CELTA Teacher Training Course in Italy

Academia Linguistica Internacional - CELTA Courses in Southern Italy:
Take a CELTA course to greatly enhance your TEFL English teaching skills and employability worldwide. Academia Linguistica Internacional school was founded in 2002 in Barletta, a coastal city of 95,000 inhabitants in the Puglia region (located north of Bari on the Adriatic coast, in the south-eastern region of Italy, and renowned for the Colossus of Barletta statue, its beautiful architecture, Gothic cathedral, sandy beaches, and agriculture - wines, olives and almonds). Our Cambridge CELTA TEFL courses are offered at different dates throughout the year (Please contact us for details of upcoming course dates).

CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) Course:

CELTA ‐ Cambridge ESOL Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, is the most widely recognised initial professional TEFL qualification. The course provides initial training in English Language Teaching to Adults but will also suit those who are already in the profession but who have no formal or practical qualification.

Each course is approved by University of Cambridge ESOL and satisfies the CELTA regulations and requirements that ensure that courses:

- are delivered by Cambridge ESOL‐approved staff with the relevant experience and training;
- provide tutorial guidance, support and feedback for all candidates, for both teaching practice and written work;
- include a minimum of 120 hours contact with course tutors including individual tutorials;
- provide 6 hours directed observation of experienced teachers and 6 hours assessed teaching practice;
- are delivered in approved premises and with full access to the required resources;
- maintain and provide course records and provide candidate records;
- observe local laws regarding staff employment and copyright;
- provide candidates with full information regarding candidate enquiries on results and complaints procedure.

CELTA Course Content:

The syllabus covers the following areas:
- techniques for developing speaking, listening, reading and writing skills;
- presenting and practising new language;
- classroom management;
- lesson planning;
- practical awareness of language learning and processing;
- language forms and meanings and variations in language styles.

Entry Requirements:
Applicants must have a good standard of education equivalent to that required to enter university or college, have a standard of English equal to that of an educated native speaker and be at least 20 years of age.Applicants are accepted on completion of a successful interview. Telephone interviews can be arranged for candidates living outside Italy.