I got email from Tom, one of our CELTA tutors, about my grade - I got a Pass B. This is a higher grade than the standard Pass, and it's very nearly what I was shooting for. What I really wanted was the Pass A - which means that you're truly kick-ass - but I'm happy with this too. I think if the Limerick lesson and the Discourse lesson had gone ( Read more... )

I finished CELTA today ( Read more... )

Back in the autumn of aught-seven, during the NOVA meltdown, I realized something I hadn't really thought about before: if I wanted to find a job outside the English Conversation School world, I'd need some credentials. Seven years working at NOVA isn't bad, but it doesn't really prepare you for anything other than working at NOVA, or another, ( Read more... )