Teacher Training

Languages International has trained and developed over 1,200 teachers since it ran its first teacher training course in 1988. LITEC (Languages International Teacher Education Centre) runs a variety of courses for native speakers and non-native speakers:

• Cambridge CELTA for those with native speaker level English who want to begin a career in English language teaching
• Cambridge DELTA for English language teachers with native speaker level English who want to develop their teaching skills
• TESOL Course for non-native speakers who want to develop their teaching and language skills
• Cambridge Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) for students whose level of English is intermediate or above and who would like to increase their knowledge of English language teaching.
• ESOL Teaching Skills TaskBook is a free professional development resource for English language teachers. The TaskBook contains 40 lessons with answer keys that focus on English language teaching skills. It can be used by teachers working alone or by tutors wanting to lead professional development seminars.

Click on the menu on the left of the screen for more information about these courses.

Our trainers are all highly qualified (at least half the team have an MA in Applied Linguistics) and have experience in countries as diverse as Australia, Canada, USA, Egypt, England, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Japan, Thailand, Sweden and Turkey.

We were the first centre in New Zealand to run the RSA/Cambridge CTEFLA (now Cambridge CELTA ) as well as the RSA/Cambridge DTEFLA (now Cambridge DELTA ). We have also run professional development seminars for language teachers from schools around Auckland, including second language tutors at Auckland University.

Here is what graduates from our teacher training course say about us:

• "The tutors were amazing. I didn’t really know what to expect from this course, but now I feel ready to start my teaching career."
  – CELTA graduate
• "I’m really grateful that I’ve chosen this course and this school. Before this course I wasn’t confident in my teaching but now I have confidence."
  – TESOL graduate
• "I enjoyed everything, and everything was useful for me. I am 150% satisfied with this course. I would recommend it to anyone interested in upskilling in the ESL industry."
  – DELTA graduate
• "Great course, well-organised, great tutors, really helpful."
  – CELTA graduate
• "I really enjoyed the course, and it gave me more confidence to be an English teacher in my country."
  – TESOL graduate
• "I loved tutors’ energy and expertise and appreciated how approachable and helpful they were."
  – CELTA graduate
• "All in all, the course was well-run, relevant and well-taught."
  – DELTA graduate
• "I’m completely happy with your school’s course … I’m really cherishing these good memories forever as an English language teacher."
  – TESOL graduate
• I was very satisfied with the entire course, the professionalism of the tutors and the assistance provided.
  – DELTA graduate
  

Teacher Trainer Biographies

Craig Thaine M.A (Hons) Applied Linguistics, DTEFLA, CTEFLA	Annie Thode MA (Hons) Language Teaching and Learning, BA, DTEFLA, CTEFLA	Darren Conway MBA MAppLing BA DTEFLA
Director of Teacher Training Teacher since 1982, first at Languages International in 1991. Responsible for Cambridge CELTA and DELTA programmes, & TESOL Certificate course for non-native-speaker teachers. Worked as a teacher & teacher educator in Canada, Egypt, England, Italy, New Zealand & Sweden. Co-author of Real Listening and Speaking 2 (Cambridge University Press, 2008)	Director of Studies Teacher since 1990, mostly at Languages International, but also in Australia. Responsible for Cambridge exam classes. Trainer on CELTA and DELTA courses. CELTA assessor.	Chief Executive In ELT since 1989 and at Languages International since 1993 as a teacher, CELTA and DELTA trainer, then DOS, before moving to general management in 2005. Taught in Egypt, England and Australia as well as NZ. Co-author with Brett Shirreffs of On Course for IELTS (Oxford University Press, 2003). Also lectures in Language Teaching Management on the Masters in Language Teaching at Auckland University.
Nick Moore MA (Hons) Language Teaching and Learning, BA (Hons), PGCE, DELTA, Cert TESOL	Elisabeth Downey BA, PG Dip ELT, DTEFLA, CTEFLA	Michael Wharton MA, BA, DELTA, CELTA
Teacher / Learning Centre Manager Has taught since 1997 in Turkey, NZ and England. Specialist in independent learning. CELTA trainer	Teacher Teacher since 1989 in Egypt, England, Australia and New Zealand. CELTA trainer.	Teacher Teaching since 1998 in Australia, New Zealand and Russia. CELTA trainer.
Rebecca Russell B.A. (Hons), DTEFLA, CTEFLA	Amanda French BA Hons, DELTA	Sally Browning BA, CELTA, DTEFLA
Teacher Teacher since 1993 in UK, Turkey, Australia and New Zealand. CELTA trainer since 1998.	Teacher 20 years teaching in Greece, England, USA and New Zealand. CELTA trainer and assessor. Author of CAE Testbuilder (Macmillan 2003), CAE Testbuilder (Macmillan 2008), Essential Reading (Macmillan 2008). Co-author of KET Testbuilder (Macmillan 2005), IELTS Foundation Study Skills (Macmillan 2005). Contributor to Ready for CAE Course Book, Workbook, Teacher’s Book (2008)	Teacher Teaching since 1984 in Italy, UK and New Zealand, including 8 years in academic management. Teacher trainer on CELTA courses since 1997. Cambridge Examiner for over 10 years.