School of Education
Centre for English Language Education

Centre for English Language Education (CELE)

Djanogly Learning Centre on Jubilee Campus at night 

CELE is part of the School of Education, which is in the top 50 worldwide in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023. 

CELE plays a central role in the university by preparing you for the demands of academic study in a range of disciplines at all levels and supporting you during your studies. Our programmes develop your academic and language skills and also introduce you to research methodology, critical thinking and learner autonomy. 

High-quality teaching

We are accredited by the British Council for the teaching of English in the UK which ensures high-quality teaching, facilities and support. Our strengths were recognised in course design, quality management, learning resources and the experience, skills and knowledge of our teaching team.

British Council Accredited
English UK
 

Our courses

CELE students in classroom with teacher

Presessional English for Academic Purposes courses

Take your academic and language skills to the level required for your degree.

CELE students in classroom with teacher

Academic Language and Communications Skills Courses

Continue to develop your language skills whilst studying your degree.

CELE students in classroom with teacher

Credit Bearing Modules

Enhance your language skills and develop specialist knowledge relevant to specific degree courses.

 

About CELE 

The CELE team has colleagues from many different countries, many of whom are multilingual. They have taught across the globe and are experts in English language teaching and academic literacies.

Our presessional students come from over 25 countries, creating a truly global and diverse student population.

Over 98% stay at Nottingham to go on to study their degree with us.
We provide continued support throughout your degree, with over 7,000 bookings in the last three years for courses or consultations to improve academic language and communications skills.
 


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Centre for English Language Education

Enquiries
Presessional enquiries
Academic Language and Communication Skills enquiries

School of Education
Dearing Building
Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road
Nottingham NG8 1BB