Teacher Training Courses – APPLICATION FORM

1. Course Please select one of the following courses Select an option

Please write the start date of the course _________________________

2. Personal information Please ensure that this section is completed fully

Gender: Select an option

First name: _________________________

Family name: _________________________

Street: _________________________

City: _________________________

Province: _________________________

Postal code: _________________________

Country: _________________________

Phone / Fax: _________________________

Email: _________________________

Location during course: _________________________

3. Education / Relevant qualifications Please include institution name, year, and award

Enter text here

1

4. Teaching experience Please include title, period, location, and duties

Enter text here

5. Other work/relevant experience Please include title, period, location, and duties

Enter text here

6. Languages

Language Level of Proficiency

Enter language here Select an option

Enter language here Select an option

Enter language here Select an option

Enter language here Select an option

7. Reasons for doing the course

Write briefly about why you want to take the course and are suited to teaching English

Enter text here

How did you hear about us? _________________________

2

8. IT Skills, experience, and access

Ability to use internet ☐Ability to use email ☐

Ability to use word processing ☐Access to a computer ☐

Are there any problems you believe you may have using technology for this course (including access problems)?

Enter text here

9. Other comments

Are there any additional comments you wish to make relevant to your application?

Enter text here

To be completed by IHC Online applicants ONLY

1. Have you ever studied a course by distance? Choose an optionIf yes, please provide details (course title, organization, and dates)

Enter text here

2. Please provide the following information about proposed local tutor (if known)

Local tutor name: _________________________

Place of work: _________________________

Local tutor signature: _________________________

*Your local tutor will also have to complete a brief information form.

3

Teacher Training Courses – APPLICATION TASK

1. Learning

A) There is a lot to learn about teaching in a very short period of time and an ability to reflect on how people learn is essential to succeeding on the CELTA.

Describe how you would characterize yourself as a learner and support this with evidence of your previous learning experiences.

Enter text here

B) Think of two different learning experiences in your life (not languages), one of which was successful and one of which was not. List three main factors which made the experience successful or unsuccessful:

SUCCESSFUL:

1. ________________________________

2. ________________________________

3. ________________________________

UNSUCCESSFUL:

1. ________________________________

2. ________________________________

3. ________________________________

C) Now think of your own experience as a learner of languages at school or elsewhere. What conclusions would you draw as regards what makes a good language lesson?

Enter text here

4

D) On the CELTA it is very important to work as part of a team as you will be working very intensively with a small group of colleagues for the duration of the course. What experience have you had of working in groups and how would you characterize your role in a group?

Enter text here

2. Teaching

A) How would you get students talking in class?

Enter text here

B) “Teaching grammar rules is the primary role of a language teacher.”Think of reasons to agree and disagree with this statement.

AGREE:Enter text here

DISAGREE:Enter text here

C) “Correcting learners’ errors is essential in language teaching.”Think of reasons to agree and disagree with this statement.

AGREE:Enter text here

DISAGREE:Enter text here

D) What are four problems that learners might have with listening and reading in a second

5

or additional language?

1. ________________________________

2. ________________________________

3. ________________________________

4. ________________________________

E) Re-phrase the following “teacher talk” in language than an elementary learner might understand.

1. If you wouldn’t mind opening your books to page 23, please.

________________________________

2. What might you ask if you wanted to find out how to get to the post office?________________________________

3. Jot down the answers and then swap them with your neighbour.

________________________________

3. Grammar

A) Look at the verbs underlined in the following incorrect sentences. In each,a) correct the sentenceb) name the correct tensec) saw why this correct tense should be used

The first one is done for you.

1. I read the book at the moment.a) I’m reading the book at the momentb) Present continuousc) Used for an action happening now

2. What you did tell him?a) ________________________________b) ________________________________c) ________________________________

6

3. I’ve been to France two years ago.a) ________________________________b) ________________________________c) ________________________________

4. Can you come for a drink tonight? Sorry, I’ll play tennis with my sister.a) ________________________________b) ________________________________c) ________________________________

5. I’m having a new car.a) ________________________________b) ________________________________c) ________________________________

B) Which is grammatically the "odd one out" in each group?

1. ☐ The baby's bottle☐ The nation's struggle☐ The teacher's absent☐ The nurse's pay☐ The government's defeat

Why?Enter text here

2. ☐ The plane was hi-jacked by a woman.

☐ The tourists were attacked by a gang.

☐ The soldier was hit by a bullet.

☐ The trains collided by a river.

☐ They were killed by the earthquake.

Why?Enter text here

3. ☐ She must have lost the address.

☐ Alan must have been here too.

☐ That must have been awful.

☐ They must have got in through here.

☐ I really must do my homework.

Why?Enter text here

7

4. Functions

Look at the exchange below and the labels on the right:

A: Would you like to come to the cinema tonight? INVITINGB: Yes, I’d love to. ACCEPTING AN INVITATION

We call these labels, e.g. ‘inviting’, Functions. It is another way of categorizing language, this time thinking more about what the purpose of the language.

A) Look at the dialogue below and label the function of each utterance.

A: Hey Bob? _________________________

B: Yeah? _________________________

A: Help me with this case, would you? _________________________

B: Sorry, but Jenny’s waiting for me. _________________________

A: Ok, never mind. _________________________

B) This is clearly an informal conversation between two friends. Imagine a similar dialogue with the same number of lines using the same functions between two people who do not know each other.

A: _____________________________________________________________

B: _____________________________________________________________

A: _____________________________________________________________

B: _____________________________________________________________

A: _____________________________________________________________

8

5. Vocabulary

A student at elementary level is having trouble understanding the following words. How would you help her? Remember, her command of English is limited.

A) Borrow / Lend B) Skinny / Slim

Enter text here Enter text here

C) Bored / Boring B) Make the bed

Enter text here Enter text here

6. Pronunciation

Say the following words aloud (try them in a sentence) and then mark the syllable that takes the main stress. Mark only one syllable like this:

hospital

controversial

photographic

understand

prefer

photographer

allow

preference

record (noun)

prediction

photograph

record (verb)

Thank you for completing the application. Please remember that you may be asked to discuss the contents of this task during the interview stage. We look forward to speaking with you soon.

9