Celta Essay

LESSONS FROM THE CLASSROOM INTRODUCTION The aim of this report is to evaluate my experience during CELTA. First, I will recognize two of my strengths and weaknesses regarding my teaching skills and show concrete examples of them. Then, I will discuss what I have gained from observing other teachers and how this has influenced my own teaching. Lastly, I will identify three ELT areas of knowledge and skills which I need further development in and give reasons for my choices. STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES During CELTA, I have been able to reflect on my strengths and weaknesses. Concerning strengths, one of my positive characteristics is planning student-centered lessons. Some examples of those happened when learners were asked to describe one other…

I recently completed a 120-hour CELTA Certification Course and have a Bachelor of Arts degree from Canada's Capital University, Carleton University. At this time, I feel as though I have the ability to work within professional settings and hold the required level of communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. My varied experiences have strengthened my commitment and passion for working to better serve students. As a CELTA course trainee, I gained valuable teaching experience and…

Having had faith in long lasting learner approach, once in a while I have gained from others at various examples. Before CELTA, educating was only an unremarkable practice for me. I was all that much a normal educator and scarcely attempt to connect with any understudy. All through this entire learning process, I have delighted in learning through edutainment, a mix of training and diversion that improve adapting enormously. The direction and help given by my coaches are as yet working…

For this small group lesson, there were six students from a variety of learning levels. Students were familiar with the Magic School Bus series of books and television shows so they had a very good idea of what would be happening in the book I used. Students were attentive and willing to answer all of my questions. As I read the book, I asked questions to help students remember the sequence of events. I also had students give me the definition of more complex words used in the book. For…

The whole video had an impact on me, but the four things teachers do when children can’t answer questions had the biggest impact on me. The first one was telling the child to look at the question. The second was the teacher offering a reward if they answered. Something being taken away was the third thing, and blaming the victim was the fourth. I work at a daycare and may have done these things before, but seeing them on the video really made it clear that the tactics are ineffective. If a child…

During the previous clinical rotation, I have always been accustomed to working with one patient, until I was given the opportunity to work with two. The difference between working with one patient and two is time consumption. I find myself spending more time writing information on my daily care map about two of the patients. It’s time consuming because I want to be able to gather important data in order to plan my care for the patients. I learned that using an SBAR worksheet helped me write…

Lessons from the Classroom Introduction “For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” Aristotle summed up well what the reflections that follow are about. The Cambridge CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) course introduces many important lessons. However, the most significant ones are learnt by putting the theory into practice in the classroom: 1. My teaching strengths To build a good rapport with the students I am learning to establish…