4-week TEFL Course Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Cambridge CELTA
   
Course Details
| Course ref. |
3188 |
| Course Type |
4-week TEFL Course or equivalent |
| Min Age |
18 |
| Maximum Class Size |
12 |
| Exam Board Fee Included |
 |
| Class Times |
Course hours are usually from 9am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, irrespective of public holidays. |
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Customer Feedback
School is in an excellent location in Edinburgh. The facilities were good. The trainers were excellent. The course is very intense, but as with all things the more you put in the more you get out.
Martin Peacock
Course Description
The course
CELTA is a four-week, intensive courses of 120 contact hours plus at least 80 additional learning hours. The course follows the Cambridge ESOL syllabus, which focuses on putting principles into practice in the English language classroom. We aim to prepare those with no previous experience for a career in teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL).
Successful trainees are awarded a Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA). This is the most widely recognised teaching qualification in the field and is essential for entry into the profession of EFL teaching.
Our team of CELTA tutors are qualified and experienced trainers and have extensive experience in EFL both abroad and in the UK.
Course Outline
The course comprises three core elements:
Instruction
Active participation in task-based work-shops, lectures and practical activities focusing on learner awareness, language analysis, phonology, career development and methodology �V how to teach.
Teaching Practice
Trainees teach classes of overseas students and gain genuine experience of the teaching and learning process. Tutors provide help with lesson preparation and by the end of the course trainees will have taught at two levels and have completed a total of six hours of teaching, in compliance with Cambridge guidelines. When not teaching, trainees usually observe their colleagues and after the lessons they contribute to group feedback with the tutor.
Observation
Trainees actively observe and learn from experienced teachers in action for a total of six hours of lessons, a proportion of which is done through video observation.
Assessment
There is no examination - assessment is continuous and is carried out by the course tutors, with a visit from a Cambridge assessor who ensures that tutors work consistently and in accordance with guidelines. Teaching practice and assignments are assessed. Each trainee will have at least one tutorial during the course and will be given an indication of his or her progress.
Commitment
The CELTA course is very intensive and Cambridge requires that trainees attend every aspect of the course. It is advisable that other commitments are kept to a minimum. All trainees will be heavily involved in lesson preparation and writing assignments in the evenings and at weekends too.
Professionalism
Trainees are expected to demonstrate a professional attitude and work constructively with colleagues.
Accommodation Options
The school can arrange accommodation with a host family for trainees for the duration of the course.
There are 3 options:
- Standard half-board - V a single room including breakfast and 5 evening meals (Mon-Fri)
- Executive half-board in a room with ensuite or private bathroom including breakfast and 5 evening meals (Mon-Fri)
- Self-catering single room in a flat or family home with shared use of kitchen facilities.
Homestay Accommodation
Host Family - Prices per person per week
Half-board (Breakfast and evening meal every day): £140
En-suite half-board (Private or en-suite bathroom. Breakfast and evening meal every day): £240
Self-catering in private home: £110
Residence AVAILABLE JULY & AUGUST ONLY
Pollock Halls Residence - Prices per person per week
Room type: standard single Half-board £325 Bed & Breakfast £250
All homestay and residence accommodation is booked from the Sunday before the course begins until the Saturday morning after the course finishes. 1 week = 6 nights
School Details - Edinburgh Queen Street
A busy school in the centre of Edinburgh, this centre is a tutorial college, as well as EFL school, exam centre and CELTA training school. It is the longest established centre for CELTA in Scotland. The school is situated in the historic New Town in the heart of Edinburgh. Local transport, trains and buses are within easy reach.
CELTA trainees have exclusive use of one large classroom throughout the course, including their own photocopier. There is a library of resources from which trainees can borrow books, including grammar references, methodology books, coursebooks and supplementary teaching activites.
Timetable
Course hours are usually from 9am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, irrespective of public holidays.
Help for Jobs
During the course, information will be available to assist trainees in finding employment in TEFL. As a well-known centre for training teachers, this school is frequently sent details of teaching vacancies from schools all over the world. This information is posted on a Jobs Board in the CELTA classroom.
After the course, we can continue to email further information about teaching vacancies to ex-trainees.
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.
6. We will keep you posted by email throughout the process.
You can also submit an application by fax, or post. We will explain how to do this on the application form. Please contact us if you would like us to post you an empty application form.
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