TESOL at CAIC - CELTA from Cambridge. English teaching ...

CELTA is the international industry benchmark for TESOL/TEFL courses. It is the TESOL/TEFL course required for people with a lot, little or no previous ... CELTA HomeCELTA CELTA CELTA 0Lessons 0 Free AboutThisCourseClickheretochecktheminimumteachingrequirementsin“A”listESLCountries RECOGNITION: Ifyouwantaqualification,checktoseeiftheTESOLqualificationmeetsthestandardsintheCOUNTRIESABOVE.CELTAmeetsthemandis theinternationalindustrybenchmarkforTESOL/TEFLcourses.  Thisisaninitialqualificationforpeoplewithalot,littleornopreviousteachingexperienceandopensupawholeworldofexcitingteachingopportunities.BecauseitisawardedbyCambridgeESOL,partoftheworldfamousUniversityofCambridge,youcanrelyonitsqualityandrecognition.CELTAisCambridge’sveryownTESOLproduct.Andit’stheonlyTESOLcoursewiththislevelofrecognition.PleasedownloadtheabovePDFimage. Over10,000peoplesuccessfullycompleteaCELTAcourseeachyear. ENTRYCRITERIA: Youshould: beaged 18orover haveastandardofEnglishwhichwillenableyoutoteachatarangeoflevels.IELTS7.0,PTE80.YOUDON’TNEEDTODOIELTSorPTE.Afinalinterviewismandatoryforacceptance. Wemaystillacceptyouifyoudonothaveformalqualificationsatthislevelbutcandemonstratethatyouwouldbelikelytocompletethecoursesuccessfully.Wemay,atourdiscretion,acceptapplicantsagedbetween18and20. RegistrationProcedure: SubmittheOnlineRegistrationFormandresume(online)andpaya$100RegistrationFee(lookunderCourseFeebelow). Basedonyourapplicationandresume,youwillbesentthepreinterviewwrittentasks.Pleaseallocateabout2to3hoursforthisandsubmitwithin14daysofyourOnlineRegistration. Basedontheresultsofyourpreinterviewwrittentaskandapplicationform,wewillinviteyouforaninterview. Followingyourinterviewyouwillbenotifiedwhetheryouhavebeenacceptedontothecourse.Ifaccepted,aLetterofOfferwillbesenttoyoutobesignedandreturnedtousalongwithapaymentof$1,300tosecureyourplace.Ifyouarenotaccepted,thentheRegistrationFee(less$50administrativecharges) wouldberefundedtoyouwithin5workingdays ASSESSMENTCRITERIA: Youareassessedthroughoutthecourseonyour: 6hoursofteachingpractice/8-9sessions(lessonplanning,classteachingandself-evaluation) 4writtenassignments(totaling1500words)Yourperformanceismeasuredagainstcriteriawhichyouaregivenatthestartofthecourse.Thereisnofinalexamination.Generallyyouneedtopassatleast6of8TeachingPracticesessionsandnotresubmitanyassignmentmorethantwice. WorldwideCELTAgradesin2011: 4%PassA23%PassB68%Pass1%withdrawn4%fail COURSECONTENT: Theprinciplesofeffectiveteaching; providesarangeofpracticalskillsforteachingEnglishtoadultlearners; givesyouhands-onteachingpractice Therearefivemainunitsoflearning: Learnersandteachers,andtheteachingandlearningcontext Languageanalysisandawareness Languageskills:reading,listening,speakingandwriting Planningandresourcesfordifferentcontexts Developingteachingskillsandprofessionalism.Howtoteachspeaking,writing,reading,listening,grammar,pronunciation,vocabulary,functionandform