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Now that the CELTYL and YL extension courses are no longer with us, and teaching children is a key part of the future, could a 21st-century CELTA see trainers placing much more focus on YL teaching skills in the timetable? For example, at least three or four input sessions, two experienced teacher observations and one/two YL TPs?
@chriscattaneo

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Many schools in Italian cities would say there IS a future: No CELTA, no job.

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Many schools in Italian cities would say there IS a future: No CELTA, no job.

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20+ years ago, 'good' private language schools aiming to offer quality lessons would provide their own training for new and unqualified 'teachers' each year (= a significant investment).
These schools froze all training after the 2008 financial crisis - they reflected that training was costly, and why invest when teachers would leave sooner or later anyway?
Nowadays, the training baton has been passed on to job applicants/teachers.
In inner-city 'good' language schools (unlike in rural areas where 'teachers' are thin on the ground) the policy is very much: No CELTA, no job.
@chriscattaneo

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'Pass' covers from ok right through to a strong pass.

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What impact has the online/blended CELTA had in terms of delivery and outcomes? Is there enough market interest for this model to continue? What are trainers' perceptions of "virtual" training?
@bellinguist

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Has the teaching & learning context changed? How? 

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Has the teaching & learning context changed? How? 

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What would you keep,discard & add to Celta courses & why?
@Sarah_TTrainer

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In my 12-week CELTA training, the topic of teaching for tests (First Certificate or other) was not addressed and neither was the topic of assessment. How are teachers expected to go into the profession, ignorant of such vital components of classroom instruction?  Many adult learners wish to receive some form of English aptitude certification for professional reasons. 

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In my 12-week CELTA training, the topic of teaching for tests (First Certificate or other) was not addressed and neither was the topic of assessment. How are teachers expected to go into the profession, ignorant of such vital components of classroom instruction?  Many adult learners wish to receive some form of English aptitude certification for professional reasons. 

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Train trainee instructors how flipped classrooms may work in ELT. 

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Train trainee instructors how flipped classrooms may work in ELT. 

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We have been trying to go with key research and adapt our input sessions accordingly, e.g. encouraging learners to develop decoding listening skills rather than comprehension skills. Still in progress. @languageeteach

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CELTA & DELTA - contradictory methodology-messages

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CELTA & DELTA - contradictory methodology-messages

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During both CELTA and DELTA trainees are encouraged to make their lessons more 'learner-centred'.

Yet how 'learner-centred' are the CELTA and DELTA for trainees?

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One of the foundation stones of the ELT Ponzi scheme

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One of the foundation stones of the ELT Ponzi scheme

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The CELTA creates a reserve army of low-skilled workers driving down wages - which enables the 'big players' in ELT to continue to reap big profits.

On my CELTA nobody failed. One person got a failing grade for an observed lesson but the grade was changed after a 'chat' with the tutor.

CELTA is a market-driven qualification (see Block & Gray 2015 - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01434632.2015.1071826). Many working teachers have no control whatsoever over entry to their profession, ensuring a high turnover and low professionalism in many sectors.

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Maybe  a starting point to provide teachers with new methodologies support on teaching English.

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Maybe  a starting point to provide teachers with new methodologies support on teaching English.

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Í wish Í could be there. CONGRATS. Pilar Ruano. (Spain)

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Maybe a good starting point...@fionaljp

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Shower your thoughts ladies and gentlemen...

Let's be aspirational by all means, but I suggest we focus on the achievable rather than the unreachable. Many thanks! Christian

(Fiona, that's such a beautiful sad song I sang in the choir not long since.)