Module One:  
Dates: January, 2011 to June, 2011
Sessions: Fortnightly input sessions taking place on Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00 to 17:00
  

 

Your performance in Module 2 will be assessed by:

Module Three consists entirely of a single written assignment of 4000-4500 words in which you design a course for a particular group of learners.
 

Damian Williams | Mavis Radley | Sergio Gabriel | Bjarne Vonsild

  
 

It is essential that candidates have plenty of free time, self discipline and a great deal of energy. It is recommended that potential candidates also have at least 4 years previous teaching experience with adult learners and a degree or pre-service teaching certificate, for example CELTA, or equivalent.

 

In order to ensure a place on the course you should complete and return the DELTA Application Form by the 1st of November, 2010. Late applications will be accepted after this date only if there are still places available.

 

Once your application has been processed, you will have an interview. This will be normally be a one hour face-to-face talk about your experience, reasons for taking the course, and other related information. Candidates from outside Sao Paulo may have the interview by telephone or Skype. Travel costs and expenses will be included to your course fees when our tutors have to travel to locations ouside the greater São Paulo city center. This is more for module 2 where tutors have to observe your lessons and each candidate will be requested to assist in keeping travel expenses to a minimum.

 

Accepted candidates must then pay their non-refundable deposit.
 

Module One: Fee: R$ 3,000,00

Module Two:   Fee: R$ 3,000,00

Module Three: Fee: R$ 1,000,00

 

A 25% deposit is mandatory for any module on acceptance and the balance in 3 installments (30, 60, 90 days).

 

Examination fee is due 2 months before the exam. Approximately US$ 200.00.

 

N.B. Deposits are non-refundable.

 

More information: http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/teaching-awards/delta.html
 

 

The modules are for practicing teachers. Following is the guidance given regarding target candidature.

DELTA candidates will:

 

It is important that courses are sufficiently long to allow for teacher development. There are 4 assessed lessons and a number of written assignments.

 

Each module assumes the knowledge and competence gained in the previous module(s). The usual order will be from Module One through to Module Three. Each module is separately certificated so this will allow candidates to receive credit for each module successfully completed. UP Language Consultants offers all three DELTA modules concurrently.

 

Attendance on a course will only be necessary for Modules One and Two so that practice can be directly assessed. Module Three can be entered for without taking a course.

The examination questions in Module One will be set in a practical context and assume that candidates have a practical background. In Module Two assignments, candidates will need to analyse, explain and justify selected content and approaches taken. Module Three assessment is a practice based research project.

The examination will consist of two papers taken on the same day with a break in between the two papers twice a year in June and December. There will be a one year referral period for Modules Two and Three.
 

Module Two candidates will be allowed to re-take the external assignment in one or both of the two following sessions. For example, a candidate who fails the coursework in December 2011 can re-enter for the external assessment in June 2012 or December 2012.

Module Three projects may be re-submitted on one occasion only in one of the two sessions following the original entry.

Candidates will receive a separate certificate for each module completed. The information provided on the back of each certificate will outline the aims and content of the module and how it fits into the DELTA modular framework.

 
 

Will the DELTA Modules have the same recognised status?
 

Yes. DELTA is widely recognized and valued and Cambridge ESOL will be working with stakeholders to capitalise on the advantages offered by the revised modular syllabus. The modular syllabus will offer greater transparency and flexibility as each module will be worth 20 credits (200 learning hours), allowing candidates, universities and other users to see more easily how DELTA fits in relation to other qualifications. Cambridge ESOL will actively pursue the extension of recognition for all three DELTA modules.

The credits assigned to each module will indicate to universities the amount and level of learning undertaken to achieve each module. It will continue to be up to individual universities to allow transfer of credit. This will depend on the fit between DELTA modules and modules on university programmes.