The CELTA Course

You’re going to embark on a journey into a new career and whether you go on to teach for 9 months or 9 years, you’ll enjoy the experience so much more if you know what you’re doing.

This is exactly what the CELTA will do for you; it will give you the confidence, experience and know-how to teach good, effective lessons, which means both you and your students will enjoy them.

In this regard, the CELTA course stands out head and shoulders above other TESOL courses:
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1. The CELTA is strictly regulated by Cambridge University, who ensures the course tutors, the curriculum and the center adhere to its high quality standards. You can trust the quality of any Cambridge University CELTA course.
2. CELTA teacher trainers are the best in the field of TESOL: they have years of teaching experience and have trained extensively to become a CELTA teacher trainer. Cambridge University prides itself on the quality of their approved trainers.
3. On the CELTA course, no trainer is responsible for more than 6 trainees at any time. Therefore you always receive the individual attention and detailed feedback you need to learn and progress quickly as a teacher.
4. Due to the value given to Cambridge University within the TESOL industry, and the role CELTA has had in training teachers for over four decades, no other course is as highly respected as the CELTA program nor will open as many teaching opportunities.
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As you research online and learn about the exciting opportunities that await you, you’re probably feeling a little nervous. You’re ready to go out in the world and teach, but you’re not quite sure what to expect. Maybe you’re questioning if you have what it takes to do your job well.

Let us put your mind at ease. Here is what the CELTA course will do for you:
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• Provide you with the ability to take on teaching challenges with confidence
• Train you with the skills and knowledge of TESOL fundamentals
• Give you the hands-on experience of working with real language learners so you leave the course with teaching experience not just TESOL theory.
• Help you find the best employment opportunities with competitive pay and benefits

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When you finish your CELTA course, you won’t just have a prestigious certificate to show for it (though you most definitely will have a prestigious certificate). You’ll have the confidence and the experience to handle any classroom situation and you’ll have the tools to continue developing your skills. Whether you go on to teach business professionals, undergrads, adults or children, you will earn the respect of your students through your abilities as a teacher.

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And the most rewarding part of the CELTA course is knowing that all the hard work you put into the most respected and rigorous TESOL course in the world has resulted in smiling students who are motivated and inspired to work hard in your lessons, in positive feedback from your school director and having the confidence to walk into any classroom in any country and teach a great lesson.

CELTA 2024 Course Fees:

Online

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The full cost of the online CELTA program for 2024 is $2,895 USD/£1,390 GBP / $3,195 AUD.

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In 2025, the course fee will be $2,945 USD ($2,545 early bird)/£1,445 GBP (£1,295 GBP early bird) - see below for details of the early bird discount.

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Face-to-face
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The cost of the face-to-face CELTA program, inclusive of tuition, Cambridge fee, registration fee and all applicable taxes, is as follows:

- New York City: $2,945 USD*

- Miami: $2,945 USD

- Boston: $2,945 USD

- Toronto: $2,495 CAD

- London: £1,390 GBP (2024) £1,445 GBP (2025)

- Oxford: £1,390 GBP (2024) £1,445 GBP (2025)

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Please note:

• This fee does not include accommodation.
• You can pay in installments, as long as the full course fee is received at least five weeks in advance of the course start date.
• The cost is the same for the full-time and part-time CELTA course.
• This cost includes a $200 USD/£100 GBP / $250 AUD enrolment deposit that will secure your place on the course of your choice. Your remaining course fee is due 5 weeks before your course begins.
• Certificate shipping may incur an additional fee. (Domestic shipping to the USA is included in the US course fee)

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Early bird discount!

Take advantage of our earlybird promotion and confirm your enrolment early to receive a discount on your course fees.

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UK - online and face-to-face

Confirm your enrolment three weeks before your course commences and receive a £100 (2024) / £150 (2025) discount off your course fees.

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USA online only

Confirm your enrolment five weeks before your course commences and receive a $400 discount off your course fees.

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Australia - online only

Confirm your enrolment three weeks before your course commences and receive a $300 discount off your course fees.

