The few things that everyone has in common is that most learners are learning English to be able to live in an English-speaking country and to seek employment. This is often called extrinsic motivation. “Extrinsic motivation is the result of any number of outside factors‚ for example the need to pass an exam‚ the hope of financial reward or the possibility of future travel”(Harmer.J‚2007:p98) This lesson will prove useful if the learners try to gain access to employment in future. Almost any
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Selma Pasanbegovic Assignment 1 – Focus on the Learner Task a: Learner’s Background For the purpose of this assignment I chose Feruza‚ an Eritrean high school graduate. She was born and raised in Eritrea and came to live in Jeddah only five years ago. She studied English in an elementary school in Eritrea and continued studying it in an Eritrean International High School. She is not happy at all with what she has learnt during those years. She explained that during her elementary school years
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Celta assignment 1 may use the infinitive oppose to the simple present for example tomorrow Students may fail to understand the reference to a future event because the use of a simple present. Students may struggle to pronounce the weak form in “the” and “at” Students The plane leaves at 10:00 tomorrow. A- Present simple + time marker Subject + verb in present simple tense + time marker B- Talking about a scheduled future event C- Students may find it difficult to use the present tense
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CELTA – Language Related Tasks 1. a vandal - (intermediate) a) ‘A vandal’ can be defined as ‘someone who destroys or damages buildings’. b) One way of eliciting ‘a vandal’ can be to show different pictures that focus on an individual damaging and breaking property. Ask the class the following question to draw the answer out of them: What do you call the man who is doing this? (while pointing at the person in the picture) c) The following concept check questions can be asked:
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Assignment 4 – Lessons from the Classroom The woods are lovely‚ dark and deep‚ But I have promises to keep‚ And miles to go before I sleep‚ And miles to go before I sleep. I decided to take the CELTA because it seemed like a fairly easy way to make some money while I traveling. However‚ a mere month’s exposure to teaching has given me the confidence to pursue teaching English as a serious career alternative‚ should I ever get sick of political antics and swindlers’ conspiracies
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Assignment 1 : FOCUS ON THE LEARNER Learner Profile Juan Carlos is a 50 year old native Colombian student‚ currently residing in Switzerland. He has an intermediate level of English. He works as an Information Technology (IT) engineer and has acquired the necessary English vocabulary to function effectively within this sector. He would like to improve his everyday English fluency in order to interact more effectively with the Lausanne immigrant community‚ which uses English as the primary language
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CELTA written Assignment 3: Language Skills Related Task Section 1: chosen text For this assignment I have a chosen a text which is an interview with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver‚ called ‘Interview with Jamie Oliver: I’m a big fan of chillies’‚ by Nandy Priyadarshini‚ published on DNA India website (http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-interview-with-jamie-oliver-im-a-big-fan-of-chillies-1897063). The level of students for which the article and tasks are intended is intermediate. I think students
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Celta Assignment 1: Language related task State in the simplest possible language what the underlined target language actually means. I’ve been waiting here for two hours. * I was waiting for two hours. * I am still waiting. * I am annoyed about it. State the form Subject + have/has + been+ verb+ing. Identify features of pronunciation * The ‘I’ and ‘have’ have been contracted to form ‘I’ve’. * The stressed syllable of pronunciation is I’ve been waiting.
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CELTA Assignment 1 I’ve been waiting here for two hours. 1. Meaning I was waiting here 2 hours ago. I am still waiting here. 2. Form Subject + have/has + past participle (been) + present participle 3. Pronunciation Contraction of I and have. Been has a short /i/. Stress on ‘/Wei/’ in waiting. 4. Eliciting Show picture 1 of a man standing with a clock above his head. The time is 12pm. Show picture 2 of the man still standing but the clock now says 2pm and he looks unhappy while
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Sample Lesson Plan CELTA Language Analysis Target Language (For skills lessons‚ list target vocab. only) Present perfect continuous Context Music; personal information – information about yourself Analysis Include: Meaning Form Pronunciation For grammar‚ it is often useful to include model sentences Using present perfect simple – with for and since – to emphasise that you are talking about a completed action or permanent state Grammar e.g. You’ve changed since last summer (completed
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