Mine was a little different...I did my interview almost 2 years ago and I had to do some written tasks (error correction and explaining differences e.g. bring/take and similar things) and a written essay about why i wanted to become a teacher...after the written task a tutor came along and we started checking the written task together and we discussed about my essay and why I wanted to take course etc...he told me right after the interview that I got accepted..overall I think it really depends on where you'd like to do your celta...hope my really long comment helps :)

@SeoulForeigner

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experience of the CELTA interview. I guess each provider is different with interviews and the like.

@serena8429

5 жыл бұрын

@@SeoulForeigner I did my celta at the International House and I am also a non native speaker...I think the interviews for natives and non natives slightly vary

@bathaahmed3737

2 жыл бұрын

@@serena8429 what is your country?

@merry8322

9 ай бұрын

​@@SeoulForeigneri Recently gave my interview but she didn't provide me an essay

@SeoulForeigner

9 ай бұрын

@@merry8322I guess different training centres have different rules with interviews or their selection process. Don’t worry and I’m sure they know best. Just remember that my interview was over 15 years ago.

I really appreciate this! Getting ready for my interview.

Nice to have found your channel. I burnt out as a teacher in the 90s and and hoping to get the confidence to teach TEFL online in a few months. Just watching lots of your videos. Thank you for good info 🌻

Thank you for your video. I believe that it is the most informative CELTA video in you tube . Love your videos. Thank you

I was fascinated by your incredible insights. Please be my MENTOR! Thanks

It’s amazing !!!!!!I got to know a lot about CELTA🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

This video has been an immense help to me. Thank you so much

@SeoulForeigner

5 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome. I’m glad it has been useful. 👍🏻

i’ve been teaching english as a second language since 2014 and now my goal is to pass the celta exam thanks for your video

This is very helpful. Thank you.

I solved my application task and sent it, now I'm scheduled for an online interview in a couple of days. For some reason doing the Celta as a non-native English speaker can be a bit intimidating at times but I'm trying my best to keep calm. Btw my grammar is not the best either. I'm going for the four-week intensive course.

@aarothiruvarangam5607

4 жыл бұрын

How was your experience

@italianwithkati

4 жыл бұрын

hey, how was your interview?

@CeloTiago

2 жыл бұрын

How was it

@merry8322

9 ай бұрын

Did you pass ?

I hope you enjoyed this video and, as ever, if you have any questions about the CELTA please leave a comment. If you haven't subscribed, please do and hit the notification bell to know when I upload another video. And don't forget to Like the video.

@samiramechani1852

5 жыл бұрын

Hi thank you for this video it is helpful because I'm having my Celta interview tomorrow and being a non native I'm really stressed I'm French and I have a master degree in English but my spoken English isn't really good when I feel anxious can you give me some tips to feel confident Thanks for your help!

@SeoulForeigner

5 жыл бұрын

@@samiramechani1852 thank you ever so much for your comment and I am glad you found the video helpful. To reduce your anxiety, I would recommend taking your time when answering questions. Don't feel the need to hurry when answering questions. You could use some fillers to help you think such as, "That's a good question.", "Well, let me think.", etc. At the end of the interview, you could ask the interviewers some questions such as what would you recommend I do to prepare for the course, if they have any feedback about the interview and the like. I hope that helps and remember, it is natural to feel nervous. Just count to ten and remember that it can be all the more difficult for those interviewing you.

@samiramechani1852

5 жыл бұрын

@@SeoulForeigner thanks for your help I appreciate it 🙏

@mangolima1664

5 жыл бұрын

Hi! I would like to do this course, I have a C1 level and I've heard with the CELTA you can only teach up to B2. Is it true? Or do you have to gain some experience before teaching higher levels?

@SeoulForeigner

5 жыл бұрын

I am unsure about this but with my experience, newly certified teachers (regardless whether they are native or non-native) need to gain experience before starting to teach upper-intermediate or advanced levels. During the CELTA course, the providers tend to offer classes at Pre-Intermediate or Intermediate level. My first class which was offered to me after the CELTA was an Elementary class and it took a number of years before I was offered advanced students. Hope this helps.

Useful tips and interesting to watch

@SeoulForeigner

2 жыл бұрын

I am glad it was helpful.

Dear Martin, I had the interview yesterday, it went rather smoothly compared to what I expected and I'm glad to say my application for the course has been accepted ! I can't tell you how helpful your videos have been and how grateful I am for your help. Looking forward to join your group when I am à proper teacher, and wishing you all the best in the meanwhile. Isabelle from France.

@SeoulForeigner

10 ай бұрын

That’s wonderful news Isabelle. I’m glad you passed the interview - that is an achievement that you managed by yourself. Best of luck with the course and I’m sure you’ll do well. I look forward to hearing how you get on. Regards, Martin 😊

@isaa8579

10 ай бұрын

@@SeoulForeigner Thank you very much !

