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| What is the Young Learners Extension? |
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The Cambridge "YL
Extension to CELTA" is a two-week intensive training
course for English language teachers who wish to enter
the field of teaching children. Below are the
details for the 2004 course which took place last summer.
The full details of the course for 2005 will be posted
soon. We will be inviting applications from March 2005 |
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Candidates must already have
completed the Cambridge CELTA |
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We strongly believe that EFL professionals should
have access to training that identifies the needs of younger
learners and have the benefit of an internationally recognised
qualification. On successful completion of the Young Learners
Extension course your CELTA certificate will be re-issued by
Cambridge with the YLE endorsement added.
The syllabus covers the practical and psychological differences
between adult students and younger learners, published materials,
boundary setting and safety issues, testing and lesson planning.
Those that have completed the CELTA will recognise the timetable
which is equally split between theoretical sessions and hands
on teaching practice. |
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| The school |
If you are accepted onto the course (this
year we have expanded the group to a maximum of ten teachers),
you will be based in Ascot and integrated into our summer
camp for two weeks.
St Mary's is usually an all girls' Catholic school. It
is set in 44 acres of private woodland on the edge
of Ascot town. Ascot is forty-five minutes from Waterloo
Station and then a three minute taxi ride.
For more information on our summer camp, please visit
the SG
website.
We have between 120 and 180 children from the Far East,
Eastern Europe, The Middle East and Western Europe. They
are supported by a staff of 40 teachers, activity leaders,
welfare and administration staff.
Dates
The dates of the course are:
19 July - 30 July 2004
Candidates will be asked to arrive in time for dinner
at 6.30 PM on the Sunday evening 18 July.
Conditions
1. You must have completed the Cambridge CELTA
2. Face to face interview in London or phone interview
if distance is a problem
3. Three professional references
4. Course fee £350
5. Cambridge registration fee £83.30
We may be able to offer you work immediately following
your course, in Ascot, or in our centre in Hastings or
London Bromley. If you are interested in this please indicate
it in the cover letter to your application form. If you
wish to be considered for a teaching position after the
course you must be able to make yourself available for
a face-to face interview in London. We cannot offer work
on the basis of a phone interview.
Accommodation
Accommodation can be provided onsite. The cost of the room with
full board is £161 per week. There may be a self-catering
option available. |
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| Application process |
If you wish to apply for a place on the course, please download
and complete the application
form. Please print off the application form, complete by
hand and post it, together with copies of your qualifications
and three formal references to our London
office. We will contact all three referees as part of the
selection procedure. Each applicant needs to provide us with
a Criminal Research Bureau.(CRB) standard disclosure statement.
This is the applicant's responsibiltity but if you need help
we can assist you in the procedure. Please be aware that this
process can take up to six weeks so it is important to make
the application for the CRB disclosure in plenty of time.
Please note that applicants for the YLE must have passed the
CELTA no more than 18 months prior to the start of the course.
Interviews are arranged for weekdays at our school at 59 South
Molton Street, London. The interviews last about an hour and
are conducted by Gaynor Markham, Director Junior Vacation Courses,
or Alan Whitehead, Director Saxoncourt Teacher Training. Please
bring the originals of your qualifications to the interview.
Successful applicants will have demonstrated their ability to:
a) research target language;
b) plan a one hour language-focused lesson;
c) relate to young children
If you have any questions you would like to put before formally
applying for consideration, please contact
us. |
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