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. StaffNameRoleEmailDr Kenneth FordyceCo-head of Institutekenneth.fordyce@ed.ac.ukDr Ashley SimpsonCo-head of Instituteashley.simpson@ed.ac.ukDr Farah AkbarDeputy Head of Institutefarah.akbar@ed.ac.ukSean AtkinsOperations Administrator (Institute Support)ILE@ed.ac.ukAnne-Marie ConnellyOperations Coordinator (Institute Support)ILE@ed.ac.ukSarah PullarOperations Administrator (Institute Support)ILE@ed.ac.ukAll staff in ILEStudy with us Image We offer large-scale, world-class masters' programmes in:Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - TESOL (MSc)Language Education (MSc)Language and Intercultural Communication (MSc)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.Shared Learning Spaces blog ResearchWe carry out cutting-edge interdisciplinary research into global language education issues and challenges. Research hubLanguage(s), Interculturality and Literacies Research HubThe LIL Hub focuses on the nature and roles of language learning, language in learning and language use in diverse educational contexts. It brings together a broad range of fields into three key groupings: language(s), literacies and interculturality.Language, Interculturality and Literacies Research HubCross-college centres and networksEdinburgh Centre for Data, Culture & Society (CDCS) This article was published on 2024-10-07
