Success on your certificate course in English language teaching : a guide to becoming a teacher in ELT/TESOL / Caroline Brandt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brandt, Caroline.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

Physical Description:

viii, 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2006.

Contents:

English Language Teaching 1

Why do people take ELT/TESOL certificate courses? 2

The aims of this book 3

To clarify the field of ELT/TESOL 3

To enable you to identify a good certificate course 3

To help you to succeed on your certificate course 4

To help you prepare for employment in ELT/TESOL 5

Chapter 2 Introducing English Language Teaching 8

ELT, TESOL, EFL? A look at the language 8

The profession 9

The people 11

The language 12

ELT as a profession 13

English as a medium of instruction 13

The scope of ELT 14

Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and ELT 16

Snapshots of a career in ELT 16

What kind of people go into ELT? 19

Is ELT for you? 20

'But I'm not a native speaker...' 22

'I don't know the first thing about grammar...' 23

Introducing English Language Teaching: Key points to take away with you 25

Chapter 3 Becoming qualified 26

Why should you become qualified? 26

The development of initial English language teacher training 28

A quality qualification 29

Validation 31

Supervised teaching practice and guided observation 33

Recognition and reputation 33

Centre staff, facilities and procedures 34

Course selection criteria and process: a summary 36

Taking a certificate course: some alternatives 37

Full-time courses 38

Part-time courses 40

Other ways of taking a certificate course 42

Becoming qualified: Key points to take away with you 43

Chapter 4 Knowing your certificate course 44

Why certificate courses are as they are 44

Standardization 45

Syllabus statements 46

The CELTA, CertTESOL and TESOL Certificate: some similarities 49

The CELTA and CertTESOL: some differences 50

Course components 51

A three-way learning opportunity 52

The syllabus in action 53

Input 54

Supervised teaching practice 55

Lesson planning 57

Guided observation 58

Written assignments 61

Assessment: what to expect 62

Knowing your certificate course: Key points to take away with you 63

On Your Marks: applying for a place 64

Snapshot of the application stage 65

Completing an application form 66

Learning from pre-course tasks 68

Examples of pre-course tasks 69

Pre-course task strategies 75

The interview 76

Seven steps to interview success 78

Get Set: pre-course preparations 79

Go: first days 81

Snapshot of early days 82

Getting started: Key points to take away with you 85

Chapter 6 Learning 86

Workshops 86

An example workshop schedule 86

The foreign language lesson 88

Observing 91

Peer observation 92

Observing experienced teachers 93

Observation tasks 94

Written assignments 98

Four assignments 98

'Lessons from the classroom': an example of a completed assignment 103

Tackling written assignments 106

Your ten-point plan for tackling written assignments 109

A time for all things 109

The course as springboard 110

Learning opportunity or learning support? 111

Organize yourself: the personal planner 112

Learning: Key points to take away with you 114

Chapter 7 Teaching 115

Teaching practice 115

Teaching practice points 116

Lesson planning 119

Making steady progress 123

Managing performance nerves 124

Practising, not performing 126

Your essentials for teaching practice survival 127

Giving and receiving feedback 130

Your guiding principles for effective feedback 135

Teaching: Key points to take away with you 140

Chapter 8 Working together 142

Working with language learners 142

Monolingual and multilingual classes 143

Proficiency and level 144

What levels mean for you 145

The influence of a learner's first language 147

Working with fellow participants 147

Ways of working 148

Collaboration matters 148

Your teaching team performance plan 151

When teams go wrong 154

If your team needs help... 156

Working together: Key points to take away with you 158

Chapter 9 Succeeding 160

Using the sixteen strategies for certificate success 160

Sixteen strategies for certificate success 162

Succeeding: Key points to take away with you 193

Chapter 10 Being qualified 196

Early days in the life of a teacher in ELT/TESOL 196

The job hunt: issues and strategies 198

A viable position with a reputable employer 203

Your new teaching job: how to survive the first weeks 207

Continuing to learn 212

Being qualified: Key points to take away with you 217.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-223) and index.

ISBN:

1412920590

1412920604

OCLC:

67375165

Publisher Number:

9781412920599 (hbk.)

9781412920605 (pbk.)