About the teacher training centre
At IH Mexico we exclusively offer 100% Online CELTA.
This means that we are in a very privileged position to be able to offer CELTA Online candidates the following premium benefits:
- A 100% online course using Zoom and with access to the official Cambridge CELTA Moodle website, with to sample assignments, sample lesson plans, and video recorded lessons (both face to face classes and live online teaching!)
- Free, our new IH Mexico Certificate in Teaching English Online course, with 30hrs of input on tasks, strategies, and approaches to planning in the online environment.
- 15% discount on our new launched CLIL (Content Language Integrated Learning) course.
And there is more, such as flexibility, study & guided lesson planning sessions, extra electives, and membership of a LYE community of ELT professionals. Keep reading to find out more!
DELTA Module 1 and 2 combined
If you take the combined DELTA module 1 and 2 you get an extra one week of extra exam practice face to face which the Module 1 online does not give you.
What is DELTA Module 1?
DELTA (Diploma in teaching English to speakers of other languages) covers advanced theory and practice to help you develop in your teaching career. You need at least one year’s experience to make the most of it.
There are three modules, which you can take in any order.
DELTA Module 1 is “Understanding Language, Methodology and Resources for Teaching”. This is the examined module, and is primarily theoretical. Topics are
- Theory of language acquisition and language teaching
- Different teaching approaches and methodologies
- Language systems and linguistic problems
- Language skills
- Resources, materials and reference sources for language learning
- Assessment concepts and terminology
What is DELTA Module 2?
DELTA Module 2 is “Developing Professional Practice”. It is assessed with a portfolio of coursework and assessed lesson observations. Topics covered are:
- The learner and learning context
- Preparing to teach
- Using resources and materials in the classroom
- Managing and supporting learning
- Evaluating lesson planning
- Observing lessons
- Professional development
For more detail about DELTA read our full guide here.
DELTA at IH Mexico City
We are the largest TT centre in Latin America – we have over 15 years of experience running CELTA and DELTA.
Active job recruitment and placement – we can have vacancies in our branches in Mexico right after a course and can facilitate job placement through our agents in China, Russia, Latin America
Some people who have taken DELTA with us, have moved on to managerial, senior teaching positions, or become part of our teacher training department as CELTA and DELTA trainers.
Tutors at this training centre
Orlando Delgado Mata
He is currently involved in developing the new MA TESOL programme for IH Mexico, and is also an external assessor and consultant for the Ministry of Education in Mexico. He holds an MA TESOL (Teacher Education) from the University of Manchester and is now working towards his MBA from the University of Warwick. His main areas of interest are Teacher Education & Development, Online Training, and Psychology of Language Learning.
Linda Musatye Osuna García
I loved finding out my students’ real needs so I can plan my lessons according to them, matching my objectives with theirs, making sure my lessons were useful to their own lives and contexts. I love observing student first and listening to their own backgrounds so I can find specific examples, materials, techniques or ways of helping them according to their individual needs.
Rosie Elsman-Contreras
The advice that I would give to all my CELTA trainees is to be organized and have sound time management skills. As the course progresses the demands are higher and if the time allotted to write lesson plans, write assignments and read is tight, it will take a toll on energy levels. Focus on the progress you are experimenting, and be receptive and open to feedback, our main goal as tutors is to guide you to be successful.
Carmen Torres Marquez
When teaching in the classroom I enjoy delivering language presentations and setting up activities. I demonstrate how I deliver the grammar presentations and how I provide instructions to carry an activity.
Andrew John Watson
I worked in radio and print journalism as a cub reporter in the UK for one year before taking Trinity Cert. TESOL in November 1993, and also as a business reporter and editor in Mexico in freelance and staff positions. In the end, I found education more satisfying than journalism, although my enthusiasm for writing persisted and informed my decision to focus on writing for teachers as a MAEd specialisation.
My hopes and aspirations for my trainees are that they leave the course with an inventory of skills and knowledge to successful navigate the first months of their job but without complacency: they’ll know about the need to upgrade teaching skills on an ongoing basis.
Eliberto Salinas Vargas
I loved it when I could help my students become autonomous learners, and ever since I started my training career, I have tried to give my trainees insight into the importance of promoting critical thinking in their lessons.
Nora Otto
I want to provide my trainees with the best teaching practice world-wide tools that will allow them to work in any place of their choice as they embark on this fascinating career.
Ricardo Fajardo
The key to successfully completing the teacher training course is just to work hard! Like any other profession, teaching has a number of techniques to be learnt and then mastered. You need to be ready to receive feedback and take it on board to benefit from the course even more.
DELTA student testimonials
The course was challenging and interesting. It more than met my expectations for the Delta and I would highly recommend the course at IH Mexico City. M Wood