@hfaiedhmeriem1284

5 ай бұрын

Hello, im preparing for the interview,please Can i know exactely the interview questions please ?

@isaa8579

5 ай бұрын

​@@hfaiedhmeriem1284 Hello, I don't think there were many questions. My interview was more of a discussion about the pre-interview task we had to fulfill beforehand (both about English language and about our CV, previous teaching experience and so on). There was a question nevertheless about a situation : we have to teach a group of students, whose language we don't know, how to ask for a cup of tea or coffee and what to reply - and we can’t write. What do we do? I must say Martin's video about teaching 'would you like?' was a blessing here! Hope this will be useful, and I wish you the best of luck. CELTA is demanding, for sure, but really worth the effort.

Thank you for your input

Thanks a lot! Valuable personal experience even it dated back to 2007🙏

@SeoulForeigner

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you so much, this video is all I need now.

@SeoulForeigner

3 жыл бұрын

Nhim Xu you’re very welcome. I’m so pleased. 😃

I plan on taking this course. Thank you!

@hamzadarragi1951

3 жыл бұрын

So do I, good luck

I remember myself watching this video when you first uploaded. Tomorrow I have my celta interview. Here I’m!!!

Жыл бұрын

I PASSED IT!!

@SeoulForeigner

Жыл бұрын

That’s amazing. Congrats and so pleased you passed the interview.

Thank you.

You are great Martin love you

@SeoulForeigner

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

Thanks it was very helpful video.👍👍

@SeoulForeigner

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you and I’m pleased you found it helpful.

Thank you for sharing

@SeoulForeigner

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Thanks so much !! Your videos have been very very helpful I really appreciate it. I have my interview on Friday, and I feel confident about getting into the course, but I am still doubting if I actually want to be an english teacher. Maybe you can make a video describing the job itself. Some things I'm curious to know about are: what you like and maybe don't like about english teaching, what a typical day looks like for an english teacher, what are the major components of the job on a daily basis what challenges you face, how much preparation work goes into it etc etc in order to get a better understand of the job itself?

@SeoulForeigner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much for your comment and suggestion. In fact, a few weeks ago, I made a ‘day in the life’ video about being a teacher. You can find it here: A Day in the Life of an English Language Teacher | Teaching Vlog 2019 kzread.info/dash/bejne/p3VqzrucdqbWmKw.html Good luck and I’m sure you’ll do just well. Whatever decision you make, I’m sure it will be the right one.

@Elibeli19

4 жыл бұрын

@@SeoulForeigner thank you so so much!!!

@SeoulForeigner

4 жыл бұрын

Elibeli19 you’re very welcome and I do hope that this answers some underlying questions about being a teacher and what is usually expected.

I am a CELTA aspirant. I am confused about assignments. Meaning to say, how to prepare , what is the context. Would you mind showing any assignment you have made during your CELTA course.

I am happy that the other non native got accepted

@abhisheksharma8493

4 жыл бұрын

It gives a sigh of relief to Indians...

I realized this is my path since I bought a pack of worksheets for all levels and prepared my own syllabus and materials in two weeks.Then I offered an English course online for young people and adults.The best rewarding feeling I've ever felt.

@SeoulForeigner

3 жыл бұрын

That’s great to hear. Good luck with your journey as a language teacher.

My interview is in the coming week. Being a non-native speaker from India, I am a bit skeptical about how well I’ll be able to handle this course. Thank you for your insights. Your videos are a great support for me and also quite helpful 🙏 I’ll definitely share my experience with you after my interview.

@SeoulForeigner

2 ай бұрын

Best of luck with your interview and I look forward to hearing updates from you. 😊

Thanks for sharing your experience on your CELTA interview and useful tips. I am so thankful I came across with your video before I do the CELTA interview scheduled on Friday this week. I noticed that you have some Korean books in your bookshelf behind you in the video and I am wondering how you found the Korean books. I mean did you like them? Some of them were about translation. I come from Korea so it is easy for me to notice Korean and anything related to Korea. Lastly, I think you are a great English teacher and I am sure many students like you very much, if not all.

@SeoulForeigner

Жыл бұрын

Hi Sunho. Thank you ever so much for your comment and you were quite right. You noticed some books on Korean translation and language. My wife and I ordered these books, especially when my wife was doing her PhD at Oxford. Best of luck with your interview for the CELTA. It’s a great course. Where are you doing the course? At the British Council?

@PremiumIELTS9999

Жыл бұрын

@@SeoulForeigner Thank you for your kind wishes. I cannot wait for the course! It will be in Brisbane, Australia.

