CELTA Application Form

APPLICATION FORM AND PRE-INTERVIEW TASK
Please complete all pages. There are 7 in total; it might take you about at least one hour, but you can save your details by clicking at the bottom of the page, so that you don't have to complete the form all at once. The application form begins with personal details and continues with a pre-interview task with 6 questions relating to language, as well as ideas for language teaching.
We will contact you to organise an interview when we receive your application.
Your Details
Full Name*
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(Write your name as it appears on your passport)
Preferred Start Date*
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At the earliest, when would you like to start?
Email*
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Address
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Nationality
Languages Spoken
Date of birth
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Current Employment
How did you hear about Melbourne Training International?
Section Break

Teaching and Learning
Briefly describe what qualities you think characterise a good teacher.
Briefly describe some of the elements of an ideal learning environment or situation for language students.
What experience do you have of working collaboratively in a group?
Do you have any experience of being assessed through observation? If so, please describe this.
Describe an occasion when you had to assimilate and organise a lot of information within a short space of time.

The Interview
Before the interview candidates will be asked to complete two more short tasks to assess writing, spelling and punctuation. These will take a maximum of 30 minutes.
At the interview the course tutors will discuss your application and make sure that the course is suitable for you. There will be time for you to expand on your answers to tasks and to questions.
Please bring a photo or picture from a magazine or newspaper that you could use for presenting or practising new vocabulary or language in class. Be prepared to describe how you would use this visual with a group of adult learners.
Pre-interview Task
This section is also part of your application. Please feel free to use a grammar book or dictionary for this task. It is not a test!
QUESTION ONE - PARTS OF SPEECH
Identify the part of speech of the underlined words in the following text.
Example:John has never been to Darwin before. to = preposition
When observing teaching 1) practice, trainers 2) should have a copy of 3) the trainee's lesson plan 4) and any materials 5) that accompany it. Most trainers 6) make notes 7) quickly while observing and will refer to 8) them when 9) writing up a teaching practice report. One way 10) of organising these notes is to have columns for strengths and points for development.
(Thornbury, S. 2007The CELTA Course , CUP)
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6. make =
7. quickly =
8. them =
9. writing up
10. of =

QUESTION THREE - WORD STRESS
Write in cApitals the main stressed syllable/ vowel sound in the following words – i.e. which syllable is emphasised most strongly when the word is pronounced correctly?
Example: f a n t A s t i c
1 acknowledge identify omit
2 beautiful auxiliary unilateral
3 budgerigar canary cockatoo
4 photography photograph photographic
Write your answers below:
QUESTION FIVE - CORRECTING ERRORS
Each of the sentences below contains an error or inappropriate use of language. Correct the errors and explain any rules that students would need to know.
1. Let's have one more drink and then I'll bring you back home.
2. I love going to the spa, because it's very relaxable.
3. I have travelled overseas a lot last year.
QUESTION SIX - TEACHING IDEAS
Please bring along a picture or photo that you might be able to use in class to teach some vocabulary or to start a discussion. Decide which level you could use this visual at- high level or low level. There's no need to plan a whole lesson!
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
One of the MTA CELTA team will contact you within the next 48 hours to arrange an interview.

APPLICATION FORM AND PRE-INTERVIEW TASK