The Cambridge CELTA

This is a poll intended for teachers who are currently following a CELTA course or have just completed one.

You are welcome to add your own difficulties to the poll

Creative ideas for using songs in the classroom

Have a look at this great collection of song activities contribbuted by many teachers around the world

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Praising

Here is a good post to get you to think about the importance of praise but also how much and when to offer it to your learners

ELT Reflections

Image courtesy of  Evan Hahn

I was doing a practicum observation the other day and I asked the instructor what she would like me to focus on. She mentioned a couple of other items before mentioning how she gives feedback to the students. “I think I praise them too much,” she stated. It got me thinking, can we praise students “too much”?

Giving correction in the classroom is something that most teachers struggle with. How can we give students correction without making them feel discouraged? I find it interesting that we talk about give out too much correction, but we rarely discuss too much praise.

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