Preparing for TKT

For candidates

• Sample test for Module 1

The TKT Course Modules 1, 2 and 3

This official coursebook provides full coverage of the syllabus, along with supplementary resources. It also includes everything you need to prepare for your test.

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For trainers

Training workshops

• Assessment Types and Tasks
• Describing language: Functions
• Describing language: Grammar
• Describing language: Lexis
• Describing language: Phonology
• Describing language skills and subskills
• Differences between L1 and L2 learning
• Exposure to language and focus on form
• Learner needs
• Motivation
• Presentation techniques and introductory activities
• TKT Task Type 1: Introduction to matching tasks
• TKT Task Type 2: Introduction to multiple-choice tasks
• TKT Task Type 3: Introduction to sequencing tasks
• TKT Task Type 4: Introduction to odd-one-out tasks
• The role of error
• Types of activities and tasks for language and skills development

Training Activities

• Assessment task types
• Course design poster
• Find someone who...
• Four skills concept check
• Homophone bingo
• Motivation mind maps
• Learning styles match
• Phoneme fun
• PPP vs TBL
• Subskills snakes and ladders
• What function am I?

For candidates

• Sample test for Module 2

The TKT Course Modules 1, 2 and 3

This official coursebook provides full coverage of the syllabus, along with supplementary resources. It also includes everything you need to prepare for your test.

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For trainers

Training workshops

• Choosing assessment activities
• Common sequences in lessons
• Identifying and selecting lesson aims
• Identifying the different components of a lesson plan
• Selection and use of coursebook materials
• Selection and use of supplementary materials and activities
• Selection and use of teaching aids
• Using reference resources for lesson planning

Training Activities

• Components crossword
• Dictionary explorer
• Lesson plan labelling
• Parallel procedures
• Resource library
• Sketch the aid
• Supplementary materials quiz
• The aims game

For candidates

• Sample test for Module 3

The TKT Course Modules 1, 2 and 3

This official coursebook provides full coverage of the syllabus, along with supplementary resources. It also includes everything you need to prepare for your test.

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For trainers

Training workshops

• Categorising learners’ mistakes
• Giving feedback
• Correcting learners
• Grouping learners
• Functions of teacher language (part 1)
• Functions of learner language (part 1)
• Teacher language: Appropriacy of use
• The roles of the teacher

Training Activities

• Correction strategies
• Correction traffic lights
• Feedback focus
• Group dynamics
• Instructions in sequence
• Is that really appropriate?
• Roles, posters and pockets
• Who says what and why?

For candidates

• Sample test for TKT: CLIL
• TKT: CLIL Glossary

The TKT Course CLIL Module

The TKT Course CLIL Module is ideal for both content and language teachers and covers the four key areas of the TKT: CLIL test.

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For trainers

Training workshops

• TKT: CLIL Glossary
• Part 1: Aims and rationale for CLIL
• Part 1: Cognitive skills across the curriculum
• Part 1: Communication skills across the curriculum
• Part 1: Language across the curriculum
• Part 2: Activity types
• Part 2: Classroom language
• Part 2: Consolidating learning and differentiation
• Part 2: Focus of assessment
• Part 2: Language demands of subject content and accompanying tasks
• Part 2: Planning a lesson or a series of lessons
• Part 2: Materials selection and adaptation
• Part 2: Resources including multi-media and visual organisers
• Part 2: Scaffolding content and language learning
• Part 2: Support strategies
• Part 2: Types of assessment

For candidates

• Sample test for TKT: YL

The TKT Course Young Learners Module

The TKT Course Young Learners Module provides full coverage of the syllabus, with sample test tasks and a complete paper to help teachers prepare.

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For trainers

Training workshops

• Part 1: Developing children’s cognitive and communication strategies through language learning
• Part 1: Children as language learners and developing children’s learning strategies
• Part 2: Lesson plans
• Part 2: Providing support and challenge when selecting and using materials
• Part 2: Using additional resources
• Part 3: Managing young learners in class
• Part 3: Scaffolding children’s understanding and use of language
• Part 3: Using practice activities
• Part 4: Acting on assessment evidence
• Part 4: Focuses of assessing learning
• Part 4: Purposes of assessing learning