February 2014 for me involves an intensive “CELTA certificate” course. Intensive does not mean “bad”. I quite enjoy it.
CELTA is a TESOL (“Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages”) certificate. It opens up doors for (better) jobs around the planet and in the USA, though not in public schools. It is the most “prestigious” of the TESOL certificates by reputation. It is designed by Cambridge University.
CELTA is a TESOL (“Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages”) certificate. It opens up doors for (better) jobs around the planet and in the USA, though not in public schools. It is the most “prestigious” of the TESOL certificates by reputation. It is designed by Cambridge University.
The course takes place in downtown Washington DC, 9 AM to 5 PM weekdays every day this month. A great location. And that’s not the only reason the course is great:
There are six of us “trainees”. Each of the others is a nice, interesting person. Though we were all brand-new to each other last Monday, it already felt like we are old friends by Wednesday or maybe even Tuesday. This is the “jeong” feeling Koreans refer to, I think (see post-50, section entitled “the effect of hew-shik”, and post-65).
In the morning, the six of us are students, studying this or that about what Cambridge says is right (some of which I am slightly skeptical of to be honest), and other general good things to know. For example, one lesson was on “a” phonetic alphabet (“a” because there are many).
It’s an exciting time.
In the morning, the six of us are students, studying this or that about what Cambridge says is right (some of which I am slightly skeptical of to be honest), and other general good things to know. For example, one lesson was on “a” phonetic alphabet (“a” because there are many).
It’s an exciting time.