Youwillbelearning: ToteachadultsinavarietyofcontextsincludinggeneralEnglish,businessEnglish,exampreparationclasses,andhowtoadaptthesemethodologiestotheyounglearnersclassroom lessonplanning howtouseoradaptcoursebooksanddesignyourownclassroommaterials languageanalysisandawareness factorsaffectingmotivation,culturalbackgroundsandlearnerstyles teachingpracticepreparation detailedfeedbackofyourteachingpractice CELTASyllabus.ClickHere. CREDITSAVAILABLEFORAUSTRALIANUNIVERSITIES MODEOFDELIVERY: PartTime 7or8 weeks. StudentRatio is6:1 CERTIFICATION: UniversityofCambridgeWhyTakeThisCourse   TheCambridgeUniversityCELTAisasoughtafterteachingqualificationworldwide. EmployersarelikelytoaskisyouhavetheCambridgeUniversityCELTA.ItisacceptedthroughouttheworldbyorganisationswhichemployEnglishlanguageteachers. Thecoursesarevalidated,andsyllabusandassessmentcriteriaarefixedby,theUniversityofCambridge. EveryCELTAcourseismoderatedbyanexternalassessorwhichmeansyouareassuredyouarereceivingappropriateleveloftrainingandthatthetrainersaredoingtheirjobtoanapprovedstandard. EachCELTAtrainerhastobeapprovedbytheUniversityofCambridge. Youareguaranteedamaximumof6traineesto1tutor. CeltaBrochure2015 Testimonials TimeTable&FeeTIMETABLE COURSEINTAKE:C11/20217WeekPartTime DATES:25Octoberto8December OTHERINFORMATION: CELTA,25Octoberto8December. CourseFee$5300 EarlyBirdDiscountUpto$400 Mondays,TuesdaysandWednesdays(weekly)–9:00to17:00 COURSEINTAKE:C12/20218WeeksPartTime DATES:24Octoberto18December OTHERINFORMATION:CELTA,24Octoberto18December. CourseFee$5300 EarlyBirdDiscountUpto$400 Tuesdaynights19:00–22:00 SaturdaysandSundays(weekly)–9:00to17:00 COURSEINTAKE:C1/20227WeeksPartTime-Online DATES:17Januaryto02March OTHERINFORMATION:CELTA,17Januaryto02March**Dueto2daysforCNYPublicholidays,therewillbeanextralessononThursday03February CourseFee$5300EarlyBirdDiscountUpto$400 Mondays,TuesdaysandWednesdays(weekly)–9:00to17:00 COURSEINTAKE:C2/20228WeeksPartTime-Blended DATES:16Januaryto12March OTHERINFORMATION:CELTA,16Januaryto12March. CourseFee$5300EarlyBirdDiscountUpto$400 Tuesdaynights19:00–22:00 SaturdaysandSundays(weekly)–9:00to17:00 COURSEINTAKE:C3/20227WeekPartTime-Online DATES:14Marchto27April. OTHERINFORMATION:CELTA,14Marchto27April. CourseFee$5300 EarlyBirdDiscountUpto$400 Mondays,TuesdaysandWednesdays(weekly)–9:00to17:00 COURSEINTAKE:C4/20228WeeksPartTime-Online DATES:13Marchto7May OTHERINFORMATION:CELTA,13Marchto7May. CourseFee$5300EarlyBirdDiscountUpto$400 Tuesdaynights19:00–22:00 SaturdaysandSundays(weekly)–9:00to17:00 PLEASENOTETHEREMAYNOTBEAPHonMAY1st.THEREMAYBECLASS. COURSEINTAKE:C5/20227WeekPartTime-Online DATES:9Mayto22June. OTHERINFORMATION:CELTA,9Mayto22June. CourseFee$5300 EarlyBirdDiscountUpto$400 Mondays,TuesdaysandWednesdays(weekly)–9:00to17:00 COURSEINTAKE:C6/20228WeeksPartTime-Blended DATES:8Mayto2July OTHERINFORMATION:CELTA,8Mayto2July CourseFee$5300 EarlyBirdDiscountUpto$400 Tuesdaynights19:00–22:00 SaturdaysandSundays(weekly)–9:00to17:00 