4-week TEFL Course Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Cambridge CELTA - CELTA, Spanish & chill out package
  
Important Information
The packages in 2012 are in a different order
* 16 January: Spanish+CELTA+Chill out
* 13 February, 9 April, 18 June, 10 September: Spanish+Chill out+CELTA
* 4 June, 5 November: CELTA+Spanish+Chill out
Course Details
| Course ref. |
2011 |
| Course Type |
4-week TEFL Course or equivalent |
| Min Age |
20 |
| Maximum Class Size |
12 |
| Exam Board Fee Included |
 |
| Class Times |
11am-9pm |
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Customer Feedback
I loved both the school and the trainers. The school was beautifully landscaped and the staff was always friendly and helpful. The trainers were friendly and very knowledgeable.
Elena Borisoff
The school was a delight. The course tutors were capable, competent and did an excellent job of modelling the techniques they were teaching. Everyone on the staff was pleasant and helpful at all times.
Barbara Stromer
The trainer was professional and so helpful. The course was amazing!
Gina Rino
Course Description
Course Details
2010: the school will be closed for holidays on 1 January; 5 February; 15 March; 1, 2 April; 17 September; 22 November and 25 December.
Note that classes lost due to holidays listed above cannot be made up at other times
2 weeks Spanish + 4 weeks CELTA + 1 week chill out. For some of these packages the 'chillout' week will fall in between the Spanish and the CELTA course. A chance to explore culture and jobs with a basic knowledge of Spanish before you embark upon your Teacher Training Course.
How will this package benefit me?
You will meet the foreign students in the classes you observe and see experienced teachers in action. This will help to make your teaching practice during CELTA less intimidating and you will probably find it easier to anticipate and deal with students' language problems during teaching practice. If you work hard and dedicate the time, you will learn a lot and pass the Cambridge CELTA course. You will become a confident English teacher, ready to embark on an interesting career.
The Spanish course is 20 hours per week, at any level, in international groups with other language learners. You will benefit from seeing your Spanish teachers in action whilst improving your own Spanish language skills.
In a nutshell
If you work hard and dedicate the time, you will learn a lot and pass the Cambridge CELTA course. You will become a confident English teacher, ready to embark on an interesting career. You will find it much easier to deal with the initial culture shock with some Spanish under your belt and you will feel truelly immersed when you meet the locals during teaching practice. The experience of learning a challenging language will benefit you enormously throughout your teaching career. It will also prove to be a huge assett when taking your first steps on the career ladder.
Course Description
The CELTA - Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults - course is the best known teacher training course for English language teachers in the world. The CELTA provides initial training leading to a Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, probably the best choice available for an initial ELT (or TEFL/TESOL) qualification. It is intended for those with little or no previous English Language teaching experience and for teachers with some experience but little previous training.
Success in the Certificate has enabled many candidates to obtain their first teaching position: the course is highly regarded by employers as providing sound initial training and a strong basis from which to develop as a teacher of English.
Course content
Learners and teachers and the teaching and learning context
Language analysis and awareness
Language skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing
Planning and resources
Developing teaching skills and professionalism
Classroom observation
Teaching practice
Teaching practice
Teaching practice is an integral part of the course. This is organised in small groups of 5-6 trainees with volunteer students at two different levels. At the end of each day, an evaluation of the session is led by a course tutor. Trainees are expected to liaise within their groups outside course hours in order to plan teaching practice classes, according to guidelines provided by course tutors.
Course Design
Full-time over four weeks:
Courses have a minimum of 120 contact hours, plus a further 80 hours plus for required outside of classtime tasks, including assignments and lesson planning.
The full-time course is very intensive and requires a full-time commitment. Full attendance is very important.
Typical timetable
Sessions are held between 10:30am and 7:00pm including teaching practice. A typical day on the course looks something like this:
10:30am-12.30pm
Teaching Practice
1:00-3:00pm
Input Sessions
3:00-4:40pm
Break
4:30-7:00pm
Feedback Session and Lesson Preparation
The tutors
The course tutors are approved by Cambridge ESOL.
Why THIS training course?
- CELTA is probably the most internationally recognised ELT/TESOL certificate in the world
- Highly qualified, experienced trainers
- Practical approach to methodology
- Extensive supervised teaching practice
- Access to the IH World network of schools
- Job placement advice
- Moderated by the University of Cambridge ESOL
Recommended reading
Grammar: We recommend that you buy a good teacher's grammar book, such as
Grammar for English Language Teachers, by Martin Parrott (CUP)
Practical English Usage, by Michael Swan (OUP)
Methodology: You are also advised to have access to a methodology book, such as
How to Teach English, by Jeremy Harmer (Longman)
Learning Teaching, by Jim Scrivener (Heinemann).
Accommodation Options
Accommodation can be arranged for you in the student residence in a single room on self-catering and is included in the fees below
School Details - Playa del Carmen
This school is in the idyllic location of Playa del Carmen, a small town on the Caribbean coast of Mexico.
Playa del Carmen
Sun, sea, sand and more sand... don't look further than Playa if this is your idea of paradise. It's no surprise that over recent years tourists have begun to flock here, but beach life is still nothing but relaxed and the old Latin philosophy of mañana lives on. Quinta Avenida is the main street and you can happily lose yourself for several hours in shops selling Mexican crafts, amber jewellery, tequila and designer clothes - before being enticed into one of the bars for happy hour. But when all's said and done your main reason for coming to Playa has to be for the beach - so head down here and take your siesta under the warm Caribbean sun.
Timetable
11am-9pm
Help for Jobs
The school offers trainees guidance when looking for jobs through a session about Professional Development and Employment in TESOL, which includes advice on CVs and job interviews once they have successfully completed their course.
The course tutors have contacts throughout Mexico and abroad, and can give advice to CELTA graduates about working in schools around the world. For those interested in staying in the Playa del Carmen area, contacts in local schools can be provided.
The CELTA course in Playa Del Carmen is recognized by SEP (Secretaría de Educación Pública), which means that getting a job in Mexico can be a simple process. A large number of CELTA graduates from the school now work in other schools in Mexico; in Mexico City, Queretaro and Monterrey, and for those interested in these options, it is often possible to organize a telephone interview during the final week of the course. Trainees are able to find employment in private language schools, private primary schools, secondary schools and high schools as well as private Universities.
How to Apply
1. Choose the start date which interests you. If you’re still unsure, please choose an approximate date for now - you will be able to specify later.
2. Register your details with Cactus TEFL (1 minute) to help us track your application.
3. Download the application form and save it on your computer.
4. Complete it offline in your own time
5. Go back to www.cactustefl.com, sign in and submit your completed form.
You can also submit an application by email. We will explain how to do this on the application form. Please contact us if you have any problems with the application procedure.
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