How Much Grammar Do I Need To Know For The CELTA?

If you are going to teach English as a foreign language, it would make sense to know the grammar of the language when you take a CELTA course. Well, in a way yes and no. In this video, I share how much grammar is needed and what potential CELTA trainees should consider if they have no knowledge of English grammar.

As a start, before commencing the CELTA, I would recommend that you get accustomed to the 12 tenses or verb conjugations of English. This will help you immensely when undertaking the CELTA and will put you in the position where you shouldn't worry about grammar too extensively.

There are also books that you could consider purchasing before you start your CELTA course. These could include the following:
- "English Grammar in Use": https://amzn.to/393HfoP
- "Grammar for English Language Teachers": https://amzn.to/3omyBse
- "Practical English Usage": https://amzn.to/35cHixD

Once you finish the CELTA and should you wish to learn more about grammar or language, English or not, then the following book is highly recommended:
- "About Language": https://amzn.to/3nhm2wV

Some final tips of advice. If a (CELTA) student asks you a question about English grammar and you are not sure, then don't try to blab your way through. This will work against you. What is recommended is that you be honest and say to the student that you are not sure of the answer but you could get back to them in the next lesson. Another way of dealing with a difficult grammatical question is to cast it back out to students and enquire if any of the students know the answer to this question. You are demonstrating that students could support each other and not rely upon the teacher all the time and you are also showing that you do not always know the answer and are keen to tell students the case.

Other CELTA books for the course:
- "Learning Teaching": https://amzn.to/38hr48v
- "The Practice of English Language Teaching": https://amzn.to/3b8wzYV

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