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Cambridge ESOL teaching awards
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Cambridge ESOL (English for
Speakers of Other Languages) offers the world's leading range of certificates for
both learners and teachers of English. A Cambridge ESOL certificate
can help you gain entrance to college or university, improve your prospects at work,
or simply provide a measure of your progress in English. It operates in a
hundred and thirty five countries worldwide and each year over one and three quarter
million people attempt to gain a Cambridge ESOL qualification.
Cambridge ESOL is part
of Cambridge Assessment, formerly
known as UCLES (University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate), a
non-teaching department of the University of Cambridge, England. Cambridge
Assessment is Europe's largest assessment agency and one of the largest
internationally recognised assessment agencies in the world. A not-for-profit
organisation, it is currently celebrating it's one hundred and fiftieth anniversary
(2008).
TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)
and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
are umbrella terms for all the various English language teaching
awards available worldwide. As such, all Cambridge ESOL teaching awards
are 'TEFL courses' (or 'TESOL courses').
Please note
To ensure that you receive the latest up-to-date information, a link is provided to the course page on
the Cambridge ESOL website. You are encouraged to read this information in
detail.
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Provisional times, dates and fees are listed below. N.B. We reserve the right to change these
details (including course fees) at any time without notice.
All course fees are in GBP (Great Britain Pounds).
DELTA at ITI
DELTA (Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults) is an advanced teaching qualification for
experienced teachers.
http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/teaching-awards/delta.html
The Cambridge ESOL DELTA teaching award is now in a new modular format that makes it
more convenient for working teachers.
The modular DELTA consists of three modules, each of which links into and supports the
others. In theory, the modules can be done in any order but in practice it's best to
do them in the order they're presented below, i.e., Module 1, then Module 2, then
Module 3.
DELTA Module 1 - Understanding Language, Methodology and Resources
We are offering two DELTA Module 1 courses in 2009, one part-time course over eight
weeks beginning early April, and one full-time course over 2 weeks beginning early
June.
Your performance in Module 1 will be assessed by examination, in June if you attended
the part-time course, or in December if you attended the full-time course. The exam
consists of two papers of 90 minutes each with a 30 minute break between them.
We will be offering an on-line DELTA Module 1 course in the near future, priced at 250
GBP.
DELTA Module 1 dates and fees
| Part-time |
10th April 2009 — 29th May 2009 |
Exam in June 2009 |
| 8 weeks |
Fridays 13.30-18.00 |
400 GBP |
| Full-time |
8th June 2009 — 19th June 2009 |
Exam in December 2009 |
| 2 weeks |
Monday - Friday 09.00-17.00 |
400 GBP |
Components of DELTA Module 1
- On-line group projects
- Once you have been accepted for the course and we have received your deposit
payment you will be sent a set of login details and directed to our on-line 'Module 1
Study Room' where the on-line group projects will take place.
- Directed study
- Part-time attendees will be expected to do between 10 and 15 hours of directed
study each week. Time spent collaborating on online group projects is part of the
directed study requirement but not all of it.
DELTA Module 2 - Developing Professional Practice
Our December 2008 to June 2009 part-time DELTA Module 2 course is now full.
Our next part-time DELTA Module 2 course will run from the 12th June to the 8th Decmeber 2009.
We hope to run a full-time DELTA Module 2 course over 5 weeks in June and July (exact
dates to be confirmed).
DELTA Module 2 dates and fees
| Part-time |
12th June 2009 — 8th December 2009 |
| 20 weeks |
Fridays 13.30-18.00 |
1,100 GBP |
| Full-time |
June 2009 — July 2009 |
| 5 weeks |
Dates and time to be confirmed |
1,100 GBP |
Components of DELTA Module 2
- 10 peer observations
- You must observe 10 lessons of your fellow attendees' teaching. This invariably
involves travelling to other schools. You must also write about your observations as
part of the evaluation assignment and be prepared to be observed by your fellow
attendees in turn.
- 4 assessed teaching assignments
- You must teach 2 unassessed and 4 assessed lessons. Each teaching assignment is
observed by a tutor and includes a 2500 word background written assignment. Your
last teaching assignment will be externally assessed, i.e., the tutor will come from
a different training centre.
- Written assignment
- You must complete a 5000 word written assignment divided into two halves. The first
half is a 2500 word evaluation of your own teaching practice, the second half a 2500
word evaluation of a teaching technique or method that is new to you.
DELTA Module Three - Extending Practice and ELT Specialism
We are offering two 'blended' DELTA Module 3 courses in 2009. Blended learning is a
mixture of on-site and distance (online) learning.
DELTA Module 3 dates and fees
| Blended |
January 2009 — June 2009 |
| Submission deadline |
June 2009 |
300 GBP |
| Blended |
October 2009 — December 2009 |
| Submission deadline |
December 2009 |
300 GBP |
A fully online DELTA Module 3 course should be available on demand by June
2009 at the latest (precise date is to be confirmed).
Components of DELTA Module 3
Module Three consists entirely of a single written assignment of 4000-4500 words in
which you design a course for a particular group of learners.
You must complete the assignment individually, using resources that are part of your
directed reading (including online resources) and self-study guides.
Tutor support and guidance on early drafts of your assignment will be available.
We will also offer an on-line 'Module 3 Study Room' if enough candidates are
simultaneously enrolled and interested in the motivation that peer support can provide.
Application procedure
Applicants must observe the following application procedure:
- Please read the application form
completion notes and then complete the online
application form
including the written assignment. On receipt of a fully
completed application form we will contact you to arrange a date for your
interview.
- Face to face interviews may be conducted individually or as part of a group, and
you should allow two hours for the process. Telephone interviews are approximately
45 mins long. N.B. Telephone interviews are only for people
who don't live in or around Istanbul.
- Face-to-face interviewees will be sent a number of interview preparation tasks on
various aspects of the English language and language teaching methodology. These
should be completed and returned to the school by email at least one full day before
the interview date.
- Telephone interviewees will be sent the same set of interview preparation tasks as
face-to-face interviewees, plus another set of tasks that face-to-face interviewees
complete at the school on the day of their interview. This second set of tasks must
be hand written and faxed (or scanned and emailed) to the school at least one full
day before the telephone interview is scheduled to begin.
- The aim of these tasks is to help us assess your suitability for the course, as
well as your ability to develop an awareness of language.
- If successful you will be offered a place on the next available course and asked to
pay a non-refundable £200 (GBP) deposit to secure your place on that course.
Payment may be in cash, by cheque, or via electronic transfer, e.g., internet
banking. Bank account details are available upon request. See
the contact page for details of our postal address (for cheque
payments).
