How to teach speaking
Not all students are the same, but in most of the classes I've taught, when I've asked students what they want to do more of, speaking...
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Connor O'Donoghue
Jun 2, 20233 min read
What to expect from your CELTA interview
People often get quite nervous about a CELTA interview. I remember being nervous about my own one, which I did over the phone in 2003....
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Connor O'Donoghue
May 30, 20233 min read
How to create rapport with your students when teaching English
I once worked with a Director of Studies who said that when she was hiring someone for a teaching job, the first thing she always checked...
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Connor O'Donoghue
May 26, 20233 min read
Finding work after a CELTA course
So, you have your CELTA, and you know a lot more about how to plan a lesson, about how to manage students and how to analyse grammar,...
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Connor O'Donoghue
May 19, 20234 min read
Should I do my CELTA face-to-face or online?
When we started doing CELTA courses that were fully online at the beginning of the pandemic, a lot of teacher trainers were sceptical....
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Connor O'Donoghue
May 15, 20233 min read
Why do a CELTA in Birmingham?
Home of chocolate, Peaky Blinders and the chicken balti! Birmingham has long been a vibrant and attractive city for young people,...
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