What is C-PELT and ELTC?

What is C-PELT?

Certificate in the Practice of ELT (C-PELT)
:On the 9th of August 2010, ELTC received its first batch of teachers attending the C-PELT course. The Certificate in the Practice of ELT (C-PELT) is a 14-week course offered to teachers who have taught English for a substantial period of time in primary schools but have not obtained formal training in the teaching of English. The course focuses on ESL methodology and pedagogical knowledge, and the teachers attending this course will have the opportunity to acquire the requisite skills and competencies as a professional English language teacher.

The course consists of 8 modules:

CET01 Methods in Teaching ESL 1 - Listening and Speaking
CET02 Methods in Teaching ESL 2 - Reading
CET03 Methods in Teaching ESL 3 - Writing
CET04 Literature for Young Learners
CET05 The Teaching of Grammar
CET06 Trends and Issues in Language Teaching
CET07 Assessment and Evaluation
CET08 Technology in the Language Classroom

Upon successful completion of the course, the teachers will be certified as full-fledged English language teachers.

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What is ELTC?

The expanding role of English as the language of international communication demands more efficient and effective English language teaching at all levels. In response to this need, the Malaysian Cabinet gave its approval for the establishment of an institution that would assume the function of enhancing the teaching competencies of English language teachers. On 1 June 2002, the English Language Teaching Centre, Malaysia (ELTC) was established to undertake this specialist function. ELTC is one of the institutions of the Teacher Education Division of the Ministry of Education, Malaysia. A task force of ten senior lecturers was entrusted with the responsibility of establishing the initial infrastructure facilities and professional direction of the Centre. Dr Rabiah Ghani was appointed as the first Director of ELTC on 1 December 2002. A deputy Director and the Heads of the seven departments of the Centre were also appointed at this time. ELTC aims to be the preeminent centre in the region for the training of English language teaching professionals. The Centre will develop innovative English Language Teaching (ELT) programmes that will be benchmarked against international standards. These programmes will train in-service ELT professionals in the use of ELT best practices that have been developed and validated through research. ELTC will also play a significant role in the development of ELT policy and initiatives in the country, and will provide consultancies that will assist in promoting the development of ELT in the region.

Vision

To be a leader in English language teaching

Mission

To impact English language teaching practices through informed research, quality training and classroom innovations

Main Functions

To develop innovative methods and approaches for the teaching of English To conduct research for the development of quality English language teaching programmes To develop validated ELT programmes benchmarked against international standards for the teaching of English To co-ordinate all English language teaching initiatives in the country To provide consultancy services to promote the development of English language teaching in the country and the region source : www.eltcm.org