Abstract: This article presents an overall exploratory comparison of the English teacher training courses (TTCs) held in Iranian private language institutes and Certificate in Teaching English to Adults (CELTA). Data were gathered through Iranian institutes’ websites; interviews with Iranian English teachers, English teachers holding CELTA certificate, and teacher trainers; as well as questionnaires filled out by institutes’ supervisors and CELTA holders. Content analysis and document analysis were conducted to reveal the similarities and differences...
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