Celta Pre Interview Task
Section 1 Learner and Teachers and the Teaching and Learning Context
Task 1
I will be doing the CELTA course as presently we have ESL students enrolling in TAFE for whom an ESL qualified teacher has to be brought in to assist with the student.
Once I complete CELTA I will be able to handle all students without help from ESL teachers
Task 2
Adult learners often bring * Reasons for learning * Specific goals * Expectations * Successful and unsuccessful past learning experiences * Rich life experiences * Attitudes to learning, the culture and the language * Ideas about the role of the teacher and learner * Certain aptitudes * Developed literacy and thinking skills * Personal characteristics * Self-discipline * Values and beliefs * An ability to reflect on their learning * Learning styles * Varying levels of confidence and self-esteem * Different levels of motivation * Anxieties * Status or ‘face’
Task 3 1. You usually find out about: * Their job or studies * Their language learning experience up till now * How long * How often * What language learning activities they are used to doing * The level of books they used or the level of the class they studied in, if any * How much they enjoyed learning English * The reasons they are learning English * Any specific goals
* Particular language or skills that they need (See Unit 3 on Skill) * The length of time they are going to stay in the school/college * What they expect of their course * What makes them comfortable when learning * Their interests and hobbies.
2. You can find out about learners by: * Looking at any interview notes made during placement tests, if they were interviewed * Having personal interviews in the first few days * Giving the learners a questionnaire * Asking the learners to interview each other and then write up the information on a
Task 1
I will be doing the CELTA course as presently we have ESL students enrolling in TAFE for whom an ESL qualified teacher has to be brought in to assist with the student.
Once I complete CELTA I will be able to handle all students without help from ESL teachers
Task 2
Adult learners often bring * Reasons for learning * Specific goals * Expectations * Successful and unsuccessful past learning experiences * Rich life experiences * Attitudes to learning, the culture and the language * Ideas about the role of the teacher and learner * Certain aptitudes * Developed literacy and thinking skills * Personal characteristics * Self-discipline * Values and beliefs * An ability to reflect on their learning * Learning styles * Varying levels of confidence and self-esteem * Different levels of motivation * Anxieties * Status or ‘face’
Task 3 1. You usually find out about: * Their job or studies * Their language learning experience up till now * How long * How often * What language learning activities they are used to doing * The level of books they used or the level of the class they studied in, if any * How much they enjoyed learning English * The reasons they are learning English * Any specific goals
* Particular language or skills that they need (See Unit 3 on Skill) * The length of time they are going to stay in the school/college * What they expect of their course * What makes them comfortable when learning * Their interests and hobbies.
2. You can find out about learners by: * Looking at any interview notes made during placement tests, if they were interviewed * Having personal interviews in the first few days * Giving the learners a questionnaire * Asking the learners to interview each other and then write up the information on a