CELTA Application Form

Primary ICELT 2013 Application form

A. Personal Details (Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms) Surname ………………………………………….. Nationality………………………………………………………… First Name(s) ………………………………………….. Date of Birth …………………………………………… Present Address Name and address of current school ………………………………………………….………………. ……………………………………………………...... ………………………………………………………..…………. ……………………………………………………...... …………………………………………………………..………. …………………………………………………………………….…..... ……………………………………………..………..…………. Tel (mobile) ………………..……………………………. Nearest subway stop to school: ………………………. Tel (home) ………………………………………………. Email ……………………………………………… General Health…………………………….………………

B. Minimum Requirements

1. Do you have an Upper-intermediate level of English? YES / NO

2. Do you have 500 hours previous English teaching experience? YES / NO

3. Will you be working at the above school from Jul 2013 – Dec 2013? YES / NO If NO, where will you be working? ……………………………………………………………..

4. Will you be teaching English from Jul 2013 – Dec 2013? YES / NO - as a specialist teacher (> 20 hours per week?) YES / NO - as a homeroom teacher YES / NO grade ……………………………. hours per week …………………………….

5. Have you read about the Cambridge ESOL ICELT course and are you YES / NO aware of its demanding and time-consuming nature? www.cambridgeesol.org/icelt

The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity. C. Education Please complete the tables below. 1. Secondary School qualifications School name Location Dates Qualification attained

2. University qualifications (e.g. Bed, MA) University name Location Dates Qualification attained

3. Teaching qualifications (e.g. Level 1)

Institute name Location Dates Qualification attained

4. Teacher training courses attended (e.g. TESOL, IETTP)

Names of course Training centre Dates Length of course (hours)

5. Level of spoken and written English / English language qualifications (e.g. IELTS, TOEFL) Assessment Type Score Attained Date taken Date valid until

D. Teaching Experience and Employment Record

Dates School Grade / Ages Hours of English (/wk)

of 8 E. Potential to work as a Teacher Trainer

1. Interest in becoming a teacher trainer (Please give some details about your future interest in this area)

2. Ability to work as a teacher trainer (Can you be released by your school to work as a teacher trainer in the near future? Can you be used by your Local Education Office Teacher Training Institute to run training courses and workshops over the next 3- 4 years?)

3. Previous experience working as a teacher trainer / mentor (if any)

F. Reasons for application Please write about: 1. Why you want to follow the course

2. Why you think you are suited to teaching English

G. Referees

of 8 Please give the names, addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of two referees who would be prepared to give relevant support to this application. Indicate in what context they know you.

H. Further Information If you would like to give any further information to support your application, please write below.

I. Pre-course task

of 8 Please complete this task carefully as it is one of the factors we take into consideration when making a decision about your application.

1. Lesson Planning

When lesson planning it is possible to start with the topic; that is to decide first which topic you want to work on with the children, then list the language points it suggests and look for activities which introduce and practise this language and which develop the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Example:

General topic: Food

Related topics: Shopping/buying food, eating in restaurants/cafes, recipes and cooking, a healthy diet, food in different countries, food and festivals Language: Food vocabulary; I like/don’t like …, I’d like …, Can I have …?, Have you got …?, Is/are there …? You should/shouldn’t …, We/they eat … Chosen topic & Buying food, cooking. (10-12 year olds) age range: Activities:  Introduce food vocabulary using flashcards.  Get children to make a vocabulary network.  The children bring in food labels to make a poster.  Use the labels to practise Can I have …? and I’d like some/a …  Do a ‘Find the differences’ activity with a food cupboard/fridge to  practice Is/are there …?  Do a shopping role play using empty food packets.  The children write recipes and make a class recipe book.  The children do a restaurant role play.  Do a questionnaire about health.

Now do the same for Cities

General topic: Cities

of 8 Related topics:

Language:

Chosen topic & age range: Activities:

2. Vocabulary You are going to tell the story ‘Goldilocks and the three bears’ to your class of eight year olds, and have decided to pre-teach the following items of vocabulary. Decide how you will do this. How will you make sure that the children understand the meaning of each word?

Wood (noun, countable) Porridge

Taste (verb, transitive) High

3. Pronunciation

In the left-hand column is the same sentence with a different word stressed each time. Match each sentence with the most appropriate meaning on the right.

1. We’ve got a huge dragon and it a. We know you’ve got a huge monster, but … eats a princess every day. (c)

of 8 2. We’ve got a huge dragon and it b. Our dragon gets hungry if he only eats once a eats a princess every day. week. 3. We’ve got a huge dragon and it c. We don’t care what you’ve got. eats a princess every day. 4. We’ve got a huge dragon and it d Our dragon doesn’t like the taste of princes. eats a princess every day. 5. We’ve got a huge dragon and it e. Your dragon is tiny. eats a princess every day.

4. Classroom Language

The following are expressions that you may teach your children to ensure that as much as possible of the language used in class is English. Decide what follow-up expressions you might use, or teach the children to use, and add some more expressions to the list.

Please can I have the scissors? Yes, of course. Here you are. Have you got a ruler? Whose turn is it? Can I go to the toilet, please?

5. Lesson reflection

Describe a recent English lesson you have taught. You can think about some of the following questions:  What were the aims of the lesson?  What did you do - how did you achieve these aims?  Was the lesson successful? Why? If not, why not?  How did you feel in the lesson?  How do you think the students responded to the lesson? I  If you taught the lesson again, what would you change?

of 8 You should write approximately 200 words