ICELT is the In-service Certificate in English Language Teaching.

-Internationally recognized qualification issued by the University of Cambridge.

-Ideal if you are already teaching English and wish to deepen your knowledge and develop your skills to improve your teaching.

In Mexico, recognised by the Secretary of Public Education as being of “international standard and accredited with the necessary skills to teach the English language” according to Article Eight, Section 1, Second paragraph of Agreement 330.

Requirements: You will need to be a practising teacher with at least 100 hours of experience at the beginning of the course. Your level of English must be at least B2 according to the Common European Framework.

Course dates:

April to December 2013

Duration

School year (August to May)
or
January - October

What does the course involve? It gives you an insight into the principles of effective teaching and a range of practical skills for teaching English. You will have the opportunity to observe other teachers in action and reflect on your own teaching.

You are required to complete:

-80 academic hours face-to-face at the British Council, including input, workshops, tutorial support and feedback

-60 hours directed distance study delivered through the interactive ICELT website

-Four lessons supervised and assessed by a course tutor (you can be assessed with two different age ranges)

-Four classroom-related assignments.

-Four language tasks which focus on developing the teacher’s language skills in the classroom context

-Approximately 300 hours independent study including reading, research and lesson & assignment preparation

-Directed observation of eight lessons. These may be of peers and/or other experienced teachers and two may be of videoed lessons

Course objectives:

-Increase your knowledge of English and are made aware of the aspects of language which are relevant to them in a professional context

-Increase their understanding of the context in which your own students are learning English and of the principles behind the learning and teaching of language

-Increase their familiarity with the resources and materials used in the teaching of the English language and develop your skills in order to use, evaluate and, when appropriate, adapt or create material in the classroom

-Consolidate and refine your lesson planning and classroom practical skills

-Identify the needs of your own students and to monitor and evaluate their progress while developing an awareness of different evaluation methods

-Identify requirements and opportunities for your future professional development

-Increase your knowledge and comprehension of the language needed for a professional role and improve your English skills in both a general context and for classroom purposes

Evaluation:

-Continuous and integrated: it takes place throughout the course and each assessed component contributes to the final grade

-There is no written examination at the end of the course

-Assessment is conducted internally by the course tutors and moderated by an external moderator, appointed by the University of Cambridge ESOL

-The moderator will sample teaching and candidates’ written work. Samples of coursework will be submitted to Cambridge ESOL Teaching Awards for further moderation.

-There are three components of assessment:

Component One:  Language for Teachers

Component Two:  Teaching

Component Three:  Methodology