CELTA Course, Day 1 (18.May)

WELCOME TO MY CELTA DIARY!

Today was my 1st day at the CELTA course. Since it's late and I'm near exhaustion, I'll keep my thoughts to these bullet points:

1. Wow, we're such a small class! I expected 12, but we are 6!
2. We 6 come from very different backgrounds:
• 2 Brits
• 2 Poles (1 born & raised, 1 born & emigrated to Canada at age 6)
• 1 Uzbek
• yours truly
3. We have 3 trainers (I'll call them "B," "D," & "M" to respect their privacy).
• They have a lot to tell us ('cause there's A TON of information to share!)
• They really know their stuff (how long have they been training EFL-teachers-to-be?).
• If there's anything they want us to remember, it's that they are here for us! They want to help us do a great job and succeed!
• They are very communicative. They will tell us what we need to know several times, just to be sure we got it--and then tell us again to be extra sure.
4. I need to buy a binder and enough clear plastic paper sleeves to best organize all the materials/handouts they will give out. There have already been 14 sheets of paper today alone (some with info on both sides)!
5. Organization is paramount.
6. Taking good notes is also a plus.
7. Procrastination must go into exile this month.