It’s June in Sicily… Not only does that mean it’s starting to get really hot here in Palermo, but it also means I’ll soon be wearing a different hat at work… We have a CELTA course starting in a couple of weeks. It is fascinating being the other side of a CELTA course as a tutor and it really takes me back to my own CELTA course many years ago at this very school. Over the next few weeks, time permitting, I hope to blog about some of the methodology and ideas introduced on a CELTA course in a series of posts going back to basics. So expect posts on lesson planning and aims; instructions and classroom management; concept checking; meaning form and pronunciation; lesson types; and whatever else emerges in the course. Watch this space…

Back to Basics blog posts

• Concept Checking Revisited
• Timelines in EFL
• Getting Instructions Right
• Effective Eliciting