Category: Teaching Experience

B2 FCE, CELTA, Teaching Experience

CELTA – language skills related tasks

joannaesl

On CELTA you are asked to complete four written assignments. Even though you get plenty of help from your tutors, time is pretty tight, and you need to do a lot of individual research. I'd like to show you my assignment 3 with hopes that it will give you some help and inspiration on your… Continue reading CELTA – language skills related tasks

CELTA, Teaching Experience

How to get a CELTA Pass A?

joannaesl

Looks like you’ve made the choice to dive in and become an ESL teacher! Now, it’s time to apply for the CELTA course, and start learning how to pass CELTA to earn that teaching certificate. I have to be real with you. I was thinking about taking CELTA for over a year, always finding excuses… Continue reading How to get a CELTA Pass A?

Teaching Experience

Native speakers only!

joannaesl

Native speakers wanted! Our academy hires native speakers only! Learn English with native speakers! Sounds familiar? What if I tell you that it is all a lie... If you've ever looked for an ESL job, surely you were bombarded with native speakers only! as the top requirement. When I saw it for the first time… Continue reading Native speakers only!

Teaching Experience

Creating routine

joannaesl

Are you a creature of habit? What about your students? As a teacher you don't always have to surprise learners in fact many of them, especially the little ones, enjoy following certain routine. You have probably realised that teaching is particularly difficult at the beginning of the school year. We all have to get to… Continue reading Creating routine

Teaching Experience

School’s out! – and now what?

joannaesl

We did it! One of the toughest school years is over! So, what’s next on your agenda? Here are some great summer ideas for ESL teachers. The school year 2020/2021 was definitely one of the toughest for teaching. We all had to adjust to a whole new routine, disinfecting everything every few minutes, keeping our… Continue reading School’s out! – and now what?