RECOMMENDED READING FOR CELTA STUDENTS

To ensure that you are well prepared for the course, it is advisable to gain access to, and read, one of the following three recommended methodology texts.You also need to purchase at least one grammar book. It is also advisable to have access to a good learner's dictionary.

METHODOLOGY

• How to Teach English, Jeremy Harmer, Longman, 2002, ISBN: 0582297966
• Learning Teaching (2^nd Edition), Jim Scrivener, Heinemann, 2005, ISBN: 1405013990
• The Practice of English Language Teaching (3^rd Edition), Jeremy Harmer, Longman, 2001, ISBN: 0582403855
• The CELTA Course, Scott Thornbury and Peter Watkins, CUP, 2007, ISBN: 9780521692069

GRAMMAR

• Grammar for English Language Teachers, Martin Parrott, CUP, 2000, ISBN: 0521477972
• Collins COBUILD Intermediate English Grammar, 2004, ISBN: 0007163479
• How English Works, Swan and Walter, OUP, 2000, ISBN; 0194314561
• Practical English Usage (3^rd Edition), Michael Swan, OUP, ISBN: 0194420981
• An A – Z of English Grammar and Usage, Geoffrey Leech, Benita Cruickshank and Roz Ivanic, Longman, 2006, ISBN: 0582405742
• Concepts and Timelines, Graham Workman, Gem Publishing, 2008, ISBN: 9780955946103
• Teaching Tenses, Rosemary Aitken, Nelson ELT, 1991, EAN: 987-0175559206

PHONOLOGY

• How to Teach Pronunciation, Gerald Kelly, Longman, 2002, ISBN: 0582429757
• Teaching English Pronunciation, Joanne Kenworthy, Longman, 1987, EAN: 978-0582746213

DICTIONARIES

• Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary, Harper Collins
• Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary of Current English, A.S. Hornby, OUP

LEARNING CENTRE

After you have been accepted onto the course and paid all fees, you will have access to the Learning Centre with full borrowing rights. There you will find multiple copies of the recommended texts, course books to plan your lessons from, computers for your use and photocopying facilities. When you show your receipt to the staff in the centre, you will be issued with a borrowing card. The centre is located on Level 4, CPSU House, 191-199 Thomas Street, Haymarket.

DVD

These are teacher training DVDs illustrating some essential classroom techniques which you will have to employ in teaching practice. They range from 20 to 50 minutes in length and each one has an accompanying lesson plan/ description. They can be viewed on monitors in the Learning Centre or downloaded onto your memory stick.

CHEAP BOOKS ONLINE:

www.booko.com and www.abebooks.com

STOCKISTS IN SYDNEY

THE CO-OP BOOKSHOP
3 Broadway (Corner Broadway & Harris Streets), Ultimo 2007
[T] 92123078 [F] 92126303
[E] uts@mail.coop-bookshop.com.au

BRIDGE BOOKSHOP
10 Grafton Street, Chippendale 2008
[T] 92111660 [F] 92111868
[E] books@elt.com.au