The Al-Azhar English Training Centre (AAETC) is an

English language teaching Teaching English as a second language (TESL) or Teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) are terms that refer to teaching English to students whose first language is not English. The terms TESL, TEFL, and TESOL distinguish betwee ...

facility at Al-Azhar University in

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the Capital city, capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, List of ...

funded by Al Azhar University with the support of the British government. The centre opened in February 2008 and is managed by the

British Council The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh lan ...

. The centre aims to give students the skills to "discuss and explain Islam", especially to non-Muslims, as well as training Egyptian teachers in methodology, mentoring and management.

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External links

Al-Azhar English Training Centre social networking site
English Training Centre British Council Education in Cairo Schools of English as a second or foreign language Language education in Egypt Egypt–United Kingdom relations education-stub {{English-lang-stub