CELTA VLOG – Day 1 Recap is here

19 aug 2025

Let’s dive straight into the recap of Day 1 of the CELTA course at IH Budapest! The first full day of training brought plenty of excitement, new experiences, and a healthy dose of nerves for our trainees.

What Day 1 looked like

✔️ Language analysis input – exploring how English works and how to break it down for learners.
✔️ Lesson planning (ALP) – the very first steps in preparing a lesson, with guidance from the trainers.
✔️ Teaching practice – yes, right from the start! Trainees taught real students for the very first time.
✔️ Reflections and feedback – sharing what worked, what was challenging, and what can be improved next time.

The atmosphere of the day was electric: trainees jumped into new tasks with courage, supporting each other while getting a first taste of what CELTA teaching is really like. Excitement and nerves went hand in hand, but by the end of the day, everyone had taken their very first step as an English teacher.

Coming up next

Each day of CELTA builds on the last – more practice, more techniques, more growth. Keep following along in this vlog/blog series as we track the journey week by week.

👉 Haven’t seen the video yet? Watch the Day 1 vlog and experience the day even more!

https://youtube.com/shorts/E83WYVTk90c?feature=share

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