I had my interview two weeks ago via Skype. I was asked to write a few paragraphs about the positive and negative aspects of English becoming a global language. I was also asked how I would explain some words, but the interview mostly just felt like a friendly conversation. I have a feeling this was because there were no red flags raised in my answers to the pre-interview task and because my interviewer knew that I have a Diploma in Modern Language Education.

@SeoulForeigner

5 жыл бұрын

Such an interesting interview. I suppose with the digitalisation of the world, a Skype interview seems possible nowadays. Thank you for sharing your experience Sam.

@haifaalk9683

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Sam that is interesting, i have my interview tomorrow and i was just wondering did any of the questions mentioned in this video come up?

Deeply informative video. However focus at the whole was taken by the wallpapers

@SeoulForeigner

11 ай бұрын

Glad you found this video informative and my wallpapers mesmerising. They are very much a 1950s style of wallpaper. 😅

Thank u

@SeoulForeigner

4 жыл бұрын

No problem

How ca you record this video if you cannot remember how that interview was??? It's amazing !!

Which websites to look at please can you share links here like u said Cambridge English

I do not have an official certificate portraying my english level nor ielts , can i still take the celta without them or do i need to procure these certificates first....I'm at C1 level. Plz reply sir ,as I'm planning to take the celta course in May 2020 here in India....

Do you have any idea from where i can revise my grammar before starting celta course ? Something online . TIA

Hi, I recently completed my CELTA. Your videos were a great help throughout the course, I appreciate all the help I received thanks to the videos. I am an Indian, I studied English as First Language since school and I have a CEFR C2 level. Will the fact that I am from India hamper my chances where employers mention they are looking for native speakers as teachers?

@SeoulForeigner

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sagnik for your comment and I’m pleased to hear that you made progress with the CELTA course. Congrats on completing it successfully. There are certainly some employers who will seek to employ what they perceive as ‘native speakers’ but I would say that for those that already set such boundaries will be unsuitable to work for as they are likely to be unprofessional. I would recommend getting in touch with the British Council or International House to see if they have any openings. Also, consider seeing if you can get in touch with local or other international universities to see if they are recruiting tutors to help teach academic English. This would open additional opportunities for teaching at universities abroad without the hurdles faced by less recognised institutes. I hope this helps and let me know how you get on. 😊

@sagnikbasak9281

3 жыл бұрын

@@SeoulForeigner Thank you very much.

@sjelf6605

2 жыл бұрын

Sir, can you please tell me..what are the eligibility needed for celta certification and to teach abroad for an Indian? 🙏

@Jasmieet24

Жыл бұрын

How many times in one year CELTA course is conducted

Thank you for this video I find it very useful .... I have a Celta interview with British Council.. do all CELTA teaching institutions ask the same questions?

@SeoulForeigner

Жыл бұрын

They will ask a variation of questions but consider your answers to potential questions: ‘Why do you want to be a teacher?’, ‘Why are you doing the CELTA?’, ‘What teacher had inspired you in the past and why?’. If you are able to consider the answers to these questions you’ll be fine. 😃

@misspretty57

Жыл бұрын

Is it possible that they ask me to prepare a grammar demo on the spot during my interview.. my interview is online

🙏💗

Please help me out as I am a pharmaceutical graduate and very desperate to do CELTA course ..am I eligible to do it and will it be beneficiary for me ..please reply 😌

Thanks for your valuable information. Could you tell me if I will be accepted if I have taken teacher training courses from the British Council? I mean if they will say you have moved to a higher level and you do not need to take a course of teaching (CELTA). Please, reply as this creates a lot of anxiety for me

@SeoulForeigner

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Heba and thank you for your question. When I took the CELTA, I had not even taken any teacher training courses but if you have then it will help your application for the CELTA. Good luck and I am sure you will be fine.

@hebaabdeldayem1852

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

Many thanks😊

Sir,could you please tell what are the pre requisites to apply for celta course?

@SeoulForeigner

4 жыл бұрын

Pre-requisites include an interest of English, awareness of teaching and learning English, as well as B2 level of English on the CEFR.

so handsome man. ksss

They send a homework to do before the interview ? Thank you so much in advance

@SeoulForeigner

4 жыл бұрын

All activities for the interview are completed beforehand. You will be given time to complete this. For me, however, during my interview I had to complete a task with no preparation. It was rather spontaneous and I would have wanted more preparation time. Nevertheless, each centre may vary their delivery of the interview and task.

@leila8060

4 жыл бұрын

ELT Experiences thank you so much sir

@haifaalk9683

4 жыл бұрын

@@leila8060 how did your interview go ? was yours based in london?

