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CELTA – that's Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults – is the most highly recognised and regarded initial English teaching certification ... CoursesSpecialOffersBlogResourcesContactHomeApplyFindaCELTACourseFindaDeltaCourseFindOtherOnlineCoursesBlogReviewsCallUsContactUsApplyNowHomeWhatistheCELTACertificate?WhatistheCELTACertificate?Sharethis...FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail CELTA–that’sCertificateofEnglishLanguageTeachingtoAdults–isthemosthighlyrecognisedandregardedinitialEnglishteachingcertificationworldwide.It’sawardedbytheUniversityofCambridge’sEnglishLanguageAssessment,meaningyoucanrelyontheCELTA'squalityandaccreditation.Everyyear,morethan10,000peopletheworldovercompleteaCELTAcourse.IstheCELTAa‘TEFL’?You'llfindalotofinformationouttherealludingtoa'TEFL'certificateorqualification,whichcanoftenbeconfusingandmisleading.TEFLisnotthenameofanyonespecificcourse;infact,it'saconcept.Itstandsfor'TeachingEnglishasaForeignLanguage',andisoftenfoundwritteninmanyothervariations:TESOL(TeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages),ESL(EnglishasaSecondLanguage)andTESL(TeachingEnglishasaSecondLanguage)amongthem.Manyotherso-called‘TEFLcertificates’,whetherachievableonlineorface-to-face,areoftennot monitoredorunaccreditedbylarge,independentorganisations.Then,onceyougetoutintotheworkforce,you’llfindthatit’snotagloballyrecognisedcourse.TheCELTA,however,is theTEFLqualification,andit’swhatmostemployersarelookingforwhentheyrequestitontheirjobadvertisements.Top5reasonstodotheCELTAcourse:✔CELTAisthemostfrequentlysoughtafterqualificationforTEFLjobsworldwide.✔ItismoderatedbytheUniversityofCambridgeeverytimeacourseruns,notjustonanoccasionalbasis.✔Tutorsarehighlyqualified,experiencedtrainersinwell-establishedCELTAteachereducationcentres✔ItisrecognisedasaLevel5QualificationbytheBritishCurriculumAuthority,soitfollowsanauthorisedsyllabus✔TheCELTAincludesreal-lifeteachingpracticewithactualEnglishlearners,inanauthenticclassroomenvironmentCELTACourseContentTherearefivemainunitsoflearning:Learnersandteachers,andtheteachingandlearningcontextLanguageanalysisandawarenessLanguageskills:reading,listening,speakingandwritingPlanningandresourcesfordifferentcontextsDevelopingteachingskillsandprofessionalism.WhatdoestheCELTAteach?CELTAteachesanawarenessoflanguageandaknowledgeofthedescriptionofEnglish,andhowtoapplytheseinprofessionalpracticeAninitialunderstandingofthecontextswithinwhichpeoplelearnEnglish,theirmotivationsandtherolesoftheteacherandthelearnerFamiliaritywiththeprinciplesandpracticeofeffectiveteachingtolearnersofEnglishBasicskillsforteachingstudentsinthelanguageclassroomFamiliaritywithappropriateresourcesandmaterialsforusewithlearnersofEnglishforteaching,testingandreferencingOpportunitiesforyourownfuturedevelopmentinthefield(forexample,jobsearches,professionaldevelopmentetc.)WillIgetajobwithaCELTAcertificate?TheCELTAisthemostsought-afterTEFLcertificatebyemployersworldwide.AccordingtoasurveyconductedbyCambridgeEnglishin2015,70%ofjobadvertisementsspecificallyrequesttheCELTA.Theyanalysed500adsfrom23internationaljobsearchwebsites,across56countries,andfound350referencestoCELTA.IntheUKalone,91percentofemployerswantedtheirteacherstohavetheCELTA!Furthermore,apartofthecourseissolelydedicatedtoprofessionaldevelopmentandfindingworkonceyougraduate.TheschoolsoftenhavejobsboardsandcontactswithotherinstitutionslookingtohireCELTA-qualifiedteachers.Plus,you'llalsobeeligibletosignupfor TEFLwork,anonlinejobsportalforqualifiedEnglishteachers.HowisCELTAtaught?TheCELTAisofferedinthefollowingformats:FullTimeCELTAThefulltimeCELTAisourmostpopularcourseformat,andisusuallyafour-week,weekday,nine-to-fiveintensivecourse.PartTimeCELTAThemostcommonformatis12weeksinduration,withtwoafternoonsaweekandhalfadayonSaturdaymorning.OnlineBlendedCELTAThisoptionallowsyoutocompletethemajorityofthecourseonline,youhavetovisitthecentretocompletetrainingpractice.100%OnlineCELTAThisoptionallowsyoutocompletethecourseonlinefromanywhereintheworld,providedyouhaveastableinternetconnection.AmIeligiblefortheCELTA?Findout!HowtheCELTACourseisAssessedYouarecontinuouslyassessedonyour teachingpractice and writtenassignments.But,that’snotall.CELTAtutorsalsotakeintoconsiderationamongstotherthings:ResponsibleandprofessionalattitudetolearningPlanningandteachingofyourlessonsPunctualityandorganisation(youmustattend100%ofthecourse)YourresponsetofeedbackOverallprogressandprofessionalisminthefieldYoucangeta:PassAPassBPassFailApplyfortheCELTASharethis...FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailcontactusXCourseLocationsCELTACalendar|DeltaCalendar Online100%OnlineCELTA100%OnlineDeltaOnlinePre-CELTAOnlineYoungLearners ArgentinaBuenosAires AustraliaAdelaideBrisbaneMelbournePerthSunshineCoastSydney BahrainWestManama BulgariaSofia CambodiaPhnomPenhSiemReap CanadaMontrealTorontoVancouver ColombiaBogotaMedellin CzechRepublicČeskéBudějovicePrague EcuadorQuito EgyptAlexandriaCairo FranceAuvergneBrittanyLyonStrasbourg GermanyFrankfurt HungaryBudapest IndonesiaJakarta IrelandCorkDublinGalwayLimerick ItalyBari,PugliaBarletta,PugliaBergamoCatania,SicilyFlorence,TuscanyLaSpeziaMilanPaduaPalermo,SicilyReggioCalabriaRome JapanKobe MalaysiaPenang MaltaSliemaandGzira MexicoCuernavacaG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