Grammar for Language Teachers

If you’re preparing for CELTA and you don't know what a past participle is or you've thought:

'I know this is right… but I’m not sure I could explain why properly'

            you’re in exactly the right place.

Learn grammar terminology so you can reduce the stress and ACE your CELTA, be confident in the classroom and be the teacher your learners deserve.

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This course is for you if…

  • You're preparing for CELTA
  • You want to feel confident about teaching grammar and take the headache out of it 
  • You want to do your best on your CELTA course (higher grades demand good knowledge of language)
Widely recommended by CELTA tutors!

Let's be honest about grammar ...

Most people were never taught grammar (especially if English is your first language)

So what happens?

  • You understand grammar intuitively… until you have to explain it

  • You can spot errors… but can’t always explain why they’re wrong

  • You worry your explanations are confusing — or worse, inaccurate

  • You feel like everyone else understands grammar better than you

..but here's the important part

This is not a 'you' problem- it's a training gap

...and it's fixable!

What you'll learn

by the end of the course, you'll...

Feel confident about grammar

  • Stop worrying that everyone on your CELTA course will know more than you 
  • Understand all parts of speech and verb tenses
  • Plan your lessons more easily and quickly

Explain clearly,and simply 

Break grammar down into meaning, form and use (essential on CELTA)
Give explanations that don’t make learners’ eyes glaze over

Answer learners' questions 

Anticipate common learner problems
Feel calm, not panicky, when grammar questions come up in class

How the course works

Simple, flexible, classroom focused

  • Short, focused video lessons covering all parts of speech and verb tenses- active and passive
  • Clear explanations with classroom ready examples
  • Exactly the right depth of information for CELTA
  • Convenient- watch where and when you want to
  • Watch at your own pace, revisit when you need to

This is a course you’ll come back to again and again not just when you're preparing for CELTA but when you're teaching in the first year or so too - especially before lessons where grammar feels a bit… spicy.

Why ELT-Training?

You’ll be learning with Jo Gakonga, PhD

I’m Jo, and I've been an English language teacher since 1989 and a CELTA tutor for over 25 years. I'm also a CELTA Assessor and one of only 12 Joint Chief Assessors for Cambridge worldwide.

I’ve trained thousands of teachers at CELTA level and on MA TESOL courses and I’ve seen the same thing over and over again:

CELTA trainees being stressed and not being able to help their learners as well as they want to because they don't know the terminology for the language they speak fluently and don't understand the patterns in a conscious way.

This means they can't anticipate what's going to be difficult and they can't explain clearly and simply. 

This course exists to change all of that - and to help you to find grammar as fascinating and enjoyable as I do!


Jo Gakonga, PhD

CELTA Tutor, Assessor and Joint Chief Assessor
25+ years' experience training on CELTA courses

This course has helped THOUSANDS of teachers like you get their heads around grammar and it's recommended by CELTA centres all over the world.

NEW addition to the course

'Gerard the Grammar Guru' 
Specialist AI Bot

Ask questions, get more practice- always here to help!

Want to really ACE your CELTA?

This course is included in the Complete CELTA Prep Package

Also includes help with lesson planning, concept checking and language analysis.

See what other teachers have to say!

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THE COURSE

It is a wonderful course...

I came across one of your videos on YouTube and I fell in love with the way you explain the English language... you are a wonderful teacher. Yesterday, I did the CELTA interview and I got a place to do the course sometime this year. I decided to take your grammar course in order to refresh some of my knowledge, it is a wonderful course and the interface you use online is wonderful. I’m so glad I found you.

DIEGO, CELTA CANDIDATE

WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THE COURSE

You do such a great job of explaining things..

One of my tutors referred us to your website. Once I watched a few of your videos, I was hooked. You do such a great job at explaining things in a simple way.

arnO, CELTA CANDIDATE

WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THE COURSE

Well worth every penny...

Once again thank you for your wonderful courses. I can tell you that every penny I spent on it was well worth it.

anna, CELTA CANDIDATE

WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THE COURSE

More helpful for daily teaching than an MA...

I finished the grammar course this morning and needed to tell you how useful it's already been and will continue to be for me. I just finished a distance MA in TESOL and felt that your course was genuinely more helpful for my daily teaching, confidence and knowledge (it was 200 times cheaper). too!) 

Jack, ma tesol CANDIDATE

WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THE COURSE

I got into CELTA!

I should say a big thank you; I got onto the CELTA course! Knowing the proper words for the present perfect and present continuous and being able to talk a little about phrasal verbs in the interview was really helpful, I think that swung it for me... 

sami, CELTA CANDIDATE

WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THE COURSE

Can study, review and learn at any time...

I love receiving your weekly emails with such insightful information. Some years ago, I bought a course from you. What I love is the idea that I can study, review, and learn at any time.

roxana, english teacher

WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THE COURSE

They had no idea I was worried about grammar...

Thank you for all that you do, and I especially appreciate your Grammar for English Language Teachers course. It was recommended by my CELTA tutor, Rosie Elsman Contreras, at International House Mexico. As I had never studied English grammar as an adult, only as a child in the early 1980s, nor had I ever taught a single class before in my life, the grade and my peers' compliments were very uplifting and encouraging. They had no idea I was even worried about my grammar knowledge before the course.

EVAN, celta graduate

WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THE COURSE

I passed with flying colours...

  I just wanted to send you a huge thank you for all the amazing videos and resources you’ve created on ELT-Training. I followed your advice and made myself a favor—prepared for my CELTA course using all the resources available on your channel and website. I’m over the moon to say that I passed with flying colors! I genuinely don’t think I could have done it without your help.

nadia, celta graduate

Frequently asked questions

Is there a time limit on access to the course?

No time limit!  You have lifetime access to the course - it's not a subscription, so you can dip in and out whenever you like.

Can I get my money back if I change my mind?

Yes! I offer a 7-day no quibble money back guarantee on all my courses. If this isn't what you hoped for, just email me and I'll send you a full refund.

Can I ask questions?

Yes again! As with all of my courses, I'm there for you and am always happy to help.
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