@leila8060

4 жыл бұрын

Miss Haifa haven’t done it yet dear , I’ll let you know . Thanks for asking 🌹

@haifaalk9683

4 жыл бұрын

@@leila8060 no worries i thought you meant you've done it i have mine today in a few hours on Skype ill let you know how it goes x

Hi Good day, can you tell my the différence between the CELTA and the ESL ?

@SeoulForeigner

3 жыл бұрын

The CELTA is a course for new language teachers, while ESL is an acronym which means 'English as a Second Language'. I have a CELTA but I teach ESL.

Looking for some help related to Tefl certificate, I HV seen some websites which offer free of cost TEFl certificate,is it valuable to get ? I am an IELTS tutor looking for a teaching job abroad which one I should get Tefl or celta?

@feruzakholmurodova4394

3 жыл бұрын

Ielts maybe

Hello,Sir i hope you are well i gonna work in south korea like you i am planning how i contact with you thanks in advance

@SeoulForeigner

13 күн бұрын

You can always join my Discord channel and contact me there: discord.gg/ST3aGWRTEz. Glad to hear you could be working in Korea too.

Sir, Could you please tell me the C1 level Englis? It can be M.A in English in India. Is IELTS necessay for CELTA?

@SeoulForeigner

4 жыл бұрын

The C1 in English is assumed Advanced Level. You need to produce a certificate to confirm your eligibility and language level. You must have at least an IELTS 7 or above to be suitable for the CELTA. Good luck. 🤞

@ptnibin123456

4 жыл бұрын

I do not have an official certificate portraying my english nor the ielts but my level is C1.Can i take the celta course without either of these....?? Pls reply sir !! I'm planning on taking the Celta course in May 2020 here in india so i wanna know the formalities !!

@SeoulForeigner

4 жыл бұрын

TentruTented I believe that it will depend on the CELTA centre and I would recommend that you contact them and see what they suggest. If you don’t have a certificate but can display your ability then it may be alright but as I’ve mentioned it depends on the individual centre.

@AsifAli-zd7kj

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir

@albertcamus2140

4 жыл бұрын

@@ptnibin123456 u don't have to get a certificate showing your level. It isn't required dude

Sir I want to know is celta gives replacement to abroad 's school...

@SeoulForeigner

4 жыл бұрын

priyanka aggarwal no it is not a replacement. The CELTA is an initial teacher training course.

@priyankaaggarwal7977

4 жыл бұрын

@@SeoulForeigner celta certificate will be enough if I wish to teach overseas

@SeoulForeigner

4 жыл бұрын

priyanka aggarwal it certainly helps you secure employment to teach English as a foreign language but much unfortunately depends on the rules of those countries that you wish to teach as they may have visa regulations which could limit opportunities. However, this should not limit your passion to teach English.

@priyankaaggarwal7977

4 жыл бұрын

@@SeoulForeigner should I drop celta course and choose TEFL course..it will surly fulfill my dream

@SeoulForeigner

4 жыл бұрын

priyanka aggarwal the CELTA course is widely regarded around the world and is recognised by EFL organisations. A TEFL course is not accredited and less professional. However, at the end of the day it is up to you which course you wish to undertake.

I can't even imagine not being a native speaker in a language but going after a teaching certification. Wouldn't that be a job for the people who were born with this language? ... I want to teach English formally as a way to better my own life and achieve my own goals... to think that I'll have to compete with people from all of the flipping world who are "English Teachers" - That's the hardest thing for me to wrap my brain around. I'm a language learner as well, just imagining the lack of self-awareness needed to pursue paid employment teaching my second language is cringe-inducing. Anyway cool video, thanks.

Your celta interview was over a decade ago and you clearly don't remember it properly, this is very misinforming for anyone taking the test in 2019/2020.

@SeoulForeigner

4 жыл бұрын

Neil Thompson I guess it was very different compared to how it was back in 2006/7. How was your interview?

@neilthompson8793

4 жыл бұрын

@@SeoulForeigner Yes that's my point, it's detrimental for anyone searching for common interview questions today!!

@SeoulForeigner

4 жыл бұрын

@@neilthompson8793 why don't you share your experiences of the CELTA interview to see how similar or different it was to mine or to demonstrate how different it has changed with time? It will be useful for the audience and I will include your comment in an updated description.

I dont understand why u click your tongue and make that sound with your lips at every pause.

I do not have an official certificate portraying my english level nor ielts , can i still take the celta without them or do i need to procure these certificates first....I'm at C1 level. Plz reply sir ,as I'm planning to take the celta course in May 2020 here in India....

@SeoulForeigner

4 жыл бұрын

TentruTented I already replied to your first comment.

@ptnibin123456

4 жыл бұрын

@@SeoulForeigner thank you very much , sir !!

@naghmehjahangiri1838

4 жыл бұрын

Hello would u plz help me taking Celta course