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CELTA or Trinity CertPT?

Written by Andrew Walkley on . Posted in Teacher Development and CPD, Trinity CertPT, Uncategorized. 4 Comments on CELTA or Trinity CertPT?

When Trinity CertPT is not for you. For some people there is no choice between a CELTA or a Trinity CertPT. The name tells you what you can and can’t do. The Cert PT is for Practising Teachers. If you have never taught before you can’t do a Trinity CertPT. Instead an initial course like CELTA or the Trinity Cert TESOL, is probably the best choice, though other courses are available.  These short initial courses provide some background to principles of language teaching. However, they are mainly about mechanics of teaching – giving instructions and explanations, organising...

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Target Language and planning

Written by Andrew Walkley on . Posted in Grammar, Lesson planning, Teacher Development and CPD, Teaching lexically. No Comments on Target Language and planning

Target language will be a familiar term for anyone who has studied a course such as CELTA or Trinity Cert TESOL, but it is a core idea for many teachers practice, even if they are unfamiliar with the term.  It basically refers to the language that we plan to teach. I’m not against having a goal for a class or even having language in mind that you think will be useful for your students. However, in this post I want to outline some of the problems that arise when we let the target language dominate our thinking and actions above other goals. Choosing language for learners...

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The Trinity CertPT with Lexical Lab

Written by Andrew Walkley on . Posted in Courses, Teacher Development and CPD, Teaching lexically. No Comments on The Trinity CertPT with Lexical Lab

We are now offering the Trinity CertPT as part of our teacher development provision. In this post, we’ll be looking at what the CertPT is and how it fits with our programmes. What is the Trinity CertPT? The Trinity CertPT is a way to provide assessment and accreditation for teachers’ ongoing professional development. The PT stands for practising teachers and is, therefore, aimed at teachers who have two years’ language teaching experience or an initial training certificate with a national or international provider + 6 months’ teaching experience. The...

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