Cambridge Webinar- the Ultimate Guide to CELTA

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The ultimate guide to

CELTA


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Who are you?

A. Im a university student interested in teachingEnglish and thinking of doing a CELTA course.

B. Im a recent graduate interested in teaching

English and thinking of doing a CELTA course.C. Im an English language teacher interested in

gaining a CELTA qualification.

D. I have a career in a different field. Im thinkingof teaching English as a career change.


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Cambridge English Language Assessment exam centres

Where are you?


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Cambridge AssessmentA leading authority

Influencing thinking through publishing

and consultancy

Leading-edge and operational research on

assessment in education

Not for profit

150 years experience

Delivering world-class assessment

Part of Cambridge University

Delivering Assessment

Influencing Thinking


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Teaching qualificationsTKT (Teaching Knowledge Test)

ICELT (In-service Certificate in English Language Teaching)

Young Learner (YL) Extension to CELTA

CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

Delta (Diploma in in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)


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About CELTA Internationally recognised

Initial ELT qualification

Awarded to successful CELTA course participants

More than 300 CELTA centres worldwideOver 12,000 CELTA teachers qualify each year

Courses are assessed by Cambridge English

Proven quality


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Who is CELTA for?


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Why take CELTA?

to begin a teaching career to work at home or in other countries

to try a new career path to achieve a recognised qualification

to progress in a teaching career


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Aims of the webinar

To provide an insight into the work of Englishlanguage teachers

To discuss some of the reasons for doing a

CELTA course

To provide information about CELTA courses

- their content and the different formats

To provide details or sources for further

information about CELTA


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English language teaching1. Is this clip from the beginning, the middle or the end

of the lesson?2. What do you think is the aim of this part of the lesson?


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Tims lesson

1. Is the clip from the beginning, the middleor the end of the lesson?

2. What do you think is the aim of this part

of the lesson?


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Whats it like to be in ELT?

Marie Therese has taught: on three different continents

large classes and individual learners in private language schools and in state

schools

adults and young learners


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David has taught:

in at least three capital cities

in a business context, a university

context and a general English context

in private language schools and in state

schools very motivated learners


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Nick has: worked on three different continents

taught in a business context, a universitycontext and a general English context

taught learners preparing for exams

managed a language school


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Why take CELTA?

Highly respected in the ELT world

Internationally recognised by employers


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Why take CELTA?

Acquire a range of practical skills

Learn the principles of effective teaching

Gain hands-on teaching experience

Increase your confidence and competence

Improve existing skills and achieve formal recognition


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Why take CELTA?

Flexible

Accessible


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Why take CELTA?

Acquire a range of practical skills

Learn the principles of effective teaching

Gain hands-on teaching experience

Increase your confidence and competence

Improve existing skills and achieve formal recognition

Internationally recognised by employers

Highly respected in the ELT world Accessible

Flexible


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The content of a CELTA course

True or false?

On a CELTA course you learn about:

learners and teachers

language analysis

language skills, e.g. reading, listening

planning lessons.


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True or false? The course is a practical course so there

are no written assignments.


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There are four written assignments.


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True or false?

Teaching practice for each candidate:

six hours of practical teaching

on at least eight occasions

working with real students

in classes at two levels of ability.


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Observation Participants observe each other in

teaching practice.

True or false?

There is no observation of experienced

teachers teaching real students.


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Observation Participants observe each other in

teaching practice.

There are six hours of observation of

experienced teachers teaching real

students.


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True or false?Assessment

There is no exam at the end of the course.

Assessment is continuous through

teaching practice and written assignments.


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The content of a CELTA course tuition on learners, language, planning and

teaching methodology teaching practice six hours during the

course

observation of experienced teachers sixhours during the course

written assignments four during thecourse


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CELTA course formats

There are two ways to gain your CELTA qualification.


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Cambridge CELTA Course Online

CELTA Online

Input (integratestheory and practice)

TP (Teaching practice)

ObservationsAssignmentsTutorials


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Cambridge CELTA Course Online


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CELTA face-to-face course

CELTA face-to-face

Input TP

ObservationsAssignmentsTutorials


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CELTA face-to-face course


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CELTA candidate voices


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Steps to a CELTA course


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Steps to a CELTA course

Find further information on CELTA here:

www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-qualifications/celta/

Check our social networks:

https://www.facebook.com/CambridgeEnglish

http://www.youtube.com/user/cambridgeenglishtv


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Courses

Earn a certificate from Cambridge.

Webinars

Interact with expert trainers.

Knowledge

Articles with industry-leading ideas.

Join at

www.CambridgeEnglishTeacher.org

Online

ProfessionalDevelopment


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Further informationUniversity of Cambridge

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Tel: +44 (0)1223 553997

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Email: [email protected]

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