United World School

 UWS UK – WHEN YOU EDUCATE THE FUTURE YOU CHANGE THE FUTURE.

lesson types

 

English courses links

 http://alison.com/courses/Diploma-in-Basic-English-Grammar/content/scorm/6951/module-2-introduction-to-english-grammar

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/english-for-study
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/writing-and-humanistic-studies/21w-755-writing-and-reading-short-stories-spring-2012/download-course-materials/
https://oli.cmu.edu/jcourse/webui/syllabus/module.do?context=43451d1580020ca60074bbb454005a77

 ACRONYMS in the TEFL world,

ACRONYMS

This is by no means a comprehensive list, but these are the most common acronyms you’ll come across in the TEFL world, and I’ve included a few especially pertinent to the CELTA course. If you know of others that ought to be included, do let me know. Thanks!

ALM Audio-Lingual Method

ALTE Association of Language Testers in Europe (Cambridge)

CAE Certificate in Advanced English (Cambridge)

CALL Computer Assisted Language Learning

CCQ Concept checking question

CEFR Common European Framework of Reference

CELTA Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, formerly Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults

CLIL Content and Language Integrated Learning

CLT Communicative Language Teaching

CPD Continuing/Continuous Professional Development

CPE Certificate of Proficiency in English (Cambridge)

DELTA Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults

DM Direct Method

DOS Director of Studies

EAL English as an Additional Language

EAP English for Academic Purposes

EFL English as a Foreign Language

EIL English as an International Language

ELF English as a Lingua Franca

ELL English Language Learning

ELT English Language Teaching

ESL English as a Second Language

ESOL English for Speakers of Other Languages

ESP English for Specific Purposes

FCE First Certificate in English (Cambridge)

GLP Used in CELTA to mean Guided Lesson Planning

GTM Grammar Translation Method

GW Group work

IATEFL International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language

ICQ Instruction checking question

ICT/IT Information [Communication] Technology

IDLTM International Diploma in Language Teaching Management

IELTS In-service Certificate in English Language Teaching. Also: International English Language Testing System

IPA International Phonetic Alphabet

IWB/WB [Interactive] Whiteboard

KET Key English Test (Cambridge)

L1 Student’s first language

L2 Student’s second language

MPFA Meaning, Pronunciation, Form, Appropriacy (referring to teaching language)

OHP Overhead Projector

OCFB

Overseas Chinese Family Business

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OCFB

Open Class Feedback

PACS

Post-activity Correction Stage

PET Preliminary English Test (Cambridge)

PGCE Post Graduate Certificate in Education (UK)

PLN Personal/Professional/Passionate Learning Network

PPP Presentation-Practice-Production method

PW Pair work

SLT Situational Language Teaching method

STT Student talking time

SW The Silent Way

TBL Task-based Learning method

TBLT Task-based Language Teaching

TD Teacher Development

TEFL Teaching English as a Foreign Language

TESL Teaching English as a Second Language

TESOL Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Also: Teachers of English to…

TKT Teaching Knowledge Test

TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language

TOEIC Test of English for International Communications

TP Used in CELTA to mean Teaching Practice

TPR Total Physical Response

TTT Teacher talking time. Also Test-Teach-Test, a variation of the PPP method.

YLE Young Learners English (Cambridge has 3 YLE exams: starters, movers & flyers)

CAE book 5

https://archive.org/details/cambridge-certificate-in-advanced-english-5-students-book/mode/1up 

IELTS

 https://archive.org/details/ielts-m-teachers-book_202311

cd1

cd2

http://ieltsliz.com/full-speaking-test-with-model-answers-and-audio/

http://www.ceswoodstock.org/job_search/intervubsamp.shtml

Is it better to make important life decisions on your own or is it better to consult other people?

There are good reasons for both, I suppose. Ultimately, it’s your life so I suppose you should make the decisions. On the other hand, any decisions you make can affect other people so it seems only right to discuss things with others first. Like many philosophical questions, there’s no simple answer, I’m afraid.

Do you think good decision-making can be taught?

Well, if you go to a bookstore you’ll see lots of self-help books that claim to teach decision-making. I’m not sure any of them are effective though. I suppose it depends on the type of decision you mean. If it’s a business strategy, then I’m sure some decisions are better than others and business schools teach this. But if it’s a moral issue then I’m not sure anyone can claim to know the right decision, so how could anyone teach it?

Is watching TV a good way of forgetting about work or study?

Absolutely, yes. These days there’s so much choice available that we can completely immerse ourselves in entertainment. I mean, you can turn on a good drama or comedy show and pretty soon you forget about everything that happened that day. I think that without TV we’d all go a little crazy.

Should coworkers also spend their leisure time together?

I’m completely against this. The problem with people going out together after work is that they just gossip about certain people in the office or factory, and this can hardly be a good thing for the company, can it? Another thing is that there’s always the risk that you will say something you regret after a few drinks and then you have to face your colleagues again the next day. So, in short, I would definitely advise people to think twice about socialising with colleagues.

This IELTS candidate scores highly by:

Using strong expressions of (dis)agreement: Absolutely, yes; I’m completely against this

Using ellipsis or substitution to avoid ‘parrotting’ the question: Absolutely, yes; I’m completely against this

Supporting opinions with more than one reason

Using you, we and they to make general observations about people

Paraphrasing key elements of the question: entertainment; colleagues; socialising

Summarising the main argument when an answer becomes quite long: So, in short…

Questions 5 & 6: Sample answers and analysis

Do you agree that English should be the main language of international exchange?

That’s a very interesting question. I’ve never really thought about it before, actually. We all just assume that it should be English, don’t we? But what other languages could we use? I suppose Chinese is becoming quite an important language, but the pronunciation is too difficult for most people. English is already the main language of universities and business, so maybe it should stay that way.

What are the difficulties in creating a universal language?

Do you mean inventing a completely new language? Yes? Well, I mean, er, it’s never been done before, has it? There was Latin, of course, which was used by people all over Europe, but I’m not sure if it was really created for that purpose. Actually, I think there used to be a universal language about a hundred years ago. What was it called again, Esperanto? But that disappeared quite quickly. Er, what I’m trying to say is, I don’t think anyone has ever succeeded in creating a universal language, so I doubt if it will ever be possible in the future.