CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING ENGLISH

Center for English Language Studies
66 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10011
Tel: 212 229 5372
Email: elsc@newschool.edu

Full Name:*

First NameLast Name

Address:

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip CodeCountry

Primary Phone:

Area CodePhone Number

Personal Email (required):*

example@example.com

New School Email (optional) :

example@newschool.edu

Birth Date:

(MM/DD/YY)

Do any of the following apply to you?*

I am a current New School degree studentI am a New School employee (staff or faculty)I am the spouse, dependant or domestic partner of a New School employeeNone of the above apply to me

EDUCATION AND FORMAL TRAINING

List the colleges and universities that you have attended.*

WORK EXPERIENCE

List your relevant work experience. You may also include relevant volunteer work.Configurable list*

Write a 300-word essay describing your interest in teaching English.* Note: your essay will be evaluated for organization, clarity, and sentence structure as well as content.*

Is there anything else you'd like us to know about you?

Please let us know how you heard about CTE

Thank you for your interest in the program.

LANGUAGE 1: PART OF A SENTENCE

Directions: Pick out the subject (s), verb (v), and object (o) in each of the following sentences and write the word or phrase in the box. Be aware that some sentences may not have objects. If a sentence does not have an object, leave the box blank. If a sentence does not have an object, write ‘no object’.

Example: Anna taught English in Mexico for 2 years.

s: Anna
v: taught
o: English

1. She liked it a lot.*

2. She loved learning the Spanish language.*

3. Anna speaks fluently now.*

LANGUAGE 2: ERROR CORRECTION

Directions: Rewrite each sentence in the box below correcting language mistakes. Leave blank if the original sentence is correct. If the sentence is correct, write ‘sentence is correct’.

Example: I never say nothing bad about my boss.
Rewritten: I never say anything bad about my boss.

1. If I would have known that she was in the hospital, I would have sent flowers.*

2. I look forward to see him.*

3. The secret is between you and me.*

4. He don’t understand the directions.*

5. There are fewer calories in frozen yogurt than in ice cream.*

6. This test is more easier than I thought.*

7. You should of read the instructions more carefully.*

8. My mother gave me some good advices about dating.*

LANGUAGE 3: IS IT A SENTENCE?

Directions: If a group of words is not a sentence, rewrite them as a sentence in the box below. If necessary add additional words. If a group of words is a sentence, write nothing. If a group of words is a sentence, write ‘sentence is correct’.

Example: Although he needed the money. He didn’t accept the job offer.
Rewritten: Although he needed the money, he didn’t accept the job offer.

1. I tried to reach you, but I couldn’t because you were out of town.*

2. He likes strong coffee in the morning it wakes him up.*

3. She was late. Because she was stuck in traffic on the George Washington Bridge.*

LANGUAGE 4: PARTS OF SPEECH

Directions: Identify the part of speech of each of the underlined words as it is used in the text below. Write either noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, preposition, or article in the box next to each word.

1. I like the courses at The New School, and I like its location. I have taken film and cooking courses, and now I’m taking Italian to get ready for a trip to Italy in the spring.*

2. I commute from New Jersey. The PATH train stops at 9th Street and 6th Avenue, so it’s convenient for me to get here. I like to get to the city early so that I can leisurely walk around the neighborhood.*

3. I’ve learned a lot, and I’ve met some interesting people at The New School.*