Overview
On the Global Citizenship in Language Education course at Norwich Institute for Language Education you will develop your ability to facilitate rich, engaging dialogue with and between your students on a range of important social issues.
What you will learn
You will get hands-on experience in selecting, adapting and designing teaching materials that both foster criticality and draw connections between issues relevant to your local context and the wider world - empowering both you and your learners to become active, engaged global citizens.
Programme Structure
Topics include:
- Critical pedagogy and critical literacy
- Social justice issues in language education
- Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and the relationship between language and power
- Digital literacy, digital citizenship and media literacy, e.g. identifying credible sources and combating misinformation, disinformation and ‘fake news’
- Critical materials analysis (including published coursebooks and authentic texts)
- Language use, and how it shapes socio-cultural perspectives
- Participatory approaches to language education and course design
- Dialogue facilitation skills, including supporting equal participation, empowering under-represented voices, and challenging intolerance and discrimination
- Inclusive classroom practice - building empathy, and a respect for diversity and difference
- Forum theatre as a rehearsal for real-life action to address injustice
- De-centring ELT and promoting contextually-situated teacher expertise
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 14 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Norwich, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Teaching English as a Foreign Language View 54 other Short Courses in Teaching English as a Foreign Language in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Experience: Language teaching professionals who want to develop their learners’ critical thinking skills and understanding of social justice issues, foster their own critical literacy and further integrate global citizenship into their materials and course design
- Language Level: B1/B2 or higher
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents1170 GBP / full≈ 1170 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents1170 GBP / full≈ 1170 GBP / full
Additional Details
- Registration fee: £150
- Course fee: 2 weeks:£1170; 1 week: £598
- Trinity CertPT qualification (optional): £325
Living costs
Norwich
United Kingdom
609 - 1044 GBP / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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