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International House (IH) is one of the largest and oldest groups of language schools, teaching English and 25 modern languages in 145 schools in 50 countries worldwide.

We have been involved in high-quality teaching and learning since 1953. Our students rely on us to help them learn English, learn modern languages, study abroad in another country, learn cultural skills, and pass language examinations.

International House runs innovative TEFL teacher training courses for the teaching of English, and also the equivalent teacher training courses for other languages. More....

IH News

IH @ IATEFL 2008, 8 - 12 April

04 April 2008

Michael Carrier, the Executive Director of IH World, and Mike Cattlin, a respected ELT consultant, will be attending and presenting at the upcoming IATEFL conference as representatives of IH World.

Michael Carrier will be showcasing our innovative new IH CPD system for teachers, designed to support and motivate further learning. The system gives certified recognition of teachers' Continuing Professional Development. Staff who complete the CPD programme will receive the IH Advanced Teaching Award.

Mike Cattlin will be presenting the IH Certificate in Advanced Methodology, the new IH course designed to provide the higher level methodological input required by many experienced teachers and also to provide the theoretical background for teachers wishing to pursue a Diploma level qualification.

IH Directors' Conference 2008

03 March 2008

Preparations are well underway for the upcoming IH Directors' Conference which will be hosted this year by IH Dublin from 3rd to 6th May. Directors of IH schools from around the world will come together in Dublin for updates from the network and of course some good old fashioned 'craic'!

For more information including registration forms check out the link below.

If you are a school interested in affiliating to IHWO please email christina.margraf@ihworld.co.uk

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IH World network welcomes new affiliates

28 January 2008

IH World Organisation is delighted to welcome the following new members to the organisation:

IH Tripoli, Libya
IH Timisoara, Romania
IH Brasov, Romania
IH Damascus, Syria

Our new affiliates joined us at the end of 2007, bringing us to a total of 145 schools in 52 countries. This is our largest number of affiliated schools to date - and a great start to 2008.

IH DOS Certificate training course

21 January 2008

This year the annual DOS Certificate training course took place in IH London with the largest training cohort ever.

A total of 19 Directors of Studies from around the IH network gathered to develop their educational management skills, share experience and build knowledge with colleagues from 16 countries.

The course, which was run by IH World's former TT Coordinator, Mike Cattlin, was demanding and stimulating and considered very successful by the participants, who will keep in touch via an online post-course module designed to support an ongoing exchange of experience and support.

IH runs this educational management course every year to build the skills of current and future Directors of Studies, to ensure that the IH network has a strong group of managers ready to support schools worldwide. The course grows more and more popular each year which is an excellent indication of both the usefulness and necessity for such a course in the Language Teaching world.

DOS Conference 2008 heralded as the best yet

11 January 2008

"Thanks very much for an enjoyable & stimulating conference" was one of the many positive comments we received at the end of the 2008 DOS Conference. Participants from schools around the network came together to share ideas and innovations from within the network and 'the overall atmosphere of the event was both convivial and informative'. So thanks to all of the participants who helped to make this event.

This year we were also particularly lucky to have a long list of illustrious speakers from the EFL and academic world. Many thanks to Scott Thornbury, Jeremy Harmer, Deborah Cameron, Simon Greenall, Michael Berman and Russell Stannard for providing interesting and thought-provoking sessions.

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