There is a basic relationship of trust that needs to be in place for a student to learn from a teacher, and for a teacher to teach a student. The student must trust that the teacher offers useful suggestions in good faith, and this trust is expressed in the student making an effort to do […]
So you want to be a Celta Tutor? Part 4: Set…
This is a series of posts on the ins and outs of becoming a Celta trainer. You can find the previous posts here: part one, part two, part three. Pre-course? The purpose of the pre-course training phase is to familiarise you with the bulk of administrative and regulatory documentation produced by Cambridge Assessment and your […]
So you want to be a Celta trainer? Part 3: Ready…?
This is part three of a series of posts on the ins and outs of training to be a Celta trainer. You can find part one and part two by clicking on those blue links you have just read past. Go ahead and catch up; we’ll wait for you. The training plan? So, you have […]
So you want to be a Celta trainer? Part 2: getting your feet in the starting blocks…
This is part two in a series of posts describing and giving advice on the process of training to become a Celta trainer. You can catch up with Part 1 here. The training process? How you are trained will be the same whichever centre you train at. There will be a difference in how this […]
So you want to be a Celta trainer? Part 1: getting to the starting line
Who says so? You do. You have been asking for help and advice on social media about the ins and outs of getting trained up as a Celta trainer. This gave me the impetus to collect what I know and what I think about this area in a series of blog posts. This is for […]
A Critique of Hugh Dellar on Celta
I don’t like to get involved in arguments or debates online. It just happens from time to time. This is one of those times. Hugh Dellar, former Celta tutor, teacher, teacher trainer, coursebook writer, and presenter, recently wrote an impassioned and typically strident critique of Celta and courses of its ilk in the aftermath of […]
going by the book
I think even the most rabid of coursebook critics, amongst whom I count myself, would concede that, on the whole, published course materials have been getting better over time. New examples of unsuccessful work will always come to light, and older gems will always lead us into the fallacy that “they don’t make ’em like […]
Shaving and Innovation in Education
Note to the reader: this post originally appeared on the IATEFL Teacher Development SIG website. As a year has gone by and I like having stuff in one place, I’m republishing it here. — I recently started shaving with a straight razor. No, this isn’t going to be a post about how manly I am. […]
Unplugged Radio Episode 6 – The Whites Of Their Eyes
Hello! Welcome to Teacher Training Unplugged Radio – my name is Anthony Gaughan. (if you can’t see the podcast player above, click this link for the audio.) There has been quite a long gap between episodes as Christmas and New Year got in the way. I had to do something to convince Father Christmas that […]
A gift for the season
Because Santa knows that teachers are always good girls and boys, the Great Bearded One asked me to help him out a bit this year with his deliveries. So here is a link to your very own Christmas present from me and the mighty, mighty Phil Wade – a one-month teacher development experiment, 5 minutes […]