CELTA Ready: The Ultimate Preparation Course for CELTA

In this video, we'll take a close look at the Focus on the Learner assignment, and I'll offer you some top tips on passing first time!

In this video, we'll take a look at the Language Related Tasks assignment. We'll look at language analysis in the upcoming modules, which you'll also find will help you with this assignment.

In this video, we'll look at the Language Skills Related Task, where you'll be designing tasks for a text or recording. The modules for teaching receptive and productive skills will also help you with this assignment.

In this video, we'll look at the final CELTA assignment, Lessons from the Classroom.

This video will introduce you to what we'll cover in this lesson planning module.

In this video, we'll look at the lesson plan cover sheet.

In this video we'll take a look at the language analysis sheet, which you'll complete when teaching grammar, vocabulary or functions lessons.

In this video we'll look at the procedure page of the lesson plan.

In this video, we'll talk about the self evaluation document you'll complete after you teach your lessons.

In this video, we'll explore the kinds of materials you'll be using in your teaching practice lessons.

This video will introduce you to the areas of classroom management that we'll focus on in this module.

In this video, we'll look at ways we can build rapport with our learners, and at the same time, build our own confidence.

In this video, we'll talk about giving instructions and the importance of keeping teacher talk time low.

In this video, we'll look at what we do during tasks (monitoring) and after tasks (feedback).

In this video, we'll look at the pace (or 'speed') of the lesson and timing.

In this video, we'll consider what we mean by 'language lessons', and will look at the areas this module will cover.

In this video, we'll look at ways to 'convey' meaning, i.e. get the meaning of language across to students.

In this video, we'll look at practical techniques for checking students' understanding, and what not to ask!

In this video, we'll look at word stress, sentence stress and intonation, and why they're important to teach.

In this video, we'll talk about the individual sounds - phonemes - that make up the spoken language.

In this video, we'll look at the purpose of a lesson 'framework' before looking at two frameworks for teaching language, and an alternative way of focussing on meaning/use, pronunciation and form.

In this video, we'll look at how we can teach language through the context of a reading text or recording.

In this video, we'll look at the test-teach-test framework.

In this video, we'll look at an alternative way of focusing on meaning/use, pronunciation and form with our students.

In this video, we'll consider what 'language skills' are before we look at receptive skills more closely in the next video.

In this video, we'll look at the types of reading and listening 'texts' we encounter in real-life, and some of the challenges students can have with reading and listening.

In this video, we'll look at the sub-skills of reading and listening, with an example text (also downloadable) and typical tasks we would use in class.

In this video, we'll look at the framework for teaching reading or listening lessons.

In this video, we'll look at the areas we'll focus on in this module: the productive skills, and how to correct errors with both speaking and writing.

In this video, we'll take a closer look at teaching speaking, and how we can teach a lesson with speaking as the main aim.

In this video, we'll look at when to correct spoken errors, what kind of errors we can correct, who corrects, and how to correct.

In this video, we'll look at the two frameworks for teaching writing in class.

What should you do if you're feeling nervous, and how useful is "Don't be nervous!"?

How do you communicate in English with people who are learning English?

Can people who don't speak English as their first language teach English? (Clue: Yes)

Final thoughts from Chris!

In this video, we'll look at the areas of grammar we'll cover in this module. You can also download the grammar 'cheat sheet' for this module here.

In this video, we'll take a close look at the nine parts of speech in English.

in this video, we'll look at the use and the form of the 12 tenses of English.

In this video, we'll look at the modals of English.

In this video, we'll look at the conditional structures of English.