CELTA Course Application Form 2020Personal details

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How did you hear about the IH Galway CELTA course?

☐ Google search ☐ International House website ☐ Advert ☐ IH Teach English ☐ OtherIf ‘Other’ please state ………………………

Do you need help with accommodation during your course? (delete as appropriate) Yes/No

Applicants who need to book accommodation should ask about this at their interview.

FeesCourse fee: €1,460Registration fee: €60Materials fee: €60Cambridge Assessment fee: €170Total: €1,750

PaymentOnce you’re accepted onto the CELTA course, you should pay a deposit of €350.The deposit is non-refundable. The deposit will be deducted from the total course fees of €1,750. The balance of €1,400 must be paid by fourteen days before the start of the course. Failure to pay the balance in time may result in the place being offered to another applicant on the waiting list. Cancellations If a place on the CELTA course is cancelled fewer than fourteen days before the commencement of the course, the full course fee will be charged. Withdrawals If a candidate withdraws from the CELTA course once they start, for whatever reason, no refunds can be made. Deferrals Deferrals are at the discretion of the Course Director and only if there is a place available on the course. If a deferral is offered, it must be taken up within a year of the candidate’s original application. ITPlease note that applicants must be computer literate and be able to type lesson plans and assignments. They must also have access to a computer and internet.

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I have read and understood all the information in the application form above about the IH Galway CELTA course.

Signed …………………………………………………….. Date ………………………………

Tasks for ApplicantsPlease complete these tasks carefully as it is one of the factors we take into consideration when making a decision about your application. Think carefully about your replies. Both how you go about responding to rubrics and the accuracy of what you produce is significant. You may use the recommended texts when completing the tasks. Please submit the completed tasks with your application.

Section A: language awareness

Part 1: Grammar

1 Read the following passage and find an example of each of the following: Adjective: Adverb: Noun:

Irregular verb: Preposition: Definite article:

Getting students to use English themselves is essential for acquisition to take place. ‘Using English’ does not necessarily mean getting them to speak or write; it may also involve listening or reading. You need to provide tasks that activate the students and get them to do something that involves engaging with the forms, meanings and uses of the language.

Ur, P, 2013, A Course in English Language Teaching

2 Correcting a student’s mistakes Each of the exchanges below contains a typical student mistake. In each case:

A Underline the mistake B Write the corrected version in the space provided C Comment briefly on the error and say how you would make the correction clear to a student

Example: A Underline the mistake:Speaker 1: I’d like some informations about your courses. Speaker 2: Certainly, here’s our brochure. B Corrected version:I’d like some information about your courses.

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C How to make correction clear to a student:“Information” is a noun which we can’t count in English. This means it doesn’t have a plural form. So I can’t say “informations”. I have to say “some information” or “a piece of information”.

Now complete the following in the same way.

A Underline mistake:Speaker A: Have you got any money? Speaker B: Yes, I’ve been to the bank yesterday.

B Corrected version:

C How to make correction clear to a student:

A Underline mistake:Speaker A: Can I borrow me some money?

B Corrected version:

C How to make correction clear to a student:

A Underline mistake:Speaker A: Why didn’t you answer the phone? Speaker B: Because I had a bath.

B Corrected version:

C How to make correction clear to a student:

A Underline mistake:Speaker A: I am used to having French lessons when I was in secondary school.

B Corrected version:

C How to make correction clear to a student:

A Underline mistake:

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Speaker A: Look at those dark clouds. It will rain!

B Corrected version:

C How to make correction clear to a student:

3 Helping students understand differences in meaning Comment on the differences in meaning (not grammar) between the following pairs of sentences.

In each case, outline how you might teach these differences in meaning to a language learner, using, for example, a picture, a story, an anecdote or a definition etc . Please give as much detail as if you were explaining your idea to another teacher:

Example: A You mustn’t leave yet B You don’t have to leave yet

Difference in meaningMustn’t refers to obligation whereas don’t have to refers to lack of obligation.

How I would clarify this for studentsAA teacher is invigilating an exam and a student wants to leave but isn’t allowed to until a stipulated time. I would build up a story and show a picture of a teacher pointing to the time and shaking her head at the student.BI would tell an anecdote: a group of teens are at a party at a friend’s house and his parents arrive home early. Everyone starts to leave but the boy’s mother tells them to relax and keep dancing – the party can continue.

1A If I have money, I’ll go on a trip.B If I had money, I’d go on a trip.

Difference in meaning:

How I would clarify this for students:

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2 A I was very boring at that party. B I was very bored at that party. Difference in meaning:

How I would clarify this for students:

3A Could you grab that bag? B Could you give me a hand with this bag, please?

Difference in meaning:

How I would clarify this for students:

4A Bill is really annoying. B Bill is being really annoying.

Difference in meaning:

How I would clarify this for students:

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5A I was cooking dinner when Rita called. B I had cooked dinner when Rita called.

Difference in meaning:

How I would clarify this for students:

Part 2: Lexis

1 How would you explain the difference to a student between:

A skinny/slender

B actually / currently

C to hear / to listen

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D to rise/ to raise

Part 3: Pronunciation

1 Rewrite each word below marking stress in capital letters e.g. BLACKbird

comfortable to record a record

verify photographer temperature

spooky petrified symptom

2 Underline the letters or syllables that are not pronounced in the following words.

island vegetable chocolate

knife business mnemonic

Section B: correcting a student’s written work The text below is from a letter written by a student on a language course. However, it contains some errors of grammar, spelling and punctuation. Please underline and rewrite below, correcting the errors:

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You should’nt worry about me, the course is great and I’m happy with my accomodation. I definitely stay here until June. My teacher’s names are Ann and Joe; they are too professional and the lessons are too interesting. My landlady’s got a beautiful dog, it’s name is Rio.

Please rewrite the corrected version below, underlining and correcting the errors:

Section 3: Approaches to teaching and learning

Task 1

Complete the sentence.

In my opinion the three most important qualities which make a good teacher are

Task 2 (max 100 words per question)

The CELTA requires you to work closely with your peers at times. For example, you give and receive feedback in a group context following teaching practice. Imagine that a sensitive peer has taught a poor lesson. How would you give feedback, keeping in mind the need to learn, as well as the person’s feelings?

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Imagine that you are working in a classroom where you want to establish a more interactive environment and to foster student-student rapport. How would you go about doing this?

After each lesson on the CELTA course, you will be asked to reflect on your teaching practice. Why is reflection an important part of teaching and what does reflection on a lesson entail?

Task 3

Please write approximately 300 words below or overleaf describing either a successful or an unsuccessful learning experience you have had. State your reasons for viewing the experience as successful or otherwise.

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Please keep a copy of all the tasks for yourself as you will need to refer to it to during your interview.

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