India Project background AINET Project Managers Dr Amol Padwad, Dr Krishna Dixit and Ms Swapna Yadaf IH London Project Manager Pauline Loriggio Teachers Ali Kemp, Jessica Marshall, Nick Lidwell and Katherine Moynihan
Figure 1: Some of the Course Participants (CPs) with teacher Jess Marshall
1. W orking in partnership with AINET and IH London The Association of English Teachers (AINET), a registered (not-for-profit) charity, has been working for teacher development in India since 2011. AINET has a nationwide network of teachers who work in varied contexts, from ‘remote rural areas to elite urban zones.’ There are around 200 official members (those with a paid membership) with a further 500 (non-paying educators) benefitting through their network and from their developmental activities. AINET is an affiliate of IATEFL and works with the British Council and a variety of other academic institutions and education authorities. The primary focus of the association is to create opportunities for professional learning for teachers and to work towards quality English language education for students. It is a community of people who are interested in teaching and learning in India, from teachers to publishers. This made AINET an ideal partner for the PRELIM project. International House London (IHL) is a teaching and training institution, established in 1953, based in Central London. IHL delivers a wide range of General English and exam preparation courses, including IELTS, OET and Cambridge Mainsuite exams. The training department offers pre-service and in-service teacher training qualifications such as CELTA, Delta as well as short CPD courses for practising teachers and bespoke training programmes. There is also a Modern Languages, Younger Learner and Executive English department. Since the pandemic, IHL’s teachers and trainers have become proficient at delivering all courses online.
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