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TEFL / TESOL Course in Florence, Italy
International TEFL and TESOL Training, Florence:
International TEFL and TESOL Training (ITTT) is a professional ESL teacher training organization that offers an internationally-recognised and accredited four-week TEFL certificate course in a range of locations worldwide, including in the historic city of Florence, in the Tuscany region of Central Italy. The TEFL certificate you earn on completion will enable you to work as an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher in Italy or around the world. In addition, we offer online TEFL certification courses, and optional Italian language courses.
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TEFL / TESOL Certificate Course:
ITTT, in conjunction with TEFL International, offers a 4-week, intensive TEFL certificate course which meets all international standards and is externally validated and moderated by the BOAA (Board of Academic Advisors). You can be assured of the highest standards and quality when you take our course.
In our course, students are assessed on their understanding and practical application of the course content through teaching practice and the compilation of a teaching journal. These two are assessed separately but the final grade awarded amalgamates both sets of grades with a slight weighting towards teaching practice.
Special Offer:
Sign up for any one of our TEFL International 4-week residential courses, available in over 30 international locations worldwide and receive an additional certificate course free of charge. You may choose from the following free courses: (a) Introduction to TEFL. (b) Teaching Business English. (c) Teaching English to Young Learners.
Optional Italian Language Course:
If you would like to learn some Italian during your time in Italy, you could attend an Italian language program either before or after your TEFL course. Language courses start most Mondays, and are available for two, four and eight weeks.
Accreditation:
- Our courses are externally validated and moderated by the Board of Academic Advisors (BOAA). This board includes several internationally recognized experts in the field of English Teaching as well as dozens of local English School managers around the world. IATEFL
- International TEFL and TESOL Training is an institutional member of IATEFL (the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language).
- ITTT is an institutional member of the College of Teachers which is the UK's professional educational institute for teachers.
- The ITTT online TEFL courses are fully accredited by the Online TESOL and TEFL Standards Agency (OTTSA). OTTSA is a professional educational organisation dedicated to raising teacher-training industry standards, specifically online courses in the teaching of English as a Foreign Language.
TEFL Job Opportunities:
TEFL employment prospects for graduates of our courses are excellent. You will find TEFL job opportunities throughout the world, from Spain to South Korea, Thailand to Turkey, there are literally thousands of TEFL jobs abroad for certified EFL teachers.
Graduate Support:
ITTT is dedicated to assisting you throughout your teaching career. Our support department offers ALL graduates of our courses unlimited access to a range of services designed to help you improve and develop as a teacher, which include:
- Online support - Graduates of our courses will have online access to advice and help from TEFL professionals FREE of charge.
- Online lesson plans - Graduates of our courses will be able to download lesson plans and supporting materials and activities FREE of charge.
- Resource books - Graduates of our courses will receive a copy of our TEFL games and activity books for only the cost of postage.
Florence:
Florence, the great Renaissance city, has a population of around half a million, and is situated almost in the middle of the Italian peninsula. Being on the main national railway lines, it is easily accessible from most important places both in Italy and abroad.
The Florence "Vespucci" airport, with flights to and from a wide range of national and international destinations is located 5km from the city centre.
Its medieval structures and Renaissance architecture will leave you breathless and with a real appreciation for architecture itself. Florence has a population of around half a million inhabitants, spreads on the banks of the Arno, between the Adriatic and the Tyrrhenian seas, almost in the middle of the Italian peninsula.
It is a city which bustles with industry and craft, commerce and culture, art and science. Being on the main national railway lines, it is easily accessible from most important places both in Italy and abroad.
Tuscany is one of the few regions on earth that lives up to its hype. As the birthplace of the Renaissance it holds one of the greatest concentrations of artistic achievements known to man. The Duomo, the Battistero, and the Galleria Degli Uffizi, which houses the works of Da Vinci, Raphael, and Botticelli are all here.
Its rolling countryside of checkerboard fields of sunflower and wheat, and green vineyards specked with red tiled farmhouses is breath-taking. It is a city which bustles with industry and craft, commerce and culture, art and science. Its medieval structures and Renaissance architecture will leave you breathless and with a real appreciation for architecture itself. If you are a lover of food, authentic Tuscan cuisine is a must-have.
