CELTA pre-interview task
The application form for the CELTA courses is about 10 pages long. Pretty much most of the training centres will be asking the same kind of questions, but obviously it does vary according to which centre you apply to.
The Hanoi application basically consisted of 9 “tasks” or sets of questions and essays, such as:
Look at the verb in bold in the following incorrect sentences. For each:
a) Correct the tense, using the same verb given.
b) Name the correct tense.
c) Say what the meaning of the correct tense is.
Example “I read a book at the moment.”
and
Explain the difference in meaning and/or usage of the following pairs of words, in language an Intermediate level student would be likely to understand.
Example: Skinny / Slim
and
Pieces of language can be categorised grammatically, and also functionally, i.e. according to the job they do. What are the functions of the language items below?
Examples:
“Would you like a cup of coffee?” An offer
“If only I hadn’t missed the bus.” Expressing regret
and
Think about your own experiences as a language learner, and/or your experiences of communicating with non-native speakers of English. What problems do you think learners are likely to have with the English language? Write at least 150 words in continuous prose. Your answer could comment on some of the following: grammar, vocabulary, listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Just to give you some idea.
It’s not really a test, in fact you are encouraged to use books to help you out. The difficult thing is not not knowing the answers or why a certain sentence is grammatically incorrect, it’s more really in how to express the answers coherently and working through the reasons for the grammar error or explanations as you would have to for language learners.
