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StudyCELTA: CELTA Courses Playa del Carmen, Rivera Maya, Mexico: Develop your career with an exciting English language teacher training course in Mexico!
StudyCELTA offers 4-week, full-time CELTA courses in Playa del Carmen, on the stunning Rivera Maya on Mexico's Caribbean Coast. Our CELTA courses in Mexico are available all year round, and feature a minimum of 6 hours of real teaching practice.
The Cambridge CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) is the most widely recognised pre-service English Language Teaching qualification in the world, and is designed for people with little or no previous experience in teaching English to adults.
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The SIT TESOL Certificate is available in the beautiful, colonial city of Oaxaca, Mexico. This 130 hour, 4 week course is fully accredited and supported by World Learning's School for International Training (SIT), a preeminent institution in TESOL teacher training and international education and development. Located the center of this beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Site, the program allows participants to develop a solid foundation in teaching English while enjoying the cultural and historical richness of Mexico.
The TEFL Academy of Arizona in downtown Scottsdale offers Arizona's only in-class 120 hour Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certificate course.
This focused and intensive TEFL course is available either as a full-time course during the week (4 weeks) or part-time at weekends (12 weeks). We aim to provide our students with the confidence and know-how to plan a lesson and teach English in ESL classrooms around the world.
All of our instructors are TEFL certified and exceed the highest levels of international TESOL /TEFL /ESL training standards. We also provide a Certificate in Teaching International Business English course and a TEFL certificate course for non-native speakers of English.
Our school is located in Scottsdale's vibrant entertainment district close to art galleries, restaurants, cultural venues, hotels, and lots of outdoor activities under the sunny Arizona sky. Students can enjoy wonderful weather and tourist attractions such as the Grand Canyon.
- TEFL Certificate Weekday Course for native speakers of English (4 weeks)
- TEFL Certificate Weekend Course for native speakers of English (12 Saturdays)
- TEFL Certificate Course for non-native speakers of English
- Certificate in Teaching International Business English
Courses include:
- Evaluated practice teaching in a real ESL classroom
- Observation of experienced ESL teachers in the classroom
International TEFL and TESOL Training (ITTT) is a professional ESL teacher training organization. In conjunction with TEFL International, we offer an internationally-recognised and accredited four-week TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate course in a wide range of locations worldwide, including Chiapa de Corzo, Mexico.
Benefits of our program include small class sizes of a maximum of 6 people, giving you customized, personal attention as well as one-to-one lesson feedback with your qualified teacher trainer. Our course also includes up to 12 hours of hands-on teaching practice; all the experience TEFL employers are looking for.
TEFL / TESOL English Teacher Training Course:
- Duration: 4-weeks / 120 hours
- Gain real time classroom experience, with genuine students of the English language, all under the watchful eye of our teacher trainers.
Our TEFL course is divided into 6 main areas:
- Teaching Techniques
- Foreign Language Experience
- Language Awareness
- Student Profile
- Materials Project
- Teaching Practice
The GVI 100-hour TEFL course is offered in Tulum, Mexico and Phang Nga, Thailand. The GVI TEFL course was written to train people interested in sustainable development and conservation. The goal is to prepare people to teach in communities which are developing rapidly in response to tourism and assist local people in accessing the revenue in their own community, thereby participating more fully in the changes happening in their own community. While the focus is on teaching oral English with few resources in remote communities, the course prepares teachers well for teaching in different contexts anywhere in the world. The course runs Mon-Thurs., with cultural and environmental activities and projects on Fridays. The course fee includes shared accommodation and food for a full 5 weeks, plus cultural activities, excursions, and a first-aid course.
100-hour TEFL Certificate Course - The TEFL course is run within a 5 or 10-week teaching and community development expedition. Participants take part in conservation and cultural activities, weekend excursions, Spanish and Mayan language classes, and a basic first aid course. Participants live in shared accommodation.
TEFL Training Mexico - Via Lingua, based in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, Central Western Mexico, is a language school offering one of the most comprehensive and practical TEFL certificate training courses available in the world today. TEFL Training Mexico is a member of the Via Lingua global organization, with schools and offices in numerous worldwide locations. Our TEFL course, based on established TEFL principles and developed over a period of years by our Academic Board, is one of the most thorough and up-to-date in the world today. Including 120 hours of expert tuition with 10 hours of assessed teaching practice, and covering all areas of Teaching Skills, Classroom Management, English Grammar and Phonology, exceeds all international guidelines laid down for the regulation of the TEFL profession.
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Via Lingua TEFL certificate course includes:
- 120 hours of expert tuition
- 10 hours of assessed teaching practice
- Teaching Skills
- Classroom Management
- English Grammar
- Phonology
- Interactive learning
- Academic rigor
- Opportunities for practice
- Language Awareness
- Personal Skills and Qualities
- Assessment
IH Riviera Maya provides CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) courses in the centre of Playa del Carmen, just south of Cancún in the north-east of Quintana Roo, on Mexico's idyllic Caribbean coast. The CELTA course provides you with the basic skills and knowledge necessary for a career in TEFL / TESOL, and is run in collaboration with IH Barcelona, one of Europe's leading training centres for English language teachers.
There are direct flights from most major cities to Cancun International Airport which is just 60 km (40 miles) north of Playa del Carmen.
The CELTA is a common requirement for those entering the field of ELT (English language teaching). Recognised internationally, it is a popular credential among people who wish to travel and teach English worldwide. However, it is also held by people who intend to teach only in the country where they trained, and do not intend to travel.
Success in the CELTA course has enabled many candidates to obtain their first teaching position: The course is highly regarded by employers as providing sound initial training and a strong basis from which to develop as a teacher of English.
CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) course:
- It is the best known teacher training course for English language teachers in the world.
- The CELTA provides initial training leading to a Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, probably the best choice available for an initial ELT (or TEFL / TESOL) qualification.
- It is intended for those with little or no previous ELT experience, and for teachers with some experience but little previous training.