What is CELTA?
CELTA is an internationally recognised initial qualification for people with little or no previous teaching experience who wish to teach English to foreign students. It opens up a whole world of exciting teaching opportunities and because it is awarded by Cambridge English, part of the world-famous University of Cambridge, you can rely on its quality and standing within the EFL (English as a Foreign Language) industry.
Who awards the CELTA?
The qualification is administered by Cambridge English, part of the University of Cambridge.
What is TEFL and TESOL?
'TEFL' stands for Teaching English as a Foreign Language and 'TESOL' stands for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. They are terms used to describe the industry you will be entering when you successfully complete your CELTA course and start working as a Teacher of English as a Foreign Language.
What do candidates need in order to be accepted on the course?
Candidates should:
- have a standard of education equivalent to that required for entry into higher education - eg 2 or more A’levels ideally in English Language, a foreign language etc
- ideally be aged 20 or over - candidates who are under 20 may be eligible, but only at the discretion of ELH and only if they have a very strong educational background and the maturity to attend and complete the course successfully
- have a good standard of English which will enable them to teach at a range of levels - ie be an accurate native speaker or, if a foreign national, have a CPE grade A or equivalent
- for any face2face course which requires trainees to attend sessions at the school, candidates must be eligible to study in UK ie be an UK national or a EU national or have a visa eligible for study in the UK ; this does not apply if trainees intend to study on the fully online 15 week course.
How long is the course?
At English Language House we offer the following CELTA courses:
- FULL TIME CELTA COURSE completed in 4 weeks
- PART TIME CELTA COURSE completed in 10, 15 or 20 weeks
- BLENDED ONLINE CELTA COURSE completed in either 15 or 25 weeks
- FULLY ONLINE CELTA COURSE completed in either 5 or 10 or 15 weeks
Due to Covid, English Language House will be offering a 5 week, 10 week and 15 week fully online CELTA in 2020. The course will run completely online and TP will take place via Zoom. Candidates can apply from wherever they are and can attend the course from anywhere in the world.
What is the difference between the 4 types of delivery?
- The FULL TIME CELTA COURSE is a very intensive course where trainees need to attend sessions at English Language House 5 days per week for 4 weeks.
- The PART TIME CELTA COURSE requires trainees to attend 2 evening a week for 20 weeks or 3 evenings a week over 15 weeks.
- The BLENDED ONLINE CELTA COURSE is delivered mostly online but will require trainees to attend on set days for hands-on teaching practice at English Language House. Trainees will mostly work autonomously to complete a number of learning units during the course. In addition they will meet their tutors live online for between 3 - 5 hours during their course. Teaching Practice will take place at English Language House and will require trainees to come to ELH to teach their lessons (TP), observe other teachers and take part feedback and SLP ( supervised lesson preparation). This will be on set days and times during the course.
- The FULLY ONLINE CELTA COURSE is delivered completely online; it does not require trainees to attend any face2face sessions at English Language House. Trainees will work autonomously to complete each unit se set days will depend on the course you select and may be either in a block of 14 days or spread out over 20 weeks where trainees attend one 3 - 4 hour session per week.The FULLY ONLINE CELTA COURSE is delivered completely online and will require trainees to teach using a Virtual Platform such as Zoom or Skype for their teaching practice. Candidates can follow the fully online from anywhere in the world.
How to apply for the CELTA at ELH:
See the information about the CELTA at ELH here.
Read through our CELTA terms and conditions here and the Terms and Conditions for Online purchases here before you apply.
To apply you should complete and submit:
Read through our CELTA terms and conditions here and the Terms and Conditions for Online purchases here before you apply.
To apply you should complete and submit:
- the CELTA application form and the
- the Pre-interview task and
- Pay the CELTA application fee here.