Name: include your name in the page footer, and the
file name if you submit your assignment
digitally
Part 1: Your strengths & weaknesses from the point of view of the
students
Part 2: Lessons from observations of experienced teachers,
tutors, colleagues
Part 3: Your action plan
Tutor’s summarizing comments:
Assessment criteria:
□ noting their own teaching strengths and weaknesses in different situations in light of
feedback from learners, teachers, and teacher educators
□ identifying which ELT areas of knowledge and skills they need to further development in
□ describing in a specific way how they might develop their knowledge and skills beyond the
course
□ using written language that is clear, accurate and appropriate to the task.
(Taken from the assessment criteria in the CELTA syllabus)
First Submission: Pass / Resubmit Resubmission:
Pass / Fail
Tutor: Tutor:
Date: Date:
Word count: 1089
excluding template – 68 words
PART 1
From the point of view of a student, describe your strengths and weaknesses and the effect
they have.
“Better that a thousand days of diligent study
is one day with a great teacher”
Japanese proverb
i.e., a proper teacher can make someone’s life drastically different if you meet one of
them. A vivid example is M**na, who while our sessions didn’t give me ready
answers on a plate but made me think. Furthermore, according to that technique
along with CCQ questions, I found that approach really effective due to the long
retention of rules, that had been usually forgotten. During this course, even though I
had a considerable amount of practice from teachers, I found her as a student rather
than a teacher. She tried really hard and there is evidence, comparing her first and
final teaching practices. Talking about her upsides, it’s necessary to mention that
M**na got along with us really well. When we have a pair work in breakout rooms,
file name if you submit your assignment
digitally
Part 1: Your strengths & weaknesses from the point of view of the
students
Part 2: Lessons from observations of experienced teachers,
tutors, colleagues
Part 3: Your action plan
Tutor’s summarizing comments:
Assessment criteria:
□ noting their own teaching strengths and weaknesses in different situations in light of
feedback from learners, teachers, and teacher educators
□ identifying which ELT areas of knowledge and skills they need to further development in
□ describing in a specific way how they might develop their knowledge and skills beyond the
course
□ using written language that is clear, accurate and appropriate to the task.
(Taken from the assessment criteria in the CELTA syllabus)
First Submission: Pass / Resubmit Resubmission:
Pass / Fail
Tutor: Tutor:
Date: Date:
Word count: 1089
excluding template – 68 words
PART 1
From the point of view of a student, describe your strengths and weaknesses and the effect
they have.
“Better that a thousand days of diligent study
is one day with a great teacher”
Japanese proverb
i.e., a proper teacher can make someone’s life drastically different if you meet one of
them. A vivid example is M**na, who while our sessions didn’t give me ready
answers on a plate but made me think. Furthermore, according to that technique
along with CCQ questions, I found that approach really effective due to the long
retention of rules, that had been usually forgotten. During this course, even though I
had a considerable amount of practice from teachers, I found her as a student rather
than a teacher. She tried really hard and there is evidence, comparing her first and
final teaching practices. Talking about her upsides, it’s necessary to mention that
M**na got along with us really well. When we have a pair work in breakout rooms,
