Does it have to be Pre-CELTA?

I've been up to my ears in lovely e-mails over the past couple of days.  It was suggested to me (thanks David Hare) that I put something on the CELTA e-mail list about my ideas for the course, and having done so, have had loads of support, encouragement and good ideas.  One of the things that came through was that it wasn't only before the course that this kind of information was useful, and that it was often only during or after celta that trainees realise how much they need to know and perhaps have the schema to embed the new knowledge more effectively. 

There were also some good ideas about sources for information - nothing new, but well timed reminders that Parrott, Aitken and Thornberry will be good friends to have over the next few months.......

With all of this motivation going on, I decided that I needed to strike whilst the iron was hot, so I have put out some information to publicise my first 'proper' (but still free) course, starting in April.  That was about 9am - this evening I already had 4 e-mails from people wanting to do the course - wow!

This is the advert:

Just about to do a CELTA?

Worried about the grammar?

I may be able to help!

I am a CELTA tutor in the UK and am running an on-line class in real time in a virtual classroom to help you to prepare.  If you’ve never done this kind of thing before, you’ll be able to see me on a webcam, see a whiteboard, hear me talk and talk to me and other participants. 

The course is FREE, and all I ask is some feedback from you afterwards, as I am using this for an MA research project.

The course will be in two parts –

·         Part I – 5 x 1 hour sessions on naming parts of speech and tenses.

·         Part II – 7 x 1 hours sessions.  A closer look at some of the trickier parts of grammar (such as the present perfect tense and conditionals).

All you need is a computer with a broadband connection, speakers and a microphone (if you don’t have the latter two, you can buy a headset very cheaply).

The course will begin in April.  If you are interested, please e-mail me, and I will send you the web address you need to log on, and the timetable.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Jo Gakonga                 gakonga.family@onetel.com