Institute for Language Education (ILE)
Established in 2020, the Institute for Language Education (ILE) challenges ways of thinking about languages, literacies and interculturality by interpreting language education as critical transformative praxis that enables educators to bring about social change to educational institutions across the world.
Staff
| Name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Kenneth Fordyce | Co-head of Institute | kenneth.fordyce@ed.ac.uk |
| Dr Ashley Simpson | Co-head of Institute | ashley.simpson@ed.ac.uk |
| Dr Farah Akbar | Deputy Head of Institute | farah.akbar@ed.ac.uk |
| Institute Administrator | ILE@ed.ac.uk | |
| Sarah Pullar | Institute Administrative Assistant | ILE@ed.ac.uk |
Study with us
We offer large-scale, world-class masters' programmes in:
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - TESOL (MSc/PgDip/PGCert)
- Language Education (MSc/PgDip)
- Language and Intercultural Communication (MSc/PgDip/PgCert)
The latest research in the areas of language and communication underpins all of our teaching.
Our staff make critical contributions to other programmes and work closely with teacher education teams in other institutes.
Our programmes align with the Shared Learning Spaces initiative. This initiative aims to connect people around the world by breaking down physical and language barriers so everyone can share in and enjoy teaching and learning.
Research
We carry out cutting-edge interdisciplinary research into global language education issues and challenges.
Research groups
Language(s), Interculturality and Literacies Research Group
We are closely aligned with the 'Language, Interculturality and Literacies Research Hub' which brings together a broad range of fields into three key groupings: language(s), literacies and interculturality.
Language, Interculturality and Literacies Research Hub
Cross-college centres and networks
Edinburgh Centre for Data, Culture & Society (CDCS)