DELTA

About the Diploma

The Cambridge Diploma (DELTA) is the most prestigious and widely recognised British qualification in English Language Teaching. It is intended for candidates who have substantial experience of teaching English either in the UK or abroad.

A number of UK universities are now offering credits and/or exemptions on their MA and other courses for those who have obtained their DELTA.

Entry

Candidates are expected to be graduates or to have qualified teacher status. Some basic ELT training, for example the CELTA or its equivalent, is considered essential.

As a rough guide, two years' broad and full-time experience of teaching adult classes is the minimum prerequisite in terms of teaching experience.

Syllabus

The DELTA course aims to ensure a balance between the demands of practical application and understanding of the theoretical background. As well as a detailed consideration of key theoretical issues (see the Syllabus Overview), it includes classroom observation and supervised, evaluated teaching practice.

Course Design

The part-time course operates two mornings a week over approximately 20 weeks (a total of 120 hours); the full-time course lasts eight weeks with a daily schedule of three hours' input and two hours' teaching practice.

Participants on both the part-time and the full-time course have an extended written task to complete and examination practice tasks for the period between the end of the course and the written examination.

In both cases, the work load is heavy and candidates are advised not to take on commitments that might prejudice their chances of participating fully in the course.

Course tutors

Two or more of the following tutors are involved in each course:

• Neil Forrest (DTEFLA)
• David Clark (MA TEFL, DTEFLA)
• Vicki Anderson (DTEFLA)

Enrolment

Candidates should complete and return an application form, preferably by 30 April for the full-time July/August course, by early September for the part-time course.

They will then be asked to attend an interview; in the case of long-distance candidates, the interview is by telephone.

Accepted candidates must then pay a non-refundable deposit to secure their place.

Late applications will be accepted provided there are places remaining on the course.

• Places currently available for the course beginning October

 

More information

Click here for information on the dates, prices and timetables on this course.

3 of our intensive course trainees provide us with an inside view on what the course is like, why they did it, what they learnt from it, and much more...

You will find further information about this qualification on the official Cambridge ESOL DELTA site.