Course Topics

The CELTA Course is designed by Cambridge and it covers the five main topics below:

Topic	What’s in the topic
Learners and teachers, and the teaching and learning context	This topic includes: - understanding the cultural and linguistic backgrounds of learners, and how this might affect their learning of English - understanding different learning styles and preferences.
Language analysis and awareness	This topic includes: - understanding key terminology used in English language teaching, applying this terminology in planning and teaching - demonstrating a working knowledge of English grammar, lexis and phonology.
Language skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing	This topic includes: - understanding basic concepts and terminology used for describing reading, listening, speaking and writing skills, applying this to teaching - understanding how approaches to texts may vary depending on the purpose, making practical use of this in teaching.
Planning and resources for different teaching contexts	This topic includes: - understanding the purpose and principles of planning for effective teaching - selecting and planning the kinds of lessons that are most appropriate for particular learners - evaluating lesson preparation and reflecting on this for planning future lessons.
Developing teaching skills and professionalism	This topic includes: - effectively organising the classroom, both in terms of layout and pair/group activities - making appropriate use of a range of materials and resources - involving learners of different ability levels, enabling them to feel a sense of progress.

Topic

What’s in the topic

Learners and teachers, and the teaching and learning context

This topic includes:

- understanding the cultural and linguistic backgrounds of learners, and how this might affect their learning of English
- understanding different learning styles and preferences.

Language analysis and awareness

This topic includes:

- understanding key terminology used in English language teaching, applying this terminology in planning and teaching
- demonstrating a working knowledge of English grammar, lexis and phonology.

Language skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing

This topic includes:

- understanding basic concepts and terminology used for describing reading, listening, speaking and writing skills, applying this to teaching
- understanding how approaches to texts may vary depending on the purpose, making practical use of this in teaching.

Planning and resources for different teaching contexts

This topic includes:

- understanding the purpose and principles of planning for effective teaching
- selecting and planning the kinds of lessons that are most appropriate for particular learners
- evaluating lesson preparation and reflecting on this for planning future lessons.

Developing teaching skills and professionalism

This topic includes:

- effectively organising the classroom, both in terms of layout and pair/group activities
- making appropriate use of a range of materials and resources
- involving learners of different ability levels, enabling them to feel a sense of progress.

Course Topics

Certificate in English Language teaching to Speakers of other language The CELTA Course is designed by Cambridgeand it covers the five main topics belowTopicWhats in the topicLearners and teachers and the teaching and learning contextThis topic includes understanding the cultural and linguistic backgrounds of learners and how this might affect their learning of English understanding different learning styles and preferencesLanguage analysis and awarenessThis topic includes understanding key terminology used in English language teaching applying this terminology in planning and teaching demonstrating a working knowledge of English grammar lexis and phonologyLanguage skills reading listening speaking and writingThis topic includesunderstanding basic concepts and terminology used for describing reading listening speaking and writing skills applying this to teaching understanding how approaches to texts may vary depending on the purpose making practical use of this in teachingPlanning and resources for different teaching contextsThis topic includesunderstanding the purpose and principles of planning for effective teachingselecting and planning the kinds of lessons that are most appropriate for particular learnersevaluating lesson preparation and reflecting on this for planning future lessonsDeveloping teaching skills and professionalismThis topic includeseffectively organising the classroom both in terms of layout and pairgroup activitiesmaking appropriate use of a range of materials and resourcesinvolving learners of different ability levels enabling them to feel a sense of progress Course Topics