Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, in many cases. We have been able to help our graduates obtain university credit - both graduate and undergraduate - for their CELTA certifications. The process occurs on a case-by-case basis and requires coordination between Teaching House administration and the registrar’s office at your school. If you would like help obtaining credit, please contact us for more information.

To date have had success with the following schools:
University of Hawaii @ Manua, HI
City College of San Francisco, CA
St. Michaels, VT
St. Cloud State University, MN
El Camino College, CA

Please note: We can not guarantee that credits will be awarded, but we are happy to support your efforts in this pursuit.

Yes. The CELTA is the most highly regarded TESOL Certification for working in a private language school in the United States and many schools will not consider recruiting teachers who haven’t completed their CELTA. Outside of language schools, our graduates find work in the U.S. with organizations working with immigrants, community centers and in universities. Whether you're looking for work in the U.S. or abroad, you will often see CELTA listed as the preferred or only accepted qualification on job vacancy descriptions.

Teaching House has a strict equal opportunities policy regarding candidates with special educational needs, including dyslexia, and applications from candidates with special educational needs will be given the same consideration as all other applicants without exception. If accepted on to a course, tutors will make every effort to support candidates with special requirements. While we will do our utmost to support candidates with special requirements or learning needs, it should be noted that course tutors are not necessarily specialists in these areas so it is important for candidates to have coping strategies and to be proactive in letting their tutors know how they can support them. It should also be noted that in order to successfully complete the CELTA and Delta teaching qualifications, candidates are required to be able to work as independent English language teachers. Any effect that the special educational needs may have on this ability may be taken into account as part of the application process. Applicants and candidates who have any concerns in this regard should discuss them with their interviewer or the Director of Teacher Training.

Places on our courses are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Once a candidate has completed the application process and is accepted to do the CELTA course, they are able to pay a deposit to reserve a place on any course that has availability. For more information about the application process, go to our application page.

We pride ourselves on the work we do to ensure our trainees successfully complete the CELTA course. This begins at the application stage, where we interview every applicant to ensure that the CELTA is the correct TESOL Certification course for them and that they are able to complete it successfully. In addition, our trainers provide support (through private tutorials) for any trainee who needs it, which normally makes the difference in helping a candidate pass the course.

This is why Teaching House’s pass rate – at 99% - is so high.

If you’re teaching a grammar lesson and a student asks you why one tense is right and another is wrong, you need to be able to explain it in a way that the student understands. This does not mean that you need to be a grammar wiz before you begin the course. We will teach you how to analyze grammar and how to present it in a way that a student can understand and learn from it.

In addition to the grammar that you learn during the CELTA course (during  the TESOL Sessions and the Real Classroom Experience component), when you start teaching English you will continue developing your grammar knowledge. Each time you teach a grammar item you will learn about it so that the next time you teach it you’ll already have a base understanding. But don’t worry: it’s still normal for even the most experienced English teachers to refer to a grammar book to answer a question from time to time. The key is understanding how to analyze grammar and present it effectively in class; two skills that you’ll learn in the CELTA course.

Yes. At Teaching House, we offer a part-time CELTA course. The course runs over 10 weeks - two evenings a week and Saturdays face-to-face. We're also offering CELTA Online (blended) formats as well, you can learn about these here

Not all of our centers offer the part-time and CELTA Online courses. See the course dates page for the next part-time start date and locations, or contact us to enquire about upcoming courses.

We understand that sometimes your circumstances change. One of the benefits of choosing to do your course with Teaching House is that we run courses in 15 locations throughout the United States and with year-round dates, giving you great flexibility to find a course that fits your needs. As long as you give us sufficient notice, we’ll move your place to another course (date and/or location) at no cost to you!