CELTA Advice from Daniel Miller
How long were you an EFL teacher, and how long have you been a teacher trainer? I’ve been an EFL teacher for 10 years and a teacher trainer for 4 years. Did you have a different career before EFL? Yes, I worked in a family business back home in Texas. We operated a paper converting […]
Online CELTA Testimonial from Cassandra Lewis
Taking the CELTA course to get qualified in teaching English as a foreign language has never been so easy, with many of our International House schools offering the Cambridge-certified course 100% online. By joining the online CELTA movement, you will be able to connect with teachers-in-training from around the world and take part in online […]
The Ultimate Glossary of CELTA Terms
If you’re a complete beginner to the wonderful world of EFL teaching, it’s unlikely that you’ll be familiar with a lot of the things they will focus on during your CELTA course. But even if you have been teaching for a number of years, as is the case with many CELTA trainees, there are always […]
Success on your CELTA
Taking the CELTA course full time is an intense month of work and study. During the course, you won’t have much time for anything else so it is important to be prepared before you start so you can be focused during the course and absorb as much information as you can. In this blog, we […]
CELTA Advice from Jonathan Edgar
How long were you an EFL teacher, and how long have you been a teacher trainer? I started teaching in 2012 and I have taught in eight countries and on three continents. Teacher training is a new experience for me and I am looking forward to learning a new role and helping with ideas based […]
A personal refection on CELTA teaching practice
Every CELTA course involves 6 hours of observed and assessed teaching practice (TP). The following words are the personal reflections of Francesco Greggio, who completed the CELTA at IH Milan in 2016. TP can feel very intimidating at first, but there is one important point. Before anything else, students are people who want to learn, […]
How successful people prepare for their CELTA
The CELTA course is an intense month of work and study. During the course, you won’t have much time for anything else so it is important to be prepared before you start so you can be focused during the course and absorb as much information as you can. In this blog, we have some tips […]
CELTA Advice from Nicola Harwood
Nicola Harwood is a CELTA tutor at IH Reggio Calabria in Italy. How long were you an EFL teacher, and how long have you been a teacher trainer? I have been an EFL teacher since 1991 when I took my initial teaching certificate. I have mostly taught in Spain and the UK. I became a […]
CELTA advice from James Blackburn
How long were you an EFL teacher, and how long have you been a teacher trainer? I have been an EFL teacher for 15 years now, and have been involved in teacher training for about the last 10 years. I currently work in academic management too, and as a Cambridge speaking examiner. Did you have […]
Think you’re cut out for CELTA?
7 characteristics of successful CELTA students Maybe you’ve taken the TEFL leap and have been accepted on your CELTA course already. Or perhaps you’re still contemplating whether CELTA is the right path for you. Whatever stage you’re at in your teaching English as a foreign language journey, read on to find out our top seven […]