CELTA Trainees July 2018
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THE FACE2FACE CELTATHE FACE2FACE CELTA COURSES WILL BE OFFERED AGAIN FROM JANUARY 2022
These courses are completely face2face and students will need to attend lessons at English Language House, in Milton Keynes in order to complete all aspects of the course.
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ABOUT THE FACE2FACE CELTA COURSE AT ENGLISH LANGUAGE HOUSE
Our face2face CELTA will follow the Cambridge guidelines for face2face training and delivery.However you choose to take your course, you get the same standard of training, receive the same CELTA qualification and the same internationally recognised CELTA certificate from Cambridge Assessment English.
Face-to-face
Teaching practice
Your classroom teaching will be:
Your training sessions will be face-to-face with a trainer, or a combination of online study with trainer support.
Face-to-face
Teaching practice
Your classroom teaching will be:
- face-to-face in a classroom
- live, with groups of learners
- observed by your trainer
Your training sessions will be face-to-face with a trainer, or a combination of online study with trainer support.
Trainees will attend input sessions and access learning material via googledrive and/or moodle and will attend Teaching Practice (TP), feedback and Supervised Lesson Preparation (SLP) sessions with tutors each week.
The course is suitable for candidates who have a very good level of English and can attend lessons at English Language House, Milton Keynes for the duration of the the course.
Trainees may also be required to communicate via WhatsApp, Email and GoogleDrive with their trainers and other trainees and write lesson plans using googledocs, googleslides etc.
Knowledge of some of the following may be useful:
Trainees may also be required to communicate via WhatsApp, Email and GoogleDrive with their trainers and other trainees and write lesson plans using googledocs, googleslides etc.
Knowledge of some of the following may be useful:
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The criteria for entry to the CELTA course can be seen in the CELTA information pack.
If you are interested in applying for the course you should first
If you are interested in applying for the course you should first
- read the CELTA Terms and Conditions and the Terms and Conditions for Online Courses and then
- complete the CELTA application form and
- complete the pre interview task
If your application is successful we will let you know and we will invite you to interview.
To confirm your attendance you must
To confirm your attendance you must
- check you have already completed both the above forms and
- make payment of the CELTA Application Fee
After your interview you will be sent an email with either a conditional or an unconditional offer.
- A conditional offer will require you to meet certain criteria in order to join the course.
- An unconditional offer will allow you to join the first available course which you have selected in your application.
You will need to pay the full course fees as indicated in your offer email in order to secure your place on the course.
Once payment has been made you will be given access to the CELTA pre course tasks and material which can help you to prepare for the course and familiarise yourself in greater detail with the course requirements and assessment criteria.
This may contain some or all of the following:
Once payment has been made you will be given access to the CELTA pre course tasks and material which can help you to prepare for the course and familiarise yourself in greater detail with the course requirements and assessment criteria.
This may contain some or all of the following:
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Each CELTA course is 120 hours long and trainees should expect to spend extra time outside these hours in order to complete all aspects of the course.
HOW MUCH WORK IS INVOLVED?
Each course requires a minimum of 120 hours attendance. During each course trainees will spend:
- no less than 2 hours to complete each CELTA input Course Unit.
- no less than 52 hours to attend all TP and SLP sessions with tutors.
- no less than 8 hours to write the 4 assignments required.
TIMETABLE
The timetable for each course will be shared with you via googledrive and/or via the CELTAatElh website.
Some flexibility may be possible and tutors may make changes to accommodate students', trainees' and tutors' availability and requirements as well as the requirements of the course as the course progresses.
Some flexibility may be possible and tutors may make changes to accommodate students', trainees' and tutors' availability and requirements as well as the requirements of the course as the course progresses.
COURSE UNITS & INPUT SESSIONS:
Each course will cover the following:
Each course will cover the following:
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Unit 0: Orientation
Unit 1 The Learner First Unit 2 Helping Students Understand Texts: Reading Unit 3 Dealing with Language Unit 4 Classroom Management Unit 5 Using the Coursebook 1 Unit 6 Lesson Planning 1 Authentic Materials Unit 7 More about the Learner Unit 8 Checking Understanding Unit 9 Anticipating Problem Unit 10 Using the Coursebook 2: Language Focus Unit 11 Helping Students Understand Texts: Listening Unit 12 Lexis Unit 13 Practice Activities Unit 14 Correction and Reformulation Unit 15 Pronunciation 1 Unit 16 Grammar |
Unit 17 Speaking
Unit 18 Lesson Planning 2 Unit 19 Writing Unit 22 Discourse Unit 23 Beyond the Coursebook Unit 24 Pronunciation 2 Unit 25 Language Review Unit 26a Varieties of English Unit 26b Literacy Unit 27 Testing and Exams Unit 28 Learner Training Unit 29 Elective: Young Learners Unit 30 Elective: ESP, BE & 121 Elective: Different Contexts Beyond the Course Course evaluation |
Trainees will attend input sessions with tutors, teaching practice (TP) sessions with tutors and foreign students and will observe experienced teachers and each other as well as participate during post lesson self evaluation and feedback and supervised lesson preparation (SLP).
