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TEACHER TRAINING NEWS .

What PRELIM 2023 Reveals

The third year of the British Council School of English (Bangladesh),
PRELIM project, which creates CELT Centres for ELT Cardiff
partnerships between English UK (Palestine), Celtic English
members and teacher’s associations Academy (Mozambique) and COPYRIGHT PEXELS.COM
in the global south, marks a Peartree languages (Indonesia).
dramatic change in the nature of There are currently no chains
the programme. In March this year, operating in Wales.
25 accredited language centres There are also four non-chain
started delivering extended twelve schools representing London,
months programmes to Iatefl- a place with a population three
affiliated teachers associations in times larger than the Welsh, and
25 different countries. a lot more chains. The non-chain
This year’s project, funded by list comprises Wimbledon School
the Council to the tune of nearly of English (Uganda), Speak
£400,000 and managed by NILE Up London (Honduras), West Conwy, Wales
Norwich, will concentrate on London Language School (Mali) Sheffield (Turkey) and Nottingham The remaining five, all non-
classroom resources and existing and International House London Trent (Vietnam) are in this year’s chain schools, are scattered
materials. And a glance at the (Kuwait). Somewhat surprisingly scheme as two ESP specialists: across England: In the Home
participants shines a light on UK only one other IH affiliate, Bristol Professional Language Solutions Counties there are two Eurospeak
ELT post Covid. (partnering with Ecuador) is (Argentina) and York Associates Language Schools (Bolivia)
The stand-out contribution is taking part this year. (Peru). with Lewis School of English
from the private language schools But most striking is the number of Scotland is represented by one (Thailand) on the South Coast.
in Wales. Of the six non-chain Scottish Centres taking part – just Edinburgh school part of the CES In the West Country we have
language schools in the principality, one Edinburgh College (Nigeria), chain which is partnered with Inlingua Cheltenham (North
no fewer than four, all based in also only one of only two state FE Brazil. Other chains taking part Macedonia) while Norwich Study
Cardiff have been chosen to take colleges the other being Hilderstone are Bell Educational Services Centre (Guinea) representing
part. They are listed here with College in Kent (Zambia). (Lithuania), Oxford International the East of England and LILA*
the name of the country they are Of the declining number of (Cameroons) Stafford House (Cote Liverpool (Cuba) flies the flag for
working with (in brackets). Capital accredited Universities only two D’ivoire) and St Giles (Angola). the North.

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Herbert Puchta
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The brand-new six-level course for young learners.

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16 April 2023