OUR course
THE online course for teaching online
about course
Eligibility
No prior qualifications or experience are required. Fluent English, determination and willingness to learn are all you need.
CELTO Course Structure
Within 24 hours of enrolling in the CELTO course you will receive login details for the INTESOL Online Campus. The CELTO course consists of ten units. Each unit has course notes, self checks and assignments that you will study at your own pace. Once your final task has been graded by your tutor you will submit your completion form to begin the certification process.
Duration of the CELTO Course
There are approximately 40 hours of work in the course. As a general guideline most students complete the course in about 2 to 4 weeks, however if you need more time this is not a problem.




about the course
Eligibility
No prior qualifications or experience are required. Fluent English, determination and willingness to learn are all you need.
CELTO Course Structure
Within 24 hours of enrolling in the CELTO course you will receive login details for the INTESOL Online Campus. The CELTO course consists of ten units. Each unit has course notes, self checks and assignments that you will study at your own pace. Once your final task has been graded by your tutor you will submit your completion form to begin the certification process.
Duration of the CELTO Course
There are approximately 40 hours of work in the course. As a general guideline most students complete the course in about 2 to 4 weeks, however if you need more time this is not a problem.
- Why teach online? Freedom. Flexibility. Types of students. Self- development. Low costs.
- Preparing to teach online. Professionalism. Patience. Persistence. Willingness to market yourself.
- Technical know-how. Linguistic tools. Teaching tools. Sense of humour.
- What kind of teacher will you be?
- The role of the teacher
- Proper Planning Promotes Professional Performance
- Deciding your aims
- Structuring your lesson
- Making the best use of your plan
- Self-evaluation
- Helping your students succeed
- Encouraging production
- Ask don’t tell
- Encouraging fluency
- First decision: How will you work?
- Build a comprehensive client base
- Don’t be afraid of networking
- Consider how you’ll demand a good rate
- Choose your platform and technology
- Looking after your students
- Using realistic language – shortened forms – accent
- Keeping students’ interest – LTTT – how to LTTT
- Correction
- The student ‘lifestyle’
- The challenges of practising L2 in a totally L1 environment
- Groups or individuals?
- How can we recognise progress?
- Making grammar interesting
- Different grammar perspectives
- Inductive v deductive grammar
- Chinglish, Konglish and their cousins
- How to teach grammar
- (includes Back to Basics Grammar)
- Sources for materials
- Creating your own materials
- Becoming a course designer
- Why do we all sound different?
- Diagnosing pronunciation problems
- Raising awareness
- The most common problems
- Useful and engaging methods
- (includes IPA)
- Using social media
- Using ESL websites
- Building your own website
- Why teach online? Freedom. Flexibility. Types of students. Self- development. Low costs.
- Preparing to teach online. Professionalism. Patience. Persistence. Willingness to market.
- Yourself. Technical know-how. Linguistic tools. Teaching tools. Sense of humour.
- What kind of teacher will you be?
- The role of the teacher
- Helping your students succeed
- Encouraging production
- Ask don’t tell
- Encouraging fluency
- Looking after your students
- Using realistic language – shortened forms – accent
- Keeping students’ interest – LTTT – how to LTTT
- Correction
- Making grammar interesting
- Different grammar perspectives
- Inductive v deductive grammar
- Chinglish, Konglish and their cousins
- How to teach grammar
- (includes Back to Basics Grammar)
- Why do we all sound different?
- Diagnosing pronunciation problems
- Raising awareness
- The most common problems
- Useful and engaging methods
- (includes IPA)
- Proper Planning Promotes Professional Performance
- Deciding your aims
- Structuring your lesson
- Making the best use of your plan
- Self-evaluation
- First decision: How will you work?
- Build a comprehensive client base
- Don’t be afraid of networking
- Consider how you’ll demand a good rate
- Choose your platform and technology
- The student ‘lifestyle’
- The challenges of practising L2 in a totally L1 environment
- Groups or individuals?
- How can we recognise progress?
- Sources for materials
- Creating your own materials
- Becoming a course designer
- Using social media
- Using ESL websites
- Building your own website
CELTO Course Fees include:
- All the training you need to become a successful online English teacher with the freedom to work anywhere, anytime!
- The expertise of our team of highly qualified trainers.
- The security of gaining an internationally recognised qualification.
- The CELTO issued by ALAP, the awarding body (on successful completion).
- Possibility of an online teaching position if required – conditions apply.
- Please note: there are no set start dates and no time limits
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