CELTA has been around 57 years!
You may not know that the ELT field is relatively a new industry. In fact, during the early 20th century the UK widened its borders and included new territories into its empire. At the time, governors of these colonies started opening schools in some of these places which meant that there was suddenly a demand for teachers to teach the local population the basics of the English language.
We can imagine that the task was huge! On top of this, most of the times, teachers coming from Great Britain did not speak any of the local language. Along with this, they were also not familiar with the culture and sometimes did not know very well how to teach. As a result, the need for the profession of ELT teachers to be regulated, accredited. Most importantly, the individuals who were eager to become teachers had to be properly trained.
英语教学是一个相对较新的行业。在20世纪初，英国扩大了边界，并将新界纳入其帝国，当时，这些殖民地的统治者开始在这些地方开办学校，这意味着突然需要教师来教当地居民学习英语的基础知识。
可以想象这个任务是巨大的！除此之外，大多数时候，来自英国的教师不会讲任何当地语言。与此同时，他们也不熟悉文化，有时不知道如何教。因此，英语教师的职业需要得到规范、认可，最重要的是，渴望成为英语教师的个人必须得到适当的培训。
John Haycraft
The man behind the first step into this direction is John Haycraft.
In 1962, he came up with the idea of a beginner course for English teachers which would teach the basic teaching methodologies, theories and approaches to teach English as foreign language to speakers of other languages. He named this qualification the “Preparatory Certificate”. It was the very first certificate that would lead the way up to what we nowadays call CELTA.
John Haycraft’s held the very first course at his private school in London in 1962. The need to give prospective teachers the right skillset to be able to initiate their career prompted the conception of this certificate. In fact, it was and still is a very "hands" on certification (among its 120 hours of input there are 6 hours of observed and assessed teaching practice).
朝这个方向迈出第一步的人是约翰·海克拉夫特。
1962年，他提出了为英语教师开设初级课程的构想，该课程将教授以其他语言为母语的英语作为外语的基本教学方法、理论和方法。他把这种资格证书命名为“预备证书”。这是第一个资格证书，这是最早的如今称为CELTA的证书。
1962年，约翰·海克拉夫特在伦敦的私立学校开设了第一门课程，为了给未来的教师提供合适的技能，使他们能够开创自己的职业生涯，约翰·海克拉夫特的这一举措从而促使了证书的发展。事实上，它过去和现在都是非常注重教学实践的认证。
The Royal Society of Arts course accreditation
Then, in 1970, Mr Haycraft passed over the course accreditation to The Royal Society of Arts. Under their guild the certificate popularity grew even more. Therefore, many people decided to become qualified teachers as not only was the ELT sector growing, but it was also a golden opportunity for teachers to work and travel.
In 1987, the name of the certificate changed. The word ‘preparatory’ was dropped; it continued to exist as an introductory course in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL). At this stage, The Royal Society of Arts rebranded the CELTA the CTEFLA or RSA/Cambridge Certificate in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language to Adults.
As you can imagine, considered its length it was not a very practical name. We had to wait 2002 for it to become known as the Cambridge CELTA course!
然后，在1970年，海克拉夫特先生通过了皇家艺术学会的课程认证，在该学会的帮助下，证书的流行程度更高了。因此，许多人决定成为合格的教师，因为这不仅是因为英语教学的发展，而且也是教师工作和旅游的黄金机会。
1987年，证书的名称改变了，“预备”一词被删除了，但它作为一门外语教学的入门课程继续存在。在这个阶段，英国皇家艺术学会将CELTA更名为CTEFLA或RSA/Cambridge成人英语教学证书。
你可以想象，考虑到它的长度，它不是一个很实用的名字，到2002年正式被改为CELTA认证课程！
延伸的几点信息！
TESOL/TEFL与CELTA的关系
1，TESOL（Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages）是一个专业学科的缩写，CELTA（Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages）是指一个证书，CELTA课程是属于TESOL体系下的一个证书认证课程；
2，TESOL证书分为TESOL资格证书（TEFL证书）以及TESOL学历类证书，虽然CELTA是资格认证证书，但是它对学员的要求很高，从上文的CELTA历史可以看出，认证学员基本上都是英语国家的人，在英国的RQF体系中是level 5的层级。
3，“Preparatory Certificate”也是TESOL/TEFL英语教师资格证的鼻祖，沿用至今的认证模式。
4，International TESOL Certificate比CELTA的认证要求和过程要低一些，但是面向的人群要更基础和更广泛一些，也可以作为将来CELTA认证的预备学习课程。
CELTA为何解释为Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages？
从CELTA的历史可以看出，早期主要是为了培养大量的英语教学的人才输送到殖民地，主要针对的对象是成人英语学习者，这是CELTA早期的叫法。
但早期的叫法没有突出对外英语教学，而且有越来越多的非英语母语国家的人参加并通过CELTA的认证，而且早期叫法刻意突出成人英语教学的概念，但是从CELTA的认证课程体系而言，绝大部分是英语教学通识的内容，学习者可以胜任不同的授课人群，虽然教学场景会有所调整，但是万变不离其宗，这个“宗”就是CELTA的认证核心所在，这也是TESOL认证课程体系的核心所在，简单归纳为研究教学方法和学习手段并做比较分析哪个方法适合当前的教学场景。
CELTA主要的五大教学主题：
learners and teachers, and the teaching and learning context
language analysis and awareness
language skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing
planning and resources for different contexts
developing teaching skills and professionalism.
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