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Enrolment deposit:

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CELTA candidates are required to pay a non-refundable $200/£100/ $250 AUD enrolment fee. This deposit is paid after the CELTA candidate has completed the application process, interviewed with one of our tutors, and has been accepted onto the course. Once payment of the enrolment fee has been made, we confirm a place on the course of your choice, subject to places still being available.

Pay this year for the 2024 price, even for a 2025 course!

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No application fee:

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There is no fee to apply for the Teaching House CELTA, and applicants are in no way committed to taking the course after submitting an application. Because places are limited on our CELTA courses (the maximum ratio of trainees to teacher trainers is 6:1), it is advisable to apply for a place as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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Books and materials:

CELTA Trainees can choose to buy a methodology book and grammar book, but these are not required (information on these books will be provided during the application process). This is completely optional, and we have copies of these books available at all of our face-to-face centers.

If you have any questions or need further assistance, please contact us here. We are here to help.

Face to Face and Mixed Mode CELTA courses

Mixed Mode courses - the first half of the course is 100% online and the second half is 100% face-to-face at one of our well-equipped, convenient locations. The best of both worlds!

Upcoming CELTA Face to Face Course Dates:

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London

Full Time CELTA Course  

• January  13th - February 7th, 2025  
• February 10th  - March 7th, 2025    
• March 24th -  April 17th, 2025  
• April 22nd -  May 16th, 2025    
• May 19th -  June 13th, 2025    
• June 16th -  July 11th, 2025    
• July 14th -  August 8th, 2025    
• August 18th -  September 12th, 2025    
• September 15th  - October 10th, 2025    
• October 20th -  November 14th, 2025    
• November 17th  - December 12th, 2025
  

Part Time CELTA Course ‍

• March  21st - June 4th, 2025    
• October 3rd -  December 10th, 2025

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Oxford

Full Time CELTA Course

• May 19th -  June 13th, 2025    
• August 18th -  September 12th, 2025    
• November 17th  - December 12th, 2025
  

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Boston

Full Time CELTA Course

• February  10th - March 7th, 2025 (Mixed Mode)    
• June 16th -  July 11th, 2025    
• August 18th -  September 12th, 2025 (Mixed Mode)    
• November 17th  - December 12th, 2025 (Mixed Mode)

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Miami

Full Time CELTA Course  

• May 19th -  June 13th, 2025 (Mixed Mode)    
• October 20th -  November 14th, 2025 (Mixed Mode)

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New York City

Full Time CELTA Course  

• April 21st -  May 16th, 2025  
• July 14th -  August 8th, 2025    
• September 15th  - October 10th, 2025 (Mixed Mode)    
• November 17th  - December 16th, 2025
  

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Part Time CELTA Course

• March 21st -  June 2nd, 2025 (Mixed Mode)    
• October 3rd -  December 16th, 2025 (Mixed Mode)

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Toronto

Full Time CELTA Course  

• May 20th -  June 13th, 2025    
• July 14th -  August 8th, 2025    
• September 15th  - October 10th, 2025    
• November 17th  - December 12th, 2025
  

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Belfast

Full Time CELTA Course      

• January 13th -  February 7th, 2025    
• March 24th - April 17th, 2025    
• July 7th - August 1st, 2025    
• October 20th - November 14th, 2025‍

Part Time CELTA Course  

• March 15th  - June 7th, 2025
• September 6th - November 29th, 2025

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Madrid

Full Time CELTA Course          

• February 3rd -  February 28th, 2025    
• March 3rd - March 28th, 2025    
• April 28th - May 30th, 2025    
• June 2nd - June 27th, 2025    
• July 1st - July 31st, 2025    
• August 1st - August 29th, 2025    
• September 1st - September 30th, 2025    
• October 1st - October 31st, 2025    
• November 3rd - November 28th, 2025

Part Time CELTA Course     

• January 10th -  March 28th, 2025    
• April 4th - June 25th, 2025    
• October 3rd - December 17th, 2025

Part Time Mixed-Mode CELTA Course    

• January 3rd - March  22nd, 2025    
• April 1st - June 21st, 2025    
• October 1st - December 19th, 2025

