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Sashadroogie
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
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Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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How about this?
"Warning. This programme requires you to LISTEN to your trainers, and to put into practice the very BASIC theoretical principles given to you ad nauseam in your input sessions. Feedback is not about YOU YOU YOU, but is your opportunity to listen to your betters explaining to you, oh so most clearly, how not to screw up the next TP. Your justifications are pointless when most of your own TP language learners were able to point out the flaws in your lessons before they fell asleep or left the classroom.
If you feel you already know tonnes of stuff about, like teaching, coz like you had this real cool gig in Korea that was so totally awesome, then you may wish to re-consider your application for admission to the Celta. If you are completely self-entitled and self-absorbed and also prone to wearing your heart on your sleeve, ready to take offence at anything that isn't gushing re-enforcement of your faulty teaching, or are so weak-willed you depend on valium to make it through the day, you may wish to re-consider your suitability as a candidate also.
Otherwise, we'll happily provide the service you are paying for - which includes NOT issuing a cert to those who have shown next to no ability to learn, never mind teach."
How does that sound? Still needs a little tweeking... |
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Sashadroogie
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
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Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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Had to pass. The centre actively discourages people to apply and turns some away.
I can't remember what was on the test exactly, but there were questions on tense/aspect, modals, conditionals, and I'm pretty sure something about phonetics. |
Sounds like it was a better centre, maybe they can just do their own thing. |
Nope. Centres cannot refuse an application just because an applicant knows nothing about explicit grammar or teaching. Tests like these are just to ascertain how much the applicants already know before they start. They are not used to reject applicants. |
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buravirgil
Joined: 23 Jan 2014
Posts: 967
Location: Jiangxi Province, China
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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| His thoughts were red thoughts. |
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Shroob
Joined: 02 Aug 2010
Posts: 1339
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Sashadroogie wrote: |
| MuscatGary wrote: |
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Had to pass. The centre actively discourages people to apply and turns some away.
I can't remember what was on the test exactly, but there were questions on tense/aspect, modals, conditionals, and I'm pretty sure something about phonetics. |
Sounds like it was a better centre, maybe they can just do their own thing. |
Nope. Centres cannot refuse an application just because an applicant knows nothing about explicit grammar or teaching. Tests like these are just to ascertain how much the applicants already know before they start. They are not used to reject applicants. |
Really? I was told by the centre that they did refuse some applicants and not all who applied were given places. |
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Sashadroogie
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
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If their English really wasn't up to par, or the places were already filled, then applicants can be turned down. But that still leaves open the possibility of them applying again for the next course.
Centres cannot turn away candidates who are stupid or don't know anything about teaching. It is a pre-service course. How can candidates be expected to show any teaching aptitude at all for a course that does not require any previous teaching experience? |
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Sashadroogie
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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All my thoughts are Red... |
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Shroob
Joined: 02 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Sashadroogie wrote: |
If their English really wasn't up to par, or the places were already filled, then applicants can be turned down. But that still leaves open the possibility of them applying again for the next course.
Centres cannot turn away candidates who are stupid or don't know anything about teaching. It is a pre-service course. How can candidates be expected to show any teaching aptitude at all for a course that does not require any previous teaching experience? |
But they don't have to be accepted on the next course, right?
It would seem odd to me that a centre HAS to accept anyone that applied.
I'd have thought some centres would be, protective, of their pass rate. So by turning down candidates that seem weaker at the start a greater pass rate would be expected. |
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buravirgil
Joined: 23 Jan 2014
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Location: Jiangxi Province, China
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