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As part of the YES! project, 20 Cuban teacher trainers are being trained on the TKT Essentials to become the tutors for the rest of the English teachers around the country.
Professors Nick Lidwell and Tom Rickman, both based in British Council Colombia office, have taken the responsability of training these tutors. The course in Cuba will mean also that these 20 tutors will be able to take the test and have an international recognised standard in methodology.
These tutors will cascade all this valuable information to most teachers at their institutions between January and May 2009.
The Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) is a test from Cambridge ESOL about teaching English to speakers of other languages. It aims at increasing teachers' confidence and enhance job prospects by focusing on the core teaching knowledge needed by teachers of primary, secondary or adult learners, anywhere in the world. This flexible and accessible award will help you to understand:
- different methodologies for teaching
- the 'language of teaching'
- the ways in which resources can be used
- the key aspects of lesson planning
- classroom management methods for different needs
After taking TKT, teachers who want to develop their knowledge further can progress to Cambridge ESOL's well established Teaching Awards, such as ICELT and CELTA.
TKT gives teachers a strong fundation in the core areas of teaching knowledge needed in the English language teaching classroom. It is ideal for all teachers, whatever their background and teaching expertise is, and is also suitable for people who would like to teach English but do not yet have a teaching position.
There are no formal entry requirements. However, anyone wishing to take TKT is strongly advised to have at least an intermediate level of English - level B1 of the Council of Europpe's Common European Framework reference for Languages (CEFR).
- Getting most teachers of English trained on TKT
- Language development for teachers of English in primary and secondary education
In developing the objectives of the Regional YES! Project, our office in Cuba is working towards the support of the teaching of English to Young Learners from this year onwards. In order to achieve that we will be working together with The Ministry of Education, Ministry of Higher Education and MINVEC (Ministry of Inward Investment and Co-operation) in different programmes. We will access UK specialist’s expertise in the area of Teaching English to Young Learners, to provide support to the Cuban teachers of English in primary and secondary school sectors. Read our next editions to have more updated information about it.
We will be publicising the development of these 3 year projects regularly.
This British Council site brings together everything busy teachers need for the classroom and the staffroom – lesson plans and worksheets, teaching tips, web links, teaching articles and lots of information about professional development – training, conferences and qualifications. There are interactive and multimedia materials such as teaching videos, blogs, podcasts, discussion forums and polls.
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