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CELTA
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The Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages formerly 'Certificate in English
Language Teaching to Adults' (CELTA, /slt/) is an initial credential for teachers of English as a foreign
language.[1]

Contents
1 Overview
2 Accreditation
3 History
4 Related credentials
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

CELTA certificate

Overview
The CELTA is a common requirement for those entering the field of English language teaching. Since it is
recognised internationally, it is a particularly popular credential among people who wish to travel and teach English
around the world. However, it is also held by people who want to teach only in the country where they trained, and
do not intend to travel.
The full-time CELTA course runs for four to five weeks; it can also be taken part-time over several weeks or
months. CELTA courses are run by many different institutions, whereas the courses are validated and certificates
are issued by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), a part of the University of
Cambridge.
The CELTA is awarded upon passing the course, which includes six hours of assessed teaching practice to real
EFL classes in at least two different levels of ability. The course grade is determined primarily by the performance
of the candidates in this teaching practice; there are also four written assignments due throughout the course, which
are graded on a pass/fail basis only. The grades awarded are Pass, Pass B and Pass A.
Even the part-time version of the course can take up more time than a full-time job for many candidates, especially
those with no teaching background.
There are over 286 approved CELTA centres in 54 countries, providing almost 900 CELTA courses every
year.[2] Each course is audited by an external assessor.

Accreditation
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The CELTA is a globally-recognised qualification awarded by the University of Cambridge's non-profit assessment
organisation, Cambridge English Assessment (formerly by Cambridge ESOL). The CELTA is also accredited by
the UK Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) at Level 5 of the Qualifications and Credit
Framework for England, Wales and Northern Ireland[1], which corresponds to Level 5 of the ISCED.
In terms of credits, however, it has not been allotted a specific number of credit points, which is left to the discretion
of the student's institution; the Open University for instance grants 20 credits for this[2], whilst the University College
London (UCL) offers 30 credits (1 course unit) for the CELTA done as part of its TEFL course unit[3].

History
The Cambridge ESOL CELTA was originally a pre-service teacher training programme operated by International
House. The current Cambridge CELTA replaced the RSA/Cambridge CELTA in 2001. In 1996, RSA/Cambridge
CELTA replaced the RSA/Cambridge CTEFLA (the Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to
Adults), jointly administered by the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) and UCLES. The RSA/Cambridge CTEFLA
replaced the RSA Certificate in 1985.

Related credentials
Delta (ELT)
LTCL DipTESOL
CertTESOL

See also
Teaching English as a second language

References
1. ^ Cambridge ESOL: CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
(http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/celta/index.html)
2. ^ Cambridge ESOL: Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults
(http://www.cambridgeesol.org/teaching/celta.htm)

External links
Official CELTA website from Cambridge (http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-qualifications/celta/)
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