Whether you have been observed by colleagues in a more or less unofficial setting, by your DOS as part of a job appraisal scheme or process, or as part of a teacher training course such as the CELTA or the Delta, being observed can be extremely stressful for most teachers. The topic of classroom observationsContinue reading “Overcoming observation anxiety”
Author Archives: Marisa Constantinides
Is the CELTA course just for new teachers?
When the Cambridge CELTA was first created, it was intended as a pre-service course but experience has shown that it is a perfect course for the novice teacher, yes, but it is also a great course even if you are an experienced teacher who has not had the opportunity to follow a proper trainingContinue reading “Is the CELTA course just for new teachers?”
TEFL Is An Iceberg – Reflections on CELTA and Standards
Originally posted on The Teacher James:
When I worked in Costa Rica, my school required teachers to be CELTA or equivalent qualified. They didn’t care where the person was from, whether they were local, a native speaker or a non-native speaker, as long as you had the qualification and experience, then you could work there.…
Our CELTA pass rate remains steady at 100%
You may wonder how that is possible! Of course, we are careful to select candidates who have a good potential for success! Before Each Course We screen them – to find out if they have the required knowledge and ability to analyse language We test them – to see how quickly they can think; ourContinue reading “Our CELTA pass rate remains steady at 100%”
CELTA and Technology – With or Without it?
Giulia Forsythe via Compfight In a recent end-of-course evaluation report, one of our CELTA candidates suggested (complained is perhaps a better word) that her expectations of a higher grade on the CELTA course were not fulfilled because she did not know how to use technology. Had she not been encouraged to use it (by her tutor), sheContinue reading “CELTA and Technology – With or Without it?”
CELTA interview series- Michelle Smith Politis – an American in Greece
Michelle Smith Politis is from Wisconsin, US but she married a Greek and moved to Athens about 15 years ago. She is a mother of two – because of her children who are still very young, she chose to follow our part-time option. Michelle holds a BA in International Relations and by now, she has been working as an EFLContinue reading “CELTA interview series- Michelle Smith Politis – an American in Greece”
CELTA Interview Series – Iman Vahdati Dovom – a teacher from Iran
Last May CELT was ‘taken over’ by a group of trainees from Iran – they captivated all at CELT, tutors and colleagues alike and we all loved the great mix of Greek and Iranian candidates with a couple of other nationalities thrown in !!! Sometimes it’s hard for us to imagine the teaching conditions in a countryContinue reading “CELTA Interview Series – Iman Vahdati Dovom – a teacher from Iran”
CELTA Interview Series – Mado Lambropoulou – a teacher from Greece
I needed to know if what I had been doing all those years was right – or wrong!
Doing the CELTA: Do’s and Don’ts
This short guide is by no-means comprehensive, but I do hope it is practical and to-the-point. It is based on my experience as a CELTA trainer, so one might say I have seen the course form the inside J So here goes! What is the CELTA? The Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of OtherContinue reading “Doing the CELTA: Do’s and Don’ts”
The Cambridge CELTA 