TEFL Programme< TKT Course

Nobody explains what the TKT exam is about better the University of Cambridge and this is what they say in their website:

 http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/teaching-awards/tkt.html

'An important stepping stone in your career'

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. This flexible and accessible award will help you to understand:

• different methodologies for teaching
• the 'language of teaching'
• the ways in which resources can be used
• the key aspects of lesson planning

After taking TKT, teachers who want to develop their knowledge further can progress to Cambridge ESOL's well-established Teaching Awards, such as ICELT and CELTA.

Who is TKT for?

TKT gives teachers a strong foundation in the core areas of teaching knowledge needed in the English language teaching classroom. It is ideal for all teachers, whatever their background and teaching experience, and is also suitable for people who would like to teach English but do not yet have a teaching position.

There are no formal entry requirements. However, anyone wishing to take TKT is strongly advised to have at least an intermediate level of English — Level B1 of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) — e.g. PET, IELTS band score of 4.

What does TKT involve?

Most teachers are likely to follow a preparation course before taking the test but you can also prepare yourself through your own reading and study, if you prefer.

TKT has three core modules. These can be taken together in one exam session or separately, in any order, over three sessions. Each module consists of a test of 80 objective questions, lasting 80 minutes, which require you to select the correct answer and mark this on a computerised answer sheet.

Module 1 — Language and background to language learning and teaching:

• describing language and language skills
• background to language learning
• background to language teaching

Module 2 — Planning lessons and use of resources for language teaching:

planning and preparing a lesson or sequence of lessons

Module 3 — Managing the teaching and learning process:

teachers' and learners' language in the classroom

TKT uses an indicative glossary of English language teaching terminology that is regularly reviewed and revised to ensure that all modules reflect continuing developments in core area of teaching knowledge.

Three optional modules of TKT are available - these can be added to the three core modules above, or can each be taken completely independently

TKT: Practical - NEW

This award offers teachers the opportunity to gain certification for their practical teaching abilities, and can be taken at any stage in their career.

TKT: Content and Language Integrated Learning

TKT: Content and Language Integrated Learning tests a candidate’s knowledge of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and the practice of planning, teaching and assessing curriculum subjects taught in English.

CLIL describes an evolving approach to teaching and learning where subjects are taught and studied through the medium of a non-native language. In CLIL, learning a curricular subject in a second, third or sometimes fourth language involves best practice from a range of different educational contexts.

TKT: Knowledge About Language

English teachers need to be both linguistically aware and able to understand the difficulties students may encounter in the language learning process. To help meet this need, TKT: Knowledge About Language tests a candidate’s knowledge of the language systems needed by teachers for planning and teaching their lessons.

TKT: Young Learners - NEW 

This module tests knowledge of concepts related to young learner learning and development, knowledge about palnning young learner lessons and knowledge of teaching strategies, practice activities and resources used to support and challenge learning. Informal assessment of young learner's work is also an area of knowledge that is tested

Recognition

TKT is rapidly gaining recognition and it will grow fast in the near future for various reasons, among them it is perfectly suitable for both native and non-native which is an advantage locally and another key aspect is that provides the tools to teach all ages and in schools not only in language schools. For further information about recognition click here

Our TKT Courses

In Oviedo TEFL Centre, we offer a variety of courses and modules in the area of Teaching English as a Foreign Language and we also offer a specific TKT oriented course. This course consists of 40 hour-components to prepare each of the TKT modules. Each module can be done independently or combined with others depending on your study availability. At the end of each module you can take the international exam or wait until you finish the complete series and take them altogether.

These are blended modules, which menas that 20 hours are face to face and the other 20 are delivered in a moodle platform. This allows for much more flexibility at the time you learn by doing as you will be experiencing the latest in teaching trends.