WHAT IS THE CELTA? The CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching for Adults) is an initial qualification for people who want to become teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). It is awarded by the University of Cambridge (ESOL Examinations) and is aimed at people with little or no experience of teaching English as a Foreign Language. It is usually done intensively over four or five weeks. |
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WHY DO THE COURSE IN SPAIN? Courses in Spain are cheaper than most in the UK or in the USA. This is because Spain has a cheaper cost of living than many other countries. It's also a country where there is a lot of demand for English teachers so once you've finished the course, you're already well-situated geographically to look for work. It's also a great country to live in for a while: the people, the climate, the culture, all those things that attract tourists here year after year are some of the reasons why you might like to consider living in Spain. |
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Cambridge School, Granollers is, of course, an approved CELTA course centre. We are the only centre in Catalonia to offer the five-week option and one of the few in the world. Our main school is situated 20 kilometres outside Barcelona in an attractive Catalan market town, far enough away from the distractions of the big city to allow you to devote all your time to the course in the week, but close enough to Barcelona to visit easily at weekends. All Cambridge School trainers are official CELTA trainers approved by the University of Cambridge (ESOL Examinations). In addition to this, Cambridge School selects trainers who have a lot of experience and who are popular with trainees. Our schools have an excellent reputation in the Barcelona area for the quality of their teaching and teacher training. Cambridge School, Granollers is a very big school so our facilities and resources are better than most schools. We have air-conditioned rooms, a well-stocked resource library, computers, overhead projectors, video and DVD players etc We provide careers advice and help you to find a job after the course. In fact, we are such a big school that we are often able to offer trainees work ourselves. (see 'after the course') Our teacher training centre is situated right in the centre of the town so we are surrounded by bars and restaurants where you can eat cheaply and well. We are within easy reach of Barcelona, the Mediterranean coast and the Pyrenees if you want to do a bit of sightseeing at the weekends. We are always happy to give advice to trainees about places to visit and how to get there. We think it's important for trainees to have at least one day off a week in which they can switch off from the course. Cambridge School is able to offer the CELTA course more cheaply than most or all other centres in Spain without compromising on quality. |
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CLARIFYING TERMINOLOGY Sometimes people talk about the 'TEFL'. There is no qualification with this name. TEFL means 'Teaching English as a Foreign Language'. There are other TEFL qualifications but the Cambridge University (ESOL Examinations) CELTA is the one that employers are most likely to ask for. The CELTA used to be known as the CTEFLA and was previously awarded jointly by the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) and the University of Cambridge (ESOL Examinations). Because of this, some people still refer to the CELTA as the RSA. There are other TEFL courses and certificates but Cambridge School offers the University of Cambridge (ESOL Examinations) CELTA because we are sure that this is the certificate which will be most useful to you when it comes to looking for work. |
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