ITTT's school is located in a 'real' Italian area where students will meet, eat lunch with, and socialize with Italians who actually live and carry out their daily lives in the vicinity of the school. As a result, they will be exposed to the authentic Florence, not the Florence that is created for tourists. The Italian support staff is extremely helpful and courteous, and will give you all the help they can to make your stay in Florence and your 4 weeks on the course as comfortable and enjoyable as possible.
Accommodation:
There are several accommodation options available while you attend the TEFL International course in Florence:
1. A private room in Florence. We have a few different locations in Florence itself for you to choose from, and you may or may not be placed with other students from TEFL International.
2. A shared room in Florence (limited availability). All apartments are furnished, and conveniently located in the city.
3. Home-stay. Some students want the experience of staying with a host family. This option is for those who really want to experience the Italian lifestyle.
4. Pensione. If you don’t want to worry about making your bed or going to the grocery store for breakfast, then you might want to stay at the Pensione Ferretti, conveniently located in the center of Florence.
All accommodations will be located within a maximum of 30 minutes walk and/or a 15-minute bus ride to the school.
Course Prices & Dates
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StudyCELTA: CELTA Courses Rome
Courses / Programs
• StudyCELTA works closely with some of the world’s leading TEFL English teacher training providers.• With a training centre located in the heart of historic Rome, just minutes from the Coliseum, we offer full-time and part-time Cambridge CELTA courses to local and international students who are interested in teaching English in Italy, across Europe, and around the world.
• Taught by industry professionals and featuring real-life teaching practice, our full-time CELTA course lasts for 4 weeks, while we also offer a part-time, 11-week CELTA course.
• Our CELTA courses teach the principles of effective teaching and a range of practical skills for teaching English to adult learners. You will have hands-on teaching practice and observe experienced teachers.
Student Testimonial:
“CELTA prepared me for my ESL teaching career and I would not be able to teach without it. After networking with many experienced teachers and employers, I have understood that it is absolutely impossible to obtain a teaching job at a reputable organisation without CELTA.”
- Maheyrin, Australia
Full-time Cambridge CELTA English Teaching Certificate Program:
• Duration: 4-weeks
• Intensive classes taught by industry professionals
• 2-hours of teaching practice per day
Part-time Cambridge CELTA English Teaching Certificate Program:
• Duration: 11-weeks
CELTA Units of Learning:
• 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
• Duration: 4-weeks
• Intensive classes taught by industry professionals
• 2-hours of teaching practice per day
Part-time Cambridge CELTA English Teaching Certificate Program:
• Duration: 11-weeks
CELTA Units of Learning:
• 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
EBC International TEFL Certificate, Madrid
Courses / Programs
• Would you consider Madrid and Spain as an alternative TEFL course destination in Europe? Madrid is a TEFL hotspot year-round with a vibrant nightlife and cultural immersion experience, and EBC Madrid offers an accredited TEFL course with job placement program for our graduates! Contact us today for details of our next course dates.• If you are a citizen of the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa, EBC Madrid provides our comprehensive Road2Spain program which offers you a 1 year student visa to work, live and travel throughout Spain and Europe.
• EBC Madrid is an accredited centre of Trinity College, and a leading provider of internationally-recognised TEFL courses and job placement opportunities for career-change seekers and global travelers.
• EBC offers a British Council-accepted Trinity CertTESOL certificate course in Madrid, the ability to earn up to 60 university credits, and the key resource of free worldwide, lifetime job placement for our TEFL graduates.
• The Trinity CertTESOL qualification is preferred by many renowned language schools worldwide, and over the last 16 years, EBC has been instrumental in helping more than 8000+ TEFL graduates finance their travels and realise their dreams of living and working outside of their home countries.
• EBC also runs accredited TEFL courses in Crete (Greece), Buenos Aires, (Argentina) and Boracay (Philippines).
Intensive 4-week accredited TEFL / TESOL teacher certificate course:
• Comprises 150 hours including 24 hours of teaching practice.
• Written to UK QCF level 5 standards.
With Study Package options:
• Bronze, Silver, Gold and Road2Spain (Road2Spain is an ideal option, for example, for citizens of the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa who want a seamless stay in Spain with accommodation and study visa included).
• Comprises 150 hours including 24 hours of teaching practice.
• Written to UK QCF level 5 standards.
With Study Package options:
• Bronze, Silver, Gold and Road2Spain (Road2Spain is an ideal option, for example, for citizens of the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa who want a seamless stay in Spain with accommodation and study visa included).
