Lexis TESOL Training Announcements
Our trainees worked hard at coming to grips with the phonemic alphabet in their pronunciation session this past weekend. They learned the symbols to represent the sounds of the English language, and how using the script in class can help English learners better understand English pronunciation. The trainees will go on to learn about various…
Lexis TESOL Training Centres’ CELTA trainees got down to some peer teaching of past tenses this weekend at our Sunshine Coast campus. Trainees were given various past structures to analyse and then present to their colleagues. They even got to take advantage of the lovely sunny weather and prepare out on the balcony! The…
Due to popular demand LTTC is increasing the number of courses planned for 2015! We will be running two full-time and two part-time CELTA courses at our Maroochydore campus. The course dates are: FT – 2 Feb – 27 Feb PT – 7 March – 14 May FT – 13 July – 7 August PT…
Our Sunshine Coast TESOL candidates started off today with a session on teaching listening, where they looked at the crucial elements of a successful listening lesson. The trainee teachers experienced a demo listening lesson which consisted of: A lead in – to set the context and raise interest Pre teaching vocabulary – to identify possible…
Week two saw our CELTA trainees delve deeper into the world of TESOL at LTTC’s Sunshine Coast campus. Today’s sessions included Presenting Language, Teaching Reading, Analysing Lexis, and Checking Understanding. Presenting Language gave the trainees a look at the various ways in which grammar and vocabulary can be introduced to students in an engaging and…
In their Checking Understanding session LTTC’s CELTA trainees got to try their hand at using timelines to illustrate different grammatical tenses. The trainees worked individually and in pairs to clearly illustrate the points they were making. Everyone had a turn and the results were great!
Last night saw the the start of teaching practice for LTTC’s August 2014 CELTA trainees. The trainee teachers began their teaching practice with 20 minute lessons to real students at our Sunshine Coast campus. Both classes had 2 hours of varied activities with speaking, writing, grammar revision and reading being practiced. This was the first…
Would you like to improve your English, for free? Lexis TESOL Training Centres is offering free English lessons every Tuesday and Thursday from 5.15pm-7.30pm at our Maroochydore campus. These classes will be taught by our trainee teachers and are completely free, you just need to apply! Please contact Dave on [email protected] or sign up at…
Our trainees took their first steps towards becoming CELTA qualified English language teachers today at LTTC’s Sunshine Coast Campus. The topics of the of the day were classroom management and language awareness. The trainees were put through their paces and got to experience standing up in front of a class of their peers for…
The August part-time CELTA kicked off today at Lexis TESOL Training Centres. We would like to welcome (from left to right) Michael, James, Rita, Neil, Susanne, Heidi Monique and Diana. Dave was so keen he even jumped in the photo too. We look forward to working with you over the next ten weeks at our…