CracowCowboy
11 Jan 2018
Study / British Council CELTA in Krakow, how would you rate it? [60]
I took the CELTA course in Cracow in September of 2017. Declan, Barbra and Magda were encouraging and fun instructors who helped me and my cohort develop as teachers. CELTA is regarded as the most respected teaching certification in the world party because it is a demanding and rigorous course, which is why it was very nice that the Cracow faculty were so helpful, encouraging, and understanding. They pointed out my teaching strengths, some that I wasn't even aware of, and when they suggested areas for improvement they always offered strategies that I could implement in my next teaching session.
Don't feel attacked by criticism, see it as a form of encouragement, and when it comes working with your peers, be honest and don't just praise them (but you should praise their strengths!). I was lucky that my cohort was able to develop a little community of support and that they offered me great suggestions to improve. Learning how to critique my own peers respectfully and critically developed a habit that I now use to improve my own teaching on a daily basis.
Lastly, I learned a lot from the feedback I got on the papers that I wrote. Before you turn in your final portfolio, I recommend that you read over their corrections and notes, and then correct your errors and add your own responses to their notes so that you learn from your mistakes and so that the final reviewer can see that you are willing to learn from your mistakes.
Don't be afraid to ask questions, (I asked a ton), they are a competent and helpful faculty.
I took the CELTA course in Cracow in September of 2017. Declan, Barbra and Magda were encouraging and fun instructors who helped me and my cohort develop as teachers. CELTA is regarded as the most respected teaching certification in the world party because it is a demanding and rigorous course, which is why it was very nice that the Cracow faculty were so helpful, encouraging, and understanding. They pointed out my teaching strengths, some that I wasn't even aware of, and when they suggested areas for improvement they always offered strategies that I could implement in my next teaching session.
Don't feel attacked by criticism, see it as a form of encouragement, and when it comes working with your peers, be honest and don't just praise them (but you should praise their strengths!). I was lucky that my cohort was able to develop a little community of support and that they offered me great suggestions to improve. Learning how to critique my own peers respectfully and critically developed a habit that I now use to improve my own teaching on a daily basis.
Lastly, I learned a lot from the feedback I got on the papers that I wrote. Before you turn in your final portfolio, I recommend that you read over their corrections and notes, and then correct your errors and add your own responses to their notes so that you learn from your mistakes and so that the final reviewer can see that you are willing to learn from your mistakes.
Don't be afraid to ask questions, (I asked a ton), they are a competent and helpful faculty.