CAMBRIDGE CERTIFICATE CAMBRIDGE CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO

SPEAKERS OF OTHER SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES LANGUAGES

CELTACELTA

ESL TEACHER TRAINING ESL TEACHER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROGRAMCERTIFICATE PROGRAM

Cy-Fair College in Cy-Fair College in partnership with the partnership with the

University of University of Cambridge, UK, is Cambridge, UK, is

offering the offering the Certificate in Certificate in

Teaching English to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Speakers of Other

Languages [CELTA]. Languages [CELTA].

The aims of our CELTA The aims of our CELTA program are to help program are to help

teachers to:teachers to: improve their improve their

knowledge of American knowledge of American English grammar, English grammar, vocabulary and vocabulary and pronunciation; pronunciation;

build a good foundation build a good foundation of classroom of classroom management skills;management skills;

acquire and practice a acquire and practice a range of effective range of effective teaching techniques;teaching techniques;

become familiar with a become familiar with a range of current range of current EFL/ESL books and EFL/ESL books and other teaching other teaching materials;materials;

develop a self-critical develop a self-critical approach to their own approach to their own teaching; and teaching; and

evolve an effective evolve an effective and personal and personal teaching-style. teaching-style.

TOPICSTOPICS

Language awarenessLanguage awareness The learner, the teacher The learner, the teacher

and the teaching/ learning and the teaching/ learning contextcontext

Planning for effective Planning for effective teaching of adult learners teaching of adult learners of Englishof English

Classroom management Classroom management and teaching skillsand teaching skills

Resources and materials for Resources and materials for teaching English to adultsteaching English to adults

Professional development Professional development for teachers of English to for teachers of English to adultsadults

COURSE ORGANIZATIONCOURSE ORGANIZATION

The course presents a The course presents a communicative approach communicative approach to the teaching of classes to the teaching of classes

of adult students. of adult students. Although it has a sound Although it has a sound

theoretical basis, the theoretical basis, the course is extremely course is extremely

practical, and it blends practical, and it blends proven classroom proven classroom

techniques with modern techniques with modern developments in developments in

language learning theory.language learning theory.

The course elements The course elements include: include:

input sessionsinput sessions written assignmentswritten assignments lesson observationlesson observation supervised and evaluated supervised and evaluated

practice teaching with practice teaching with classes of foreign classes of foreign studentsstudents

discussion and critiquing discussion and critiquing of practice lessonsof practice lessons

tutorials.tutorials.

COURSE INFORMATIONCOURSE INFORMATION

Each course is 120 Each course is 120 hours plus an hours plus an additional 80 hours of additional 80 hours of homework. homework. Participants also Participants also undertake 35 hours of undertake 35 hours of self-study before the self-study before the course, using our "Pre-course, using our "Pre-Course Assignments."Course Assignments."

Full-time courses last Full-time courses last four weeks and meet four weeks and meet Monday through Monday through Friday, from 9am-Friday, from 9am-5pm. Part-time 5pm. Part-time courses last 15 weeks courses last 15 weeks and meet two and meet two evenings a week from evenings a week from 6-8pm and Saturdays 6-8pm and Saturdays from 9am-1pm.from 9am-1pm.

SCHEDULESCHEDULEA typical schedule A typical schedule

includes:includes:

TESOL Methodology TESOL Methodology Lesson ObservationsLesson Observations Language Awareness Language Awareness

WorkshopsWorkshops FeedbackFeedback Practice TeachingPractice Teaching Critiques of Practice Critiques of Practice

TeachingTeaching Guided Preparation of Guided Preparation of

Practice LessonsPractice Lessons

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTSADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Acceptance into the Acceptance into the program is not program is not automatic. automatic.

Applicants are Applicants are accepted on the basis accepted on the basis of their performance in of their performance in a language evaluation a language evaluation task and an interview. task and an interview.

