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TEFL courses in Leamington Spa, UK - Warwickshire College
Teacher Training > UK > Leamington Spa
Warwickshire College
CELTA
Please note, this information refers to the September 2005 to June 2006 part time course. Information for our next course will be available soon.
When does the CELTA course start and end?
It starts on 19 September 2005 and finishes on 5 June 2006, - a total of 30 weeks. There are breaks for half-terms, Christmas and Easter holidays.
How is the course organised?
All sessions take place on Monday afternoon and evening.
Teaching practice, lesson observation and feedback, takes place 1.45–5.00. In-put sessions are 5.45 – 8.35.
Where is the course held?
The course is held in the Languages’ Centre, Thornbank (6 Warwick New Road), which is a Victorian building, just a few minutes’ walk from the main college campus. The Languages Centre is fully equipped with IT facilities, including Internet Access, a Self-Study Centre and Language Laboratory.
We are accredited by the British Council, and are a full member of EnglishUK
How much does the course cost?
£880 including the Cambridge fee for EU students £1320 for non-EU/overseas students.
Concessionary fee for those on recognized benefits: £681
What is included in the fees?
75 hours of ‘input’ – practical and theoretical sessions to cover techniques and approaches in ELT.
A minimum of 24 hours of live observation of experienced teachers.
6 hours of individual observed teaching practice.
12 hours of observation of peers.
18 hours of post-lesson analysis, of which 6 hours will cover your own teaching.
3 hours of individual tutorial.
Cambridge entry fee.
Materials for teaching practice
Free photocopying facility
Use of the college library, IT Centre and all other facilities.
What is the pass rate?
The pass rate for the certificate is generally high as trainees are carefully selected. Anyone accepted on the course has the potential to gain a certificate in our professional judgement. However, some trainees are not able to reach the standard required by failing to complete the assignments, failing to prepare and teach lessons adequately or failure to attend all the input sessions.
As trainees are continuously assessed throughout the course, we will tell you at each stage whether you have reached a satisfactory standard. Any assignments that are not up to standard may be re-submitted.
How much work will I need to do?
This is a demanding course and you will need to allow at least 8-12 hours per week for background reading, lesson preparation and completion of assignments.
You must attend 100% of the input sessions and all teaching practice sessions on Mondays.
You will be given short tasks to complete for the input sessions each week.
You will need to write 4 assignments of 750-1000 words each.
You will need to prepare your teaching practice, which will take several hours per teaching practice session.
How are trainees selected for the course?
The selection takes place over a one hour evening session. There will be an individual language analysis task and a 15minute interview with a course tutor. There will also be a 30 minute group task and opportunities to ask questions of the course tutor. Where a group interview is not possible, we hold individual interviews, which include the same language tasks.
What qualities are you looking for in a potential EL teacher?
A confident, sympathetic manner with students.
A good command of spoken and written English.
The ability and willingness to study the grammar and phonology of the language.
The ability to work as a member of a team.
I am not sure what ELT is about? Can you tell me more?
We can do better than that. You can observe a class before you commit yourself to the course, browse amongst the materials and talk to the course tutors.
Who are the course tutors?
Barbara Buxton MA (Second Language Learning & Teaching), Dip TEFLA
Barbara has taught on teacher training courses since 1974 in the UK and abroad (India, Greece, Germany, Poland and Spain), is a senior examiner for the DELTA and external assessor for CELTA She taught on CELTA courses near London before moving to Warwickshire College in 1998.
Heather Alcock B.Ed, Dip TEFLA
Heather has worked in ELT since 1979 in Britain and overseas (Sweden, Spain, Venezuela, Colombia and Romania), gaining a wide range of experience in teaching, teacher-training and educational management. She joined Warwickshire College as Senior Curriculum Leader for ELT in September 2000.
David Frost BA(Hons), Dip TEFLA
David has worked in ELT since 1979 as a teacher and teacher-trainer at various schools in the UK, including the Bell and Eurocentres. He has taught on the diploma courses for ten years in Birmingham and has spent periods as an EFL teacher in Italy.
For further information
Please contact the ELT Administrator on 01926 884210
or e-mail halcock@warkscol.ac.uk
or call in at the Languages Centre, Thornbank, 6 Warwick New Road, Leamington Spa.
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