International House Buenos Aires is one of the most popular and well-established CELTA course providers in South America.  We have been providing both full and part-time CELTA courses throughout the year for over a decade and are the first and only centre to run CELTA courses in Argentina.

What most sets us apart from other CELTA course providers in both South America and beyond is our vastly experienced team of in-house tutors, who ensure that every course is tailored to the needs of the individual candidates on each course, whether it is Face2Face or Online, full-time or part-time.

We also provide candidates on all of our courses, whether full-time or part-time, face2face or online, with a unique self-study / reference learning platform, focusing on lesson planning and language awareness, to support you before, during and after your CELTA course, at no additional cost.

The CELTA course provides speakers of English with initial training in teaching English as a foreign or second language (TEFL, EFL,TESOL and ELT) and leads to the internationally recognized qualification Cambridge English Level 5 Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA).  It is an introductory course for candidates who have little or no previous English language teaching experience or for candidates with some experience (or often plenty!) who are looking for a further professional development and an international qualification.  The courses are validated and the syllabus and assessment criteria set by Cambridge English.

The full-time Face2Face CELTA courses take place over 4 weeks, Monday to Friday, 9.00-16.30 at our school in Belgrano, Ciudad de Buenos Aires.  The full time Online CELTA courses take place over 5 weeks, Monday to Friday, 9.00 – 15.30 through Zoom.  The part-time course lasts 22 weeks and the live classes are on Friday evenings from 17.00 – 21.00 on Zoom.  All times are Buenos Aires times (UTC-3).

The minimum number of contact hours is 120, but you should calculate at least another 120 hours outside of the core timetable for background reading, lesson planning and assignment writing.  On the Face2Face full-time courses, there are 120 live classroom hours and on the Online full-time courses 125 live hours.  On the part-time online course there are 77 live hours on 22 Friday evenings, and the rest of the input is through online tasks and forums across the 22 weeks of the course.

During the course, candidates develop familiarity with the principles of effective teaching and acquire a range of practical skills for teaching English to adult learners.

The course is designed around a preparation, teaching and feedback cycle, and includes:

• 6 hours of teaching practice across 8 lessons
• 6 hours of observation of experienced teachers in the classroom
• completion of 4 practically-focused written assignments
• input sessions dealing with current methodology, language analysis and their application in the classroom

Please be aware that the full-time CELTA course is highly intensive. Candidates should not have any outside work or study commitments during the course.

The CELTA course programme is designed to enable candidates to:

• Develop an awareness of language and a knowledge of the description of English and apply these in their professional practice
• Develop an initial understanding of the contexts within which adults learn English, their motivations and the roles of the teacher and the learner
• Develop familiarity with the principles and practice of effective teaching to adult learners of English
• Develop basic skills for teaching adults in the language classroom
• Develop familiarity with appropriate resources and materials for use with adult learners of English for teaching, testing and reference purposes
• Identify opportunities for their own future development as professionals in the field

The course features are:

• Extensive teaching practice every day (or every Friday part-time) (six hours in total)
• Practical experience teaching students at different language levels
• Detailed feedback and discussion sessions with a course tutor
• Guided observation of qualified teachers  (six hours in total)
• Seminars and demonstrations to improve language awareness
• Classroom management and lesson planning

Syllabus Overview

The syllabus consists of five units of learning that deal with specific topic areas in the teaching of ESOL.

• Unit 1 Learners and teachers, and the teaching and learning context
• Unit 2 Language analysis and awareness
• Unit 3 Language skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing
• Unit 4 Planning and resources
• Unit 5 Developing teaching skills and professionalism

Units 1, 4 and 5 focus on the preparation and delivery of ESOL teaching programmes. Units 2 and 3 focus on the content of ESOL teaching programmes as well as the pedagogic knowledge required for teaching language and language skills.

Assessment & Grading

You will be assessed throughout the course, with no final examination. Rest assured, trainees are always kept informed of their progress during the course and an external assessor, appointed by Cambridge English, moderates each course.

