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golden rules

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Sunday, March 4th, 2007

If you are planning to start a CELTA course, here are the golden rules to follow;

Be organised: Those of you that have a computer, create a folder for everything you do (Homework, Assignments, Lesson Plans, Self Evaluations, Observations etc.). If you don’t have a computer, prepare your self a folder with all the documents in separate files.

Sleep well: You need to have enough sleep! Otherwise you may have some mood swings which might affect your teaching, understanding and patience.

Go to the institute early: If you are planning to take a CELTA full-time course, try to go there early. It will give you the chance to speak to your tutors, ask for advice, and listen to juicy gossip (hehe just kidding).Take notes: Even if you think the topic of the lesson is easy, you will need something to refer to when you are lesson planning. Those easy things are usually hard to remember when you have a teaching practice to plan for.