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TEFL CERTIFICATION
  Certificate in TEFL
Cambridge CELTA
Certificate in TEYL
English for Teachers

ADVANCED DIPLOMAS
Cambridge DELTA
IoL Diploma in Translation

SHORT COURSES
Young Learners
Teaching Grammar
Exam Prep Classes
Adults & ESP Classes
1-2 day Workshops
ASEP Exams Preparation
English through Drama
Computers in TEFL
TKT Preparation

FOR SCHOOLS 
Seminars for Schools
Directors of Studies Cert.
Seminar & Workshop List
 Materials & Test Design
Client Schools

SEMINARS IN GREEK
Psychology & Education

Contact Information

TELEPHONES
0030 210 3302406
0030 210 3301455
FAX
0030 210 3301202
Postal address
77 Academias Street, 106 78 Athens GREECE Electronic mail
 info@celt.edu.gr

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Aims of the Course:
The CELT Athens Certificate Course  in TEFL is a highly practical programme introducing teachers without previous training and/or experience to the principles and techniques of teaching and learning a foreign language. No classroom teaching experience is required for acceptance on this course although a high level of English is expected.

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 and Evaluation Testing & Evaluation Teaching Young Learners Skills Integration Mixed Ability Classes Materials Adaptation & Design

A sample timetable for summer courses (intensive option) can be viewed here.

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 option is offered during the academic year starting in October, January, March or April. Sessions may run weekdays or Saturdays.

An intensive four-week option is offered in June, July & September.

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 completed 4 Teaching assignments, participated in 4 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 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

Tuition Fees
Tuition  is 1450 Εuros. Fees must be paid fully at least one month in advance of the start of the course. 

To check our tuition fees in any currency you wish XE.com Personal Currency Assistant
 

N.B. An administrative fee of 100 Euros applies to overseas students requiring help with accommodation or obtaining a visa (non-EU residents).

 

About the centre
CELT Athens is an Authorised Teaching Awards Centre with authorisation  to offer CELTA and DELTA Diploma courses and to act as an Examination Centre for these awards.

The CELT Athens tutorial team has been running Certificate level and Diploma level courses since 1989 and includes some of the best-known teacher trainers both in Greece as well as in other countries. Apart from the high professionalism of the tutorial team, CELT Athens offers its candidates 

Why choose CELT to train as a TEFL Teacher:

CELT Athens trainees are supported in more than one ways both prior as well as while and after completing a course at CELT. Here are some of the ways:

FREE LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP
CTEFL  candidates have free access to one of the best TEFL and Methodology  Libraries   including all the books they need for background as well as articles and journals

In addition, they have access to:

	Sample lesson plans
	Useful articles
	Journals on Teaching, Language & Linguistics

... and of course, all currently used EFL coursebooks &  supplementary books on the market.

SELF ACCESS & STUDY  PREPARATION PACKAGES
CTEFL Trainee Teachers receive specially designed preparation study packages both BEFORE the course starts as well as SELF ACCESS material for use  DURING and AFTER the course. Material is given both in print and CD-Rom format

N.B. CELT Athens has one of  the largest and best designed SELF ACCESS centre for teacher training with material collected and designed by experienced tutors on TEFL and Cambridge teacher training courses since 1989.

WEBSITE SUPPORT
CELTA and CTEFL trainees involved in teaching practices at CELT have access to an online timetable and lesson plans and materials uploaded by trainees on their course and previous courses. Cambridge DELTA & IoL Diplomacandidates have access to special password protected webs with all necessary support for their courses.

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:

1. ASEP ΠΕ06
2. Cambridge TKT
3. 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

 

N.B. If you would like to find out more about the differences between this course and the  Cambridge CELTA course, please click here to find out more!

 

Web www.celt.edu.gr

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