Our basic requirements Our basic requirements are are

as follows:as follows:

BA/BS degreeBA/BS degree Some previous Some previous

experience of formal or experience of formal or informal study of a informal study of a foreign languageforeign language

Previous teaching Previous teaching experience not required experience not required

COURSE REQUIREMENTSCOURSE REQUIREMENTS

120 hours of input, 120 hours of input,

tutorial support, tutorial support,

supervised lesson supervised lesson

planning, feedback planning, feedback

and peer and peer

observationobservation 6 hours assessed 6 hours assessed

teaching practiceteaching practice

6 hours observation 6 hours observation of live lessons taught of live lessons taught by ESL professionalsby ESL professionals

Maintain and submit Maintain and submit a portfolio of all a portfolio of all course work course work including all written including all written assignments and assignments and materials related to materials related to teaching practiceteaching practice

PRE-COURSE PRE-COURSE ASSIGNMENTSASSIGNMENTS

Candidates will be asked to Candidates will be asked to complete a series of Pre-complete a series of Pre-

Course Assignments, which Course Assignments, which they will receive when they they will receive when they register for the course. The register for the course. The assignments, which are not assignments, which are not

graded, focus mainly on graded, focus mainly on developing the candidates’ developing the candidates’

awareness and formal awareness and formal knowledge of English.knowledge of English.

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTSWRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS

Of the four written assignments:Of the four written assignments:

one involves work one involves work on the language on the language systems of English;systems of English;

one involves one involves reflection on reflection on classroom teaching classroom teaching and the and the identification of identification of action points; action points;

one explores one explores aspects of teaching aspects of teaching and learning English and learning English through a focus on through a focus on adult learners; andadult learners; and

one involves work one involves work on language skills: on language skills: reading, listening, reading, listening, speaking and speaking and writing.writing.

ASSESSMENTASSESSMENT

Demonstrated successful Demonstrated successful achievement of all the achievement of all the teaching practice teaching practice criteria.criteria.

Completion of four Completion of four written assignments.written assignments.

Professional Professional development through development through participation in seminars, participation in seminars, workshops, feedback and workshops, feedback and peer-observation peer-observation sessions.sessions.

CERTIFICATE AWARDCERTIFICATE AWARD

The CELTA program is The CELTA program is approved by the approved by the

University of Cambridge. University of Cambridge.

The Certificate will be The Certificate will be awarded to candidates awarded to candidates

who meet the course who meet the course requirements and whose requirements and whose performance meets, or performance meets, or

exceeds, the criteria in exceeds, the criteria in all three assessment all three assessment

components.components.

GRADES OF AWARDGRADES OF AWARD

Each successful Each successful participant receives the participant receives the Cambridge CELTA with Cambridge CELTA with

one of the following one of the following grades: grades:

Pass, Pass B, and Pass A. Pass, Pass B, and Pass A. Worldwide, over 90% Worldwide, over 90%

of candidates receive the of candidates receive the Certificate, with 75% Certificate, with 75%

being awarded the basic being awarded the basic Pass grade. (This grade is Pass grade. (This grade is recognized by employers recognized by employers

as showing a good level of as showing a good level of ability and potential.)ability and potential.)

COSTCOST

$1,756$1,756, which includes the , which includes the Cambridge Certificate in Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages [CELTA] of Other Languages [CELTA] as well as a Cy-Fair College as well as a Cy-Fair College workforce education workforce education certificate awarding 11.2 certificate awarding 11.2 Continuing Education Units Continuing Education Units [CEUs] as a measure of [CEUs] as a measure of substantive professional substantive professional education and training. education and training. A Teacher Training Resource A Teacher Training Resource Manual is likewise provided.Manual is likewise provided.

INFORMATIONINFORMATION

For information and application forms, For information and application forms, please contact:please contact:

Jeff Mohamed at 832.422.1005; Jeff Mohamed at 832.422.1005; email email Jeffrey.D.Mohamed@nhmccd.edu Jeffrey.D.Mohamed@nhmccd.edu or visit our website at or visit our website at

http://www.cyfaircollege.com/http://www.cyfaircollege.com/Transitional Studies/Transitional Studies/Celta.htmCelta.htm