The CELTA Course. Trainer's Manual. Lev. C1-C2 Cambridge

CELTA è la certificazione Cambridge riconosciuta in tutto il mondo come preparazione completa e requisito minimo per accedere a una posizione di docente di lingua inglese allestero. Ledizione aggiornata riflette i recenti cambiamenti nel programma del corso ed è ideale per laureati che desiderano una qualifica capace di offrire una solida base nei fondamenti della pratica dellinsegnamento.

This indispensable textbook and guide provides the underpinning knowledge to support all teaching assistants working towards Level 3 of the National Occupational Standards.

This new edition incorporates and responds to all new materials and initiatives required to meet the revised and expanded 2007 standards. Taking into account current initiatives including Workforce Remodelling and the Every Child Matters agenda, the book can be used to support NVQs or other teaching assistant awards at Level 3, or simply to supplement good practice.

The Essential Guide for Experienced Teaching Assistants

actively engages the reader in activities, developing reflective practice while giving the theoretical background to school-based work;

gives insight and information about pupils' individual needs;

helps teaching assistants develop curriculum-based skills to enable more effective pupil, teacher and classroom support;

emphasises that teaching assistants are team members, supporting the school and being supported by the school;

enables teaching assistants to operate more independently, using their knowledge and initiative.

Contributions from specialist advisers ensure that the ideas and techniques are up to date, relevant and the best practice. All phases of education are covered, from the early years to later secondary years, and references are made to sources of further information throughout the book.

The Essential Guide for Experienced Teaching Assistants is invaluable in supporting both study and everyday practice. It will also be useful to training providers, teachers and school managers supporting teaching assistants in their professional development.

'Mental Health Practice: a guide to compassionate care' examines the relationship between mental health professionals and people using services during the recovery process. The disabling distress experienced by many people with mental health problems is viewed from a holistic, person-centred perspective with the road to recovery being seen as the result of true collaboration between professionals and service users.

• The first in-depth exploration of the intentional use of self in mental health care and its significance in the recovery journey, extensively updated
• New content on action research, eco-psychology and organisational culture
• Story boxes illustrating key themes in compassionate care
• Self-enquiry boxes engaging readers in reflective practice
• A primer on humanistic psychology and its relevance to mental health care

Daly ('a former federal executive agency head and Presidential Commission member') and Watkins (INSEAD, the international graduate business school) draw on the research and conclusions found in an earlier book by Watkins, The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels, in order to give advice to those about to transition into new leadership roles in government. Their advice is underpinned by consideration of nine key transition challenges: clarify expectations, match strategy to situation, accelerate your learning, secure early wins, build the team, create alliances, achieve strategic-structural alignment, avoid predictable surprises, and manage yourself. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)