What is CELTA?

The CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) is an initial qualification for people with little or no previous teaching experience. It is also suitable for people who want a career break or change and for those already teaching English who have no formal qualifications. The CELTA is awarded by Cambridge ESOL and is an internationally recognised qualification which enables successful candidates to work in EFL institutions world-wide.

Dates and Fees

The CELTA fee is 12,000 UAH.

Course Details

The British Council Ukraine CELTA courses involve 4-week, full-time participation. The courses contain the following elements:

			every morning, hands-on teaching practice with specially organised groups of learners
			self-evaluation and feedback sessions with fellow trainees and course tutors
			input sessions every afternoon which centre on the principles of effective teaching and a range of practical skills for teaching English to adult learners
			every evening, observation of experienced British Council teachers (a total of 6 hours during the course)
			lesson planning sessions with the course tutors.

Course Syllabus

			Learners and teachers, and the teaching and learning context
			Language analysis and awareness
			Language skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing
			Planning and resources for different contexts
			Developing teaching skills and professionalism.

See a more detailed breakdown of the syllabus.

Assessment

Assessment is continuous, with no final examination. There are two components of assessment:

1. Teaching practice
You will teach for a total of 6 hours, working with classes at two levels of ability, usually Beginner/Elementary and Intermediate. Assessment is based on your overall performance at the end of the 6 hours.

2. Written assignments
You will complete four written assignments:

			one focusing on one of the learners in your teaching practice group
			one on the English language system
			one on language skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking)
			one on classroom teaching and your continuing professional development.

To be awarded the certificate you must pass both components. There are three grades – Pass, Pass ‘B’ and Pass ‘A’.

A Typical Day/Week

A typical day will involve arriving at 08:30 if you are teaching at 09:00. Each morning you will either be teaching or observing fellow trainees teaching. After lunch, there are 2 input sessions conducted by the tutors and then there is lesson planning if you are teaching the next day, or lesson observation of British Council teachers if you are not teaching the next day. Your day at the British Council will usually end around 19:00 but this is only a general rule-of-thumb and you may find yourself either planning lessons or writing up assignments later in the evening.

At the weekend, you will usually be planning lessons for the following week or writing up assignments.

Application Requirements

To apply for a British Council Ukraine CELTA course, applicants must:

			have a standard of education sufficient to cope with the demands of a higher education programme
			be at least 20 years old
			have a level of English sufficient to be able to teach a wide range of levels. If you have no formal language qualifications, your level will be tested during the application process and will involve demonstrating a level equivalent to CPE or IELTS 8.0
			be prepared to commit to the course 100%. Outside commitments should be put on hold for the duration of the CELTA since the training is intensive, demanding and time-consuming.

Please complete the application form if you are interested in taking the course and submit it to watkinsdavid2000@yahoo.co.uk.

Contact us

David Watkins
CELTA Lead Trainer
watkinsdavid2000@yahoo.co.uk