CELTA – Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults

If you want to teach English in Brazil or abroad, you can take the CELTA course, which is the most widely recognised qualification of its kind. Over 10,000 people take the CELTA certificate each year at centres around the world.

The CELTA teaching qualification is awarded by Cambridge ESOL and opens doors to English language teaching all over the world. The CELTA is also a first step to obtain other important Cambridge certificates, such as the DELTA and the Young Learners Extension.

The CELTA certificate suits both teachers with little or no experience and teachers with some experience but who have never had any formal training. If you take the course, you will be observed by experienced trainers who will give you feedback on your teaching as well as clear ideas of how to improve your teaching techniques.

What does the CELTA involve?
When you take the CELTA course you learn the principles of effective teaching and acquire a range of practical skills for teaching English to adult learners. The CELTA gives you lots of hands-on teaching practice and builds your confidence as a teacher.

The CELTA focuses on five main 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 contexts
- Developing teaching skills and professionalism

How will I be assessed?
There is no final examination. Trainees are graded and assessed by the trainers on a continuous basis. An external assessor, appointed by Cambridge ESOL, will visit the course in its later stages to ‘moderate’ the assessment.

There are two components of assessment, each of which must be passed in order to qualify for the certificate:
- Teaching Practice – You will teach for a total of 6 hours, teaching classes at two levels of ability. Assessment is based on your overall performance.
- Written Assignments – You will complete four written assignments which focus on the main areas of the syllabus.

Can I take the CELTA?
In order to apply for the course you should:
- Have a standard of English which will enable you to teach at a range of levels (equivalent to CAE level although you do not need to have the certificate)
- Be aged 20 or over
- Have a standard of education equivalent to that required for entry into higher education

Course Design
You can take CELTA courses in two different ways:
- Full-time. We run two full-time courses a year, in January and July. Courses have a minimum of 120 contact hours and are given in a period of 4 weeks. The full-time course is very intensive and you need to be fully committed. A lot of preparation and study is required outside formal contact hours. It is not possible to take the full-time course and work at the same time.
- Part-time. We run part-time courses from February to June and August to December on Fridays from 8.30am to 4.30pm.

Our trainers
All our trainers are experienced, fully qualified and approved by Cambridge ESOL to run CELTA courses.

Elaine Sutcliffe - Elaine has worked in ELT since 1992. She has taught in Brazil, Poland and the United Kingdom. She gained her IhTTC and the COTE whilst working for International House in Recife, Brazil. She then worked for Cultura Inglesa, Sao Paulo for 3 years, before moving to the UK in 2000. She lived in London for 5 years, where she worked as a lecturer and as an advanced practitioner at Westminster Kingsway College. During this time she also completed her MA in International Education and the Cambridge DELTA. She moved back to Brazil in October 2005 and has been the main tutor for Cambridge CELTA courses at Seven Idiomas (formerly St Giles) since July 2007.

Daniella S. H. You - Daniella has worked in ELT since 1995. She has a degree in Economics from USP and has studied Psychopedagogy at PUC. She took the CELTA ad the DELTA at International House London. Daniella has lived and worked in Switzerland, Poland and England where she was involved with language teaching. In England, where she lived for 4 years, Daniella developed pioneer projects in French and German teaching for children aged 3 to 9. When she returned to Brazil in 2001, she got involved with bilingual education. She started working as a teacher trainer in 2005. Currently, she is a coordinator at a bilingual school in Sao Paulo as well as being a trainer at Seven.

Debora Schisler - Debora has a degree in Anthropology from the University of Indiana, USA. She also has an MA in Applied Linguistics from PUC – SP. She is an ICELT and CELTA tutor. Debora is one of the academic directors for SEVEN English & Espanhol.

Course Fee
R$ 2,420,25 + US$ 160 (Cambridge Certificate fee)
You can pay in instalments – please check our payment options.

Next dates
Intensive:
January - from 04/01/10 to 29/01/10
July - from 05/07/10 to 30/07/10

Extensive:
February – from 26/02/10 to 25/06/10
August – from 13/08/10 to 03/12/10

For further information:
Seven Pacaembu
Telephones: 2533-3611 / 3873-2233
Address: Av. Pacaembu, 1881
email: celta@sevenidiomas.com.br

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