DELTA Module Three case studies

DELTA Module Three · Put your knowledge to work in context.

DELTA (Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) is described by Cambridge English as an advanced blend of theory and practice aimed at experienced teachers. It is positioned as internationally recognised as the benchmark for teaching quality, and it sits at the Proficient to Expert stages on the Cambridge English Teaching Framework. The DELTA Module Three case studies are 5 cases and about 5,612 words.

The 45-Minute Cliff: restructuring a 90-minute young learner class

Hillcrest Language Centre runs a Saturday-morning programme for children aged 8–9. Each class lasts 90 minutes with one teacher, 22 learners and no teaching assistant.

1,067 words, about 5 min 2

The course the sponsor bought and the learners stopped attending

Riverside College runs a 20-hour evening English course for employees of a logistics firm: two hours a week for ten weeks. The group has 14 learners whose placement scores span A2 to low B1; ages range from 24 to 58, and three have not studied since school.

1,089 words, about 5 min 3

Handover under pressure: reframing a 'medical vocabulary' brief

Northgate Hospital Trust commissions a 30-hour English course for 12 nurses, all at B1 on the CEFR, who will begin working alongside international colleagues and taking telephone referrals in eight weeks. The nurses work rotating early, late and night shifts, so no fixed weekly slot suits everyone.

1,081 words, about 5 min 4

From webinar to conversation: redesigning a synchronous online course

An adult evening provider has moved its B1/B2 'Conversation and Fluency' course online. Eighteen learners join a weekly 90-minute synchronous session on a video platform.

1,010 words, about 5 min 5

English only: writing a multilingual policy the centre can defend

At a community learning centre, an English class of 20 adult learners meets twice weekly. Nineteen share Vietnamese as an L1; one, a recently arrived Eritrean woman, speaks Tigrinya and Arabic and about A1 English.

1,365 words, about 7 min