online celta course experience

1. Could you tell us a little about yourself and your background? I'm a teacher at a private junior/senior high school in Japan. My current position is head of Cambridge English programme and the Extensive Reading programme. 2. What got you interested in taking a CELTA course? An acquaintance is the local Cambridge centre owner and he encouraged me to be a part of the pilot programme here. 3. You mentioned you took the online CELTA course. Why did you decide to take this and how was it? This was the only possible way for me to do it whilst working full time and raising a family. The other option was to travel every weekend and this wasn’t practical. 4. Was there anything about the online CELTA course that you felt was lacking compared to the standard face-to-face CELTA? I don’t have any point of reference so can’t really comment on any differences. The Skype sessions with London were fine so we didn’t feel like we were lacking anything. 5. When you had to attend the observed teaching practice sessions, how long were the sessions and how was the schedule? I think we did 6 x 40min [sessions] and 2 x 60mins. The schedule was pretty hectic and most teaching nights finished around 9:30pm. 6. What are your plans for the future with your CELTA certificate or career? Currently, I am doing the Cambridge Train the Trainer course (Editor's note: see below for more on this). I will perhaps start a Japanese teaching license next year or continue with masters TESOL. Thanks for your time, Andrew! Useful Links for More about the Cambridge Online CELTA Course Experience: Train the Trainer | Cambridge English Teachers can learn how to train other teachers and pass on their expertise, with Train the Trainer from Cambridge English. Real CELTA Course Experiences: Prasanna from IndiaMany people ask me about my CELTA course experience, which was a very positive one but it was a long time ago (2007!). With this in mind, I asked Prasanna from India about his CELTA course experience as a non-native speaker who has just finished the course. Here's what he had to ... More about Online CELTA Courses from Cambridge: Online CELTA Course Experiences: Have you taken the online CELTA course? If so, how was your experience of it? Need more info about Online CELTA courses? Leave your questions in the comments below and we will get back to you!