Webinar “Essence of CELTA” Trendy English
I took part at the English webinar on the theme: “Essence of CELTA” on the 29th May 2021 online. The organizer was Elena Peresada. The participants were: Fabian Sforza, Anna Sheveleva, Alessandra Marucci, Irina Abidor, Therese Nikola Marshall, Elena Omelchenko etc.
The speaker was James Egerton.
We listened to 2 min. of the podcast ( recorded in July 2020) and then tried to answer the following questions:
According to Alister how many opinions should a language school offer?
What’s our overall wish for the education?
What has been glorified, going back to full-time face-to-face?
What is the significance?
What’s your opinion for your teaching context?
-online
-face-to-face
- Hybrid of any kind
- other ideas
Haiky poetry
Great interaction: I see eyes, mouths, cheeks, smile.
Communication
Jamboard: jamboard.google.com
Teaching Haiki: 5-7-5 syllables
Great interaction
About James Egerton
James Egerton shared his reflections on English inside and outside the classroom, particularly on the key role of motivation in ELT, through teacher-to-teacher ideas as well as practical lesson activities. He hoped to be able to connect with teaching colleagues and students of English from around the world, and learn many things to improve his own teaching practices.
His founding principles:
“I don’t move without motivation, clear goals and plans, and I’ve taken this from the realm of sports – from completing an Ironman triathlon to several marathons (highlight so far – Boston) and ultra marathons (highlight and it will probably stay that way – Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc) into my work as an English teacher and teacher trainer.
So everything is driven by a personal motivation that teachers value their profession and realise the potential of their influence, and that students are motivated to learn English as a direct result. Once motivation is in place, we can find the energy to join the dots and make anything happen. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
I’m committed to the principles of Growth Mindset in both teaching teachers and students, which isn’t yet mainstream in ELT teacher training courses. Also, the motivation to learn English should stem from a desire to connect to the world around us, if only REAL language and communication can find their way into the classroom.
James Egerton:
“ I’ve worked as a teacher and teacher trainer at International House Rome since September 2018. I previously worked as an ADOS (Assistant Director of Studies) at International House Riga, Latvia, having started there in September 2016 as Senior Teacher. I previously worked at Nessie English Centre academy in Albacete, Spain for four years, and passed the Delta qualification while teaching there in August 2015.
I’ve always had a passion for learning languages, and my degree from the University of Bath was focused on French and Spanish. I aim to transmit this enthusiasm to my students, and empathise with the joys and challenges of learning a language, having been there myself. I’ve also dabbled in learning Russian (starting with a long stretch on the alphabet!), and am getting my teeth into Italian, which is reminding me of what it’s like to start a language from scratch, although Spanish is a great help (and often a false friend!)”.
His other extra curricular activities:
He enjoyed presenting at CONFERENCES, and learnt a lot from participants and other presentations he attend ed while he was there. He tried to accompany the presentation with a write up when he could, and posted the slides on the blog. Webinars can be found here, and here are the ‘in-person’ conferences he has been fortunate enough to present at:
Using Feedback to Build Mindset, IH Torun conference, April 2017.
Stress to Impress, IH Brno ‘For the Young Ones’ conference, October 2017; IH Riga ‘Teach Differently’ conference, March 2018.
IH Riga ‘Teach Differently’ conference, March 2018 *Conference organiser*
You Don’t Ask, They Don’t Get. IH Budapest conference, December 2017.
From Forming to Performing: Group Dynamics, IH Brno ‘Imagine’ conference, February 2018.
21st Century Fox: Media Literacy, IH Budapest conference, December 2018; IH Ancona ‘Get Real!’ conference, February 2019.
He was also keen on writing for other PUBLICATIONS ,published highlights so far include:
IATEFL Voices, Issue 253 November – December 2016 p.3, Mindsets in the Classroom.
IH Journal, Issue 42 June 2017, Manipulating Mindset to Make the Most of Observations.
IATEFL Blog, July 2017, Me, Myself and I…ATEFL.
IH Journal, Issue 43 November 2017, ELT 2.0.
IATEFL Voices, Issue 261 March – April 2018 p.13, Inculcating a Growth Mindset.
IH Journal, Issue 45 November 2018, Kissing a Stranger: Cultural Competence.
IATEFL Voices, Issue 270 September – October 2019 p.14, Teaching Media Literacy.
IH Journal, Issue 48 December 2020, Feeling Remote.
He usually also says ‘YES’ to any WEBINARS he has asked to present as he learnt as much as he taught, so just ask if he could help out by giving one for his organisation. We could see Webinars page for a full list, with recordings when available.
SECTIONS
By Students (13)
Critical Thinking (12)
For Students (28)
For Teachers/Plans (101)
Lessons from Books (19)
Media Literacy (11)
Mindset (10)
What's your WHY? (8)
Zoom Teaching (25)
HIS RECENT POSTS
‘Psychology 101 for ELT’ Course June 12, 2021
A Sense of an Ending: The Post-Ride Slide June 8, 2021
Gaslighting (Listening + Functions Lesson Ideas) June 1, 2021
Revise Smarter, Not Harder: Suggestions from a Neuroscientist May 12, 2021
Coursebook or Coarse Book? #2: 7 Principles for Vocabulary Learning May 8, 2021
Coursebook or Coarse Book? #1: 5 Ways ELT Materials are Failing Vocabulary Learning May 3, 2021
3HH Podcast: Idioms and Expressions April 24, 2021
Начало формы
Конец формы
Online training of James Egerton was held on the 6th of June 2021.
The programme and registration was at the site: https://trendyenglish.ru/celta-course
6th June All times in Moscow
Pre-course: Short questionnaire on your teaching context
9:15 Introduction
9:30 – 11:00 Receptive skills: teaching reading and listening-break
11:30 – 13:00 Productive skills:teaching writing and speaking
14:00 – 15:30 Systems: teaching vocabulary, grammar and functions
16:00-17:00 Multi - layered communication with the communication CELTA
Sites:
https://zoom.us/j/92489861121pwd=ZEDFTOx
https://breakoutEnglish.com
https://trendyenglish.ru/celta-course/eng
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https://you.tube/6gnFzBC-Dug
www.jamesegerton
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