Azerbaijan and Armenia – ELT Teacher Training – British Council

In 2018, Edinburgh College was chosen by the British Council to provide intensive teacher training programmes to in-service teachers from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. 

Edinburgh College welcomed a group of 12 experienced primary and secondary school English teachers from Armenia in January 2018 and 30 primary and secondary school English teachers from Azerbaijan in March 2018, each to study a one-week intensive training course.   

The courses focused on the theory and practice of communicative language teaching, reflective teaching and learner-centred approaches. The courses were hands-on, including opportunities for micro-teaching, enabling participants to try out new techniques. 

The programme provided an immersive language learning experience, with participants accommodated in the College’s network of local homestay families and participating in a range of social and cultural activities and visits. 

Two teacher trainers from Edinburgh College then visited Baku in February 2018 to deliver a one-week training course in Azerbaijan, again funded by the British Council.