CELTA December 2013 Assignment 3: Skills Related The receptive skill chosen for this assignment is reading‚ and the authentic material used for the purpose of developing this skill is an article entitled‚ Greenwich is packed full of London’s most popular attractions [1]‚ which will be related to the productive skill of writing. The learners reside in London and come from EU countries (mostly Italy)‚ and motives for learning the English language vary. The age factor of the students may suggest
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The purpose of this assignment is to examine and explain the reasons why I have chosen this specific article. According to what J. Scrivener says ‚ the usefulness and effectiveness of a text is related to how close to real-life the topic is. So I decided to pick an article that I spotted on a webpage a few days ago‚ it is a real news which reports the fact that young Chinese girls are literally queuing up to have their legs broken in order to be better able to find a rewarding job or a handsome
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James Quinn Assignment 3 Reasons for choosing text Although a long piece of text‚ it contains an overall context of animal powers and is an interesting topic. Similar topics students have worked with include qualities of famous people and superheroes. It is an authentic text‚ containing a wide range of language items and so provides a challenge for intermediate students. The text could also be broken down into sections for specific tasks. Receptive language sub-skills that could be practised
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Bibliography: Scrivener‚ J. (2005) Learning Teaching‚ 2nd ed. Oxford: Macmillan Publishers Limited Harmer‚ J. (2001) The Practice of English Language Teaching‚ 3rd ed. Essex: Pearson Education Limited National Geographic Society: Busch‚ E. (1996-2010) Green Tips: Save Power. Retrieved July 10‚ 2010‚ from http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/spacescience/green-tips-power/
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CELTA Language Analysis Written assignment 2 N.B. Please write legibly in black ink or type. Content carries the most weight‚ but you are also marked on clarity‚ accuracy (e.g. grammar‚ spelling‚ punctuation) and presentation (see CELTA criteria). Please read the shaded boxes to see the marking criteria. If your assignment does not meet the specified criteria‚ you will be asked to resubmit it. If the second submission is not satisfactory you will be awarded a fail grade. More than one
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way. 1st Reading Task The purpose of the first reading task is to develop the sub skill of reading for gist or skimming. The students will be given the full text and asked to read quickly and choose the most appropriate summary of the text as outlined on the handout sheet. They will be given a five minute limit for reading and to peer check their
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Assignment 1: Language Analysis Part A: Mary goes to work at 8.30. A) The name of the structure (if there is one) Present simple tense B) The form of the structure Subject + base form-es C) The function Describing habits and routines D) The phonological features Weak form: to > / ’tә / Sentence stress: Depends on the context. Intonation: Falling at the end. Pronunciation: Mary > / ’meɪrɪ / E) Possible student difficulties Conceptual difficulty:
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Assignment one - Language related tasks Word count: 994‚ excluding quotes‚ references and phonemic script. She used to drive to work. A. Used to describes an action/s that happened in the past and has since stopped. It can also be applied to things that were true but no longer are‚ for example ’there used to be a regular bus service ’. B. Draw a character on the board‚ elicit from ss a name‚ gender‚ where they live‚ where they go for fun and how they get to work (making sure include
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CELTA Written Assignment 3 Language Skills Related Tasks Lucy Gudgeon-Brennand The authentic reading text I have chosen for Elementary students is a recipe page from a popular magazine and is approximately 150 words long‚ excluding ingredients. The reason I have chosen this text is because it is current‚ relevant to daily life‚ informative‚ visually appealing‚ and also based on a topic that people are naturally interested in – food. The universally familiar format this article takes; list‚ photographic
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Write an essay explaining why you want to take CELTA course and why you feel you would be a successful English teacher. I have decided to take the CELTA course because I believe it will make me a better teacher‚ taking into account not only all the great testimonies I have heard‚ but also the improvement of my colleagues’ performance after taking it.. Although I have been teaching for a long time‚ I feel like doing the same thing probably in an old fashioned way. I’m almost
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