Category Archives: CELTA

Problems with the CELTA and YL extension

Posted on 16/09/2011 by alexcase

Updated 12 March 2017 A very thoughful post on the topic on the forums of TeachingEnglish.org.uk (the British Council/ BBC site): Problems with the CELTA Rather disappointed no one has commented, so please do leave comments here or there. Original … Continue reading →

Posted in CELTA, Young Learner Extension to the CELTA | 3 Comments

Becoming a CELTA centre

Posted on 18/05/2011 by alexcase

Apparently some people spend their free time trying to get through to boss levels of platform games. I prefer to spend my weekends trying to get through to page seven of the form that is the first stage of becoming a CELTA … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge ESOL, CELTA | 2 Comments

10 Things You’ll Learn By Doing The CELTA

Posted on 16/02/2011 by alexcase

At last, a guest piece to save me from the endless list of links that this blog is turning into! Many thanks to James Taylor, TEFLer in Belgium, blogger at http://www.theteacherjames.blogspot.com/ and writer of the much anticipated first TEFL.net review … Continue reading →

Posted in CELTA | 14 Comments

TEFLlife.com – Doubts, contradictions and downright lies

Posted on 27/12/2010 by alexcase

See comments below for the eventual action on this matter. I’ve been meaning to do a piece of TEFL International for ages, but there are so many differing accounts, including on their own multiple sites and those of their many … Continue reading →

Posted in CELTA, Online CELTA, TEFL certificate, TEFL International, Trinity | 15 Comments

Loving and hating the Cambridge CELTA

Posted on 17/12/2010 by alexcase

The story of my three and a half years of blogging is one of a movement from attacking the Cambridge CELTA (a qualification with ridiculously low standards that is bringing the whole industry down) to spending more and more time … Continue reading →

Posted in CELTA, TEFL | 4 Comments

The CELTA failure rate

Posted on 07/11/2010 by alexcase

The number of people who fail the CELTA is approximately 3%, with another few percent of people who choose to drop out. I happen to believe that standards should be set a lot higher – does anyone think that only … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge ESOL, CELTA | 27 Comments

Some refreshing honesty from a TEFL course provider

Posted on 20/09/2010 by alexcase

“Applicants from outside Japan are kindly advised that while we may be able to offer some basic advice, we are unable to provide any practical assistance with visa applications, accommodation or work if they wish to attend this course… Unless … Continue reading →

Posted in CELTA, Teaching English in Japan, TEFL certificate | 2 Comments

Dumbing Down in EFL?

Posted on 15/09/2010 by alexcase

A few bits of ELT history that I wasn’t aware of until reading an article  on DevelopingTeachers.com The Trinity Diploma (then the Trinity College Licentiate Diploma) came first, with the Cert level certificate coming later. Similarly, the original RSA Cert was not … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge ESOL, CELTA, developingteachers.com, Diploma in TESOL, Trinity, Trinity CertTESOL | 1 Comment

Guest piece- Doing the YL Extension to the CELTA

Posted on 19/08/2010 by alexcase

Apparently many prospective TEFL teachers nowadays think that 4 weeks is too long to study to become a teacher. Luckily, there are also the dedicated few like Jo Gillespie who decide to make the whole CELTA thing longer while also properly learning … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching teenagers, Teaching young learners, TEFL, Young Learner Extension to the CELTA | Tagged | 1 Comment

Beyond standardisation

Posted on 28/06/2010 by alexcase

Putting more thought into the last post, I think we can be fairly confident that people who take different versions of the CELTA and get, for example, a B will have produced the same standard of lessons and essays during … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge ESOL, Online CELTA, Online TEFL certificate, Teacher training, TEFL certificate, TEFL qualifications | 1 Comment