Proudly delivered by the Oxford School, the ONLINE CELTA is a distance course conducted entirely through Zoom, allowing students to connect from the comfort of their own home.

All you need is a computer, a good internet connection, and an interest in teaching.

An Online CELTA carries the same status as a traditional, face-to-face course, and successful participants will graduate with the most highly recognised English teaching certification worldwide.

Just like a traditional CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults), the online equivalent is a practical, hands-on teaching qualification administered by Cambridge Assessment English, and is the minimum teaching qualification for most Language Schools.

The CELTA course provides candidates with a mix of hands-on teaching experience, teaching methodology, and practical classroom techniques for both digital and face-to-face teaching-

It is an initial teaching qualification, so no previous teaching experience is required to undertake the course. CELTA is also popular with teachers who have some initial experience in, but lack a formal teaching qualification.

ONLINE CELTA COURSE

• Part-time, 6-week course
• Monday to Friday 09.00-16:30
• Course Start: 05/10/20
• Course Completion: 13/11/20
• Maximum number of Participants: 10
• Cost: €1650

IMPORTANT POINTS TO NOTE

CELTA is an internationally recognised course with clearly defined assessment standards and a set syllabus. This is an important safeguard for both you as a candidate and also for employers, as a pass on the CELTA course is highly regarded throughout the world and continues to stand for quality and innovation in language teaching.

Although part-time, our online CELTA is still a highly intensive course which will require much time and energy throughout its 6-week duration. It is important, therefore, for trainees to keep other commitments to a minimum. As well as the online hours, candidates will need to set aside both evenings and weekends for course related work (reading, lesson preparation, and assignments).

ONE FINAL THING

100% Online CELTA courses will be run for a limited time only.   Interested participants should contact the Oxford School as soon as possible for application details.

The CELTA syllabus and assessment

The ONLINE CELTA course is assessed in two ways: written assignments and teaching practice.  The assessment relates to five syllabus areas:

• 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

Input sessions

These will provide you with many practical ideas for classroom teaching. Sessions include tutor demonstrations of teaching techniques and procedures to assist you in planning your lessons. Input will be interactive, so be prepared to get involved and learn through experiencing techniques and discussing ideas.

Teaching practice

Genuine English language students will log into our Virtual Classroom every day to participate in English lessons.

These students will be interviewed and tested before the commencement of the course and then split into two level groups. You will be part of a group of trainees (up to 5 trainees per group) who will be responsible for teaching them. An important part of the course will be coordinating with your teaching practice peers.

Over the course you must complete 6 hours of assessed teaching. Your teaching practice must be at two different levels (E.g. elementary and intermediate level students). After each assessed teaching slot, trainees will be provided with both oral and written feedback on their teaching. Each lesson will be assessed as being “To standard for this stage of the course” or “Not to standard for this stage of the course”. An important part of being a developing teacher is to reflect on your teaching. Self-evaluation of your own lessons forms an important part of the course assessment. CELTA will help you to become more reflective and focus on the areas of your teaching which need further development.

Observations

During the course you will have the opportunity to observe recordings of experienced teachers. You must observe 6 hours in total (3 hours may be from filmed lessons). This is a very useful part of the course as it allows you to see a variety of teaching styles, techniques and approaches, as well as a variety of student levels and classroom situations.

Assignments

During the course each candidate needs to submit 4 assignments each of which is to be of 750 – 1000 words. These assignments are practical in nature and help you synthesise principles and practice from your teaching and learning. Each assignment will receive a pass or fail grade. If an assignment receives a fail grade on first submission, you will be able to resubmit that assignment once again. It is possible to fail one assignment and still pass the course, provided that the assessment criteria have been demonstrated elsewhere in your coursework.

Assignment topic areas are:

• Focus on the learner
• Language related tasks
• Skills assignment
• Lessons from the classroom.

Assessment

All aspects of the course (teaching practice and written assignments) are internally and continuously assessed. An external assessor approved by Cambridge English Assessment visits every ONLINE CELTA course.

The role of the assessor is to moderate the course. The final certificate is issued by Cambridge.

The ONLINE CELTA is a pass/fail course. Final grades are: Pass A, Pass B, Pass and Fail. The certificate at Pass level is awarded to candidates who meet the course the criteria in all components. Those whose classroom teaching skills reach a level significantly higher than passlevel criteria are awarded Pass B; those whose classroom teaching skills and planning skills are exceptional, are awarded Pass A. Candidates will receive a course report with a provisional grade within two weeks of completing the course. Candidates can use these course reports when applying for work.

Support

Each CELTA course must be staffed by two CELTA tutors. This provides a high staff/trainee ratio which allows a very good level of support and individual attention on the course.

The Oxford School is fortunate to have some of the world’s leading CELTA tutors collaborating with our centre in Padova.

A good piece of advice for people deciding on whether or not to commit to a course of this type is to follow the initial application stage through to its completion and undergo the mandatory pre-course interview with the main course tutor.

Generally speaking, a positive feeling about the instructor is a reliable barometre for the eventual success of the course.

Timetable is subject to change

Week One    5^th October to 9^th October 2020

Week Two     12^th October to 16^th October  2020

Week Three 19^th  October  to 23^rd October  2020

Week Four 26^th October to 30^th October

Week Five 2^nd November to 6^th November

Week Six 9^th November to 13^th November

Entry requirements

• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
• Applicants must have an awareness of language and a competence in both written and spoken English (C2 or high C1 – Grade A or B, on the CEFR) which will enable them to undertake the course and prepare for teaching a range of levels.
• Applicants must have the potential to develop the necessary skills to become effective teachers and to complete successfully the written assignments and the assessment of practice teaching.
• Candidates should have, as a minimum entry requirement, a standard of education equivalent to that required for entry into higher education.

Candidate selection will be carried out as follows:

• The candidate’s identity will be authenticated by checking official documents (e.g. passport or identity card).
• Interviews will be conducted via Zoom by the main course tutor or by another member of staff assigned by the main course tutor (All applicants will submit a written task before being accepted.)
• The interview will include a language awareness task and an extended writing task to ensure that applicants are able to meet the demands of the course.
• All successful applicants will complete a precourse course task.

Other

• Candidates being interviewed for the course will be made aware of the demands of the course and the need to be able to commit time and energy to it.
• Candidates will be made aware that completion of a course does not guarantee that they will be successful.
• Candidates will also be aware that due to the integration of theory and practice throughout the course, no exemptions or recognition of prior learning can be accepted.

• Cambridge ONLINE CELTA: Minimum Technical Specifications Recommended operating systems	Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 running on: – •              • Recommended: Pentium 4 2GHz, 1GB or better •               • Minimum: Intel Pentium III 1 GHz, 512MB Mac OS X •               • Recommended: 10.6 or later •               • Recommended: Intel Core Duo 1.83 GHz or faster processor; PowerPC G4 1GHz or faster processor •              • Minimum: Mac OS X 10.4.11 or Mac OS C 10.5.4 and 10.5.5 •              • Minimum: 512MB of RAM
  Recommended internet browsers	•              • Latest version of Google Chrome •              • Latest version of Safari •              • Internet Explorer 9 or 10 N.B: Older versions of Internet Explorer and Safari 5 are no longer supported.
  Javascript	JavaScript within the browser must be enabled.
  Mobile phones and tablets	The course is designed to work on many tablets, however, it will not display correctly on devices with small screens, such as smart phones.