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CAMBRIDGE CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING TO ADULTS
(CELTA)

The Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) is an internationally recognised qualification which provides pre-service training in English language teaching to adults. It is intended for people without previous teaching experience who wish to enter the profession and for those teachers who already have TESOL experience but do not hold a qualification in TESOL.

The CELTA is designed, delivered and evaluated by ICTE-UQ and awarded by Cambridge ESOL, part of the University of Cambridge (UK). The CELTA is offered full-time over four weeks or part-time over 12 weeks at ICTE-UQ on the St Lucia campus of The University of Queensland.

ICTE-UQ offers regular, free CELTA information sessions providing an opportunity for interested applicants to meet with CELTA trainers and obtain detailed information about course content, assessment and employment options for graduates.

2009 CELTA & SIT-TC Information Sessions
Date	Time	Location
Tuesday 27th January 2009	5.30-6.30pm	Auditorium, Level 2 (room 212) ICTE-UQ Sir Llew Edwards Building Cnr University Drive & Campbell Road The University of Queensland, St Lucia
Tuesday 21st April 2009	5.30-6.30pm
Tuesday 28th July 2009	5.30-6.30pm
Tuesday 20th October 2009	5.30-6.30pm

To register, or to find out more, please contact ICTE-UQ reception on: Tel: 3346 6770 or
Email: tesolcert@icte.uq.edu.au

COURSE OUTLINE

The aim of the course is to develop practical awareness of:
1. Practical awareness of:	Learners' cultural and individual needs Learner motivation Linguistic form, function and meaning Materials: authentic (real-life), original (teacher-made) and commercially produced Course books and reference books
2. And Practical ability in:	Lesson planning, delivery and reflection, classroom management and use of resources Presentation and practice of new language items Developing the skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing Assessment and evaluation of student learning in a series of lessons

While on the Cambridge CELTA course at ICTE-UQ candidates will:

Examine learners’ needs and how to best meet these.
Consider different learning styles and explore ways to accommodate these in teaching.
Have an experience of being a foreign/second language learner.
Consider teaching in a variety of situations such as monolingual and multilingual groups.
Develop skills to appropriately manage a group of adults in a learning situation.
Teach at two different levels of adult learners (usually pre-intermediate and upper intermediate).
Plan their lessons in a team.
Design a syllabus for a group of learners with their teaching colleagues and then teach lessons to implement this.
Write detailed lesson plans for each time they teach.
Work with a variety of materials, including coursebooks, authentic materials and those of their own creation.
Focus on using communicative activities to provide meaningful and natural practice of English.
Practise teaching grammar, vocabulary, speaking, listening, reading, writing.
Learn about aspects of phonology and apply these to the spoken English components of their lessons.
Carry out analysis of language for teaching purposes, exploring form and meaning/use of the language item.
Consider ways to assess students’ learning, including testing, and evaluate the effectiveness of a course.
Learn to focus on students’ spoken and written difficulties, and learn how to work with the students to correct these.
Use different teaching aids in their classroom practice.
Observe their course colleagues and experienced teachers teaching.
Build up a Portfolio as official record of their progress and achievement on the course.
Find out about further professional development possibilities after CELTA, and possible job prospects.

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

All candidates are selected on the basis of an interview and application tasks designed to assess language awareness, literacy skills and aptitude.

Essential:
Applicants must have:

A high standard of competence in both written and spoken English
that enables them to undertake the course and prepare for teaching a range of levels.
The potential to develop the necessary skills to become an
effective teacher

Desirable:
Applicants should:

Be at least 20 years old (18 & 19 year olds may be accepted at the Institute's discretion)
Have a standard of education equivalent to that required for entry into higher education, although applicants with no formal qualifications will also be considered.

PREPARATION

Understanding English Grammar is a one-week part-time course designed to provide participants with an introduction to English grammar and phonology. This short course is ideal preparation for (or capstone to) a SIT-TC or CELTA certification. For more information click here.

DATES & FEES

2009

Dates

4-week full-time program
(Fri) 9 Jan – 6 Feb
2 March – 27 March
15 June – 10 July
7 Sept – 2 October
16 November – 11 December

12 week part-time program:
22 September – 10 December 2009

Fee

AUD$2,850 plus required books and moderation fee (£91.45 - paid in the Australian dollar equivalent at the time of payment - approx AUD $220).

COURSE HOURS & ATTENDANCE (Subject to change)

4-week full-time course:
Monday to Thursday: 10:00am – 5:45pm
Friday: 10:00am – 6:30pm
Day One: 9:00am – 5:45pm

12-week part-time course:
Tuesday and Thursday: 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Saturday (six times only): 9:00am – 4:00pm

Please note that the full-time CELTA course is very intensive and requires a total commitment on the part of the candidates. Because of its demanding nature, candidates on full-time CELTA courses are strongly advised not to have any other concurrent work or
study commitments.

For more information:

CELTA Information Brochure pdf version
CELTA Code of Conduct pdf version

To Apply, please download the CELTA Application Form pdf version.

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