CELTA - Teaching English Language to Adults - Level 5 Certificate (Cambridge University)

This course is accredited by Cambridge University.

This CELTA course focuses on teaching and learning strategies for EFL/ESOL and is mainly practical. In addition to your taught sessions, you will need to allow extra time for independent study, assignments and lesson preparation.

This is an intensive programme of study to which you will be required to commit fully. This is a very practical course focusing on hands-on teaching practice so that upon completion, you will feel confident beginning or continuing your career as an ESOL teacher with all the skills and knowledge you will need. Many of our students have even become teachers in the ESOL courses we offer at CONEL.

For information on our Higher Education policies including admissions, fees, and student contracts, please see the links below:

• Admissions Policy
• Complaints Policy
• Fees Policy
• HE Student Contract
• HE Student Protection Plan

For our full list of policies, governance and fees please see our website Capital City College Group (capitalccg.ac.uk).

Topics covered can include:

• Learners and teachers and the teaching and learning context
• Language analysis and awareness
• Language Skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing
• Planning and resources for different teaching contexts
• Developing teaching skills and professionalism

You will need to be:

• Aged 18 or over
• A proficient English language user (between CEFR Level C1 and C2 or above)
• Educated to the standard required for entry into higher education

If English is not your first language, you should be able to provide recent evidence that your spoken and written command of the English language is adequate for the course - e.g. a recently obtained English language qualification or test result awarded no more than two years prior to the proposed date of enrolment and equivalent to a minimum of Cambridge English CAE Grade A/IELTS 8.0 in all sub-scores.

All applicants must have an interview and assessment to confirm that the course is suitable for them.

CELTA is assessed through written assignments and practical teaching. There are four written assignments (each 750-1,000 words), which focus on analysing and responding to adult learner needs and analysing language for teaching purposes teaching language skills reflecting on classroom teaching.

Your teaching practice will also be assessed, over a total of 6 hours, working with adult classes at a minimum of two levels of ability. Assessment is based on your overall performance.

Adults - Higher Education

You must pay fees to study a Higher Education (HE) course. If you have not studied one previously, you may be eligible to apply for an HE loan. Other financial support such as maintenance loans and disability support are also available.

Please see here for the documents you will need to show us.

Some courses will have other associated costs, such as for specialist materials and trips. Many of our students are eligible for financial support, see here for details.

Tuition Fees: £1,418 per year

You can progress to employment, teaching English abroad or in the UK. To gain the full teaching qualification to teach in the UK you can progress to Diploma in Education and Training or PGCE in FE.

This course is accredited by Cambridge University.

This CELTA course focuses on teaching and learning strategies for EFL/ESOL and is mainly practical. In addition to your taught sessions, you will need to allow extra time for independent study, assignments and lesson preparation.

This is an intensive programme of study to which you will be required to commit fully. This is a very practical course focusing on hands-on teaching practice so that upon completion, you will feel confident beginning or continuing your career as an ESOL teacher with all the skills and knowledge you will need. Many of our students have even become teachers in the ESOL courses we offer at CONEL.

For information on our Higher Education policies including admissions, fees, and student contracts, please see the links below:

• Admissions Policy
• Complaints Policy
• Fees Policy
• HE Student Contract
• HE Student Protection Plan

For our full list of policies, governance and fees please see our website Capital City College Group (capitalccg.ac.uk).

Topics covered can include:

• Learners and teachers and the teaching and learning context
• Language analysis and awareness
• Language skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing
• Planning and resources for different teaching contexts
• Developing teaching skills and professionalism

You will need to be:

• Aged 18 or over
• A proficient English language user (between CEFR Level C1 and C2 or above)
• Educated to the standard required for entry into higher education

If English is not your first language, you should be able to provide recent evidence that your spoken and written command of the English language is adequate for the course - e.g. a recently obtained English language qualification or test result awarded no more than two years before the proposed date of enrolment and equivalent to a minimum of Cambridge English CAE Grade A/IELTS 8.0 in all sub-scores.

All applicants must have an interview and assessment to confirm that the course is suitable for them.

CELTA is assessed through written assignments and practical teaching. There are four written assignments (each 750–1,000 words), which focus on:

• analysing and responding to adult learner needs
• analysing language for teaching purposes
• teaching language skills
• reflecting on classroom teaching

Your teaching practice will also be assessed, over a total of 6 hours, working with adult classes at a minimum of two levels of ability. Assessment is based on your overall performance.

Adults - Higher Education

You must pay fees to study a Higher Education (HE) course. If you have not studied one previously, you may be eligible to apply for an HE loan. Other financial support such as maintenance loans and disability support are also available.

Please see here for the documents you will need to show us.

Some courses will have other associated costs, such as for specialist materials and trips. Many of our students are eligible for financial support, see here for details.

Tuition Fees: £1,418 per year

You can progress to employment, teaching English abroad or in the UK. To gain the full teaching qualification to teach in the UK you can progress to Diploma in Education and Training or PGCE in FE.