CELTA Syllabus and Assessment Guidelines Third Edition CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) is accredited by Ofqual (the regulator of qualifications‚ examinations and assessments in England) at level 5 on the Qualifications and Credit Framework. University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU United Kingdom Email: ESOLhelpdesk@CambridgeESOL.org www.CambridgeESOL.org EMC|2254|0Y12 © UCLES 2010 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: CELTA SYLLABUS
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What do you consider the qualities of a good teacher? Being a good teacher requires commitment. I believe that is the most important difference between a teacher and a good teacher. A good teacher should inspire his students and this is only possible when he loves his job and shows great enthusiasms to affect his students. It is also important for a good teacher to create an encouraging and inspiring atmosphere to foster learning. Good teachers should have a good rapport with students to lower
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CELTA WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1 LANGUAGE RELATED TASKS 1. The plane leaves at 10.00 tomorrow Form Present simple for future time The definite article + subject + verb in present simple tense + preposition + time marker Anticipated learner problems Students may add –ing to the verb as they may get confused by the fact that even though the verb is present simple‚ we are referring to a future event. Concept check questions Is he going today or is he going tomorrow? Is this about
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LANGUAGE SKILLS RELATED TASKS 2.3 1: A rationale for your choice of text based on interest and usefulness. Do not provide a rationale based on discrete grammatical or lexical items. (Text is provided at Appendix 1) “A student finishing an Elementary course should be able to do or know the following: • talk about past time • make future plans or arrangements • describe people using simple adjectives • describe places sing simple adjectives • express
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do her Post Grad at UKZN she feels that‚ for her to be understood better‚ she needs to communicate effectively‚ and this class at Durban Language Centre was her way of getting to speak more English. She likes to learn English by speaking to her friends‚ writing and looking at pictures. With the help of a Learning styles questionnaire‚ (Borrowed from the DLC Celta course) and two letters which I received from her (responding to a letter I wrote to her)‚ I determined that she has very high interpersonal
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I must admit that when there was too much TTT‚ I as a student would switch off. My TTT has improved compared to when I started the CELTA. It does help to know that the less I talk‚ the more students learn. I am therefore pleased with my overall progress in my teaching practice sessions. I do however need to revise my grammar rules and remember to always use the ’CELTA way’ like concept checking and maintaining a student centred class rather than a teacher centred class. I need to be more time conscious
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In his article "Coming to an Awareness of Language" Malcolm X tells during his imprisonment in Norfolk Prison‚ he was unable to articulate his thoughts to others. "I became increasingly frustrated at not being able to express what I wanted to convey in letters that I wrote". Malcolm X felt "inferior" when he would write his letter‚ because he was unable to convey his thoughts and write down a simple letter. It was a daunting task for Malcolm. Even though he stated "The average hustler and criminal
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Assignment 1: Language Related Tasks Part One: Grammar -‐ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. You should go to the doctor. Modal Auxiliary Should Simple Form Used for strong suggestions‚ advise and opinions + Subject + “should” + base form verb -‐ Subject
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Celta assignment 1 may use the infinitive oppose to the simple present for example tomorrow Students may fail to understand the reference to a future event because the use of a simple present. Students may struggle to pronounce the weak form in “the” and “at” Students The plane leaves at 10:00 tomorrow. A- Present simple + time marker Subject + verb in present simple tense + time marker B- Talking about a scheduled future event C- Students may find it difficult to use the present tense
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CELTA ASSIGNMENT 1 – FOCUS ON THE LEARNER Part One Background The first part of the assignment focuses on the general overview of Entry 1 group who are majority females of South-Asian origin; also a Chinese‚ African & Arab learners are also enrolled in class. Learners of this group are housewives with little or no previous education background. They would have learnt Urdu or Gujarati in their country. The ages range between 24 and 45. The majority of learner’s first language speaks
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