Diploma in TESOL London, United Kingdom

Cambridge DELTA Part-Time

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Important Information

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Applicants for the DELTA course should hold a university degree and an initial qualification in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to adults. They should also have had a minimum of two years consistent experience in ELT (the absolute minimum required is 1200 hours teaching experience) at a wide range of levels. Acceptance on the course is not automatic, but requires the completion of a series of pre-interview tasks enclosed, and a further task to be completed immediately before your interview with a course tutor.

Please note that the exact course dates are as follows: 1st October 2008 to 20th May 2009.

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Course Details

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Customer Feedback

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The school was very well organised with excellent resources. The trainers were friendly, good-humoured and approachable. They gave useful feedback and support throughout.

The course was intensive but this was fully explained in the college prospectus. The syllabus schedule ran smoothly at all times and was extremely well co-ordinated.

Joanne Austin

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Course Description

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Following the syllabus laid down by Cambridge ESOL, the course is designed to enable candidates to expand their knowledge and teaching abilities in the following areas:

The English language and its description.

The practice and principles of teaching and learning in relation to a wide range of adult learners and their language contexts.

The nature, role and use of resources and materials.

The process of teaching / learning and how it can be managed.

Procedures for the formal and informal assessment of students, the evaluation of courses and programmes of work, and the investigation of personal effectiveness as a teacher in the classroom in a wide range of teaching and learning contexts.

And to provide candidates with: opportunities to further their professional development as teachers, co-ordinators of other teachers and programme administrators, and to improve their skills as teachers and ELT professionals by helping them to apply this understanding to a wide range of teaching and learning contexts.

The timetable laid down by Cambridge ESOL includes the following requirements as an integral part of the programme:

120 contact hours between candidate and course tutors.
10 hours teaching of adult students for whom English is not a first language, 6 of which to be supervised by a course tutor.
10 hours directed observation of lessons, of which at least 5 must be of live lessons taught by experienced teachers.
150 hours reading, research and assignments.

To obtain the DELTA Diploma, you must successfully complete both the written and practical components of the course.

The practical component consists of five practical teaching assignments at different levels, one of which is externally assessed. There are two written assignments as well as an extended assignment based around a case study focusing on language awareness. There is also one externally marked examination in June 2006.

Within two months of completing the written examination, candidates will be notified of their results and successful candidates will be awarded their Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults (DELTA) by the accrediting body, Cambridge ESOL

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Accommodation Options

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The school can arrange homestay accommodation for you The price for 4 weeks in a single homestay on half-board is £560. The price for a twin–bedded room in a homestay on half-board is £504 for 4 weeks .The price for a single room in a homestay on bed and breakfast is £416 and £384 for a twin room.

Homestay accommodation bookings are subject to a £45 booking fee.
Please note that homestay bookings must be made at least 4 weeks before your arrival date.

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School Details - London Queensway

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The school's main premises ares located in the centre of London, about three minutes from Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road. The second school building, where the CELTA course takes place, is located in Bayswater, one of the liveliest areas of West Central London. At the school there is continuous reinvestment in a programme of development for the benefit of staff and students. This has been the policy since the School's foundation in 1973.

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Timetable

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Wednesdays 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m

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Help for Jobs

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As a CELTA Centre, the school receives requests for newly qualified teachers from schools round the world, with other information relevant to those who have recently completed the course. We display this on a noticeboard in the trainees’ preparation room, having announced new requests to those on the course at the time.

We have a session on finding a job/careers advice at the end of the course in which we discuss interviews, what it’s like working abroad, etc. We give trainees a copy of a CV drawn up by a Teachers’ Recruitment Agency, showing what such an organisation would require.

Reading matter on careers is limited, but we give trainees a list of websites for EFL. On occasion, successful candidates are offered casual work in the school, but this is not guaranteed, and we do not give information about other local schools. We do, however, talk about continuing professional development and how to make progress after the course.

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How to Apply

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1. Choose the start date which interests you. If you’re still unsure, please choose an approximate date for now - you will be able to specify later.
2. Register your details with Cactus TEFL (1 minute) to help us track your application.
3. Download the application form and save it on your computer.
4. Complete it offline in your own time
5. Go back to www.cactustefl.com, sign in and submit your completed form.
6. We will keep you posted by email throughout the process.

You can also submit an application by fax, or post. We will explain how to do this on the application form. Please contact us if you would like us to post you an empty application form.

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Prices and Dates

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