CELTA Lessons
These CELTA lessons are designed with the new ESOL teachers in mind and the lessons are based on the basic knowledge and teaching skills they need.
These short lessons will help you become familiar with the CELTA program you are currently following or planning to take. The course has no exams; instead, your progress will be assessed through written and practical assessments.
Each lesson aligns with the intended learning outcomes outlined in the CELTA syllabus. To enhance understanding, we have included numerous classroom activities in each lesson. At the end of every lesson, you’ll find real-world practical suggestions, followed by a reflective question that encourages you to make a journal entry in your CELTA journal.
Please click on the lesson under each topic.
Learners and teachers, and the
teaching and learning context
This part of the syllabus explores key factors in English language learning, including learners’ backgrounds, motivations, and preferences. It also covers teaching contexts, English varieties,and the role of first languages, helping teachers create effective and inclusive learning environments.
Language skills: Reading,
listening, speaking and writing
This part of the syllabus explores the four key English language skills including reading, listening, speaking, and writing. It covers basic concepts and terms associated with each skill, their purposes and roles in language learning, and also potential barriers learners come across when mastering them.
| Reading |
| Basic concepts and terminology used for describing reading skills |
| Purposes of reading |
| Decoding meaning |
| Potential barriers to reading |
| Listening |
| Basic concepts and terminology used for describing listening skills |
| Purposes of listening |
| Features of listening texts |
| Potential barriers to listening |
| Speaking |
| Basic concepts and terminology used for describing speaking skills |
| Features of spoken English |
| Language functions |
| Paralinguistic features |
| Phonemic systems |
| Writing |
| Basic concepts and terminology used for describing writing skills |
| Subskills and features of written texts |
| Stages of teaching writing |
| Adult literacy |
| English spelling and punctuation |
Planning and resources for different teaching contexts
This part of the syllabus explores lesson planning for adult learners, including principles behind planning for effective teaching, how to plan lessons effectively, and how to evaluate lesson planning.It further explores how to select, adapt and evaluate classroom materials and resources in planning, and also using commercially produced resources and non-published materials in planning lessons for adults.