A solid initial course for a formal ELT career

If you are an ELT practitioner and want to gain official recognition*, the RedNova Access Course is for you. This course will provide you with a solid base and the necessary tools to deliver structured lessons that are coherent with your context.

Overview

The Access Course is designed to help language professionals respond to the specific needs of their contexts and working environments. The main objective of the course is to develop participants’ skills in the following areas:

✔ Content planning and delivery
✔ Language awareness
✔ Assessment and evaluation
✔ College writing

Adaptability

The Access course is divided into three twenty-hour modules which include an online component .

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The expert coaching course to enrich your career

If you are already working as an academic coordinator or aspire to become one, CEC is the course for you. CEC will foster your management skills and create an awareness of the different tasks the coordination of ELT courses involves.

Overview

The Certificate for English Coordinators (CEC) is an innovative 60-hour course which aims at providing candidates with a general view of the different tasks involved in the coordination of ELT courses. CEC candidates gain deeper insight into the responsibilities of such a position, and its relationship with other areas of school management.

The main objective of the course is to develop coordinators’ skills in the following areas:

✔ People management
✔ Curriculum design
✔ Assessment and testing

Adaptability

CEC is divided into three free-standing modules which account for 60 hours of instruction. Additionally, participants will be supported by a facilitator who will not only mediate discussions, but will also provide advice and responses to individual queries.

The in-service course that enhances your teaching credentials

If you are an experienced ELT professional and want to improve your skills and credentials, then CET is the right course for you. Through CET, you will acquire a deeper understanding of ELT, developing a reflective approach to your teaching practice that will allow you to adapt this new knowledge to suit your specific context.

Overview

The Certificate for English Teachers (CET) is a ground-breaking 200-hour training course recognized by SEP-DGAIR. On completing the program, CET participants will have gained the knowledge and tools to deliver well-informed lessons as well as obtaining professional recognition. The main objective of the course is to develop teachers’ skills in the following areas:

✔ Language awareness and language systems
✔ Teaching, planning and technology in the classroom
✔ Materials and resources

Validation

CET has been accredited by COPEI as a quality program, and as such, it is recognized by SEP-DGAIR as an option to fulfill one of the requirements to apply for the Proceso de Profesionalización de los Docentes de Inglés which allows candidates to obtain a BA degree in ELT (Licenciatura en la Enseñanza de Inglés).

Teacher development courses on various ELT aspects

The Specialized ELT Courses have been designed for teachers of English who want to update their skills and knowledge in the ELT field. These tailor-made courses have been developed to help ELT professionals deepen their theoretical knowledge of specific areas of interest as well as ensuring their effective practical application.

The content of these courses are customized to meet the needs of participants. Some topics are:

✔ Phonics
✔ Blended Learning
✔ CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning)
✔ Language Development for ELT professionals
✔ Developing learners’ life-Skills (competencies)

Results

Performance in each of the courses is evaluated through assessment of practical tasks carried out during the course, written assignments and/or a final examination. Upon successful completion of the courses, candidates receive a certificate of participation with curricular value including an overview of the topics analyzed.

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Online Placement Test

The RedNova Online Placement Test is an adaptive instrument that measures reading and listening comprehension and the knowledge of grammatical structures. It provides immediate, automatic feedback that facilitates the accurate placing of students into their appropriate ability levels without the need for manual grading.

The RedNova Online Placement Test adapts the difficulty of the questions according to students’ performance, ensuring quick and accurate results at levels from A1 to C1 of the CEFR.