Student Voices: Riya

The ILE-TESOL Program at Soka University was a turning point in my career. The entire experience gave me the necessary skills, confidence and learning I needed to become a more compassionate and well-informed teacher. Every professor on the ILE: TESOL course invited diverse perspectives and thoughts from students to create an inclusive, enriching classroom environment, which made learning a thorough joy. The program was structured to give each of us the practical experience we required as future lecturers. As a doctoral student at the University of Cambridge, I can say with certainty that it is the time, encouragement and unstinting support I received from the faculty on this program that have helped me open doors in my career and to believe in my own potential as a human being and a teacher.