CELTA courses

You can choose to study for CELTA

• full-time (four consecutive weeks)
• part-time (12 hours a week for 3 months)

In terms of course content, the two courses are identical; both involve 120 hours contact hours and a minimum of  120 additional learning. 

The full-time course is extremely intensive, requiring attendance between 9am and 5.30pm Monday to Thursday and Friday 09.00 to 17.00. The part-time course runs all day  Monday and Tuesday  morning and gives you the flexibility to fit your study programme around other professional and personal commitments.

Our CELTA courses …….

• integrate theory and methodology but focus on hands-on practice
• provide 120 contact hours including:  methodology  input sessions, supervised  lesson planning,  teaching practice, feedback on teaching, peer observation, observation of experienced teachers and consultation time
• include six hours of assessed teaching practice per trainee (with real students at different levels)
• include four hours' directed observation of live lessons taught by experienced ELT professionals plus two hours' observation of lessons on DVD
• include a minimum of 120 additional learning hours for reading, research, assignment writing and lesson preparation
• require you to submit a portfolio of work including  teaching practice materials, language analysis tasks, a student case study and other graded written assignments
• offer quality control. An external assessor, appointed by Cambridge ESOL, moderates each course.  

Our CELTA input sessions show you...

• How to analyse language for the effective teaching of grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation
• How to approach all four language skills: reading, listening, speaking & writing and to integrate them into your teaching
• How to plan and create resources for different contexts such as teaching Business English, Young Learners and examination classes
• The skills you need for professional classroom management
• The techniques you need to produce effective and motivating lessons
• The professionalism you need to increase your job prospects

Ideally you should :

• Have a standard of education equivalent to that required for entry into higher education
• Be aged 20 or over (we will consider 18 & 19 year olds on a case by case basis at our discretion)
• Have a standard of English that will enable you to teach English at a range of levels (proficient C2 level)

Study CELTA Full time or Part time

 
* Full time ( 4 consecutive weeks)
* Part time (1.5 days for 12 weeks)

Both full time and part time courses involve a minimum 120 contact hours and a minimum of 120 additional learning hoursThe full time course is extremely intensive, requiring attendance between 09.00 - 17.30 Monday to Friday.

The part-time course runs all day Monday and Tuesday morning and gives you the flexibility to fit your study programme around other professional commitments.

Course Dates 2021:
 
Full time  4 weeks

•  5 - 30 July 2021

Part time 12 weeks

•  25 January -  20 April 2021
•  27  September - 14 December 2021*

Blended Learning  15 weeks( online and face to face)

        Dates and fees to be set

Course fees:

          €1990,- including fee for Cambridge

          * fee to be set