yeah, it's true INTERNATIONAL HOUSE KRAKOW is no longer running CELTAs - they got disaffiliated from IH WORLD and then, from what i understand - lost their approval to run CAMBRIDGE CELTA courses.
for anyone interested in doing a CELTA in POLAND, I highly recommend the one they now offer at British Council in Krakow - just finished mine :)
apparently its the same team of tutors who used to work for INTERNATIONAL HOUSE in KRAKOW but since the school lost its approval they have set up a new centre with British Council.
by the way, doing CELTA itself is an amazing experience - the one I’ve just done was an excellent course, great tutors, hard work - very intensive yet unforgettable four weeks - will always remember my CELTA in the main square - RYNEK, at BRITISH COUNCIL. no time for sightseeing but looking out onto the old square compensates for it sufficiently during the course :)
BUT I REALLY FEEL I couldn't have done it without the help and support of the tutors - Magda, Basia, Declan and Tommy - they are an awesome team :)
anyway, be prepared to work hard, sleep short hours and dream about your students -
the most amazing thing is that you do get through it, regardless of how intensive or hard it seems at different stages of the course
and once you're through - you almost feel like a different person.
anyway, my CELTA was great - fantastic people - other trainees and the tutors
all in all- worth doing,
from my little research before the course, i found that the course at BRITISH COUNCIL is a bit more expensive than in other centres - WROCLAW or KATOWICE- these two only do course during summer - one or two months only- (but actually quite a bit cheaper than a CELTA in PRAGUE for example). But BC does certainly make up for it with the facilities they have including interactive whiteboards - can you imagine starting your lesson generating interest in the topic by showing an extract from u-tube on a big screen - lots of fun !!! and students love it (and they really get into the lesson - so if you are not so great at grammar - your ENGAGE stage will help you get through the lesson). And what often helped me to get through mine were the ideas and help i got from the tutors as to how to get sts active in discovering the grammar rules by themselves.
have fun - do CELTA and discover how it might change your live - you learn a lot about yourself during those four weeks
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