DELTA - Module Two: COURSE

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Cambridge
 
 
The importance of becoming the best teacher


Course description: Module Two focuses on developing your awareness of and expertise in principles of teaching English in a variety of learning contexts. The aim is to improve your teaching, planning and evaluation of learning. On the course, you will research and write essays on language systems and skills and then based on these, plan and teach lessons. During the course you will be observed by your tutors and receive developmental feedback on your planning and teaching. You will also observe your colleagues on the course. This module is assessed through a portfolio of course-based practical teaching and written assignments including one lesson and assignment which is externally assessed by Cambridge.
Module Two information: This module looks at the theory and practice of teaching and learning and the following factors:
  • The language learner and the language learning context
  • Preparation for teaching adult learners of English
  • Evaluating, selecting and using resources and materials for teaching purposes
  • Managing and supporting learning
  • Evaluation of lesson preparation and teaching
  • Observation/evaluation of other teachers' lessons
  • Professionalism and opportunities for professional development


Fee: 2.987,00€

Previous/Upcoming courses
Group: B0
Teacher: Available soon
Registration: December 2nd - 18th, 2024
Classroom: Available soon


Course content

  • Input sessions: The input sessions are designed to help you develop learning and teaching skills overall and in relation to the assignments.
  • Teaching practice: In the practical component you will teach two different levels and develop your planning and teaching with both language systems and skills.
  • Reflection: Through post-lesson evaluations, you will consider and prioritise the lessons’ strengths and weaknesses by analysing the effects these had on learning outcomes.


Typical day

Typical day part-time morning



Candidates need to...

  • have at least two years' experience in different contexts
  • be over 21 years of age
  • have a level of English of between C1 and C2 or above
  • have an initial teaching qualification or considerable teaching experience



To apply for this course, you will need to complete and submit the following:

  1. Information/Open day
    If you want further information please complete the More Information / Open Days form on the right-hand side of this website.
  2. Application form
    If you already have the information, and you are interested in requesting an interview, please select the group that you are interested in and complete the ‘Enrolment’ form. This asks for personal details, academic and work experience. We will then send you the pre-interview task and invite you to interview.
  3. Pre-interview task
    Related to language and teaching. This is to help assess your ability to analyse language and evaluate and plan a lesson based on teaching materials.
  4. Interview
    If your application is successful, you will be invited to an interview of approx. 45-60 minutes.


Once you have been accepted:

  • You will be informed of the result of your application within three days of your interview.
  • You will also be sent payment details and a course information pack.



Scott Thornbury

Scott Thornbury (DipTEFLA, MA in Applied Linguistics)
Guest tutor, Delta

Scott is the award winning author of numerous methodology books for ELT including The CELTA Course (with Peter Watkins & Sandy Millin, CUP, 2023); 101 Grammar Questions (CUP, 2019); The New A-Z of ELT (Macmillan, 2018); Teaching Unplugged (with Luke Meddings, Delta, 2017). He taught on the MA TESOL program at The New School in New York and is the series editor for Handbooks for Language Teachers, CUP.


Dragan Milović

Dragan Milović (Dip TEFLA, MA in Linguistics, PGCE Modern Languages)
Main Course Tutor CELTA and DELTA

Dragan has taught English and Serbian in London for over 13 years and worked as a teacher trainer both in the UK and Spain for 10 years. He has also worked as a teacher of Serbian at UCL London and the Foreign Office, where he taught and designed language exams for diplomats. He collaborated on the English/Bosnian Dictionary for Oxford University Press and on the Colloquial Croatian for Routledge.


Jessica Mackay

Jessica Mackay (DipTEFLA, MA & PhD in Applied Linguistics)
EIM Head of Teacher Training, CELTA tutor

Jessica has taught EFL at the EIM for more than 25 years. She is the co-organiser of the EIM Jornades Multilingües (Multilingual Teaching Days) and ELTRIA (ELT Research in Action) conference and co-editor of the ELTRIA publication. She is also on the IATEFL Research SIG committee and co-editor of ELT Research, and Barcelona Area Coordinator for TESOL Spain.
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Payment methods are the following:

  1. Debit or credit card.
  2. Bank transfer.
  3. Payment in instalments via a bank loan.


 

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Wide range

​Flexible format allows candidates to progress at their own pace


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