Professional education
1. Learning Advisor Education (LAE) Program: Becoming a Professional in Promoting Autonomy through Reflective Dialogue
The Learning Advisor Education (LAE) program enables you to become a professional advisor and a skilled practitioner in conducting reflective dialogue with learners to promote autonomy. The LAE program includes five courses (Getting Started, Going Deeper, Becoming Aware, Transformation, and Becoming an Autonomous Teacher Leader) by providing initial and continuing education for those who wish to become professional advisors. On completion of each course in the LAE program, you will receive a Certificate from RILAE, Kanda University of International Studies.
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2. Teacher Leadership Course (3 weeks)
This is a stand-alone 3-week course for anyone interested in making a positive change in their institutions. It is also a required course for those enrolled in the certificate course in Language Advising. In this course, you will learn to become a leader, someone who can envision, develop, and implement the change necessary to benefit their community. Someone who has the skills and the foresight to know what needs to be done and the courage to do it.
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3. PhD Proposal Preparation Course (3 weeks)
This course provides structured support for educators and language-education professionals who are exploring or preparing to apply for doctoral programmes (PhD or EdD). More information here.
4. MA TESOL (specialising in autonomy)
KUIS offers an MA in TESOL. As part of this you can take modules on autonomy, advising, and also do a thesis project in the area. More information here.
5. LAb sessions
These are free, online sessions for practitioners and researchers interested in all aspects of autonomy. We invite everyone to join and share best practice, research projects and ideas in one of the upcoming sessions. Read more here.