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Drawing on members of the NCLL team, colleagues at the University of Reading and outside experts in relevant fields, we are able to tailor courses of various lengths to meet the needs of the target group.
A particular strength of our programmes is the option of staying in a home stay family. By being part of a family, participants are able to experience British life first hand. Non-native speakers also have many opportunities to hear and speak English.
To make inquiries about future courses, please contact Daguo Li (d.li@reading.ac.uk).
We have been offering a three-month course, sponsored by the China Scholarship Council, to secondary teachers of English from the Western provinces of China since 2003. The main focus is on pedagogy, but there is also an extensive cultural programme and language development classes. Teachers have a one-week placement in schools.
We have been offering a one-month course to teachers from the Wenzhou Education Bureau since 1998. Input on language teaching pedagogy is supplemented by an extensive programme of cultural visits and visits to schools. We have offered a similar course for teachers from Chongqing.
The focus for this course sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Education is the delivery of Student Services in UK universities. Input takes the form of talks from service providers in areas such as Careers and Counselling from the University of Reading and other universities, visits to other universities and observation placements.
We have been offering this one-month course in conjunction with the International Study and Language Centre of the University of Reading. The focus of the course is on EAP methodology, bilingual development, language development and culture.
NCLL has been offering this highly successful two-week course for students from Tsuda College, Japan since 2000. Directed by Dr Asako Yamamoto, the main focus is on British education with talks from project work and cultural visits.
A two-week course taught for undergraduate students of English and education from Monmouth College, Illinois, taught jointly by Monmouth faculty and members of staff at the University of Reading. The course engages with issues in intercultural education and children’s literature.