British Council. Teaching English. TKT Essentials. Module 2

Trainer's Guide. British Council. 112 pages. Photocopiable activities for seminars.This course has been designed to provide teachers with an introduction to the basic theory associated with a communicative approach to English language teaching. The course structure and content is based on the syllabus of the Cambridge ESOL Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT). If you are not familiar with TKT, you can find comprehensive information about the exam as well as sample tests, recourses and a TKT glossary on the Cambridge ESOL website at http://www.cambridgeesol.org/TKT/.While the course can be used to prepare participants to take the TKT exam, it does not, at this time, contain practice materials for TKT. Anecdotal evidence suggests many teachers who find this type of course useful do not go on to take the test. With this in mind, the focus of the course is on providing teachers with an introduction to methodology rather than practice for the TKT exam.The course has been written to accomodate as wide an audience as possible. The following groups of English teachers are anticipated:- teachers who are preparing to take the TKT test - either because they feel a UK accredited test improves their prospects of promotion or because it has been recognised and credited by their Education Department.- experienced teachers who want to refresh/update their knowledge on the theory of communicative language teaching (CLT).- experienced teachers who are not familiar with CLT and would like to gain an understanding of its principles and practice.- inexperienced teachers or teachers in pre-service training who wish to recieve a basic grounding in CLT theory in preparation for teaching practice.