The course is aimed at teachers who have gained the Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA), the RSA Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults (CTEFLA) or the RSA Preparatory Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults (Prep. Cert.) and who wish to take an 'extension course' in teaching young learners. Successful candidates receive an endorsement to their Certificate.
Applications are also open to teachers holding the Trinity College London Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Trinity Cert. TESOL), successful candidates will receive a British Council certificate of attendance.
What will the YL Extension to CELTA course programme cover?
CELTA Extension Certificate programmes are designed by individual centres using the syllabus and course objectives. To meet the course requirements candidates are required to attend the whole course and to:
- practice teach classes of the relevant age group and size, for a minimum of four hours;
- observe experienced teachers teaching classes of young learners for a total of six hours, of which a maximum of 2 may be classes on video;
- maintain and submit a portfolio of all course work including all written assignments and materials related to teaching practice.
Specifically, the course programme is designed to enable candidates to:
- transfer and apply their awareness of language and knowledge of the description of English from an adult to a young learner context;
- gain an initial understanding of the context within which young learners learn English, their motivations and the roles of the teacher and learner;
- transfer, adapt and apply the principles and practice of effective teaching from an adult to a young learner context;
- transfer, adapt and apply basic skills for teaching English in the classroom from an adult to a young learner context;
- gain an initial awareness of appropriate resources and materials for use with young learners of English for teaching, testing and for reference;
- to continue to identify opportunities for their own future development as professionals in the field.
The course programme focuses on:
1 Language awareness
- Language description and syllabus design for the teaching of English to young learners.
- The practical significance of similarities and differences between languages. Reference materials for language awareness.
2 The learner, the teacher and the teaching/learning context
- The young learner’s educational background and traditions and the context for learning and teaching English at young learner level.
- The different motivations for young learners learning English at different stages of development.
- Learning and teaching styles appropriate in a young learner classroom.
3 Planning for effective teaching of young learners of English
- The principles and practical realities of planning for effective teaching of young learners.
- The selection and evaluation of appropriate materials and resources including exercise types for specific lessons with young learners.
- The evaluation of lesson preparation.
4 Classroom management and teaching skills for teaching English to young learners
- Classroom presence, control and organisation.
- Teacher and learner language.
- Practical skills for teaching young learners of different ages and ability levels.
- Monitoring and evaluation.
5 Resources and materials for teaching English to young learners
- Criteria for selection and evaluation of resources and materials for use in teaching and testing young learners of English.
- Ways in which materials and resources may be adapted for teaching English to young learners.
6 Professional development for teachers of English to young learners
- Self-assessment.
- Working in context.
- Professional development.
Further information
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