TKT

This module tests your knowledge of the terms and concepts common in English language teaching. It also focuses on the core knowledge underpinning the learning of English and knowledge of the options and resources you can use in the classroom.

TKT: Module 1 consists of a single paper lasting 80 minutes and containing 80 questions.

This module focuses on the knowledge and skills you need to be able to plan a lesson framework or series of lessons.

Teaching in this context also refers to any assessment required by you to consolidate learning. It also focuses on the resources that are available to guide you in your lesson planning.

TKT: Module 2 consists of a single paper lasting 80 minutes and containing 80 questions.

This module tests your knowledge of what happens in the classroom during language learning, the teacher’s role and the ways in which you can manage and exploit classroom events and interactions.

TKT: Module 3 consists of a single paper lasting 80 minutes and containing 80 questions.

TKT: Practical is an accessible and affordable way for you to get certification of your teaching abilities. It is ideal if you have developed your skills and need formal confirmation of your practical teaching competence.

TKT: Practical includes assessment of:

1. lesson planning

2. classroom management

3. teaching skills

The test consists of the observation of your teaching by a Cambridge ESOL assessor. The assessor can observe either one 40-minute lesson or two 20-minute lessons, of which one can be peer-to-peer teaching.

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.

It consists of a single paper lasting 80 minutes and containing 80 questions.

TKT: Knowledge About Language tests knowledge of the language systems needed by teachers. It also focuses on your awareness of the language needs of learners and the challenges students encounter in learning a second language.

TKT: KAL test consists of a single paper lasting 80 minutes and containing 80 questions.

TKT: Young Learners is a test of the knowledge of the strategies and skills required to teach young learners. It tests the background knowledge related to teaching young learners in the 6–12 age range. It also tests understanding of planning lessons, different teaching strategies and assessing learning. This module consists of a single paper lasting 80 minutes and containing 80 questions.