Cambridge CELTA Certificate Course: Bournemouth, England

Teacher Training in Bournemouth, England

CELTA Course Aims

To provide introductory training if you have little or no previous experience of teaching languages. It may also be suitable if you have some experience, but little previous training.

CELTA Course Entry Requirements

1. The recommended minimum age is 20, although if you are between the ages of 18 and 20 we can accept you if we feel you will benefit from the course.
2. Applicants must have a standard of education which would allow entry to Higher Education.
3. They must also have an awareness of language and a competence in English, both written and spoken, that enables them to follow the course and have the potential to develop the necessary skills to become an effective teacher and to complete successfully the written assignments and the assessment of teaching practice.

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CELTA Course Content

The course is highly practical in emphasis and will require a lot of hard work and commitment from you.

It is designed to enable you to:

1. develop your language awareness
2. appreciate the cultural and individual needs of learners
3. become familiar with the principles and practice of effective English language teaching
4. develop basic skills for teaching adults
5. identify and exploit appropriate resources and materials
6. identify opportunities for future professional development

You will be kept fully informed of your progress and will have the opportunity to discuss your work in detail during your individual tutorials.

The CELTA is awarded to those who pass each of the two assessed components of the course:

1. Planning and teaching
2. Classroom-related written assignments

The assessment is validated by an external assessor, appointed by Cambridge, who visits the course to assess the general standard of the course work. There is no final practical or written examination.

With your certificate we provide a written report, indicating your strengths and weaknesses, and certificates and reports are sent out approximately one month after the end of the course, when the results have been validated by Cambridge.

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CELTA Course Formats

The full-time course lasts four weeks and is highly intensive.  Teaching practice and lesson observation take place at the Centre.

The Part Time CELTA Course lasts 14 weeks and requires attendance on Wednesdays and Saturdays during that time. But don't be fooled, it is also fairly intensive.  Teaching practice and lesson observation take place at the Centre.

Online CELTA Course: The input that is done on a Wednesday in the Part Time Course timetable example, would be instead online (30 units - the average unit taking approx. 2 hours to complete). Saturdays are for face to face Teaching Practice and Feedback.

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2013 CELTA Dates & Fees, Bournemouth, UK

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Bournemouth Online CELTA Course FAQs

How will the course work?

Input

The content and syllabus cover the same areas as the face-to-face courses at ITTC, but for the CELTA Online all the course input will be done online in a virtual classroom. This will allow you some flexibility to fit the work in around your other commitments.

Teaching Practice

You will teach for a total of six hours, as on any other CELTA course, and this will mean coming to our training centre each Saturday during the course.

How much time will I have to devote to the course?

You will have to be available each Saturday and Wednesday that the course runs.

• For the online component, there isn't a set number of hours, but we can give you an idea of what will be involved.
• On face-to-face courses our candidates have approximately 120 contact hours.
• Time looking over their notes from input, completing assignment and preparing their lessons.

What do I have to do during the course?

Input

The online content is split into 30 separate units, and the average unit will take around 2 hours to complete. Although you will have deadlines for completing units, you will also have the flexibility of working at times to suit you. On some tasks you will work independently, on others you will collaborate with your colleagues on the course. As you work through the units, you will have support and feedback from your online tutor.

You will be expected to contribute to the online forum, and each week you will need to set aside one hour on Thursday evenings to participate in the weekly "liveroom". Here, you, your colleagues and your tutor will all be present in a virtual classroom to discuss the units so far and to work together on tasks.

Assignments

There are 4 written assignments to complete – as on any CELTA course – and these are spread out over the 13 weeks of the course. When you submit an assignment, your tutor will get back to you with the result (the assignments are graded pass or fail), and will give you feedback and any advice necessary.

If an assignment hasn't met all the criteria, you can then edit it and resubmit it.

As on every CELTA, you must pass a minimum of 3 written assignments (of course we would expect you to pass them all)

Observations

As part of the CELTA, you will need to observe experienced teachers at work in the classroom. On our online course, some of this will be completed online, and some when you are here for teaching practice on Saturdays.

Teaching Practice

We have arranged classes at our training centre in Bournemouth. From the second week of the course, you will spend each Saturday at the training centre to teach a lesson in the morning, and to get feedback on your teaching in the afternoon. Your tutors will also be able to give you help and support in planning for your next lesson the following Saturday.

Tutorials

It is really important to know how you are progressing on the CELTA Online, so you will have online tutorials with your tutor – one in week 5, a second in week 8 and a third in the final stages of the course. This means that you are aware of your strengths and areas to work on at all times.

