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A sample CELTA full-time course timetable
Week 1

    
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
10.00-11.45
Welcome & Intro to the course Classroom management Foreign language lesson & reflections Language analysis II Phonology I
12.00-13.15
The Learner I The 'effective' lesson Receptive skills I - listening Writing I Language development I - presentation
13.30-14.30
Language analysis I Preparation for TP Feedback on TP & preparation Feedback on TP & preparation Speaking I
14.30-16.00
Preparation for TP Lunch Lunch Lunch Feedback on TP & preparation
16.00-19.00
   Teaching practice Teaching practice Teaching practice   

Week 2

    
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
10.00-11.45
Language analysis III Receptive skills II - reading Language development 2 - practice Language analysis IV Phonology II
12.00-13.15
Teaching vocab I Writing II Receptive skills III Error & correction Teaching vocab II
13.30-14.30
Preparation for TP Feedback on TP & preparation Feedback on TP & preparation Feedback on TP & preparation Audio-visuals
14.30-16.00
Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Feedback on TP & preparation
16.00-19.00
Teaching practice Teaching practice Teaching practice Teaching practice   

Week 3

    
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
10.00-11.45
The Learner II - autonomy Syllabus & course design Language development 3 - approaches Approaches to language teaching Phonology III
12.00-13.15
Speaking II Unit planning & coursebooks Language analysis V Literacy Testing & EL exams
13.30-14.30
Preparation for TP Feedback on TP & preparation Feedback on TP & preparation Feedback on TP & preparation Timetabling
14.30-16.00
Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Feedback on TP & preparation
16.00-19.00
Teaching practice Teaching practice Teaching practice Teaching practice   

Week 4

    
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
10.00-11.45
Cultural awareness Phonology IV Teaching the younger learner Phonology V Feedback on TP
12.00-13.15
Language analysis VI Teaching Business English Teaching One-to-One Life in a language school Drama in the classroom
13.30-14.30
Preparation for TP Feedback on TP & preparation Feedback on TP & preparation Feedback on TP & preparation Review of the course
14.30-16.00
Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Admin stuff
16.00-19.00
Teaching practice Teaching practice Teaching practice Teaching practice   

A sample teaching practice timetable

There are 5 teachers in your Teaching Practice group.

You will teach two different levels, two weeks each; Pre-Intermediate and Upper Intermediate. Mid-course, Monday of week 3, the two groups will swap students.

The teaching practice is continually assessed.

  
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
week 1

a b c d e
x20
a b c d e
x20
a b c
x40
  
week 2
d e a
x40
b c x40
d x 60
a e
x60
b c
x 60
  
week3
a b c d e
x20
a b c d e
x20
a b c
x40
d e a
x 40
  
week 4
b c d
x 40
e x40
a x60
b c
x60
d e
x60
  

 

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