End of week two

CELTA

It’s been a busy two weeks for our July CELTA trainees but they are now halfway through their course. This is the view from LTTC headquarters as they left today. Next week they will be swapping levels and getting to know a whole new bunch of students. Enjoy your weekend guys, try not to work…

Hands on experience

CELTA

Our CELTA trainees got involved in some activities with the students during their morning classes this week. It was great to see them relate to the students and get actively involved in the learning process. Keep up the hard work guys – almost half way there!

CELTA update from our trainee Tim

Announcements

We caught up with one of our CELTA trainees today who has shared his experience studying with LTTC. Here’s what he has to say: “The CELTA course is a real challenge but you can’t deny that it trains teachers how to teach. I personally have years of previous teaching experience in ESL but I still…

Live Lesson Observations

Announcements

One of the best things about the CELTA course is that trainees get the opportunity to observe more experienced teachers in action. This morning LTTC’s trainees split up amongst the classes at Lexis English Sunshine Coast to observe the teachers and classes. The trainees saw lessons from Elementary to Upper Intermediate level and a couple…

Authentic Materials

CELTA

Week 2 of CELTA is well under way and LTTC’s trainees are in the thick of it. On Tuesday we looked at using authentic materials in the classroom. There was a focus on the benefits and drawbacks as well as lots of practical techniques on how to incorporate them into lessons. The main picture shows…