(“Knowledge” picture from Scott Meyer’s Basic Instructions comic strip)
So the mind-blowing month of CELTA is officially over, and it was totally worth it. It was stressful and intense, and I learned so much I think my head may yet come apart at the seams, but it was awesome. Sometime after we get back from Europe this summer, I’ll start looking for part-time work around here so that I can put it into practice, but in the meantime, it’s just going to sit in there and stew, and that’s quite alright.
Meanwhile, I’d just like to congratulate everyone in my CELTA class (CELT-ites?) for surviving!
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To Aram, Jon, Jedidiah, Joe, Nick and Richard: it was a pleasure working with you all, and I fully intend to be extremely jealous as you traipse off to the far-flung corners of the world! Thanks for being so collegial and for making the course a great deal of fun.
To our wonderful trainers, Giles and Betty: thanks so much for your candor and sense of humor, and most of all for sharing your expertise with us. It was well worth the pain!
And to anyone who’s thinking of doing the CELTA here in Denver, I highly recommend it. It’s a lot of work and not for the faint-of-heart, but as far as professional development goes, it’s a great experience.
Professional computer geek and linguist living in Germany, doing infosec stuff and being the freakiest mother ever.
Hi,
I live in Denver and am thinking of doing CELTA training. Can you tell me where you did yours?
Hi Kathleen – I did my CELTA training at Bridge-Linguatec over on Colorado. The trainers were really fantastic, and I really can’t say enough about how good my experience there was. Feel free to e-mail me privately if you have any questions!