English language teachers are in constant demand, both in the UK and around the world. This qualification provides the teaching knowledge and techniques necessary to start a fulfilling career in teaching English to speakers of other languages.
The Course Team
Welcome to the CELTA course at Canterbury Christ Church University. The tutors and I are looking forward to working with you, as you build and develop your English language teaching knowledge and skills during your time with us.
We are looking forward to greeting you on 27th January 2026 at 9am for the first session of the part-time course and on 26th May 2026 at 9am for the first session of the full-time course.
To prepare you for the course, you might like to have a look at https://www.elt-training.com/home, where you will find a lot of useful free resources for CELTA trainees.
You will be sent a pre-course learning task. It is vital you complete this before the course starts to equip you with some of the basics of teaching grammar and vocabulary, as well as the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. The task is for your own development and will not be assessed.
Murphy, R (2012), English Grammar in Use for Intermediate Students (4th edition), Cambridge University Press
Harmer, J (2015), The Practice of English Language Teaching (5th edition), Pearson (chapters 13, 18, 19, 20 and 21)
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