CELTA A Taster of Language Teaching Techniques Foreign Language Lesson Marta Knill

Aims Language learning experience Discussion/Reflection

We will... Reflect on teaching and learning languages from personal experience Experience learning a foreign language – techniques and procedures (taster and demo lesson) Reflect on the learning experience Relate learning experience to CELTA course, the ESOL context and the roles and responsibilities of teachers

Hungarian Lesson Aims Ask for and give directions to find places

Focus Questions Did you know what you were aiming to achieve/learn? Did you get there and how do you know? Identify 3 ways in which you were engaged in the learning process. Was there anything you needed to find out/explore yourself? What was the learning environment like?

‘Extra’ Questions Did you understand what you were saying? How? Did you understand what the teacher wanted you to do? How? How many times did you say the new language? How did you feel when you made a mistake? What different patterns of interaction were there? When were you provided with the written record of the language?

Summary ‘Learner achievement’ ‘Learner experience’ The teacher’s roles and responsibilities

Why this session on CELTA? What have you learnt from this experience about learning a new language? What have you learnt about the learners? What have you learnt from this experience about teaching a new language? What have you learnt about the roles and responsibilities of being a teacher?