Training Courses at Target Language Services, Sao Paulo

Application Form
Please complete the form below carefully and send it to Target Language Services
by email at:
information@targetlanguage.com.br
Preferred course start date:
January 5th.

Personal Details (Please enter your name as it appears in your ID card or

Passport)

Surname: Carvalho Vilela

Name: Aline

Date of Birth: 05/03/1992 (May 3rd)

Nationality: Brazilian

Place of Birth: So Paulo

First Language: Portuguese

Address: Rua Altinpolis, 475 ap.

53 Agua Fria So Paulo, SP.

City/ Country: So Paulo SP /

Brazil

Email: alinevilela3d@hotm ail.com

Phone: (11) 982190727

Sex: female

Present occupation: English

Playworker

General Education (Please list the most recent and relevant first)
Name of School,
College or
University

Subjects and dates

of Qualifications
obtained

Qualifications (Including grades)

Training/Work Experience
Do you have any experience of teaching English as a foreign language?
If yes, please give dates, schools and details of levels, etc.
I work as a Playworker in a kindergarten school called Escola Tarsila do Amaral,
teaching English as foreign language in a playful way for children aged 4 to 5
years old since 2012.
What other work experience do you have?
I have being worked as a translator in a optical laboratory since 2012. In this job,
I used to translate technical manuals and video conferences.
Do you have any other professional training? If Yes, please outline here.
In 2013, I attended a course based on Playworkers theory and the use of Play as
a pedagogical tool at the headquarters of IPA Brazil. In addition, this year, I
attended a teaching training about evaluation of foreign language students at
Escola da Vila. I also attended some lectures on education and the importance of
play.

Other Information
Do you have any health concerns that might be relevant to this
application?
No.
Is there any other information you would like to mention?
No.

How did you hear about the course at Target Language Services?
I was looking for an English Institute that applies this certification on
Cambridge Website.

Referees Please give the names, telephone numbers and email

addresses of two referees who would be prepared to support your
application. Indicate in what context they know you.
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2)

Disclaimer: I declare that, to the best of my knowledge, the personal

information contained in this application form is accurate.

Signature:

Date:

bjarne@targetlanguage.com.br copia pro information@target.com.br

Cambridge CELTA Course Language Awareness Task

Please note that your written English as well as the content of your answers
forms part of our evaluation of your application.
Section 1: Learning and Teaching
Here are some statements about English language learning and teaching. Which
ones do you agree with? Choose the one of statements and discuss your views in
the box below.
1) Grammatical accuracy should be the main focus of English language
lessons.
2) Good actors should be good teachers because they are used to having an
audience.

3) A good learner will expect to be corrected every time they make a mistake.
4) A good teacher will know the answers to any language questions that
occur in a lesson.
I do not agree with any of the above statements. In my opinion, confidence in
conversation should be the main focus of English Language Lessons, because
students can learn grammatical lessons anywhere, but if they are not confident in
their use, they wont be able to communicate.
To be a good teacher, you need a pedagogical luggage and not only ability to deal
public as actors.
In my opinion, what makes a good student is his/her confidence and dedication in
learning the language. Often when the teacher points out several times the
mistakes of students, without raising successes, we discourage the student in
learning the language. While making the teacher a good professional is his
dedication to his/her students, always seeking to improve their knowledge and
teaching techniques.
Section 2: Error Correction
Identify the incorrect sentences and provide an explanation for the error you find
(you should use simple language to explain the error imagine you are explaining
it to a student). Supply the corrected version.
1) Do you know what is the answer?

2) This pasta is very delicious.

3) I could do everything I planned in this lesson.

4) How long do you know him?

5) Thank God! The course is over!

Section 3: Teaching Meaning

How would you explain the difference in meaning between the following pairs of
words to a student? Try to use language in your explanations which you would
expect a learner to understand easily.
1) overweight X fat

2) customer X client

3) fun X funny

4) shopping centre X department store

Section 4: Phonology (stress and sounds)

a) How many syllables are there in each word? Write the number of syllable
next to the words.
b) Underline/highlight the stressed syllable of each word.
Sandwich (2)

Government (3)

Demand (2)

Injure (2)

Balloon (2)

Comfortable (4)

Matchbox (2)

Geological (4)

c) The words leak and need have the same vowel sound (although they are
spelt differently). Find any pairs that share the same vowel sound from the
following list and write them below. Then add another word which has the
same vowel sound. The first has been done for you as an example.
leak
could
need

heard
dawn
heart

bread
put
four

Bin
Laugh
Friend

sill
soup
hot

wash
turn
pool

Pairs of words with the same vowel sound: leak need scene
Dawn four door
Heart laugh what
Could Put Look
Soup Pool Loop
Friend Bread Weapon
Wash Hot Top
Sill Bin - Tear
Heard Turn Search

Section 5: Extended Written Task

Write an essay below explaining why you want to take the CELTA course and why
you are considering a career in English language teaching. Be sure to include
what you expect from the course, and what you feel your greatest strengths and
weaknesses are/will be. (Minimum: 250-300 words)