There are two components of assessment:

1. Teaching practice

You will teach for a total of 6 hours, working with classes at two levels of ability. Assessment is based on your overall performance at the end of the 6 hours.

2. Written assignments

You will complete four written assignments, which each focus on a different aspect of the syllabus.  The first focuses on attending to the learners and their learning; the second on analysing language in order to teach it effectively; the third on selecting and exploiting texts to develop language skills; and the last one focuses on your personal progress and development during the course and beyond.

To be awarded the certificate you must pass both components and show that you can:

• assess learner needs, and plan and teach lessons which take account of learner backgrounds, learning preferences and current needs
• demonstrate language knowledge and awareness and appropriate teaching strategies
• demonstrate knowledge about language skills and how they may be acquired
• plan and prepare lessons designed to develop learners’ overall language competence
• demonstrate an appropriate range of teaching skills at two levels and show professional awareness and responsibility

There are three grades — Pass, Pass ‘B’ and Pass ‘A’.

A Pass is awarded to candidates whose performance overall in the teaching practice and in the written assignments meets the specified criteria. They will continue to need guidance to help them to develop and broaden their range of skills as teachers in post.

A Pass (Grade B) is awarded to candidates whose performance in the written assignments meets the specified criteria and who have demonstrated in their teaching practice a level of achievement significantly higher than that required to meet pass-level criteria in relation to:

• classroom teaching skills

They will continue to need some guidance to help them to develop and broaden their range of skills as teachers in post.

A Pass (Grade A) is awarded to candidates whose performance in the written assignments meets the specified criteria and who have demonstrated in their teaching practice a level of ability and achievement and a level of awareness significantly higher than that required to meet pass-level criteria in relation to:

• planning for effective teaching
• classroom teaching skills

They will benefit from further guidance in post but will be able to work independently.

Candidates who fail to meet criteria in any or all assessed components will receive a Fail.

Candidates are ineligible for the award in cases where dishonesty or plagiarism is brought to the attention of the Cambridge English Teaching Awards.

Further Information

Candidates are strongly recommended to read the CELTA syllabus and assessment criteria, available as a PDF download from the Cambridge ESOL website:

www.cambridgeenglish.org/teaching-english/teaching-qualifications/celta/about-the-celta-course/

Full-time Face2Face CELTA

Face2Face courses run for five weeks on Mondays to Fridays, 09.00 – 13.00 (teaching practice) and 14.00 – 15.30 (input) with 3/4 hours also spent lesson planning each evening.  When both face2face and online courses are running concurrently, the afternoon input sessions will be held online.

2023 Full-time Face2Face dates

• Monday 2nd January to Friday 3rd February  (This course is now full)
• Monday 13th February to Friday 17th  March (Application deadline 03/2/23)
• Monday March 27th – Wednesday April 28th  (Application deadline 17/3/23)
• Monday 8th May to Friday 9th June  (Application deadline 28/4/23)

More to follow…

Full-Time Online CELTA

Fully online courses run for five weeks on Mondays to Fridays, 09.00 – 13.00 (teaching practice) and 14.00 – 15.30 (Input), with 3/4 hours also spent on lesson planning each day.  You will usually be in front of a computer screen doing CELTA related tasks for around 12 hours a day.

2023 Full-time Online dates

• Monday 2nd January to Friday 3rd February  (This course is now full)
• Monday 13th February to Friday 17th  March (Application deadline 03/2/23)
• Monday March 27th – Wednesday April 28th  (Application deadline 17/3/23)
• Monday 8th May to Friday 9th June  (Application deadline 28/4/23)

More to follow…

Part-Time Online CELTA

The part-time online CELTA lasts 22 weeks. Candidates complete the methodological input asynchronously online and the teaching practice and some input sessions synchronously in a Zoom classroom on Friday evenings.

