For teachers of English with little or no experience, or those who want to develop more confidence or review concepts of ELT, the the TKT course will better equip you to be able to deliver more effective and principled lessons.

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​The course content is organized following the Cambridge TKT modules 1, 2, 3 test:

Module 1: Language & Language Learning and Teaching

• Systems: grammar, pronunciation, lexis and discourse analysis

• Skills: reading, listening, writing and speaking

• Functions

• Learners: their characteristics and styles, their needs and motivation

• Learning strategies

• Types of assessment

• Language Awareness

• L1 vs L2

• Types of activities

• Approaches to language teaching and presentation: CLIL, guided discovery, TPR, PPP, TTT, TBL, the lexical approach, functional approach, structural approach, grammar translation, content-based.

 

Module 2: Lesson Planning and Resources

• Lesson Planning: stages and components, setting aims, anticipated problems, difficulties and solutions, timing, relevance of activities, learners' outcome

• Resources: using course books, authentic and supplementary material, how to grade material 

 

Module 3: The teaching and learning processes​

• Teacher's role

• Classroom management: grouping, giving instructions, board work, time management, TTT vs QTTT, use of L1, seating arrangements, teacher- and student-centeredness, setting up activities, organizing the classroom.

• Classroom language

• Identifying, assessing and correcting mistakes

• Giving feedback