TEFL - Cambridge CELTA Dublin, Ireland

The school is located right in the heart of the city centre and offers students a unique learning experience studying in the same campus as Irish College students,
The school is accredited by the Irish Department of Education and Science as a school for the teaching of English as a foreign language, and are inspected by both ACELS (the Advisory Council for English Language Schools) and IH London.

Dublin
Of all the European hotspots Dublin is one that doesn't have to rely on constant sunshine or sandy beaches. So maybe it rains a bit and maybe the coastline is more suited to hiking than sunbathing, but perhaps it's just this that adds to the whole charm of the place. Situated on Ireland's northeastern coast, Dublin is a little piece of Ireland for you to grab and savour - it can be as chilled out or as fast-paced as you want, as traditional or as modern as you want, even as welcoming or as remote as you want. It plays the glitzy glamour role as well as it plays the history book: funky, modern bars pulsate alongside old stone ruins; shops and art galleries vie for space among wonderful Georgian architecture. But above all it exudes an energy and a vibrancy that will captivate, charm and take a hold of your heart. The soft Irish accent and creamy pints of Guinness are only half the story

The Course

The school in Dublin offers Cambridge CELTA courses throughout the whole year. The courses are intensive and consist of 120 hours of training, including input sessions, observation and teaching practice. Course participants have access to the school's World Recruitment Service which recruits teachers for more than 130 centres around the world.


Course Details

The course is focused primarily around learning from the practical experience of preparing lessons and teaching them, followed by reflective consideration and evaluation that will inform future lessons. For this reason, the core element of the CELTA is Teaching Practice. The other main elements are seminar input, observation of experienced teachers and coursework, which includes a component of assessed written work.


Attendance of 100% is required on the course. The Course Tutor has discretion to accept serious reasons for unavoidable absence, but candidates with less than 90% attendance at input sessions cannot pass the course. Valid reasons for absence would include illness, illness of a close family member, bereavement, job interview etc, and must be supported by some documentation, for example, a letter from a prospective employer. Should trainees have a valid reason for missing a TP or lesson observation (supported by documentation), the Course Director will, at her discretion, facilitate rescheduling a TP or observation.

Host families

For our adult students, accommodation is offered on a paying-guest basis, staying with Irish families that have been carefully selected and visited by our Accommodation Officer. Accommodation is half board Monday to Friday and full board at the weekend. Typically host family accommodation costs approximately:

Single room, B&B: 140 EUR / week
Single room, half-board: 185 EUR / week in September-June, 215 EUR / week in July / August


Supplement for private bathroom: 35 EUR / week (45 EUR / week July / August)

Arrival/departure: Saturday or Sunday

Accommodation booking fee: 65 EUR


Residential

Self-catering apartments:

Single room in shared apartment: 215 EUR / week September - June, 235 EUR / week July / August

Single occupancy: 255 EUR / week September - June, 275 EUR / week July / August

Twin/double occupancy: 195 EUR / week per person travelling together in September-June, 215 EUR per week July / August

Accommodation booking fee: 65 EUR

Monday to Friday, 9:00 - 17:30

The teachers were excellent at presenting and explaining teaching methods.
I've plenty of ideas to digest before using it with my students.
-Sophie Stassin-


I was very much impressed with the quality of the trainers. All the teachers and staff were doing a brilliant job, I can highly recommend the place!
-Gertrud Lechner-

CELTA trainees at this Dublin centre can avail of the World Organisation recruitment services which the school is a part of, which posts advertisements for positions in all its member schools worldwide. As this school is well-known around the world, language schools from many countries send details of upcoming positions. Apart from this, some positions become available at the school particularly in the summer and, as our CELTA course is recognised by the Irish Department of Education, other language schools in Ireland also contact us.

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.

You can also submit an application by email. We will explain how to do this on the application form. Please contact us if you have any problems with the application procedure.