Assignment 4 – Lessons from the Classroom The woods are lovely‚ dark and deep‚ But I have promises to keep‚ And miles to go before I sleep‚ And miles to go before I sleep. I decided to take the CELTA because it seemed like a fairly easy way to make some money while I traveling. However‚ a mere month’s exposure to teaching has given me the confidence to pursue teaching English as a serious career alternative‚ should I ever get sick of political antics and swindlers’ conspiracies
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Introduction Italian is an Indo-European language‚ directly descended from Latin and closely related to Spanish‚ Portuguese and French. There is a wide variety of regional dialects‚ many of which are mutually unintelligible‚ and some of which have a literary tradition of their own. Most Italians are very conscious of their regional origins‚ and are quick to point out that they are Neapolitan‚ or Tuscan‚ or Sardinian‚ as well as Italian. Especially in the industrialised north‚ most educated
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London Highgate Cambridge CELTA Language Awareness Task Please note that your written English as well as the content of your answers forms part of our evaluation of your application. Section 1. Learning and Teaching Here are some statements about English language learning and teaching. Indicate on the continuum the extent to which you agree with them. Example- Language is primarily about communication. Yes [ X ] No
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the questions beforehand and then read the story for gist. My tutors and peers have noted that I was too tense in previous lessons and I’d pace around the class too much however this time I tried to contain myself by sitting down when handing out tasks however there is still room for improvement. The initial part of the lesson seemed to work well and I’m content with the way it panned out. The aim was to get students talking to each other about their life in malta with their partner and then relate
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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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CELTA – Assignment 3 Learner Profile I interviewed ******** an Iranian 31 year old female student in the Level I class. ****’s native language is Persian (Farsi). **** came to England a year ago to join her Iranian husband who has been living and working in England for the past 5 years. At present they have no children. She has only been attending class at college for a few weeks where she is also taking a class in mathematics in order to learn the correct English terminology. **** is an
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WHY I WISH TO BECOME AN ENGLISH TEACHER I wish to become an English teacher because English is my native language albeit with a New Zealand (Kiwi) accent and pronunciation and with the odd Maori word thrown in. I believe English to be the most common language used in the world and although it may not be the most common native language I believe it has become the default business language. The world is turning global with most of the borders and boundaries being merged into one very vibrant
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I love languages because‚ in my opinion‚ learning a language is like watching a new movie. While you are watching‚ every scene‚ every word of the characters give you some clues about the story and in every minute of that movie‚ you are looking for new clues to put them into suitable places in your mind‚ like doing a puzzle. Teaching a language makes you feel like you are acting in that movie as your favorite character. As a foreign language‚ English has been my passion since I was a child. After
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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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Celta Assignment 1: Language related task State in the simplest possible language what the underlined target language actually means. I’ve been waiting here for two hours. * I was waiting for two hours. * I am still waiting. * I am annoyed about it. State the form Subject + have/has + been+ verb+ing. Identify features of pronunciation * The ‘I’ and ‘have’ have been contracted to form ‘I’ve’. * The stressed syllable of pronunciation is I’ve been waiting.
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