THE FULLY ONLINE CELTA
ELH Online CELTA 2025
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The Fully Online CELTA course at English Language House will require trainees to attend sessions run by trainers Live Online and also use Moodle to complete tasks set by their trainers.
As with all CELTA centres, English Language House will only run courses which have sufficient candidate entries. Candidates whose preferred start date does not go ahead will be given the option to move to the next available start date that is likely to run or to request a refund of their course fees. To avoid disappointment we recommend that candidates are flexible with the dates they can attend.
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ABOUT THE LIVE ONLINE CELTA COURSE AT ENGLISH LANGUAGE HOUSE
Our Live Online CELTA will follow the Cambridge guidelines and each mixed mode course will be a mix of face-to-face and online teaching and learning.
Teaching practice
Your classroom teaching will:
Your training sessions will be online. You will use Moodle to complete course units in your own time and attend input sessions conducted by trainers in real time. Your trainers will support you and monitor your learning and progress throughout the course.
Teaching practice
Your classroom teaching will:
- include lessons taught using Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
- be synchronous with groups of learners.
- be observed by your trainers and peers.
Your training sessions will be online. You will use Moodle to complete course units in your own time and attend input sessions conducted by trainers in real time. Your trainers will support you and monitor your learning and progress throughout the course.
The course is suitable for candidates who
- have a very good level of English,
- are able to attend 50% of the course face2face at English Language House in Milton Keynes,
- have good basic IT skills and
- have use of a good computer and broadband services for the duration of the course.
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LIVE ONLINE SCHEDULE
The Live Online CELTA will run when some or all candidates who apply can only attend online sessions.
Candidates who join a live online CELTA and who live within commuting distance of Milton Keynes will be given the opportunity to attend English Language House and gain experience of Face2Face teaching and learning.
A CELTA Fully Online Schedule may look like this:
WEEK ONE - WEEK TEN
LIVE ONLINE:
Additional self directed learning via Moodle throughout the Course:
Candidates who join a live online CELTA and who live within commuting distance of Milton Keynes will be given the opportunity to attend English Language House and gain experience of Face2Face teaching and learning.
A CELTA Fully Online Schedule may look like this:
WEEK ONE - WEEK TEN
LIVE ONLINE:
- Monday 18:00 - 21:00 (UK time) for Input
- Wednesday 18:00 - 21:00 (UK time) for Teaching Practice, Feedback and Supervised Lesson Preparation
- Thursday 18:00 - 21:00 (UK time) for Teaching Practice, Feedback and Supervised Lesson Preparation
Additional self directed learning via Moodle throughout the Course:
- Trainees log into Moodle and complete Course Units in their own time.
You will also attend some input sessions with your trainers and all teaching practice (TP) sessions which will be observed by your trainers where you will teach real foreign students at two different levels. You will observe experienced teachers and each other as well as participate during post lesson self evaluation and feedback and supervised lesson preparation (SLP).
You will need to complete 4 written assignments during the course.
You will need to complete 4 written assignments during the course.
COURSE UNITS ON MOODLE:
Moodle will give you access to the course units you can see below. Your trainers will tell you which of these you will need to complete and when and they will monitor your progress throughout the course.
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Unit 0: Orientation Module
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 |
ASSIGNMENTS
You will need to complete 4 assignments. These 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.
TP will take place on set days and times and may last from 2 hours to 2.5 hours per day.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
