Aims of the
Course:
The CELT Athens
Certificate Course in TEFL is a highly practical programme
introducing teachers with no previous training to the
principles and techniques of teaching and learning a foreign language.
No classroom teaching experience is required for acceptance on this
course, but teachers with some teaching experience will also find it
extremely useful.
Qualification
it Leads to:
The course aims to
provide participants with a solid foundation for effective
teaching and further professional development. On completing
this course, participants are expected to be able to prepare
and teach lessons based on their assigned coursebook as well
as to be able to adapt and supplement it for the benefit of
their learners where appropriate.
Since its inception
it has provided certification for native and non-native TEFL
teachers and school owners with a Certificate level
qualification which has gained the respect of employers and
colleagues. It is a course highly recommended by Foreign
Language Schools in Greece as a minimum prerequisite for
entry into the profession.
Since
CELT Athens is a Cambridge/RSA Diploma centre Recognised by
UCLES (University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate)
and included in all its lists, Certificates provided by CELT
Athens are accepted as evidence of training throughout the world.
You may also be interested in obtaining
the Cambridge TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test
qualification and the Certificate Course in TEFL is an
excellent way
of preparing for this examination.
Course Content:
The syllabus covers the
following areas:
Lesson Planning
Classroom Management
Teaching Grammar
Teaching Vocabulary
Teaching Pronunciation
Developing the Language Skills
Testing & Evaluation
Teaching Young Learners
Skills Integration
Mixed Ability Classes
Materials Adaptation & Design
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Course
Structure:
The course
comprises 100+ hours of Seminar input, Workshops, Teaching Practice, Classroom
Observation, and Self-Access work to ensure maximum coverage of the syllabus and
opportunity to use techniques learnt in sessions.
A
part time
12-week option is
offered at least twice during the academic year starting in October and
January with sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays from
09:00 to
16:00.
A
full time 4-week
option
is offered
several times a year in February,May, June, July,
August, September, November. Sessions are every day from
09:00 to
16:00.
For details of times for our
part time
evening course,
please email us if interested.
Sessions
will run p.m. on weekdays and a.m. on Saturdays.
Assessment
The course is
assessed in order to supply teachers and their prospective employers with
evidence of professional competence in language and methodology. A Certificate
of Attendance and a Letter of Attainment are awarded to participants who have
successfully completed 4 Teaching assignments, participated in 6 Teaching Practices and
submitted a coursebook based Project Assignment.
To Apply
All candidates
for this course should have completed their secondary level education and be at
least eighteen years of age. Selection of participants is determined through a
pre-course language task and interview with the Director of Courses. Non-native
speaker participants who do not have any other qualification, such as a degree
from an English speaking University or College, should hold a recognised Certificate of Proficiency in
English.
N.B. The pre-course task can be sent to
candidates by fax, e-mail or can be taken on the web. In order to be given
access to the task, participants should confirm payment of a 60 Euro
non-refundable deposit.
If you wish to fill out the
application form and return it by electronic mail,
click here
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Links to Other Courses offered
at CELT Athens
The Certificate
TEFL course can be used as a preparation level course for the
courses/examinations listed below:
-
ASEP ΠΕ06
-
Cambridge TKT
-
Cambridge DELTA
Trainees who have
attended this course DO NOT need to attend the preparation course
for the ASEP examinations; in fact, ALL our Cert.TEFL trainees who
took the ASEP examinations in the past, had excellent results first time
round.
The Cert.TEFL course is
also excellent as preparation for those who wish to later follow more
advanced level courses, such as the Cambridge DELTA Diploma or the
Advanced Studies in ELT Courses.
Certificate in TEFL holders DO NOT need to attend any further
preparation courses for the
TKT
unless they wish to revise some of the examination content- all our
trainees who have sat for these examinations were fully capable of dealing
with the examination and have received high grades.
For further development
after completing this course, you may be interested in one of our short
refresher/top up courses such as the one on Teaching English to Young
Learners, Teaching Exam Classes. Click on the course titles on these
topics (listed on the left hand column) to read more information about
them.
For More
For details regarding
applications, content or timetable, please address your letter to:
Marisa Constantinides CELT
Athens Director
77 Academias Street, 106 78 Athens, Greece
or send an e-mail to:
info@celt.edu.gr
