BOSTON 2015 C7 CELTA JULY 20 - AUGUST 14

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Comment by Mette Caton on August 5, 2015 at 9:51pm

silly question from me, Mette: what language analysis needs to be done for a writing class? vocab only, right? :-0

Comment by Joanna W. Yu on August 4, 2015 at 11:36pm

Thanks Matthew for all the details.

Comment by Desiree Brown on August 4, 2015 at 10:37pm

Thank you, Matthew!

Comment by Rachel Abdelkereem on August 4, 2015 at 9:50pm

Thank you :)

Comment by Matthew Noble on August 4, 2015 at 9:06pm

Exciting times, it's external observation day tomorrow! Get some sleep so you're fresh and ready to go, at the door of Embassy CES at 8:30 tomorrow (if Maelle's email says something different - follow her info!). Attached here are some back-up directions. Personally I think walking from Park St. is the most straightforward but it's just about as simple from Downtown Crossing. If you're unsure, may I suggested tag-teaming it with a coursemate?

Anyway, just some tips/reminders for the external observation:

Use the 'External Observation' sheet from your handbook (it's in with the peer observations) and...remember this: not every teacher there has a CELTA and teaches exactly how we're practicing on the course, so don't expect a pristinely CELTA-style demo lesson necessarily.

But this is a good thing - look at how what you're learning would provide a boost or a needed upgrade, look for alternatives/options to what you've been doing, and..well, basically you're observing both what's THERE *and* what's NOT there...make sense? Either way, it'll be great for reflection, perspective, and comparison.

It's a nice school! And overall the quality of teaching is quite solid! We've had grads working there before; we've got a great relationship with them.

You don't have to stay for 2 full hours of class time (though you can if you like). You can come back (or go to lunch, or take a long walk, etc.) after the class you're watching has their mid-morning break. You'll be logging in 2 hours total for the experience in any case.

Cheers

EMBASSY CES Directions (#2)

Comment by Rachel Abdelkereem on August 3, 2015 at 10:46pm

Its ok, no need apologize :)

Comment by Mette Caton on August 3, 2015 at 10:37pm

I'm sorry Rachel, still working on it...... :-( not yet suitable for others to read

Comment by Rachel Abdelkereem on August 3, 2015 at 5:40pm

would anybody mind showing me what you have so far for the LRT due tomorrow

Comment by James Mulkern on August 3, 2015 at 5:27pm

Mette,

Thank you.

Comment by Mette Caton on August 3, 2015 at 5:22pm

oops, comment without a comment ;-)

Jim, we worked off sheets/copies of the book with the pre-intermediates.

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