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 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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the word liberty in the name. For example‚ the Liberty Bell. At a glance‚ the Liberty Bell seems like a regular old bell with a crack down the side. In reality‚ the Liberty Bell is a model of freedom for Americans. At first‚ the Liberty Bell was only known on a local scale‚ but now the bell is known on a global scale. People all around the world know about the bell‚ but do they really know the connotation or the background information of the bell?
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before‚ mainly due to the over whelming obesity epidemic. “…data indicate that 11% of 6-11 year olds and 14% of 12-17 year olds are obese (Strategy Development‚ 1996).” “…double the prevalence of 30 years ago (CDC‚ 1996).” This is the year 2009 if it had double then‚ just think how much is has increased with the availability of fast foods. Promoting healthy lifestyles is thrown at us from every direction in today’s society. From television shows‚ fast food restaurants revising their menus‚ to free health
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Assignment 1 : FOCUS ON THE LEARNER Learner Profile Juan Carlos is a 50 year old native Colombian student‚ currently residing in Switzerland. He has an intermediate level of English. He works as an Information Technology (IT) engineer and has acquired the necessary English vocabulary to function effectively within this sector. He would like to improve his everyday English fluency in order to interact more effectively with the Lausanne immigrant community‚ which uses English as the primary language
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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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words are pronounced differently from French words (See phonology section). The learner ’s preferred learning method is within a class setting‚ where she can carry out various activities that covers her needs. She stated that she needs to be corrected when she makes errors in speaking‚ reading and writing. She feels she does not get enough practice in speaking‚ reading and writing. She says she needs practice in pronunciation‚ expanding her vocabulary‚ and improving her writing skills. The learner needs
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/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 We had spent all our savings by the end of the summer. Form /Tense Past Perfect We’d been sleeping rough for several weeks when the weather turned colder. Form /Tense Past Perfect Past Simple This year I’ve been awarded a travel scholarship. Form /Tense Present Perfect We’re going to travel
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ASSIGNMENT ONE FOCUS ON THE LEARNER 750-1000 words For this assignment you are going to write a report on a student in the TP class you are teaching now. As a practicing teacher‚ you will at times have to write reports on students for various reasons‚ e.g. passing on information to a colleague‚ providing information for a student’s employer‚ etc. The report should be based on the following: 1. Refer to the observation tasks which have helped you focus on various concrete
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ASSIGNMENT TWO: LANGUAGE RELATED TASKS 1) I’M MOVING OUT OF MY APARTMENT. Look at the sentence and then tick the statements which have the same form and meaning as the part which is underlined. She’s having her hair cut at 3 o’clock this afternoon Abdullah’s working in Qatar at the moment We’re picking him up from the airport at 11pm. Josie’s always worrying about something. Tick the statements/ concept questions which apply to the part of the sentence underlined in (1) It’s talking about
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