What are the Technical Requirements?

Obviously, you need to be computer literate! Otherwise the CELTA Online means that there are minimum requirements for your computer and the software you have.

Equipment

• computer monitor – we recommend a screen resolution of 1024x768 pixels
• internet connection – we recommend you use a reliable broadband-speed connection to be able to handle progressively downloaded videos and virtual classroom sessions with audio.
• a good quality USB headset with headphones and microphone built in
• access to a scanner and printer (although these will be available for you to use at the training centre)

Operating System

We recommend the following minimum hardware specifications to run the course:

• Windows XP 800MHz Processor with 256MB RAM or
• Windows Vista 1GHz processor with 1GB RAM or
• Windows 7 1GHz processor with 1GB RAM or
• Mac OSX 10.3 or higher 1GHz processor with 1GB RAM

You may be able to run the course on machines with lower specification hardware although you may experience performance issues with media-rich activities.

Please note: The course will NOT run on an iPad.

The download speed of the videos included on the course will depend both on your hardware configuration and the speed of your broadband connection. If the streaming stops after a short while then it is advisable to wait until the download is complete.

Software

a) Web browser: You will need an up-to-date web browser to run the course. We recommend the following browsers for the Cambridge CELTA Course Online:

• Firefox 3 or higher
• Safari
• Internet Explorer 8

The course can also be run in other browsers. However, some features of the interface may exhibit bugs in non-recommended browsers.

Please do NOT use the browser Chrome - some of the course features will not work in this browser.

b) Microsoft Word: You will need Microsoft Word for the course (either PC or Mac version). Mac users who do not have a copy of Word installed may wish to use the open source (free) Libre office: http://www.libreoffice.org although not all course features will work as well as Microsoft Word.

c) Required plugins: Your browser will require the following plugins to be installed and enabled:

• Adobe Flash Player 9 or higher – http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer
• The latest Java player – http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp
• The latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader – http://get.adobe.com/reader

If you are not using your own computer please note that you may need to contact your institution's I.T. administrator to be able to change your browser settings or install plugins.

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Enrolment Procedure

• If you believe you meet the requirements, ask us for the application package of the course that interests you.
• Prospective trainees must complete the pre-Interview task, fill in the enrolment form and return them by email to the Programmes Coordinator prior the course starting date. When emailing the documents, attaching an updated version of the prospective trainees CV is also necessary.
• It is recommended to this well in advance, however, last minute applications may be accepted when the availability on the course allows this.
• Applicants who have satisfactorily completed the application package and tasks included in it may be invited to attend an interview shortly after this date at the school or on the telephone (at your own cost) if you are overseas.
• Successful applicants will receive an "offer of a place" on the course of their choice immediately, if there is a place available.
• After receiving an invoice from the School, the deposit must be paid within 7 days of the place being offered in order to secure your place.
• The balance is due 4 weeks, at the latest, before the course starts, depending on the date of acceptance.

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Conditions of Enrolment

• Total fees are payable at least 30 days before the start of the course. Where registration is made less than 30 days before the start of the course, total fees are payable immediately.
• Neither the school nor its representatives are liable for loss of tuition or other services due to public disturbance, industrial action or factors outside their control. Refunds cannot be made under any of these circumstances.
• Neither the School nor its representatives are liable for any loss, damage, illness, or injury to persons or property, however caused, except where such liability is statutory. Students are advised to take out personal insurance to cover these risks, and also to cover course cancellation or curtailment.
• Cancellation must be notified in writing to the school at least 4 weeks before the start of the course. For cancellations received less than 4 weeks before the course starts, 4 weeks’ fees or a pro-rata equivalent will be charged. Acceptance of an enrolment is made on the understanding that the student will remain for the duration of the course as specified.
• In the event of a student being dismissed before the end of the specified course period, fees are not refundable.
• Curtailment of a course must be notified 4 weeks before the published course or term end-date.
• The school reserves the right to refuse an enrolment, or in the event of unsatisfactory attendance, work or conduct, to dismiss a student from the course.
• No fees are refundable in the case of late- or non-arrival for a course.
• Late entrants may be accepted on all courses, but only by the agreement of the School.
• Any damage to school, student house, homestay or private home property, whether intentional or not, must be paid for in full.

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How to Pay

Payments (deposit & balance) are to done directly to the Bournemouth Training Center via Bank Transfer, Bank Cheque, Cash, VISA or MASTERCARD. Personal cheques will not be accepted.

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