COURSEINTAKE:C7/20227WeekPartTime-Online DATES:4Julyto17Aug. OTHERINFORMATION:CELTA,4Julyto17Aug.CourseFee$5300 EarlyBirdDiscountUpto$400 Mondays,TuesdaysandWednesdays(weekly)–9:00to17:00 COURSEINTAKE:C8/20228WeeksPartTime-Online DATES:3Julyto27August OTHERINFORMATION:CELTA,3Julyto27August CourseFee$5300EarlyBirdDiscountUpto$400 Tuesdaynights19:00–22:00 SaturdaysandSundays(weekly)–9:00to17:00 COURSEINTAKE:C9/20227WeekPartTime-Online DATES:29Augustto12October OTHERINFORMATION:CELTA,29Augustto12October. CourseFee$5300EarlyBirdDiscountUpto$400 Mondays,TuesdaysandWednesdays(weekly)–9:00to17:00 COURSEINTAKE:C10/20228WeeksPartTime-Blended DATES:28Augustto22October OTHERINFORMATION:CELTA,28Augustto22October. CourseFee$5300 EarlyBirdDiscountUpto$400 Tuesdaynights19:00–22:00 SaturdaysandSundays(weekly)–9:00to17:00 COURSEINTAKE:C11/20227WeekPartTime-Online DATES:24Octoberto7December OTHERINFORMATION: CELTA,24Octoberto7December. CourseFee$5300 EarlyBirdDiscountUpto$400 Mondays,TuesdaysandWednesdays(weekly)–9:00to17:00 COURSEINTAKE:C12/20228WeeksPartTime-Online DATES:23Octoberto17December OTHERINFORMATION:CELTA,23Octoberto17December. CourseFee$5300 EarlyBirdDiscountUpto$400 Tuesdaynights19:00–22:00 SaturdaysandSundays(weekly)–9:00to17:00 COURSEFEE CourseFeeDurationOtherInformation $53007or8weeksALLCELTAcoursescost$5200+$100RegistrationFee. RefundableifyouarenotacceptedonANYCELTAcourseminusanAdministrativeFeeof$50.Applicantsmustsubmitthepreinterviewtaskwithin14daysofinitialregistration. $1000SecuringFee.Payableattimeofacceptance.Receiptwillbeissued. $4000-20daysbeforecommencementofcourseEarlyBirdrequiresFULLPaymentbeforehand. $950CertificateinTeachingGrammarandPronunciationy(NotMandatory)YoucanutiliseyourSkillsfutureCreditsforthisprogramme.Ourusual$800waivedforCELTAapplicants. EnquireCreditCardInstalmentPlansfor6or12months(MOSTcreditcards) FAQsFAQs IstheCELTAonlineasgoodasthefacetofacecourse? Bothonlineandfacetofaceareequallyrecognised.EmployersdoNOTdifferentiatewhenselectingteachers. CanCAICguaranteeIwillfindwork? Wecannevermakesuchaguarantee.However,ourGraduateServicesaresecondtonone.WehavethemostextensivenetworkofprivateschoolswhocometouslookingforESLteachers. CanIgetacademiccreditforpreviousteachingexperienceorothercourses? Theseareallentry-levelcourses.Noacademiccreditisgiven. DoIneedtodoaCELTAtoteachoverseas? Generally,theinternationalindustrybenchmarkisyouneedtohavea100hrprogrammeANDhrsofassessedTeachingPracticewithREALstudents.CELTAmeetsthatrequirement. HowrecognisedisCELTA? DoIneedtopurchaseanyextraresources? Whateverismandatoryforthecourseyouareenrolledin,willbeprovidedfreeofcharge.Therearetextbooksweuseduringclassandsomeofthesecanbeboughtatcost. HowcanIprepareforCELTA? Thesearepracticalcoursessonopriorstudyingorrevisionisnecessary. HowcanCAICfindmeajob? CAInternationalCollegewillhelpyou.WehavebeeninthebusinessandknowwhoiswhoinSingapore.Andifwedontwewillfindoutandadviseyou.WewillnevertellyouDON’Tworkataparticularschool.Wecanonlytellyouwhatweheardandwhatweknowandyouneedtobeextracarefulwhensigningthecontract. Wedosoinmanyways.Schoolscometousforgraduatetrainees.Wehaveworkedwithmanyschoolsandhavebuiltareputationoftrust.Someschoolsemploybasedsolelyonourrecommendation,evenwithoutinterviews. Howmuchareyourcourses? Theyrangefrom$360SGDforworkshopsto$5300SGD.Pleasecheckthecoursedetailstoconfirmthepricesandforearlybirddiscounts. Youcanalsopayonline(CreditCard)orbycheque.Youcanalsocomebyandpayinpersonwithachequeandcash.YoucanuseaBuyNowPayLater(BNPL)appcalledAblr. HowmuchcananESLteacherearninSingapore? Between$25/hrto$55/hrforcontractworkatprivatelanguageandbusinessschools.Ifyoudotutoring,itwillbearound$40-$75/hr.Forpermanentworkatprivateandlanguageschools,therangeis$2500/monthto$3800/month.Theseratesareentrylevelrates,assumingyouhavelittleornoESLteachingexperience. Iamalreadyateacher.WillIbenefitfromyourprogrammes? Yes.ThemethodologytaughtisspecificallyforteachingEnglishasaSecondLanguage.ThisisverydifferenttohowEnglishistaughttoNativeSpeakers.ManyteachersdotheCELTA forthisreason. IhavenevertaughtEnglishoranyothersubjectbefore,WillIbeabletocompletethisprogramme? AllofourprogrammesdonotassumeyouhavetaughtEnglishbefore,orthatyouhavebeenateacherorhaveteachingexperience. IsthereaninternationalTESOLgoverningbodytogivemeassurance? Simply,no.ThereisnoonegoverningbodythatcertifiesTESOLqualifications. Whatdoalltheseacronymsmean? ESL–EnglishasaSecondLanguageESOL–EnglishforSpeakersofOtherLanguages(thesedaysEnglishisnotasecondlanguageformanypeople–it’sathirdorfourth!)TESL–TeachingEnglishasaSecondLanguageTEFL–TeachingEnglishasaForeignLanguageTESOL–TeacherofEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages TESOL,TESLandTEFLareoftenusedinterchangeably. Whatdoemployerswant? MOSTemployerspreferaCELTAtrainedESLteacher.CAInternationalCollegehasbuiltrelationshipswithschoolsandwecontinuallyinviteschoolstoadviseuswhattheyarelookingforinESLteachers.OnanaverageanESLHeadofDepartmentgetsabout5resumesviaemailperweek. Areyouanengagingstudent-centredteacher?Canyouachievethe80:20rule?Canyouadapttextbookstomakeeachlessoncomealive?Canyouelicitratherthanexplain?Canyoumotivateyourstudents?CELTAincorporatesspecifictraining thatproduceskillstheschoolswant. HowrecognisedisCELTA? WhenwillIreceivethecertificate? Within3monthsofsuccessfulcompletionofyourcourse. Wherearethejobs? TheESLindustryisstrongandthelastdecadehasseenphenomenalgrowthinthemarketworldwide.InareaslikeWesternEurope,HongKongandtheMiddleEast,Englishiswidelyspoken,andyettheESLmarketcontinuestogrow.PlaceslikeJapan,KoreaandTaiwanboastastableinfrastructureintheESLmarket,andnosignofslowingdown.Themostexcitingareasoftheindustry,however,lieinlocationssuchasChina,South-EastAsia,LatinAmericaandCentral/EasternEurope.Itisherethattheneedisthegreatestandthemarketisthemostvibrant. WhereintheworldcanIwork? ANYWHERE!Englishhasattainedauniquepositionthatnootherlanguagehasdonetodate.Aslongasyoucanprovethatyouareacapable,engagingandapassionateteacher,theworldisyouroyster. Whichstudyoptionsdoyouoffer? Wehavetwocourses– 7weeksor8weekscourse.  