CELTA
Pre-Course Task
Section 1 Learners and Teachers, and the Teaching and Learning Context
A Teaching and learning contexts
Task 1
1. In what context will you be doing the CELTA course?
Answer: I will be doing the CELTA course in these following contexts:
• Lesson in groups
• Monolingual groups
• Open groups
• Part-time courses
• Learners with little or no previous formal education
• Similar ability groups
• Mixed gender groups
• Day classes
• Teachers with English-speaking backgrounds
2. Do you know what context you will be teaching in after you finish the course?
Answer: I will be teaching in these following contexts after finished the course:
• Lesson in groups
• Monolingual groups
• Open groups
• Part-time and full time courses
• Learners with little or no previous formal education
• Mixed and similar ability groups
• Mixed gender groups
• Day and evening classes
B The learners’ cultural, linguistic and educational background
Task 2
1. Think about why you decided to teach adults.
Answer: I decided to teach adults because there are so many adults need to improve English in my country.
2. Think about what you, as an adult, bring to this learning situation.
Answer: An adult usually bring to this learning situation:
• A specific goal
• Some learning experiences
• Some developed learning skills
• Attitudes to learn
• Personal characteristics
• Learning styles
• Culture and language
3. Look at your answers to questions 1 and 2 and use these ideas to help you to write down
what characterises adult learners.
Answer: The most important thing that characterises adult learners is their purpose to learn English. Besides, their cultures and abilities are important too.
Task 3
1. What would you want to find out about a group of learners that you had to teach so that you
could plan your lessons?
Answer: Before teaching a group of learners, I want to find out about their cultures, their understanding levels of English and...