Dr. Tae-Hee Choi Visits Nepal for Residential Workshop on Multilingual Pedagogy
As part of the British Council–funded ELTRA Project: Empowering English Teachers to Adopt Multilingual Pedagogy in Nepal, Dr. Tae-Hee Choi from the University of Southampton was in a visit in Nepal for a residential workshop held in Dhulikhel from June 26–30, 2025.
Hosted at the scenic Dhulikhel Lodge Resort, the residential brought together project collaborators—Dr. Prem Poudel, Dr. Ganga Gautam—and 13 committed teachers from public schools across Kathmandu Valley and Makawanpur. The workshop marked a key milestone in our participatory action research journey, focusing on co-developing multilingual resources, strengthening teacher leadership, and finalising classroom-ready materials rooted in translanguaging pedagogy.
Over two days of intensive face-to-face engagement, teachers presented microteaching demonstrations, engaged in collaborative resource design, and received targeted mentoring on how to lead translanguaging initiatives in their own schools. Dr. Choi’s sessions on mentorship and sustainability were particularly well received, helping position participating teachers as future advocates and trainers within their school communities.
The workshop also included opportunities for deep reflection. Teachers shared personal and professional growth stories, gave critical feedback on the guidebook-in-progress, and co-formulated practical recommendations for educational policy. The programme concluded with a high-level policy dialogue, where Dr. Choi and the research team met with representatives from the British Council and local education departments and members from the Ministry of Education to explore future pathways for embedding multilingual pedagogies into Nepal’s mainstream education system.
Dr. Choi’s visit reaffirmed the project’s core belief: that teacher transformation and inclusive education are possible when educators are supported, heard, and empowered. Her presence not only energised the group but also deepened our collective commitment to equitable, multilingual education in Nepal.