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Malaga

Full Time CELTA Course     

• March 17th - April  11th, 2025    
• June 2nd - June 27th, 2025    
• August 1st - August 29th, 2025
• November 3rd - November 28th, 2025

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Seville

Full Time CELTA Course      

• January 13th -  February 7th, 2025  
• March 17th - April 11th, 2025
• April 21st - May 23rd, 2025    
• June 2nd - June 27th, 2025    
• July 7th - August 1st, 2025    
• August 4th - August 29th, 2025    
• October 6th - October 31st, 2025    
• November 24th - December 19th, 2025

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Vancouver

Full Time CELTA Course       

• May 26th - June 20th,  2025
• July 7th - August 1st, 2025

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Full Time Mixed-Mode CELTA Course    

• March 3rd - March 28th,  2025
• August 5th - August  29th, 2025    
• October 6th - October 31st, 2025

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Online Course Times

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In order to best serve our community we have scheduled our online classes across three major time zones to serve:

• The East Coast USA/Canada: Eastern Standard Time/Eastern Daylight Time
• The West Coast USA/Canada: Pacific Standard Time/Pacific Daylight Time
• The United Kingdom and Europe: GMT/British Summer Time

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Online

All our online Celta course dates run simultaneously in The East Coast USA, West Coast USA and UK time zones. Simply indicate your time zone of preference in the application form and you will be enrolled in the cohort of your desired time zone.

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Up-coming CELTA Course Dates:

‍Full Time CELTA Courses (Monday - Friday | 8.45am - 4.45pm West Coast USA / 10.00am-6.00pm East Coast USA / 10.30am - 6.30pm UK*)

• November 18th - December 13th (UK)/ December 17th (USA), 2024 (later end date in USA due to Thanksgiving holiday)
• January  13th - February 7th, 2025    
• February 10th  - March 7th, 2025    
• March 24th - April 17th (UK) / April 18th (USA), 2025    (later end date in UK due to Good Friday holiday)
• April 21st (USA) / April 22nd (UK)-  May 16th, 2025    (later start date in UK due to Easter Monday holiday)
• May 19th -  June 13th, 2025    
• June 16th -  July 11th, 2025    
• July 14th -  August 8th, 2025    
• August 18th -  September 12th, 2025    
• September 15th  - October 10th, 2025    
• October 20th -  November 14th, 2025    
• November 17th  - December 12th (UK) / December 16th (USA), 2025 (later end date in USA due to Thanksgiving holiday)

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‍Part Time CELTA Courses (Two evenings per week (5.30-9.30pm) plus every other Friday 5.30-8.30pm*)

• January  10th - March 20th, 2025    
• March 21st -  June 2nd, 2025    
• June 6th -  August 14th 2025    
• July 18th -  September 25th, 2025    
• October 3rd -  December 10th (UK) / December 16th (USA), 2025    (later end date in USA due to Thanksgiving holiday)

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‍Part Time Saturday Schedule CELTA Courses (Saturdays 9.00am - 4.00pm*) - East Coast USA and UK time zones only

• February  1st - May 3rd, 2025 (Saturday Schedule)
• May 17th -  August 16th, 2025 (Saturday Schedule)    
• September 6th  - December 6th, 2025 (Saturday Schedule)

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*Please note that the schedules listed are the live class times only. An additional 80-100 hours (approx.) per course will be required for lesson planning, assignments and record keeping. For part-time courses, theory and methodology content is also delivered asynchronously (approximately 45 additional hours per course).

HOW IS THE CELTA ASSESSED?

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The assessment on the CELTA course is continuous (throughout the course) and integrated (all components count towards the final grade). The CELTA qualification does not require a final examination. Assessment is based on evaluation of the candidate according to Cambridge criteria in the following two areas:


• REAL CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE

For each lesson that you teach you will create a Lesson Plan, which includes a breakdown of the lesson, showing how you will manage your materials and handouts to achieve the lesson’s aim or focus. You will also prepare analysis sheets on grammar, language, and vocabulary, which help you prepare and guide you throughout the lesson. They will also help you anticipate students' questions and problems. Working with the lesson plans and language analysis sheets will give you thorough training and a good understanding of preparing for future classes.

