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Cambridge CELTA. The Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) is an introductory course for candidates who have little or no previous English ... Skiptocontent Formalqualifications 0 Novotesyet FindoutmoreaboutformalteachingqualificationsandthelistofBritishCouncilcentresofferingcourses. Ifyouarelookingforaninternationallyrecognisedteachingqualification,weofferanumberofcoursesfromCambridge AssessmentEnglishandTrinityCollegeLondon.Findoutmorebelow. CambridgeCELTA TheCertificateinEnglishLanguageTeachingtoAdults(CELTA)isanintroductorycourseforcandidateswhohavelittleornopreviousEnglishlanguageteachingexperience.Itmayalsobesuitableforcandidateswithsomeexperiencebutlittleprevioustraining.OurCELTAcoursesarevalidatedby,andcertificatesareissuedandawardedbytheCambridgeEnglishLanguageAssessment,partoftheUniversityofCambridge. Thisteachertrainingcourseaimsatprovidingasolid,practicalfoundationforteaching,classroommanagementskillsandarangeofeffectiveEnglishasaSecondLanguage(ESL)/EnglishasaForeignLanguage(EFL)instructionaltechniques.CandidateswhocompletethecoursecansuccessfullybeginworkinginavarietyofEnglishforSpeakersofOtherLanguages(ESOL)teachingcontextsaroundtheworld. Thecourseenablesyouto: acquireessentialsubjectknowledgeandfamiliaritywiththeprinciplesofeffectiveteaching demonstrateyourabilitytoapplyyourlearninginarealteachingcontext Teachingpracticestartsfromdaytwoofthecourseandasacourseparticipant,youwillhavetheopportunitytoobserveexperiencedteachersatworkandyouwillbegivenformalwrittenassignments.Thecourseemphasisesastudent-centredapproachandrequiresextensive,supervisedteachingpracticeinactualclasseswithadultlearnersatdifferentlevels. Entryrequirements Candidatesshouldbe: atleast18(Itisgenerallyrecommendedthatcandidatesshouldbeaged20orover) haveagoodawarenessoflanguageandanadvancedcompetenceinbothwrittenandspokenEnglish havethepotentialtodevelopthenecessaryskillstobecomeeffectiveteachersandtocompletesuccessfullytheteachingpracticeandwrittenassignments TheBritishCounciloffersCELTAcoursesaroundtheworldatitsteachingcentres,includingthefollowinglocations: Bangladesh Bahrain Burma Colombia Egypt France India Italy Malaysia Mauritius Morocco Oman Poland SaudiArabia Singapore SriLanka Tunisia UAE TrinityCertTESOLcourse TheTrinityCertificateinTeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages(CertTESOL)isaTESOLorTEFL(TeachingEnglishasaForeignLanguage)certificatedesignedforthosewithlittleornoexperienceofteachingEnglish,andforthosewithexperiencewhorequireaninternationallyrecognisedinitialteachereducationqualification.ItequipscandidateswiththebasicskillsandknowledgeneededtotakeuptheirfirstpostasanESOLteacher.ItgivesanintroductiontothetheoryandpracticeofEnglishteachingandaninsightintothechallengesfacingthelearnerandtheroleoftheteacher. TheCertTESOLisratedatLevel5onOfqual’sRegulatedQualificationsFramework,acomparableleveltothesecondyearofanundergraduatedegree,andcomprisesaminimumof130hours,withanexpectedminimumof70hoursfurtherstudyrequired(TotalQualificationTime:200hours). Entryrequirementsinclude: minimumage:18althoughsomecourseprovidersspecify20or21. educationalbackgroundandqualifications:enoughtoallowtraineestoenterhighereducationintheirowncountries. excellentcompetenceinspokenandwrittenEnglish.SpeakersofEnglishasasecondoradditionallanguageshouldhaveaminimumoverallabilityatC1(CEFR).Allapplicantsareassessedontheirlanguageskillsatinterviewequally. demonstrateanabilitytolearnhowtoexplaintherelevantfeaturesofEnglishtolearnersandteachtheseinacommunicativecontext. willingnesstoworkcooperativelyasamemberofthetraininggroupandrespondconstructivelytofeedbackonpersonalperformance. potentialforcombinedstudyincludinglanguagedescriptionandanalysis,andalsorigorouspracticaltraining"-notanentrancerequirementbutafeatureofthecourse. TheBritishCouncilofferstheTrinityCollegeLondonCertTESOL course in thefollowing locations: Taiwan Otherqualifications Ourcentresalsoofferotherinternationallyrecognisedqualifications,suchastheCambridgeAssessmentEnglishDELTA(DiplomainEnglishLanguageTeachingtoAdults),theTrinityCollegeLondon DipTESOL (DiplomainTeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages), andtheTrinityCollegeLondon TYLEC(TeachingYoungLearnersExtensionCertificate). 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