The Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT)

The Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) is a test from Cambridge ESOL designed to help you prove how much you know about teaching English as a second language.

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What are the parts of the TKT?

The three core tests of the TKT are;

Module 1
This multiple-choice test assesses your knowledge of language and how language is taught and learned.

Module 2
This multiple-choice test assesses how much you know about planning lessons and using resources for langauge teaching.

Module 3
This multiple-choice test checks how much you know about managing teaching and learning.

Who is the test for?

TKT gives inexperienced teachers a strong foundation in the core areas of English language teaching. It allows more experienced teachers to prove how much they know about teaching English as a second language.

Having taken the TKT, less experienced teachers may go on to take the CELTA, during which they can gain practical experience of English teaching.

The TKT is designed for both native and non-native speakers of English, although we recommend that non-natives should have an IELTS/USEPT level of 6.0 in order to take the various TKT tests.

The TKT Preparatory Course at the ELTC

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The English Language Teaching Centre offers a part-time preparatory course leading up to the three core TKT exams.

Course Dates and Times - 2012
The course will run on Saturdays from 10:00am to 4:00pm (with one hour for lunch). The course dates are;

Saturday February 18th
Saturday February 25th
Saturday March 3rd
Saturday March 10th
Saturday March 17th
Saturday March 24th
Saturday March 31st
Saturday April 28th
Saturday May 5th
Saturday May 12th(on this day you will take the TKT examinations for Modules 1, 2 and 3)

Course Fees
The total cost of the course is £570. This includes;

- 45 hours of classes in preparation for TKT Modules 1, 2 and 3
- the exam fees charged by Cambridge ESOL for TKT Modules 1, 2 and 3.
- a copy of; Spratt, Pulverness & Williams (2005) The TKT Course, CUP

To apply for the course, please download and complete an expression of interest using the links at the top of this page.

For further information, please contact tefl@sheffield.ac.uk

Congratulations!

Congratulations to all our previous TKT candidates.

Our TKT candidates from previous courses have done very well on all three modules with the vast majority of candidates scoring Band 3 and Band 4.

Well done!