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Asyuta
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CELTA
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Hi there,
I wanna ask you if anyone of you passed CELTA cources,and how it was? What opportunities do you get passing them? Advantages and disadvantages?
Thanks in advance.
Asyuta.
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13 Aug 2010
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Asyuta
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I see there is no one, who want to share with his or her opinions....
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13 Aug 2010
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anitarobi
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Oh Asyuta, don �t feel bad. I �m sure there will be someone who did that and wants to share. Perhaps they �re just not here right now. Perhaps you could post the same question later in the evening. I �d love to help, but have no experience with those exams, so... Be patient. There �s always someone here who can help. |
13 Aug 2010
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verybouncyperson
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Hi Asyuta,
I did a TESOL Cert rather than a CELTA, but I know most employers ask for one or the other when you apply for a new job. The courses can either be done part-time or as intensive courses (4-5 weeks). An intensive course is exactly that: a very intensive, fairly high-stress course in which for four weeks you will live, eat and sleep TEFL. If you would prefer to work at the same time, or aren �t able to take a four-week chunk out of your life, a part-time course is the best option. There are five assessed components: Teaching Practice, Language Awareness, Materials, Unknown Language and Learner Profile. During the course you are assessed on a minimum of six hours teaching, observe your peers and tutors, write three assignments and take a Language Awareness exam.
You can also find short courses available on the Internet, though the majority of reputable employers won �t accept any qualification except Trinity or Cambridge.
If you find that you can get a job with the experience you have and employers don �t ask for any formal qualification, I would still invest time in professional development by attending conferences or looking at resources online as you �ll not only find wonderful new ideas, but it can also reaffirm that what you �re currently doing in your classes works well too. Our school offers a CELTA course and I was lucky enough to observe most
of the input sessions. I found it really useful, even though I �ve been
teaching for a few years, as it refreshed my memory and also gave me
some new ideas.
Hope that helps :)
T
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