British Council Russia conducts a 72-hour TKT Essentials (Module 1, 2, 3) teacher training face-to-face Course in cooperation with Moscow Institute for Open Education and 32.5 -hour TKT Essentials (Module 1) teacher training online Course from October-December 2012
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Please send your applications to english@britishcouncil.ru.
Teachers from all over Russia are invited to apply for an on-line course that will cover same topics as a face to face course but will be delivered 100% on-line in the virtual learning environment Moodle.
There are 3 sample units available to experience TKT Essentials online. (You need to be logged into TeachingEnglish web site to access this content and you will be asked to enter your password again.)
Our team of training professionals consists of practicing Russian English language teachers and teacher trainers who have an extensive range of experience in delivering high quality training in teacher education in different environments, including universities, teacher training institutions and language schools. As preparation for delivering TKT Essentials our trainers passed through the British Council’s Trainer Development Course run by UK specialists and developed their professional training skills with the focus on delivery of the modern ELT methodology and approaches on which TKT Essentials Course is based.
The full online course covers three core areas divided into a total of 33 units varying in length between 90 and 180 minutes.
1.Module 1. Language and background to language teaching/learning (18 units);
2.Module 2. Lesson planning/ and use of resources for language teaching (8 units);
3.Module 3. Managing the teaching and learning process (7 units).
It is delivered in two independent parts: part 1 - Module 1, Part 2 - Modules 2,3.
The materials for the TKTE course have been designed by the British Council team of authors to provide teachers with an introduction to the basic theory associated with a communicative approach to English language teaching. The course structure and its content are based on the syllabus of the Cambridge ESOL Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) * which is quoted as ‘is an important stepping stone’ in teacher’s career’.
•proactively explore communicative approaches to teaching various language skills,
•define factors which influence on students learning and developments (goals, expectations, needs, learning styles, the implications for motivation ).
•be equipped with different tools for classroom management, lesson planning, group and pair work;
•explore various types of assessment, approaches to selection of teaching resources and materials;
•learn about the impact of constructive and negative feedback on learning, ways of supporting trainees, giving feedback and doing reflective activities, etc.
•Face-to-face course will be conducted once a week in the office of the British Council Moscow October-December 2012.
•Online course will be conducted in VLE Moodle October-December, 2012.
Who can apply
•experienced teachers who want to refresh/update their knowledge of the theory of communicative language teaching or would like to gain an understanding of its principles and practice;
•beginning teachers or teachers in pre-service training who wish to receive a basic grounding in communicative language teaching theory in preparation for teaching practice;
•teachers who are preparing to take the TKT test **
•Current teaching and/or teacher training experience or pre-service training,
•Sufficient standard of English proficiency: Council of Europe Framework B1 level,
•Interest in the theory and practice of communicative language teaching,
•Need and relevance of the course to personal and institutional development,
•Motivation and commitment
•Ability to disseminate the results of the course practice for TKT. The focus is on providing teachers with an introduction to methodology rather then practice for the TKT exam.
Participants who have attended at least 80% of the course and submitted all assignments will be awarded certificates of BC at the end of the course.
Deadline for sending applications for face-to-face course- 09 September 2012.
Deadline for sending applications for online course 14 September 2012
Please send your applications to english@britishcouncil.ru.
Contact Elena Borovikova, Projects and Partnerships manager, British Council, Moscow
Tel. (495) 287 1823, e-mail: lena.borovikova@britishcouncil.ru
* If you are not familiar with TKT you can find information about the exam as well as sample tests, resources and TKT glossary on the Cambridge ESOL website.
** While the course can be used to prepare for taking the TKT exam, it does not, at the same time, include specific exam practice for TKT. The focus is on providing teachers with an introduction to methodology rather then practice for the TKT exam.
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