If you want a professional, internationally recognised qualification in English language teaching to adults, this is the course for you. It is a practical, work-related qualification aimed at graduates or other suitably qualified applicants who have little or no previous teaching experience.
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE
CELTA is one of the most widely-recognised and highly respected qualifications for English language teaching. It is awarded by the University of Cambridge English, which ensures quality. Its international reputation also increases opportunities to teach overseas, and the CELTA qualification is recognised the world over.
GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICAL TEACHING SKILLS
The CELTA course at the British Council is a highly practical course which will help you develop confidence in the classroom. You will find out about the latest communicative teaching methodologies and have the opportunity to put these into practice in the classroom with real students.
LEARN IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT
We have a worldwide reputation for excellence and our experienced and dedicated teacher trainers will support and guide you to develop as a confident and professional teacher of English.
Through input sessions, supervised practice teaching with real adult learners and observation of British Council teachers, you will gain a solid, practical foundation in planning and teaching, using a student-centred approach.
To ensure participants have the best possible chance of success, we have a multi-stage selection procedure for this course. As demand is high and places are allocated to successful applicants on a first-come-first-served basis, it is important to submit your application as early as possible.
If you are offered a place, you need to register in good time to be able to complete your pre-course tasks.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must:
- be at least 18 (it is generally recommended that candidates should be over the age of 20)
- have an awareness of language and a competence in both written and spoken English, which will enable them to undertake the course and prepare for teaching a range of levels (The recommended candidate language level is IELTS 7.5+ / C2 on the CEFR)
- have the potential to develop the necessary skills to become an effective teacher and to complete the written assignments and practice teaching successfully
- normally have a standard of education equivalent to that required for entry to higher education.
CELTA SYLLABUS AND ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES
Download the guidelines from Cambridge English for Teaching website.
