CELTA JOBS
Date Modified: 07.13.2008
Content: Information on CELTA
Source: Wikipedia
CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) is a common requirement for those entering the field of English language teaching. Because it is recognized internationally, it is a particularly popular credential among people who wish to travel and teach English around the world. However, it is also held by people who intend to teach only in the country where they are trained, and do not intend to travel.
The full-time CELTA course runs for four weeks; it can also be taken part-time over several months. CELTA courses are run by many different institutions, whereas the courses are validated and certificates are issued by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES).
The CELTA is awarded upon passing the course, which includes at least six hours of supervised teaching practice to real English language students, at two different levels. The course grade is determined primarily by the performance of the teacher in this teaching practice; there are also a number of written assignments due throughout the course, which are graded on a pass/fail basis only. The grades awarded are pass, B and A. As of 2000, worldwide five percent of trainees withdrew before completing the course, three percent failed, 63% received a pass, 25% received a grade of B, and four percent received a grade of A.
The full-time four-week course is very intensive, and students taking it must be prepared to dedicate all their waking hours to it for the duration. Even the part-time version of the course can take up more time than a full-time job for many students, especially those with no teaching background.
Each year around 900 CELTA courses are run by around 280 centres, primarily language schools, in 54 countries, producing over 10,000 graduates. Each course is audited by an external assessor.
Accreditation
The CELTA is awarded by Cambridge Assessment (UCLES), a part of the University of Cambridge. It is accredited by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The CELTA and the Trinity College CertTESOL are often considered to be roughly equivalent qualifications.
A similar qualification is the CELT, a Certificate in English Language Training This is awarded by the Irish Department of Education and Sciences, the advisory Council of English Language Schools.
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