Reaching the Peak of Your English Teaching Career with CELTA and DELTA

International House Bucharest and Cambridge University Press & Assessment have pleasure in inviting current or aspiring teachers of English as a foreign language to attend this online event dedicated to discovering the benefits of holding a CELTA or DELTA qualification and understanding which qualification better suits the stage they are at in their development.

Participants will also have the opportunity to network with other professionals in the field and get their questions answered by experienced CELTA and DELTA Tutors.

“Teach Your Way to the Top – Reaching the Peak of Your English Teaching Career with CELTA and DELTA” takes place online (ZOOM) on 16 March 2023 from 6pm to 8pm (Bucharest time).

Access is free of charge.

All participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance.

The programme includes:

6:00 p.m. – 6:40 p.m. 

CELTA & DELTA presentation

Designed for language teachers who are looking to take their career to the next level and want to learn about the teaching qualifications offered by Cambridge University Press &  Assessment, this session will provide an overview of the following qualifications:

• CELTA, a qualification thatgives you the skills, knowledge, confidence and hands-on experience to start teaching. CELTA is the most widely recognised English teaching qualification in the world; three out of four English language teaching jobs require a CELTA qualification.
• DELTA,an advanced blend of theory and practice that provides professional development for teachers with experience. It gives you skills and techniques that will help you throughout your career. DELTA is suitable for teaching any age group, from young learners to adults.

Speaker: 

Aniella Giorgiana Busila, Educational Consultant – Cambridge University Press & Assessment

6:40p.m.-7:00 p.m.

Become your best teaching self with IH Bucharest!

As a leading language teaching institution accredited by EAQUALS and IHWO, International House Bucharest is committed to promoting teaching excellence. In this session, we will look at the various development opportunities offered by our Teacher Training Centre, which cover the whole gamut of teaching experience and teaching contexts.

Speaker: 

Teodora Manole – Head of Teacher Training at IH Bucharest, CELTA & IH CYLT trainer

7:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.

Context vs Topic in Communicative Language Teaching

Ask any teacher and they will be able to tell you without fail what their last lesson was about.

“I taught grammar.”

“We talked about likes and dislikes.”

And although it is very likely their lessons were productive, engaging and fun, the way we think about what we teach is not always helpful in determining what the students actually learn. This is why identifying, setting and maintaining the context of our lessons is so important: because it’s context that helps with long-term retention and retrieval.

In this session, we will:

• Determine the differences between context and topic
• Identify reasons why context is important in developing communication skills in a foreign language
• Analyse practice activities from common coursebooks to determine how effective they are in terms of having a clear communicative context
• Practise adapting coursebook tasks to make them more contextualised and communicative

Speaker: 

Iulia Lehner, CELTA, Delta and CLIL trainer

Throughout her career, she has nurtured an interest in experience design and has been an active teacher and trainer in schools on two continents, constantly innovating and experimenting with course design, schedule, teaching practice delivery and trainee group social dynamics on teacher training courses.  She now lives in Bucharest and regularly travels (online and offline) for bespoke training courses and conferences in Europe and Central Asia.

7:45 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Q&A panel with our tutors

In this session, the spotlight is on YOU, the participant. Our tutors, Julie and Teo, will answer your questions about the Cambridge teaching qualifications offered by International House Bucharest to help you make the best decision for furthering your career.