Oxford House College, London:
Centrally located on Oxford Street in London's exciting and vibrant West End, Oxford House College is an English language school providing Certificate and Diploma courses for teachers of English and for people planning a career in English Language Teaching (ELT). Our school is situated just minutes from Oxford Circus Underground Tube station. We provide courses leading to accredited University of Cambridge ESOL Language Teaching Awards. Both qualifications, CELTA and DELTA, are approved by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA). Our language tutors are highly experienced and qualified professionals.
TESOL English Teacher Training Certificate & Diploma Courses:
CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults)
Full-time Course: 4-weeks, Part-time Course: 13-weeks
CELTA is an initial qualification in teaching English as a foreign language to adults. It is the best known and most widely taken initial English Language Teaching (ELT) qualification of its kind in the world, taken by over 10,000 people each year. With the CELTA qualification, a wide range of exciting ELT career options will open up for you, not least the prospect of working in your favourite locations around the world.
CELTA is suitable for those with little or no teaching experience. It is suitable for anyone who wishes to teach English as a foreign language to adults or work in ELT within the UK or overseas. Candidates come from all walks of life. Many are recent university graduates, but others are already qualified as teachers of other subjects or are professionals looking for a change of career or rewarding career break. Most candidates see CELTA as the starting point of a long-term career in English language teaching. For students working on their gap year, CELTA is a passport to teaching overseas and an ideal way to travel the world whilst developing new skills.
DELTA (Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults)
Part-time Course: 16-weeks
The DELTA course is for teachers anywhere in the world who have substantial experience in teaching English as a foreign language to adults and who want to further develop their knowledge and skills. The DELTA qualification enhances a teacher’s long-term career prospects in the ELT profession.
Participants will normally have a range of experience teaching English as a foreign language to adults, involving work in different contexts to a variety of nationalities and levels. This means at least two years' full time teaching (approximately 1,200 hours) within the last 5 years. Participants must also have either the CELTA or the Trinity College, London CertTESOL qualification.