TEFL - Cambridge CELTA Part-Time (12 weeks) - FEMALE ONLY London, United Kingdom

The school is located in Mayfair, the most vibrant yet historic part of London, in an elegant Edwardian building, just minutes from the underground station as well as two famous shopping areas - trendy Oxford Street and upmarket Bond Street. The school has a popular terrace cafe where students can chat over a coffee or use the multimedia computer centre with high-speed Internet access.

This 12 week course part-time course is taught by highly qualified and experienced female trainers and provides candidates with a practical grounding in teaching techniques and methodology through a combination of instruction, observation and extensive supervised teaching practice.

The course involves over 120 contact hours and includes six hours of observed teaching practice with English language students.

The class size is limited to 12 participants, which helps to create a friendly and personal atmosphere. Each day consists of input sessions and teaching practice. Please note that during the summer months trainee numbers may be increased to 15 trainees per course.

The first two weeks of the part time course is all input. After that, the evening sessions cover Teaching Practice and Saturdays cover input.


Sample course content

1. Input sessions

These sessions consist of workshops, discussions, lectures, peer teaching and video viewing and cover the following areas:
- Analysis of language from a foreign learner’s perspective
- Learner motivation, needs and expectations
- Lesson planning and syllabus design
- Classroom management and the role of the teacher
- Approaches and techniques for introducing and practising language and for developing language skills
- Materials selection and evaluation

2. Teaching Practice

Teaching practice is an integral part of the course. It is organised in small groups of 5 or 6 trainees with volunteer students at two different levels and takes place every day. After each teaching practice session, a reflection and evaluation of the session is led by a course tutor. Personalised, individual, written feedback is also given.

3. Observation

The observation of formally-qualified, practising teachers is an intrinsic part of the course and takes place outside the main timetable.

4. Written Assignments

There are four written assignments to be completed during the course. These are of a practical nature and are designed to support the development of the teaching practice of course participants.

Certificates

Successful candidates will receive the Cambridge ESOL Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, CELTA.

They will also receive the school's Teacher Training Certificate, which describes their performance on the course in detail and is regarded by candidates and potential employers as a useful reference

If you need accommodation during the course this can be arranged through our Accommodation Officer. Here are three possibilities although other personal requirements can sometimes be accommodated.

The class is 2 evenings a week, Monday and Wednesday from 18:15 to 21:30 + 12 Saturdays from 9:30 to 13:30

Great school, great trainers, great services. The course was amazing! So stimulating and rewarding - I loved every minute of it!
- Barbara Sommi -

I found the school to be very professional with excellent teachers. I met some wonderful people on the course and feel it was a great experience.
- Yasemin Yurdagul -

The location of the school was fantastic, the staff - very firendly and the trainers were very professional, helpful and dedicated to teach us everything we needed to complete the course.
-Ventsislava Masheva-

Excellent all round. Good building, friendly and informative staff.
-Harry Cockburn-

The school was pleasant, organised and welcoming and the trainers were insightful and supportive. The course was genuinely interesting, informative and above all practically instilled the confidence and techniques to actually teach students from the first day.
-Paul Lahert-

Really high quality and all the teachers were excellent. The course was intense but really enjoyable.
-Jessica Ankomah-

This centre is a world leader in recruiting and placing English teachers. Their consultancy service is responsible for placing over 600 English teachers with private language schools in up to 20 different countries every year. They do not arrange voluntary placements, but are happy to advise on this.

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.
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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.