Cambridge CELTA Course in Athens, Greece

CELT Athens:
CELT is in the heart of Athens, in the very centre of the capital of Greece, an excellent place to start a career in TEFL as well as experience living in an exciting European city with so much to do in its present and see of its past. But more important than how to spend one's free time while training to be a TEFL teacher, is the knowledge that CELT has an excellent team of tutors capable of delivering the course content in a most effective as well as enjoyable way.

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Our tutors are experienced and highly qualified tutors, including well known ELT authors and specialists and they are there to ensure that your first contact with Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) is thorough, professional and that your path to a TEFL career development is clear and well supported by their expertise.

With its excellent lending library, access to the web as well an online support to the trainees, CELT Athens is a small and friendly centre - fully dedicated to teacher training and development - where you will never be lost in a vast crowd of trainees but will always receive a lot of personal support and attention.

Cambridge CELTA Course

This is the best known course at this level and a must for an international career in TEFL. The CELT Athens course is 140 hours and trainee groups are small (maximum of 8) for more support and personal attention.The picture on the left shows a group of CELTA trainees and tutors with the students they teach during Teaching Practice. This is perhaps THE most important part of the CELTA course where you get to teach two different classes of students for a total of 6 hours.

CELT Athens is a Recognised Teaching Awards Centre by Cambridge ESOL, which means that the courses are moderated by Cambridge appointed Assessors and that the quality of tuition, support and administration is of a very high standard.CELT Athens organises free classes for these teaching practises. The Certificate is awarded by Cambridge ESOL.

This course has already been attended by many hundreds of teachers working throughout Greece as well as in a multitude of other countries. The course covers younger and older learners and Teaching Practice includes teaching classes of younger pupils in foreign language centres in Athens.
A very practical, hands on programme which will help you become a confident and always well-prepared Teacher of English! Certification for this course is provided by CELT Athens.

This course leads to a professional qualification at post-graduate level and is one of the most sought after and well respected qualifications internationally. It is recognised by all British Universities and is fast becoming a prerequisite for some of the most interesting jobs in our field all over the world.

The CELT course is ideal for experienced and qualified teachers wishing to enhance their career opportunities as Senior Teachers, ESP Instructors, Level Coordinators or Directors of Studies. The Diploma provides an excellent bridge for those who wish to pursue further academic qualifications related to TEFL at Masters level.

This course is approved by and moderated by Cambridge ESOL and includes a final written examination as well as observed teaching and a number of background assignments. CELT Athens offers both a part-time course for residents in Athens as well as outside Athens (usually held on weekends) or an intensive 7-week summer course.

CELT provides trainees with adult classes for their teaching practices. The Diplomas are awarded by Cambridge ESOL.

These are courses highly suited to anyone who has completed any of the previous courses as a way of expanding their teaching repertoire by doing more focussed work on a particular type of class or age group. The following courses are offered at various times of the year:

- Teaching Young & Very Young Learners
- Teaching Exam Preparation Classes
- Teaching Business English
- Teaching English through Drama
- Teaching English Grammar
- Computers in TEFL

During their courses trainees have free access to;
- One of the best ELT libraries (based on the reports by Cambridge assessors)
- Special support material on CD-ROM or through the special support website for CELT trainees
- Free internet access
- Inclusion in a Teacher Recruitment database which is consulted by many foreign language institutions wishing to hire directly from the CELT Athens teacher trainee list.

We help our trainees with finding accommodation. Please ask us for details.