CELTA Pre-Course Task Section 1: Learners and teachers‚ and the Learning and Teaching Context Task 1 1. The context in which I will be doing the CELTA course is likely to be multilingual and an open group of students. Lessons are most likely to be conducted in groups and of a similar ability given that classes are divided into levels. 2. I do not know what context I will be teaching in after I finish the course but I would like to teach a wide range of groups in a number of different
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TP Preparation GRAMMAR LESSONS The lesson should be structured as follows: 30 minutes: T sets context by using a visual/realia/drawing/demonstration and elicits information about the situation of the context‚ the lexis that students will need in order to talk about the situation and to practise the target language. Getting students to brainstorm more ideas in pairs after initial elicitation will help to make the context setting less teacher centred. T needs to exploit the context fully in order
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CELTA assignment 1: LRST 1. TEXT AND RATIONALE: The text I am selecting is a description of a clown who works in a circus‚ and a description of his everyday life. I chose this text for the following reasons: -INTEREST: Recent research has indicated that how interesting a text is will affect students’ cognitive performance. This kind of "interestingness‚" or text-based interest‚ was the focus of the study […] a content analysis performed on the recall protocols showed that the interest-evoking
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CCQ: Does it happen regularly? No Tick the summary of phonological features that is true for sentence (1). Stress on the first syllable of "moving‚ contraction of "I am" to "I’m" Stress on "I" and the first and second syllables of ’moving’ No problems. Tick the analysis of form which matches the structure in sentence (1) Subject + am/is/are + present continuous Subject + verb + ing Subject + am/is/are + verb + ing REFERENCES Encarta.msn.com http;//dictionary.reference.com Practical English
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17/05/10 Cambridge ESOL CELTA Written Assignment 1 Language Skills Assignment PART 1 For the purpose of English language teaching‚ teachers tend to refer to four particular skills- reading‚ writing‚ speaking and listening. (Harmer‚ 2007) Reading and listening are known as receptive skills. Both of these processes require meaning to be derived from material that is being listened to or read. Speaking and writing are known as productive skills. In the case of both of these processes language
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CELTA Pre-course task sheet Section 1 – Learners and teachers‚ and the learning and teaching context A – Teaching and learning contexts Task 1 1. Lesson in groups‚ Multilingual & Open groups‚ full time course‚ mixed ability & gender groups‚ day classes‚ smaller classes‚ teachers with English speaking background 2. One to one lessons / lessons in groups‚ monolingual groups‚ closed / open groups‚ fulltime / part-time course‚ mixed / similar ability groups‚ mixed / same gender groups
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In each of the following sentences underline the verb or verbs and identify the form/tense used. E.g. I was living in Italy in 1998. I was living in Italy in 1998 – past continuous. We never go to the theatre these days. Form /Tense Simple Present We’re saving up to travel abroad. Form /Tense Present Continuous Root We’ve already been to Europe. Form /Tense Present Perfect We didn’t have enough money to go further. Form /Tense Simple Past Root
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SECTION 1 Learners and Teachers‚ and the Teaching and Learning Context A: TEACHING AND LEARNING CONTEXTS Task 1 1. In what context will you be doing the CELTA course? The context that I will be doing the CELTA course is as an already experienced teacher‚ having worked in most types of the teaching contexts listed in the task. I have worked‚ for the past eighteen years mainly with young learners‚ although I have gained some experience with adult learners during that time also. Having lived
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Section 1 Learners & Teachers‚ & the Teaching & Learning Context A. Teaching and learning contexts Task 1 1. In what context will you be doing the CELTA course? The context of the CELTA course I believe will be: Monolingual Part-Time Open group Lessons in groups Mixed gender Same interest to teach English as a foreign language 2. Do you know what context you will be teaching in after you finish the course? If I get the job I have applied for I will endeavour
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Sample Lesson Plan CELTA Language Analysis Target Language (For skills lessons‚ list target vocab. only) Present perfect continuous Context Music; personal information – information about yourself Analysis Include: Meaning Form Pronunciation For grammar‚ it is often useful to include model sentences Using present perfect simple – with for and since – to emphasise that you are talking about a completed action or permanent state Grammar e.g. You’ve changed since last summer (completed
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