TEFL / CELTA Certificate Training in Barcelona, Spain

Cambridge School, Barcelona:
CELTA Barcelona Courses: Cambridge School offers 5 week CELTA courses (Certificate in English Language Teaching of Adults), TEFL courses, Spanish language courses in Barcelona. The CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching for Adults) is an initial qualification for people who want to become teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). It is awarded by the University of Cambridge (ESOL Examinations) and is aimed at people with little or no experience of teaching English as a Foreign Language. It is usually done intensively over four or five weeks.

Courses offered by Cambridge School - 5 week CELTA courses, TEFL courses in Barcelona, Spanish language courses.

Certificate in English Language Teaching for Adults (CELTA):The CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching for Adults) is an initial qualification for people who want to teach English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). It is awarded by the University of Cambridge (ESOL Examinations) and is the most prestigious and well-known qualification in the world for people starting out in the profession. Aimed at people with little or no experience of teaching English as a Foreign Language, it is usually done intensively over four or five weeks.

Course Content
The course consists of 4 main elements:

- Input sessions
These are led by a trainer but are usually collaborative workshops rather than lectures. There are six main units of learning: Language awareness; The learner, the teacher and the teaching/learning context; Planning for effective teaching of adult learners of English; Classroom management and teaching skills for teaching English to adults; Resources and materials for teaching English to adults; Professional development for teachers of English to adults


- Teaching Practice
You will teach for a total of six hours, working with classes at two levels of ability. You start off teaching for short periods of, for example, thirty minutes and gradually build up to longer lessons of sixty minutes.

- Written Assignments
You will be expected to complete four written assignments of between 750 and 1,000 words on the following topics:

- adult learners and their learning context
- language systems (eg grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation
- language skills (reading, writing, listening and speakin
- reflections on teaching

- Observation of experienced teachers
This is a requirement of the course and a very useful part of the training process. Fortunately, at Cambridge School, we have an impressive team of very experienced teachers who are happy to let you watch their classes.


Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults (DELTA):
You may be looking to further your career prospects. The DELTA is ideal if you want to extend your professional experience and accept new responsibilities as it not only demonstrates a commitment to the profession, but is also proof of your ability.

Alternatively, you may just be looking for an opportunity to increase your understanding of the principles and practice of English language teaching to help improve your overall performance in the classroom.