If you've come to this site, it probably means you are thinking about doing a CELTA, are due to start a CELTA, or have recently completed a CELTA. Hopefully this site has something to offer you no matter which of these categories you fall into. Who am I and why do I think I can …
No handouts…no problem.
Going into the classroom with little in the way of materials can be an unnerving experience. A series of activities committed to paper can give us, as teachers, a sense of security. There is something reassuring about going into lessons armed with enough material to teach for hours – but is it always in the …
To drill or not to drill?
Read on to find out the why and the how, and don’t forget to have a look at the video demonstration at the end of this text. Drilling (getting students to repeat words, functional chunks and examples of structures) has pretty much been around as long as TEFL itself! For that reason, teachers who’ve been …
Practice – What’s the point?
Hello and welcome to the first of two posts about practice. In this post, we’ll look at communicative purpose and provide some practical ideas for language practice activities. It could be argued that with language, practice is the most important part of the lesson. It’s what our learners probably come for. Although they can get …
