TKT Essentials is an online course that will introduce you to the basic ideas and methods behind the communicative approach to teaching English. The course material is based on the syllabus of Cambridge ESOL's Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) but even if you are not interested in taking the TKT exam, you will find this course provides a valuable introduction to communicative teaching and upgrades your teaching knowledge. It is delivered completely online via the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Moodle and contains discussion forums, collaborative activities, external links and resources.

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 – 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 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.

To log on and have a look around, click below and use the username and password

http://courses.britishcouncil.org/pub/tkt/

Username: demoparticipant

Password: D3mo

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.

All participants will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course.