Audience

TeachingEnglish – TKT Essentials can potentially be used with a variety of teacher audiences, for example:

• teachers who are preparing to take the TKT test because they feel a UK-accredited test improves their prospects of promotion
• experienced teachers who want to refresh/update their knowledge of teaching theory in the communicative method
• experienced teachers who are not familiar with the communicative methodology and would like to understand its principles and practice
• inexperienced teachers or teachers in pre-service training who wish to receive a basic grounding in teaching theory in preparation for teaching practice.

Course Overview

The online course has three modules divided into 33 units between 90 and 180 minutes. Module 1 and Modules 2 and 3 are taken as two separate courses:

• Module 1 – language and background to language learning and teaching
• Module 2 – lesson planning and use of resources for language teaching  
• Module 3 – managing the teaching and learning process

Approach and methodology

• Like all the British Council online courses, interaction is asynchronous, i.e. conducted over a period of time via email and discussion forums allowing for flexible learning.
• The course length is around 10 weeks online.
• Participants are assessed at the end of each module. These assignments form a portfolio on which the participants are given a final assessment of Excellent/ Successful/ Unsuccessful.
• Participants with Excellent/Successful marks will receive a certificate from the British Council up to a month after the end of the course.
• Course participants will need to have a computer with a reliable internet connection and up to 60 minutes each day including weekends in order to take part in this course and be successful.
• Participants are expected to have a minimum Council of Europe Framework (CEF) B1 level of English proficiency (IELTS 4.0).

The training fee of 100 leva is non-refundable. To book a place at the course, please send the Teachers’ Online Enrolment Form to teacher.training@britishcouncil.bg by 20 January 2013.

We also offer optional face to face one day workshop towards the end of the course conducted by British Council teacher to discuss the issues in more depth. It will cost an additional 50 leva payable in advance. The workshop will be held in Sofia.

The course will start on 13 February 2013.