Whoorganisestheteachingpractice? CAInternationalCollegeorganisesTeachingPractice(TP).ItisbestyoudoyourTPthroughusandnotorganisedbyyourselfataschool.Youmaynotbesupervisedadequatelyandourtrainersandmentorsaretrainedtoobserveobjectivelyandtogivefeedbackinthemostconstructiveway. Whydoesn’tCAInternationalCollegeoffertheLTTCTESOLqualification? OurAcademicBoardexaminedtheprogrammeindetail,lookingatthefollowingcriteria:industryneeds,teachingpracticerequirements,assessmentmodes,standardisationbetweenprovidersandacademicrigour,minimumqualificationfortrainersandtrainingpaths,recommendedtrainee:trainerratio,internationalrecognitionofthequalificationandweeveninterviewedoveradozengraduatesoftheLTTCTESOLprogrammeandprevioustrainers.ItwasthendeterminedthattheLTTCTESOLprogrammedoesnotfitintoCAInternationalCollege’sacademicmodel. WhyistheresuchaneedtoteachEnglishinSingapore? Singaporehassuccessfullypositioneditselftobeaneducationhub.Thereareupto150,000foreignstudentsinSingapore.Thisdoesnotincludechildrenofexpatriates. Furthermore, a2006MOEreview showedthatEnglishmaynotbethelanguageofchoiceformanySingaporeansathome.Asaresultofthis,MOErevisedtheirpedagogyandincorporatedTESOLtechniquesandprincipleswithinthetrainingofnewteachers.ManyMOEteachersarealsodoingtheirCELTA. Increasingly,moreprivatetutorstutoringlocalstudentsaredoingourcoursesaswell. Inaddition,therearemanyforeignworkersinSingapore,whoseemployersrecognisetheseworkersneedESLlessons. WhyistheresuchaneedtoteachEnglishworldwide? Englishhasachievedauniquestatusthatnootherlanguagehasachieved.Itisnolongerassociatedsolelywithaparticularcountry,inthiscaseEngland.Inanycorneroftheworld,theywillalwaysbelookingforanEnglishteacher. Business–Englishistheleadinglanguageofcommerce,politicsandtechnologyinthenewmillennium.BusinesspeopleallovertheworldareunderpressuretolearntocommunicateinEnglish.Internet–BothcasualandprofessionalpursuitsthroughtheInternetarestrengtheningdesirestolearnEnglish.Travel–GlobalTravelnolongerneedstobeaccompaniedbysomanycommunicationbarriers.Media–Englishclearlydominatesglobalfilm,televisionandradio.NativespeakersofEnglisharebestpreparedtoteachESLstudentsthehumour,slang,colloquialisms,andalltheotherconnectionsbetweenlanguageandculture.Academics–ManyESLstudentsaremotivatedbyadesiretoexceedacademicallyeitherathomeorinEnglish-speakingcountries. FluencyinEnglishopensdoorsprofessionallyandpersonally! WillIobtainacertificateuponsuccessfulcompletionofmycourse? Yes.YouwillreceiveyourCertificatewithin8weeksfromthesuccessfulcompletionofthecourse.Theterm“successful”meansyouhavemettheassessmentcriteria.TheCertificatesare printedandcourieredfromUniversityofCambridge CanIUsemySkillsfutureCredit? Yesandweshallexplainhowthisispossible.  REGISTRATION Pleaseclickthelinkheretoregister  CHECKMYCELTAELIGIBILITY    TalkToUs