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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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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Name: TP No: Level: Pre-Intermediate Length: 50 No of students: Main Aim: To develop Ss’ skill to read and listen for gist and for detailed information Sub Aim: 1. To introduce Ss to a few new words and teach them their meaning 2. To develop Ss oral fluency by providing them a chance to speak on a subject to which they could relate to Personal Aim: To stick to the lesson plan as far as possible! Week 1 Week 2 Week 3
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CELTA – Pre-course Task Section 1: Learners and Teachers‚ and the Teaching and Learning Context Task 1 1. Lessons in groups‚ multilingual groups‚ open groups‚ full time or part-time courses‚ learners with little or no previous formal education‚ mixed or similar ability groups‚ mixed gender groups‚ large or smaller classes‚ day or evening classes‚ teachers with English-speaking or non English-speaking background. 2. In any of the aforementioned in the pre-course task sheet contexts.
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Section 1 Learner and Teachers and the Teaching and Learning Context Task 1 I will be doing the CELTA course as presently we have ESL students enrolling in TAFE for whom an ESL qualified teacher has to be brought in to assist with the student. Once I complete CELTA I will be able to handle all students without help from ESL teachers Task 2 Adult learners often bring * Reasons for learning * Specific goals * Expectations * Successful and unsuccessful past learning experiences
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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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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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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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Application form Course: Location: Cactus ref no: 2061 Cambridge CELTA London Baron’s Court Instructions Thank you for choosing to apply for above course. Please complete in BLOCK CAPITALS Please check the www.cactustefl.com website if you need any specific course/school details. information‚ here is the application process: 1. Complete and return this application to Cactus TEFL. 2. Cactus reviews and forwards this to the centre ’s teacher training team. 3. The school contacts you to tell
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