CELTA course information - Teach English - English - British Council

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		Certificate training courses for teachers of English: CELTA


		Cambridge certificate in English teaching for young learners: CELTYL

	Certificate Training Courses for Teachers of English: CELTA


	Accredited Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults.

This course is designed as an initial training course for teachers with little or no previous teaching experience.

It is a very practical course leading to an internationally recognised qualification in English language teaching to adults.

About 7,000 candidates currently gain the certificate each year at 150 centres in 35 countries worldwide.

It is the most widely recognised training certificate for English language teachers in the world.

Employers welcome the course emphasis on actual classroom practice, intensive supervision and the external moderation that guarantee international standards.

You are eligible for a CELTA course if you

speak English at native speaker standard

are at least 20 years old

have reached university matriculation standard.

It is not necessary to have previous teaching experience or be able to speak a foreign language, though both of these would be an advantage.

What does the CELTA at the British Council consist of?

The course lasts for four weeks and is held from Monday to Friday.

The input is given in the form of workshops designed to be as "hands on" and practical as possible.

The 120-hour-course includes the following: input sessions and teaching practice with extensive feedback, assignment preparation, and observation of experienced teachers and their peers.


		Please note that the number of participants on the Cambridge ESOL CELTA course is limited. To apply, please download and fill in this application form (word document 68 KB). Hard copies of the application can be obtained by coming to our centers in Casablanca or Rabat – please call before coming in. Please note that the closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 12 may 2009. which is also the deadline for payment by cheque or cash of the non-refundable application fee of Dh 1,000. Application forms submitted without a receipt of payment of the application fee attached will not be considered. The successful applicants will be invited to attend group-interviews at the British Council in Casablanca at the end of May. If selected for interview, the successful applicants will be asked to complete a pre-interview task and to send it back before the interview. The results of the interviews will be announced at the beginning of June, after which candidates will have until 12 June 2009 to pay.

		For further information Come to: British Council, 87 Bd Nador, Polo Telephone: 0 522 529 360 email: helen.coward@britishcouncil.org.ma Visit: the University of Cambridge ESOL website

		The course fee for the Cambridge ESOL CELTA course is 20000 Dh – this will include all course fees, materials and certification from Cambridge. The application fee: 1000 Dh. Successful course participants will have the application fee deducted from their course fee.