Learning Center Tuscany
Courses / Programs
Learning Center Tuscany is a language and cultural institute located in Florence that provides recognized TEFL courses and TESOL diploma programs, the major ESL qualification required to teach English abroad. Whether it is through our well-known TESOL course or our pedagogically sound language courses, our mission is to provide quality research-based education and services for each of our customers. TLC offers opportunities to do more than enjoy the Tuscan experience as a tourist; instead, we offer true immersion by introducing our customers to the reality of life in Italy with each of our services. We listen to individual requests and aim to provide 100% customer satisfaction.
TEFL courses and TESOL Diploma Programs:
Intensive TEFL Certificate Courses, TESOL Diploma Courses, offered year round with dates beginning each month.
Intensive TEFL Certificate Courses, TESOL Diploma Courses, offered year round with dates beginning each month.
International House Language Centre Palermo
Courses / Programs
International House Language Centre in Palermo, Italy, is a Teacher Training and Language School offering the Cambridge CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) teacher training programs in a four-week face-to-face intensive format or in an 11-week online format. The Cambridge CELTA is the world's most honoured entry-level credential for teaching ESL or EFL. It is accepted throughout the world by organisations which employ English language teachers.International House Palermo is the first approved Cambridge English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) - formerly known as University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate (UCLES) centre in Sicily. It has been offering the internationally recognised CELTA programme since 2002 and has the most cost-effective CELTA training in Southern Italy. Each year we welcome candidates from all over the world. Applicants have ranged in age from 20 to 70 and come from a variety of backgrounds.
CELTA Courses:
- Face to face intensive courses (4 weeks)
- CELTA Online (11 weeks)
- CELTYL: Young Learner Extension to CELTA (CELTYL)
- TKT: Teaching Knowledge Test
- InSeT: (In-Service training) is deemed essential by International House.
- Face to face intensive courses (4 weeks)
- CELTA Online (11 weeks)
- CELTYL: Young Learner Extension to CELTA (CELTYL)
- TKT: Teaching Knowledge Test
- InSeT: (In-Service training) is deemed essential by International House.
British School Vicenza
Courses / Programs
British School Vicenza is part of the St George International (SGI) London group of schools and has been teaching English in the beautiful historic city of Vicenza in north Italy since 1969. We are proud to offer the internationally-recognised Trinity College London Certificate in TESOL to students from around the world. Close to beautiful Venice, Padua and Verona, the small medieval city of Vicenza is a fabulous place to train as an English teacher.
Over 2,000 trainees have successfully passed our consistently well received teacher training program since we started running it in 1993. Run by our highly qualified and dedicated trainers who all have extensive international teaching experience, we have a firm commitment to quality TEFL training.
All our courses benefit from a maximum of just 10 trainees per course, allowing us to share our enthusiasm and professionalism in a practical and stimulating way.
We assist with accommodation and there are great job opportunities for trainee teachers upon completion of the course.
Course for theTrinity College London Certicate in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).
Courses held in the summer months (June-July and July-August)
Genuinely international qualification and a course that provides thorough teacher training for those with little or no prior teaching experience.
Courses held in the summer months (June-July and July-August)
Genuinely international qualification and a course that provides thorough teacher training for those with little or no prior teaching experience.
Academia Linguistica Internacional - CELTA Courses in Southern Italy
Courses / Programs
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).Academia Linguistica Internacional has been offering English, German, French and Spanish courses since it opened.
We became a Cambridge English Authorised exam centre in 2012, and since then, we have been preparing students for the Cambridge exam from young learners through to the Cambridge CPE.
Additionally, we work with schools all over Puglia serving over 3000 students enhancing their English skills.
Due to the demand of the CELTA exam, we now offer this additional service as we know that the CELTA qualification offers wider possibilities for people wanting to pursue a career in Teaching English.
Our location is within easy reach of major cities in the south of Italy; 30 minutes north of Bari, and just 2½ hours from Naples and Pompei.
We give assistance finding accommodation for the trainees as well as picking up from the airport.
Please contact our Director of Studies, Angelica Miguens below for further information. We very much look forward to welcoming you to Barletta!
Cambridge CELTA TEFL courses offered at different dates throughout the year (Please contact us for details of upcoming course dates).
CELTA ‐ Cambridge ESOL Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, is the most widely recognised initial professional 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.
CELTA ‐ Cambridge ESOL Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, is the most widely recognised initial professional 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.