TKT

Next TKT session (module 3) - 28 January 2011

Please register by 14 January 2011

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Exam cost: € 50

What is TKT?

The Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) is a test from Cambridge ESOL about teaching English to speakers of other languages. It aims to increase teachers' confidence and enhance job prospects by focusing on the core teaching knowledge needed by teachers of primary, secondary or adult learners, anywhere in the world.

Click here for further information (Cambridge ESOL website).

The TKT is divided in three modules. It is possible to follow a course to prepare for each TKT module

Courses for TKT preparation

TKT courses last 10 weeks with 2 hours once a week on Wednesday. Each course leads to thorough understanding of each TKT module.

Exams will take place in Palermo. The course will be conducted in English and is aimed at ‘scuola media’ and ‘scuola superiore’ teachers of at least B1 level of English already working in, or contemplating a career in ELT.

Each session will be led by an experienced teacher trainer and will cover the basic concepts and terminology needed to teach English and to take the TKT test, a paper-based multiple choice exam lasting 80 minutes. The actual test will take place within a short time after the end of the course.

Courses coming up

TBA - MODULE 3 Course

Among the areas covered in Module 3 there are:

the functions commonly used by the teacher in the classroom
identifying the functions of language used by learners in the classroom
categorising learners’ mistakes
the roles of the teacher
grouping learners
correcting learners
giving feedback

Although there is no observed teaching practice component, the course will be of a very practical nature, illustrated with examples from current course materials, and participants will be regularly encouraged to reflect on their own teaching and try out techniques for themselves in the contexts they currently work in.

The course costs €255. This does not include the cost of the TKT exam (€50).

Students will also be supplied with the course book and a password for IhCampus:

The TKT course book - 978 0 521 60992 0 (Cambridge University Press)