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English for Teachers -  Face to Face or Online!

This is an advanced course intended for prospective or practising Teachers of English who wish to develop and enhance their language knowledge and skills to the high level required of competent TEFL professionals. The course is also highly suitable for teachers who wish to prepare for teaching upper levels or feel the need for a language refresher course.

Main Areas Covered
The course covers both formal aspects of grammar and syntax, as well as appropriate use of language structures, functions and vocabulary.

Teachers of English need a highly specialized set of language skills and a very broad knowledge of the English Language systems.

Teachers need excellence in the following areas:

	They need to be both accurate and fluent with ability to use everyday colloquial language and be able to use language idiomatically
	They need to be able to provide good models of oral language and written language, e.g. by writing a good model paragraph or text for their students to imitate.
	They need to be able to identify and correct language errors their learners have made as well as be able to explain to learners what the problem is and why it is wrong.
	They need to develop professionally by reading professional books and journals, listening to lectures,  participating in seminars, conferences and workshops.
	They need new literacies for using the internet to research language or to find appropriate materials to supplement or replace unisuitable coursebook lessons,

This course is also highly suitable for you if you intend to participate in a course with academic writing requirements, such as a postgraduate course in Language, Linguistics, Applied Linguistics or the Cambridge DELTA or Trinity Diplomas.

On this course, you will 

	learn how to develop and enrich your vocabulary and use of idiomatic language
	learn more about the Grammar and Syntax of English and how to research and study it  in more depth
	improve your pronunciation and learn to use phonemic script
	learn to identify different styles and registers of spoken and written English
	improve your range of oral skils i
	practise error correction with samples from real learners
	improve your writing skills for the demands of writing exercises, model paragraphs and texts of different kinds
	improve your research skills for teaching - researching grammar, vocabulary etc.
	improve your study skills for taking up further academic work, researching assignments, writing essays

Course Organisation

The course cycle comprises 90 hours of seminar  work, as well as additional hours of self-access study. It is usually organised as a part-time course during the school year. Two options are offered:

Face to Face course - Seminars are held at CELT.  

Online Course - Seminars are held on line in a virtual classroom - not by correspondence via e-mail, so the same topics and number of contact hours are covered as with the face-to-class,.

To participate on an online course, you need to have access to the web and a fast connection, a headset, a webcam and (ideally) a PC or laptop with a good graphics card.

Who can apply to attend

All applicants must have completed their secondary level education and have a level of English that allows them to follow the course. This is determined by an internally set examination and personal interview.

The course is also suitable for both native and non-native English TEFL teachers  who have not been taught English Grammar and would like to prepare for a CELTA or DELTA course.

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Requirements Sessions for this online course will be held in  a virtual classroom space. To participate, you need a fast connection, a headset which is a must, and, ideally, a webacam, so that you can be visible to your fellow trainees during discussions

Tuition Fees
1250 Euros

90 contact hours