Cambridge CELTA Oxford, United Kingdom

Cambridge CELTA

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Public Holidays

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2006: 2nd January, 14th & 17th April, 1st & 29th May, 28th August, 25th to 29th December.

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Course Details

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Course ref.	943
Course Type	Cambridge CELTA
Min Age	20
Exam Board Fee Included
Class Times	Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:00 and 2-3 hours or preparation per night.

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Course Description

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The course covers the basic principles of teaching and learning a foreign language including: classroom management, language analysis, adapting materials, teaching techniques, presenting new language, lesson planning.

You have teaching practice sessions with classes of volunteer students at a minimum of two levels. Initially, these lessons are quite short and you receive considerable guidance from your tutors. As the course progresses these lessons become longer and you are expected to make more decisions about what and how to teach. By the end of the course, although you will still require some support, you will be ready to teach
in most English Language Teaching situations throughout the world.

Assessment is continuous and all aspects of your coursework are taken into consideration: attendance, assignments, teaching, participation, attitude and potential as a teacher. You are clearly informed of your progress in tutorials and receive written feedback on your lessons and coursework. Grades and certificates are awarded to
successful candidates by UCLES, the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate.

The four week Cambridge ESOL CELTA course is probably one of the most intensive learning situations you will experience.


But what does intensive really mean? Here is a typical day in the life of a trainee teacher.

0910 - 1045 Input session with all trainees
e.g Teaching Listening Skills


1045 - 1100 Break
Teas and coffees served outside the training room


1100 - 1240 Feedback and lesson planning
Individual feedback on previous day's lessons
Guided lesson planning with the tutors
Free photocopying on trainees photocopier


1240 - 1350 Lunch
Chance to relax in a beautiful Victorian garden
Also chance for final touches to lesson plans!


1350 - 1510 Observation of experienced teachers


1510 - 1530 Break
Final cup of coffee


1530 - 1700 Teaching practice with willing volunteer students

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Accommodation Options

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Options for Trainees

Homestay accommodation
Stay with a host family in the proximity of the school during your course. Staying on self-catering basis will give you the freedom to schedule your own time in the evening. Staying on half-board basis means you won’t have to worry about your evening meals so that you can dedicate all your time planning lessons for the next day!

Single room on self-catering £91 per week
Single room on breakfast £102 per week
Single room on half-board £133 per week.

A standard £40 booking fee will be added to the above prices. Please note that the accommodation starts on Sunday prior to course commencement until Saturday after you finish your course. Extra nights can be booked subject to availability at £21 per night.

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School Details - Oxford North

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The school is situated in impressive premises about one and a half kilometres (easy walking distance) from the city centre.
The school is in a beautiful Victorian building and has good facilities including a computer room and language laboratory. The school has a large garden which all students can use. The school has a warm, welcoming atmosphere and offers a high degree of individual attention. It is open six days a week which means that every Sunday there is a teacher to help and advise you.

Oxford is a small city, known throughout the world for its famous university. The university was founded in the twelfth century and now has about 30,000 students. This means that there are lots of cultural events to discover such as theatre, concerts, modern and classical art and open lectures on many subjects. There is a lively social scene in Oxford with restaurants offering cuisine of all types. The school organises a wide range of social events.

Out and About
As good a landmark as any is the medieval Carfax Tower, offering a wonderful view of the city as well as a useful means of orientation when setting off round Oxford’s many colleges and courtyards. Each with its own character and list of former celebrity students, Christ Church boasts England’s smallest cathedral, the choir at Magdalen College religiously sees in May Day with a hymn at 6am, and dinner at Queens College is still announced with a trumpet. And where else would you find all these students but at the famous Bodleian Library, with its outstanding Gothic Divinity School. But of course it’s not all about work, and Oxford does its students proud with a equally fine range of eating and drinking establishments - just look beneath the surface of the expensive tourist and parent traps and you’ll find a delightful range of cafés and restaurants to suit all tastes.

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Timetable

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Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:00 and 2-3 hours or preparation per night.

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How to Apply

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Prices and Dates

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