You will maintain a portfolio of your work during the course. This portfolio will contain your lesson materials, including handouts, lesson plans and the individual written feedback your tutor gives you.


• WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS

During the CELTA course, you’ll complete four written assignments. The assignments are about 1,000 words each and are spread out over the length of the course. They are very practical in nature and focus on a variety of aspects, including a trainee's strengths and weaknesses, the students they teach, and their ability to teach language systems (grammar and vocabulary) and language skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking).

Individual tutorials are held with trainees to monitor and discuss progress. You’ll be informed regularly of your progress through feedback on your teaching practice and written assignments.



• CELTA QUALIFICATION AND MODERATION - CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

Each CELTA course is externally moderated by an assessor from Cambridge University. The assessor visits the center during the second half of the course and looks at trainees’ portfolios and assignments and observes their teaching practice. Trainees are invited to meet the assessor if they'd like to discuss any matters.

The clear CELTA qualification standards set by Cambridge University and the external moderation of each course are two of the many reasons why the Cambridge University CELTA Course is considered the best TESOL qualification in the world.

REAL CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE: ENGLISH TEACHING WITH REAL STUDENTS

There are some things in life that cannot be learned from just reading a book or studying online. For example, imagine turning up for your driving test having never been behind the wheel of a car. Good teaching is no different and can only be developed through hands-on experience in the classroom. Which is why the main component of the CELTA course is controlled, in-classroom teaching practice working with real language learners.

If you’re in any doubt about how important this experience is, consider these two scenarios.

Scenario #1:

You listed ‘college writing tutor’ and ‘online TESOL course’ on your resume and after a lot of searching you’ve finally got an English teaching job in the rough end of town. You’ve got a class of 20 students with a range of language learning needs and you’re not sure what from your experience as a writing tutor or the online activities you did for your TESOL course has helped prepare you for this lesson.

With sweaty palms you flip through the coursebook, trying to find an easy vocabulary lesson to teach because you have no idea how to teach grammar.

As your students take their seats, they open their notebooks and look up at you expectantly. They’ve paid good money for this course and they’re hoping you’re worth it.

You look at your watch and hope the next 45 minutes passes as painlessly as possible. But at this point, your English teaching career is off to a grim start.

Scenario #2:

It’s your first day with a new class of English students. You think back to your weeks of intense training on your CELTA course and the feedback and encouragement you got from your CELTA trainer.

You’ve prepared an interesting lesson to get your students working in groups, chatting with each other and covering some new vocabulary items, leading to the introduction of a new grammar point. Yes, this is your first day with a new class, but your confident posture, the handouts organized on your desk and the way you calmly and comfortably chat with the students as they walk into your class shows someone who is at ease in the classroom and knows what they’re doing.

As you chat with your students about their weekend before class starts, you can tell you’re going to have a lot of fun with this group, and the feeling is mutual.

Which scenario would you prefer to be in?


SO, WHAT DOES THE REAL CLASSROOM TEACHING COMPONENT INVOLVE?

When you start your CELTA course, you’ll be in the classroom from Day 1, working with real students from a range of non-English-speaking countries. By the time the course ends, you’ll have spent about 40 hours in the classroom teaching, observing your colleagues teach and evaluating students’ English skills.

Each lesson you teach will follow a cycle:

You work one-on-one with your teacher trainer to design your lesson and select activities to do with your class
While you teach, your trainer is present throughout the lesson to support you and to write a report on your lesson
After the lesson, you, your trainer and your small group of fellow trainees (maximum group size of six) discuss that day’s lessons and evaluate them – what worked, what didn’t and what steps you can take to improve
After this wraps up, you get a detailed written report on your lesson to take away and read through
You are now ready to prepare your next lesson with your CELTA trainer, building on your previous lesson and incorporating everything new that you’ve learned.


HOW DO YOU BENEFIT FROM THE REAL CLASSROOM TEACHING COMPONENT?

Once you’ve graduated from your CELTA course, and you find yourself standing before a new class of students, wherever you may be, you won’t feel petrified, or lost, or be hoping it was over already. You’ll have the confidence to meet your new students and their expectations and you’ll be able to teach quality lessons and enjoy doing it. You’ll have earned your CELTA and you’ll already have English teaching experience.