They will also need to complete 4 written assignments.
They will also need to complete 4 written assignments.
ASSIGNMENTS
The 4 assignments are as follows:
Assignment 1 - Focus on the Learner
Assignment 2 - Language Related Tasks
Assignment 3 - Language Skills Related Tasks
Assignment 4 - Lessons from the Classroom
Assignment 2 - Language Related Tasks
Assignment 3 - Language Skills Related Tasks
Assignment 4 - Lessons from the Classroom
The assignments must complete in your own time and submitted by the due date. Your tutors will give guidance, mark the assignments and give feedback. It may be necessary to resubmit an assignment which does not meet the required standard, but you can only resubmit each assignment once.
TEACHING PRACTICE - FEEDBACK - SUPERVISED LESSON PREPARATION - OBSERVATIONS OF EXPERENCED TEACHERS
Teaching Practice (TP)
Each trainee must teach and be assessed by tutors for a total of 360 mins during the course. Lessons you teach will be organised in TP slots of 40 and/or 50 min sessions in your TP rota.
Lessons will be delivered to groups of foreign language students face2face at English Language House; but there will be contingency plans in place for live online teaching should self- isolation be necessary due to Covid.
Tutors will assessed your lessons and you will be given feedback after each lesson you teach to help you develop.
Each trainee must teach and be assessed by tutors for a total of 360 mins during the course. Lessons you teach will be organised in TP slots of 40 and/or 50 min sessions in your TP rota.
Lessons will be delivered to groups of foreign language students face2face at English Language House; but there will be contingency plans in place for live online teaching should self- isolation be necessary due to Covid.
Tutors will assessed your lessons and you will be given feedback after each lesson you teach to help you develop.
TP will take place on set days and times and may last from 2 hours to 2.5 hours per day.
TP may be timetabled in the morning ie from 9:00 to 11:30 GMT, or in the afternoon ie from 14:00 to 16:30 GMT or in the evening ie from 18:00 to 20:30 GMT
We will try to accommodate trainee's preferences whenever possible. If you think you may have a problem attending during one or more of the above times please let us know in advance.
TP may be timetabled in the morning ie from 9:00 to 11:30 GMT, or in the afternoon ie from 14:00 to 16:30 GMT or in the evening ie from 18:00 to 20:30 GMT
We will try to accommodate trainee's preferences whenever possible. If you think you may have a problem attending during one or more of the above times please let us know in advance.
Feedback will take place after TP.
During feedback trainees will need to reflect and evaluate the lessons they taught, give feedback on lessons taught by others and offer constructive criticism to peers who have taught lessons on a particular day.
Feedback will usually last 60 mins and may take place either in the mornings ie between 9:00 and 13:00 GMT or in the afternoons ie between 14:00 and 18:00 GMT or in the evening ie between 18:00 and 22:00 GMT.
We will try to accommodate trainee's preferences whenever possible. If you think you may have a problem attending during one or more of the above times please let us know.
During feedback trainees will need to reflect and evaluate the lessons they taught, give feedback on lessons taught by others and offer constructive criticism to peers who have taught lessons on a particular day.
Feedback will usually last 60 mins and may take place either in the mornings ie between 9:00 and 13:00 GMT or in the afternoons ie between 14:00 and 18:00 GMT or in the evening ie between 18:00 and 22:00 GMT.
We will try to accommodate trainee's preferences whenever possible. If you think you may have a problem attending during one or more of the above times please let us know.
Supervised Lesson Preparation (SLP)
During SLP tutors will help trainees prepare for their teaching practice.
During SLP tutors will help trainees prepare for their teaching practice.
Observations:
Additionally trainees must observe 6 hours of lessons taught by qualified teachers, and must observe and give feedback on lessons taught by other trainees in their TP group.
Additionally trainees must observe 6 hours of lessons taught by qualified teachers, and must observe and give feedback on lessons taught by other trainees in their TP group.
