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This post and the discussion were helpful. I’ve got a place on the course. Thanks guys.
ReplyI certainly do mean stationery! Fixed. Well spotted, Rob. Hope the rest the article was helpful.
ReplyDavid I am thankful for you great effort to help all biggners plz dear I need to at this stage my friend plz help me in completing my celta form pre interview tast its bit confusing
ReplyHello! I’m very sorry but each week I get so many requests to help people fill in their application forms. I’d love to help everyone individually, but it would take all my time and stop me from helping other trainees.
Your pre-interview task is specially designed to help you and your CELTA centre understand your areas of strength and weakness. It can help your tutors provide the best support for you and give you valuable advice on how to prepare for your course. It must be completed 100% from yourself.
ReplyI’m very sorry but each week I get so many requests to help people fill in their application. I’d love to help everyone individually, but it would take all my time and stop me from helping other trainees.
Your pre-interview task and application is specially designed to help you and your CELTA centre understand your areas of strength and weakness. It can help your tutors provide the best support for you and give you valuable advice on how to prepare for your course. It must contain only your own work.
ReplyHello David, is it OK to say “I don’t know” on an answer to one of the “spot the error” tasks? I’m beyond confused and the correction I suggest is to completely change the sentence.
ReplyCongratulations on getting through the application and interview! Well done, Janet.
Thanks for sharing your tips too. I hope others will read this as it’s first-hand experience from someone who has just passed their interview.
Keep us posted on your CELTA journey 🙂
ReplyHi Colin. Thanks for your honest comment. Apologies for the late reply. I know a lot of people struggle with self-doubt, so this should be helpful to many people.
I’ll start by saying that you have a choice now: try something outside your comfort zone with limited risk (only the cost really) and amazing life-transforming benefits… or listen to self-doubt, quit before you start, and forever wonder what you could have achieved.
The CELTA has an intense reputation not because it’s difficult, but because people underestimate how much work, focus and time it demands. One recent graduate here had this to say: “When you work – you work for CELTA, when you sleep – you are getting rest for CELTA again.”
Once you accept this, that for the duration of your CELTA course you’ll be focusing almost 100% on CELTA, then you’ve won half the battle.
IH have a great reputation in TEFL, so you’ll definitely have access to good support from your CELTA tutors throughout the course.
Finally, Colin, if you’re mainly concerned with burning out, maybe consider the part time CELTA option so you can space out the work and get more support in between elements.
The CELTA isn’t right for everyone, so I’m not trying to convince you. I just want to balance some of the negative doubt ad reputation that often surrounds it.
Drop me a line if you have more questions.
ReplyI understand where you’re coming from, Ibsin, but the pretest has been carefully designed to identify your strengths and weaknesses. It can be disappointing to learn you weren’t accepted, but you should find out which areas you need to improve for the next time you apply. Don’t give up!
ReplyDepends entirely on the CELTA centre. Maybe give them a week and chase up via email or phone. Good luck, Mona!
ReplyHi David, I’m planning on taking the CELTA course in London. In one of the centres I’m considering to take it, they told me that if I’m not accepted I would have to wait a year before I can reapply. If that happens, can I go to another centre and try again immediately or does that mean that when you are rejected from one you are banned from all of them for a period of a year?
ReplyI’ve never heard of that restriction. I suspect they mean you should probably spend a year improving your areas of weakness before applying again.
ReplyJust came across your site. Really glad to have done so. Everything so well explained. This was my first experience. Looking forward to a lot of more interesting tips and information..Thank You very much indeed.
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