It’s no wonder that language school principals around the world are looking for teachers who have done the CELTA. Having a CELTA certificate in hand is the mark of a teacher who is prepared and knows what they’re doing.

For more information about what topics the CELTA course covers, go to our page on Course Content or go to our Course Locations to find a CELTA course near you.

There isn't a specific textbook required for the CELTA teacher training course since Teaching House trainers draw from a wide range of materials and resources during the course. The goal is that, by the end, you will have collected a tailor-made manual of ideas, techniques, activities and methodologies to use in your future teaching pursuits.

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Teaching House does, however, recommend two books that we believe will be beneficial in your teaching career and as a complement to the CELTA course. These are books that the staff at Teaching House have used and found to be extremely useful in our own teaching careers. You are not required to buy these books, and if you already have a grammar book and/or methodology book in your possession, it will probably not be necessary to buy another.

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We recommend that you get one methodology book and one grammar book for the CELTA course:

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Methodology Book

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Learning Teaching

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Jim Scrivener
ISBN: 0230729843
Macmillan Education

This book covers a range of essential theory and methodology. It includes practical teaching ideas, example lessons and samples from current teaching materials.

Note: If it is out of stock, or you prefer to buy it in person, please contact our office at info@teachinghouse.group

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Grammar Book

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Practical English Usage

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Michael Swan
ISBN: 019442099X
Oxford University Press, USA

Considered by many ESL teachers to be 'the bible' of ESL grammar books. There are larger grammar books on the market, but for teachers in their first few years of teaching, this really is a good solid book to help you comprehend those tricky language issues.

Note: If it is out of stock, or you prefer to buy it in person, please contact our office at info@teachinghouse.group

The Enrollment Process

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All teacher training courses:

All Teaching House Courses start with an online application, then we will send you detailed information regarding the following steps, which usually include an interview with a Teaching House teacher trainer. For more details about the requirements for your course, contact us.

CELTA Course Enrolment:

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The Teaching House Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of other languages (CELTA) enrollment process is designed with three aims in mind:

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• To provide the applicant with a clear idea of what the course is, what to expect to get from it and what is required to succeed.
• To ensure that once an applicant has been accepted, they have a very high chance of successfully completing the course.
• To ensure those who are accepted have a high probability of qualifying for and attaining ESL teaching work in the country or city of their choice.

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Pre-Requisites:

• An applicant must have a standard of education equivalent to that required for entry into higher education.
• An applicant must be over the age of 18.
• An applicant must have a standard of English which will enable them to teach at a range of levels, equivalent to a high C1 level on the CEFR.
  

The process for enrolling:

1. All interested trainees must complete the application form located here. There is NO application fee. If you are not able to successfully complete the online application form, you can request an application via email (as a word document) through our contact us page. To ensure that you receive our emails promptly, please add info@teachinghouse.group to your Allowed Emails list.
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2. After reviewing your application, a member of our enrollment team will follow up by email and send you an assignment called the Pre-Interview Task. This task is a series of language and teaching activities designed to give trainees an idea of what the course (and teaching English!) is all about.
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3. Once we have received your Pre-Interview Task, we will schedule a time for an interview that is convenient for you. Most interviews are conducted via telephone or Zoom but in-person interviews are available at our New York, Boston, London, Melbourne and Toronto locations.
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4. The interview is a chance for you to speak to an experienced course trainer. The trainer will discuss your work from the Pre-Interview Task to gain a better understanding of your potential for English Language Teaching. The interview also provides an opportunity to speak with an enrollment advisor about the enrollment process and payment options.
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5. After acceptance, you must pay an enrollment deposit to confirm your place on the course of your choice (subject to availability—given on a first-come, first-served basis). The amount of enrollment deposit depends on your course location.
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6. The remainder of your course fee (less the enrollment deposit) is due no later than five weeks before the beginning of the course.

Feel free to contact us for more information or Apply Now!

