4-week TEFL Course Manchester, United Kingdom
Cambridge CELTA Part-Time (16 weeks)
   
Course Details
| Course ref. |
2203 |
| Course Type |
4-week TEFL Course or equivalent |
| Min Age |
20 |
| Maximum Class Size |
18 |
| Exam Board Fee Included |
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| Class Times |
Twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5.30 pm to 9.30
pm.
Teaching Practice with feedback 3 hours per week Wednesday from 5:30pm - 8:30pm. |
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Customer Feedback
Very good, very great input sessions. A thoroughly rewarding experience!!!
-Philip Dickie-
The course was very intensive which I was fully aware of before I started. Even though the workload was heavy I found the course very stimulating and engaging. I enjoyed the teaching practice. Overall a very positive experience.
-Catherine Anderson-
The school and the quality of trainers were to the highest of standards. They always had time to help us trainees when we needed it. The course was intensive, as it suggests, and it did not let up for the four weeks. The amount of work was however worth it, as I learned a lot about how to teach EFL, and has given me a real enthusiasm to go out and find work within the TEFL industry.
-Matthew Todd-
Teaching was first class and the level of support was excellent. I enjoyed the whole course, well worth the cost!
-Sue Badger-
Course Description
The Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults
This 16-week part-time teacher training course leads to the award of the internationally recognised certificate. The Cambridge certificate is an essential first step in a career in TESOL. The qualification is an essential minimum requirement for teachers in a British Council accredited school. Successful participants will be able to use this qualification to teach in schools in the UK and overseas. Over 10,000 candidates complete a CELTA course each year.
The Cambridge examining body has strict guidelines for teaching the CELTA qualification, so course content and teaching will be quite standard across most schools. However, the school in Manchester tries to offer their students the best service possible within these guidelines such as:
- Constant support throughout the course, for example:
-> regular tutorials throughout the course to track students' progress and to help
with any problems they have
-> lots of practical help, for example finding material, writing the lessons etc.
- High pass rate: on average over 90% of the students who complete the course
eventually pass it
- Feedback about job vacancies: the school receives a lot of information about job
vacancies around the world and they feed this information back to their students.
any problems they have
Course Aim
To empower the trainees to develop a greater understanding of the learning and teaching process. The Academy encourages participants to adopt a reflective, questioning and critical approach, central to which is the participant's own experience, attitudes and beliefs. Trainers will be guides, facilitators and resources rather than fonts of all knowledge. Courses are hands-on, innovative, challenging, and enjoyable.
Who takes the course?
The course is designed for people from a wide variety of backgrounds, who may or may not have any teaching experience. All participants must have a very good command of English in order to be able to cope with the demands of the course. They must be able to express themselves clearly and accurately both orally and in writing. Participants should have a high level of motivation and commitment and be able to work as open and reflective members of a team.
Course Contents
Over the eighteen week period the course will:
-Integrate theory and practice.
-Provide a minimum of 100 contact hours between tutors and trainees involving input, tutorial support, supervised lesson planning, feedback, and peer observation.
-Include, in addition, seven hours of assessed teaching practice per trainee (to be arranged on Wednesday afternoons).
-Include, in addition, six hours classroom observation of experienced ELT professionals.
-Require the submission by each candidate of a portfolio of work including materials related to teaching practice and written assignments.
How am I assessed?
Candidates are assessed continuously throughout the course and there is no final examination. Each course is moderated by an external assessor, who is appointed by Cambridge ESOL. Assessment consists of 3 components. They are: Assessment of Teaching Practice, Written Assignments and Professional Development. Candidates are assessed on their overall ability over 6 hours of teaching practice, working at two levels of ability. There are four written assignments. Two assignments explore aspects of teaching and learning English at adult level, one involves work on the language system of English and one is a reflection on classroom teaching. Professional Development is assessed by the candidate’s overall performance on the course. In order to gain the qualification, candidates must pass all three components. There are three grades - Pass, Pass ‘B’ and Pass ‘A’.
Accommodation Options
The school can arrange various accommodation options for you through the school.
They can offer the school's own student house, located just a twenty-five minute bus journey away. The house is self-catering, students will share the kitchen, lounge and dining room with other residents. The prices depend on the room and the facilities, they can be between GBP 85 - GBP 155 per week, plus registration fee of GBP 40.
Also, student residences are available during July and August. Students can book rooms with self-catering facilities, cost is approx GBP 18 per night, plus registration fee of GBP 40.
School Details - Manchester
This school is accredited for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) by the British Council and a member of the Association of Recognised English Language Services (ARELS). Our CELTA courses are validated by the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL) which has a well-earned reputation for academic excellence; its qualifications are recognised and accepted by teaching institutions world-wide.
Timetable
Twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5.30 pm to 9.30
pm.
Teaching Practice with feedback 3 hours per week Wednesday from 5:30pm - 8:30pm.
Help for Jobs
The CELTA course includes a session on Future opportunities: A career in EFL. The session takes place at the end of the course and aims to provide guidance on how to look for a job. Interview format as well as possible questions are also discussed in order to further clarify the process of job seeking.
In addition, trainees are given details of vacancies that may be going at the time and directed to take a closer look at the jobs board in the training room. The school has regular contact with various recruitment agencies and schools worldwide and whenever details of jobs are passed on to us they are posted on the jobs board.
We are not a recruitment agency and therefore we cannot guarantee that we will find a job for trainees on successful completion of the course. However, we do give help and offer practical advice in the later stages of each course.
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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