TEFL Qualifications Join my channel for teachers. Contents Entry Certificates TEFL-I/CELTA-equivalent The CELTA Trinity CertTESOL Other TEFL-I Qualifications TEFL-Q Delta Trinity DipTESOL MAs and Higher Other Qualifications PGCEs/Teaching Degrees Young Learner Certificates Conclusions The variety of TEFL certificates and qualifications may leave you feeling somewhat disoriented about which qualification(s) you Read more…
CELTA Lessons from the Classroom Assignment Join my channel for teachers. Contents What do you have to do? Observation of Other Teachers Your Strengths Areas for Development Further Development After CELTA Conclusions The lessons from the classroom assignment will generally be the last assignment you do on CELTA and is Read more…
IATEFL 2025 – My review Join my channel for teachers. Contents What is IATEFL? How was my conference talk? How were the plenary sessions? Catherine Walter – 50 years on: what has changed? Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel – Lessons Learned: using the science of learning to inform teaching Daniel Xerri – Teachers Read more…
CELTA Focus on the Learner Assignment Join my channel for teachers. Contents What do you have to do? Grammar Items Identification Meaning Conveying meaning Checking Understanding Form Pronunciation Problems and Solutions Lexical Items Identification Meaning Checking Understanding Form Pronunciation Problems and Solutions References Common Problems Recommended Reading Of the four Read more…
CELTA Language Related Tasks Assignment Join my channel for teachers. Contents What do you have to do? Grammar Items Identification Meaning Conveying meaning Checking Understanding Form Pronunciation Problems and Solutions Lexical Items Identification Meaning Checking Understanding Form Pronunciation Problems and Solutions References Common Problems Recommended Reading If you are a Read more…
Stage Aims Join my channel for teachers. Contents Lead ins Clarification Reading and Listening Controlled Practice Freer Practice or Productive Tasks Other Stage Aims Beyond CELTA Recommended Reading If you haven’t read it yet, you may want to read my post on staging a lesson before reading this one. In Read more…
Staging a Lesson Join my channel for teachers. Contents Where to Begin Common Lesson Frameworks PPP TTT Text-based Lesson Receptive Skills Product Writing (or Speaking) Process Writing (or Speaking) TBL Summary Beyond the CELTA Recommended Reading A lesson should not just be a collection of activities that are somehow thrown Read more…
Writing Lesson Aims Join my channel for teachers. Contents Writing Good Lesson Aims Some Not-So-Good Lesson Aims Identify the Benefits of your Lessons Framing Lesson Aims Objectives How do you Know the Aim was Achieved? Some More Communicative Lesson Aims Personal Aims Stage Aims Recommended Reading One of the most Read more…
Assisted Lesson Planning (ALP) Join my channel for teachers. Contents Look at the TP Notes Know What you Want to Teach Have a Plan Already Look for Problems Be Alert and Ready Present Coherently Be Ready for these Questions Prior to teaching your teaching practice sessions on the CELTA course, Read more…
How to Pass CELTA Join my channel for teachers. Contents Tip 1: Put Everything on Hold Tip 2: Get your Tech Ready Tip 3: Set a Schedule Tip 4: Start the Assignments ASAP Tip 5: Reflect Immediately after the Lesson Tip 6: Act on Feedback Tip 7: Get Students Working Read more…