The CELTA Course Trainee Book

If you, like me, are looking to get a head start on the CELTA course before it starts, this is not going to help you. This book seems like more of a workbook than an actual textbook. It has many thought-provoking activities but it uses terminology that I can only assume is explained in greater detail in the actual course. For example, an explanation of the different student levels in terms of capabilities or teaching strategies. That being said, I have some teaching experience and knowledge so I could fill in some gaps and I found the activities to be thought-provoking and helpful. There is also a lot of good advice. So don't expect to get the course for $30 in this book, and don't expect it to be of much help as a beginning educator.

I paid for this book because I read a previous review that said if I didn't take good notes, this would help me remember the content of the celta course. That is false. The book address TEFL generalisms but does not help with what is really important to pass the CELTA course. You have to learn the CELTA terminology and structure by heart if you want to pass. This book doesn't address CCQs, ICQs, ECDB, and all the other torturous acronyms involved in this course (aside from a glossary in the back). This book is irrelevant to passing and reviewing the CELTA course.

While I concentrated hard during my CELTA class, I didn't organize my notes well, so this book is a more convenient way of reviewing some of the topics. On the downside, is that since the book (like the course) really wants the students to explore the topic and discover the conclusions, it is not as good as I had hoped in terms of being a reference afterwards.

really great reference book will a ton of information

This book is great if you are about to study the CELTA course. It is like having the teacher 'in a book'. You could learn the CELTA content with this book alone if you have plenty of teaching experience in the ESL industry. For beginners, I would say this is a must-have. However, the only slight downside is that there are no answers given. It's full of exercises, but it's like having a school textbook with no answers which you then have to rely on the tutor to tell you the answers. During the course, they will give you similar exercises which you do with your classmates, but if you are looking for answers to these exercises, there aren't any. I did find this useful as a post course 'top up' and reminder of things that you should do in the ESL classroom, so it's still proving useful for me, especially with the stage aims and procedures!

I read this being already in the English teaching profession, and don’t intend to take the CELTA course. While no doubt very useful to a CELTA student, I found the content more of an overview to be of much practical use for me personally. However, I would recommend it to someone aspiring to be an English language teacher rather than someone who is already in the profession. The best part of the book was the section on warm ups. I picked up a few good ideas there.

This is a very good companion for anybody learning to teach English, as well as a reference book for practising teachers as it is small enough to carry around on a daily basis. This book is packed with information about teaching strategies, learning a second language, presenting grammar, professional development, planning lessons, in fact every aspect of teaching English as well as advice on written assignments for the CELTA course. I only wish I'd bought this book when I did my CELTA course! It would've put everything more into perspective. I highly recommend this book!

Gostei muito do livro, justamente o que precisava para impulsionar minha carreira.

Haven’t finished it yet but I find it very helpful.