What is IHCYLT

IHCYLT stands for International House Certificate in Teaching Young Learners and Teenagers, a course awarded by International House World Organisation, moderated by Cambridge English, and provided exclusively in Romania by IH Bucharest’s Teacher Training Centre.

This course will give you the key skills to help you excel in teaching YLs and get valuable practical ideas. The qualification is highly valued internationally in a market for teaching YLs which has been growing rapidly over the last 20 years and is set to keep expanding.

Course content

The course is made up of:

– 30 hours of methodological input

– 3 hours of observed teaching practice (4 classes x 45 minutes each)

– 6 hours of classroom observation

– 2 written assignments (on teaching materials and self-reflection, respectively)

– at least 7 portfolio tasks

The topics covered include

– how YLs learn

– classroom management

– lesson planning for YLs

– material design & selection

– practising language

– correction techniques

– clarification of new language

– teaching mixed abilities classes

Length & Format

– full time

– 3 weeks face to face

Assessment & Certification

You are assessed throughout the course based on your teaching practice performance, your 2 written assignments and at least 7 portfolio tasks, as well as your active participation in the input sessions.

Successful course graduates will receive a Certificate that includes the Cambridge University Press and Assessment logo.

There are three possible grades

Ÿ Distinction

Ÿ Pass

Ÿ Fail