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CELTA COURSE CONTENT - THE TESOL SESSIONS

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Have you ever sat through a class or seminar and wondered if there was a practical application to what was being taught? Or attended lectures that felt more like endurance tests in note-taking than actual learning experiences?

We’ve all been there because we’ve all experienced, at some point in our lives, a teacher standing at the head of the class talking at us.

Thankfully, this style of teaching has no place in a thriving language-learning environment. Instead, a modern language lesson is an interactive process that requires experimentation, a willingness to make mistakes, immersion into real-life situations, a genuine need to use language and a great deal of student talking (instead of time spent listening to the teacher).

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SO, WHAT DOES THIS KIND OF TESOL CLASSROOM LOOK LIKE?

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For one, you will not find clearly delineated rows of silent students writing in notebooks and looking at their teacher, the only speaker in the room.

Instead, the TESOL classroom has students with moveable desks facing each other, or groups of students moving around the classroom with a paper and pen in hand talking to other students while consulting the whiteboard for a word they might need, or grabbing the teacher to ask a question.

You may see a teacher milling around the classroom ducking into groups of students to listen and take notes. The teacher may move quietly from group to group without interfering until suddenly they signal an end to that phase by directing the students’ attention towards a language point or vocabulary word on the board.

Yes, there will be times when students are sitting quietly, writing in their notebooks. After all, there are vocabulary words to be recorded, grammar examples to be written down and sometimes there are writing exercises to be executed. But more often than not, a good TESOL classroom will be alive with students’ voices as they verbally play with the language they’re learning. The teacher in these scenarios is very much a resource and a facilitator. They control when one activity ends and another begins and they insert language and meaning when students are struggling to find the language they need to express themselves. This is what active learning looks like.

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SO, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR ME? WHAT DOES MY CLASSROOM LOOK LIKE WHEN MY TUTORS ARE TEACHING MY TESOL SESSIONS?

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For reasons of demonstration and because the process of learning is active rather than passive, your Course Sessions on language teaching will look very similar to the kinds of language classes you will be teaching.

You will not be lectured at or expected to memorize tomes of information. You will, however, learn teaching methodology through the same techniques we’re encouraging you to use in your own classroom. The process shouldn’t be silent, and it should be fun.

Your tutors will teach you about how to effectively teach grammar, for example, by demonstrating techniques on you and asking you to work in groups or pairs to analyze and discuss the tools used and how these could apply to your own TESOL classroom. Though the idea of teaching grammar often evokes fear in the hearts of first-time teachers, your trainers will demonstrate how a grammar lesson may start with something as simple as a game.

There will be no grammar trees and no lectures using sentence diagrams. The key is engagement and practical application.

You’ll also attend a TESOL Session on how to create your own authentic materials for the classroom (which is also an assignment you’ll complete on the course). Your tutor isn’t going to lecture you on the different types of authentic lessons available, expecting you to take notes and understand the theory without the practice. They’re going to engage you in learning from an authentic materials lesson they’ve created. And as you’re doing the exercises as a student, you’ll also be exposed to the methods used and asked to analyze in groups and pairs the different types of techniques you found effective for learning.

You’re in the hands of experts now. And CELTA trainers are not lecturers. They are expert educators. They have had years of experience with language learners and in training teachers; they know how to engage you in the process of becoming experts in your own right.

Here are some of the topics that your sessions cover. All sessions are practical in nature, with some foundation in theory, and demonstrate techniques that you can use immediately in the language lessons you teach.

The following areas are among those that will be covered:

• How to teach grammar and vocabulary effectively
• How to motivate your students
• How to help your students get the most out of a reading text
• How to order the stages of a lesson
• How to influence the dynamics of a classroom for the best results
• How to use teaching books and materials effectively
• How to bring authentic materials – articles, songs, stories – into the classroom

There are also sessions on a range of topics to help you find the best teaching jobs at the best schools.

These sessions include:

• Where to find the best TESOL jobs
• How to write an effective resume and cover letter
• What kinds of questions to expect in an interview
• What to expect from a TESOL contract (including housing, flights and medical care)

Are you interested in experiencing an active learning experience like this? Apply for the CELTA course or contact us today to find out what availability we have on upcoming courses.

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