Online teaching practice Friday evenings 17:00 – 21:00

Input online (approximately 3 hours a week for 22 weeks)

2023 Part-Time Online dates

• Monday January 30th – Friday July 14th (This course is now full)
• Monday July 17th – Friday December 15th  (Application deadline26/06/22)

CELTA Fees for all 2023 courses

Both full-time and part-time course fees are US$1490, payable in US Dollars or Argentine Pesos (This includes the Cambridge Registration Fee), whether the course is online or face2face.

Payments in Argentine Pesos can be made by local bank deposit or transfer, at the official rate of exchange (https://www.bna.com.ar) You will receive full payment information once you have completed the application procedure and been accepted onto a course.

*Any increase levied by Cambridge English on their CELTA enrolment fee during the year will be added

Firstly, in order to be considered for Cambridge English CELTA you need to meet the following requirements:

• Applicants should be aged 20 or over

• Applicants must have an awareness of language and a competence in English, both written and spoken, that enables them to undertake the course and prepare for teaching a range of classes – ideally at C2 level on the Common European Framework.

• Applicants must have a standard of education that would allow entrance to higher education in their own country.

• Applicants must have the potential to develop the necessary skills to become effective teachers and to complete the written assignments and the assessment of teaching practice successfully

Secondly, you need to complete the application form and email it to us at belgrano@ih-buenosaires.com.

We will process your application within 24-48 hours and if your initial application is successful then you will be invited for interview.  In some cases we may request additional information before your application can be considered further.  All interviews for all courses are held through Zoom.

Successful candidates will receive a formal acceptance letter together with details for payment.

Once you have paid the deposit we will send you the Pre-Course Task, the aim of which is to introduce you to some of the areas covered on the CELTA and to provide you with the opportunity to prepare for the course. The pre-course task should be completed before the course begins but it is not part of the formal assessment.  Answers are provided for you to self-correct.

Click here to download the application form.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Full details of how to pay will be provided once you have been accepted on to a course.  However, you should be aware of the following information:

• to  reserve your place on the course you will need to make a deposit
• full fees must be paid four weeks before the course starts
• payments within Argentina may be made in local currency by transfer or cheque from an Argentine bank account or through a bank deposit.
• international payments are made by wire transfer.

There is a wealth of accommodation available in Buenos Aires and we provide prospective candidates with detailed information about various options, including bed & breakfast/hostels; home stays; shared apartments; and flats, many of which have been recommended to us by previous candidates, through our specially designated accommodation blog.  We will happily provide access information once your application has been received and can arrange home stay accommodation upon request, subject/according to availability.

Because of the intensive nature of the course, we recommend that candidates find accommodation as close to the institute as possible.

If you wish to look for accommodation further away then you should ensure that it has good transport links.  In addition, a quiet place to study and work in the evenings and weekends is essential and internet connection is invaluable.

The Cambridge policy on lost certificates is:

CERTIFICATES LOST BY THE CANDIDATE

• Any certificate lost by a candidate will not be replaced. In these circumstances candidates must apply for a Certifying Statement [see below]. 
• Candidates can apply for a certifying statement themselves. This is only worth doing if needed for a job application etc.

CERTIFYING STATEMENTS

Applying for a certifying statement

A certifying statement is a document which is accepted by universities and other institutions as proof of the examination result. Certifying statements can be requested by the candidate or by the candidate’s centre of entry. Certifying statements requested by third parties must have written permission from the candidate. These can be sent, either directly to the candidate or to any public institution.

Cambridge English accept payment by invoice (centres only) or credit card (Visa or Mastercard). They do not accept American Express or Diners Club. Their online forms will ask for all mandatory fields to be completed and will automatically calculate the appropriate fee required. When the form has been submitted, the applicant will receive a confirmation that their application form has been received including a unique reference number.

Payments by credit cards

To apply for a certifying statement and pay by credit card, please complete this online application form.

Useful guidelines for applying for a certifying statement – payment by credit card 

All info taken from https://certstat.cambridgeenglish.org

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