About ELT-Training

ELT-Training

Meet Jo Gakonga

Hi- I'm Jo Gakonga, the founder of ELT-Training.com. If you are feeling overwhelmed by the notoriously intensive CELTA experience, you're in the right place! I'm a CELTA Tutor with over 20 years experience (I'm also a CELTA assessor and one of a dozen Joint Chief Assessors for CELTA) and I understand the challenges of learning to teach English. 

On the site, there are materials to help whether you're:
  • preparing for CELTA
  • already in the classroomamd ;ooking for some inspiration and devleopment
  • thinking about making video for education

    Want to know more about me and ELT-Training? Here's a short video overview!
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Frequently Asked Questions

1. Why did you start ELT-Training.com?

I started ELT-Training in 2011 in response to a problem. When running CELTA courses I frequently interviewed candidates who had great potential as teachers, but whose knowledge of grammar wasn't strong enough to allow me to give them a place on the course. I wanted to help these people and so I researched the best way to do this as my MA dissertation research and 'Grammar for Language Teachers' was born!

Since then, I've designed and created lots of other courses to fulfil needs I could see for trainees and teachers and the site has grown! Take a look around at what I can offer you.

2. Aren't there lots of books about this already?

There are lots of great grammar and methodology books out there, and you can learn it this way, but sometimes it's hard to know where to start. The feedback I get from people is that they enjoy my friendly, accessible video-based approach and my courses offer a solid foundation at whatever stage of teaching you're at.

3. Are your courses useful?

Obviously, I think so, but the proof is also in the people who have done my courses. Thousands of CELTA trainees and teachers have done my courses and I get very positive feedback. You can see some of their comments on the Reviews page and individual course pages. Perhaps more importantly, a lot of people find me because the trainers at their CELTA centre have recommended my site.

4. Can I ask you other questions?

Of course! just email me at jo.gakonga@elt-training.com

About ELT-Training

Online support before, during and after CELTA

for CELTA

Courses and resources to help you apply, prepare for and pass CELTA to your best potential

for teachers

Courses and resources to help you develop professionally and take your teaching to the next level!

video-based learning

Courses broken down into friendly, easy-to-understand, video-based chunks that you can go back to again and again

a mix of free ...

There is a load of free course material including videos, interactive quizzes, downloadable templates and examples

... and paid material

Paid courses come with lifetime access, certification and a one-week, no quibble, money back guarantee

... and more

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