JAN-2022 BATCH-3 PRIMARY CELT FOR MEMBER STATES

The Regional Institute of English South India (riesielt.org) is a premier institute in India established in the year 1963 for the cause of English Language education. The Institute caters to the English language needs of its member states namely Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Puducherry. The short and long-term in-service training programmes offered by the Institute to the teachers of English develop their professional skills and subject competences and also create an awareness of the issues and trends in the field in terms of curricular reforms, syllabus requirements, teaching-learning resources, integration of learning technologies, reforms in testing and evaluation, etc. 

This year, we propose to conduct online courses for the professional development of teachers in member states. One such programme proposed is the 30-day Certificate in English Language Teaching (CELT).

The main objectives of the 30-day online CELT programme are as follows:

· engaging the participants in reflective practices so as to help them evaluate / improve their own classroom teaching.

· providing a vibrant platform to the participants to update their knowledge and skills in English language as well as to practice and sharpen their English language skills

· offering opportunities to the participants to acquire professional skills including those in educational technology that can be employed for classroom teaching, review, enrich and produce teaching-learning materials for the preparation and implementation of effective assessment tools and procedures.

· developing a passion for reading and to enthuse them to hone their own writing including creative writing.

· providing hands on experience in designing and planning interesting, effective and innovative ways of teaching in which learners can be  engaged in a variety of activities that result in accelerated learning of English language

· creating an awareness in the understanding of teacher-learner roles and to gain an insight into the relationship between the teacher, the learner, the school and the community with all the professional and ethical implications.

· making the teacher participants realize the need to develop and the process is lifelong

· sharing online resources and technological tools available that will equip teachers with the necessary skills required to teach English in synchronous and asynchronous modes

· developing above all, the ability to communicate well for effective classroom interaction and content transaction