Manchester Academy of English UK - Cambridge CELTA Accredited Courses

Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults
(CELTA)

Manchester Academy of English is accredited for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) by the British Council and a member of English UK, the association for British Council accredited English Language Schools in the UK. Our CELTA courses are run by Manchester Academy Teacher Training (UK) Ltd, and validated by the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL) which has a well-earned reputation for academic excellence; its qualifications are recognised and accepted by teaching institutions world-wide.

Our teachers and trainers are qualified and initiated to the British Council standards and have extensive experience of teaching English both in the UK and overseas. Through their practical skill, knowledge, and personal qualities, they provide learners and trainees with guidance, support and encouragement throughout the course. We aim to enable you to achieve your full potential.

The Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults
Our four-week full-time and 18-week part-time intensive initial teacher training courses lead to the award of the internationally recognised certificate. The Cambridge certificate is an essential first step in a career in TESOL. The qualification is an essential minimum requirement for teachers in a British Council accredited school. Successful participants will be able to use this qualification to teach in schools in the UK and overseas. Over 10,000 candidates complete a CELTA course each year.

Our Aim
We aim to empower the trainees to develop a greater understanding of the learning and teaching process. The Academy encourages participants to adopt a reflective, questioning and critical approach, central to which is the participant's own experience, attitudes and beliefs. Trainers will be guides, facilitators and resources rather than fonts of all knowledge. Courses are hands-on, innovative, challenging, and enjoyable.

Who takes the course?
The course is designed for people from a wide variety of backgrounds, who may or may not have any teaching experience. All participants must have a very good command of English in order to be able to cope with the demands of the course. They must be able to express themselves clearly and accurately both orally and in writing. Participants should have a high level of motivation and commitment and be able to work as open and reflective members of a team.

Course Contents

The intensive course:

Integrates theory and practice

Provides a minimum of 120 contact hours between tutors and trainees involving input, tutorial support, supervised lesson planning, feedback, and peer observation.

Requires the submission by each candidate of a portfolio of work including materials related to teaching practice and written assignments.

Full-time four-week course:

Includes six hours of assessed teaching practice per trainee.
Includes six hours of classroom observation of experienced ELT professionals.

The part-time 18-week course:

Includes 6 hours of observations of experienced teachers to be carried out during the day.
Includes 6 hours of assessed teaching practice.
Includes Teaching practice with feedback on Wednesday evenings from 5.30 to 8.30.

Three evenings a week Input sessions: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5.30 pm to 9.30 pm. Teaching Practice and feedback: Wednesdays from 5.30pm to 8.30pm.

How am I assessed?
Candidates are assessed continuously throughout the course and there is no final examination. Each course is moderated by an external assessor, who is appointed by Cambridge ESOL. Assessment consists of 3 components. They are: Assessment of Teaching Practice, Written Assignments and Professional Development. Candidates are assessed on their overall ability over 6 hours of teaching practice, working at two levels of ability. There are four written assignments. Two assignments explore aspects of teaching and learning English at adult level, one involves work on the language system of English and one is a reflection on classroom teaching. Professional Development is assessed by the candidate's overall performance on the course. In order to gain the qualification, candidates must pass all three components. There are three grades - Pass, Pass 'B' and Pass 'A'.

One-Day CELTA Taster
This is a one-day (six hour) introductory course designed and delivered by experienced Academy teachers for trainees with or without teaching experience, who want a clearer idea of what the profession involves before committing themselves to a longer, more expensive certificate course. The day is full of practical tasks and by the end of the day, some of the questions below will have been answered:

Who learns English, why and where?
How does it feel to be a beginner?
What needs to be learned?
How much about English do I know? and do I need to know?
What makes an effective teacher?

Students who choose to follow on the Taster Day with the full certificate course will have the full cost of the one-day course deducted from the fee. For more details on fees and dates see the course fees page.

How to apply?

If you would like to proceed or require any further information, please complete the application form or you can always e-mail us for any query.

What happens next?
If your application is successful, you will be invited for an interview where you will have the opportunity to raise any other queries. After you have been enrolled on the course, the Academy will send you a booklet containing the pre-course task. This will focus on content and is a pre-requisite in order to begin the course; participants will be expected to bring it on the first day, when it will form part of the course input. Participants will be expected to buy, or have access to, six or seven core books as a course resource. For more details on fees and dates see the course fees page.

If you would like to proceed or require any further information, please complete the application form or you can always e-mail us with any queries.