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SUNDAY 11 OCTOBER |
| Morning session |
GRAMMAR
Key concepts used to describe parts of speech and grammatical structures, and some of the pedagogical issues in teaching grammar. |
| Afternoon session |
LEXIS
Concepts used in describing aspects of vocabulary and some of the factors which lead to vocabularyerrors by learners. |
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SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER |
| Morning session |
PHONOLOGY
Concepts used in describing different elements of pronunciation, the phonemic script. |
| Afternoon session |
FUNCTIONS
Concepts of language functions and exponents, and formality and appropriacy of functional language. |
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SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER |
| Morning session |
READING
The ‘four skills’ of English, and the key concepts related to reading and its sub skills |
| Afternoon session |
WRITING
Key concepts related to writing and its sub skills |
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SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER |
| Morning session |
LISTENING
Differences between written and spoken language, and the key concepts of listening |
| Afternoon session |
SPEAKING
Key concepts in oral communication, and the balance of accuracy and fluency in speaking practice |
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SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER |
| Morning session |
MOTIVATION
Characteristics of motivated learners, why motivation is important to learning and linking various classroom activities to motivational factors |
| Afternoon session |
EXPOSURE AND FOCUS ON FORM
Importance of a focus on form, analysing language structures and identifying potential learner difficulties, and designing simple concept questions to check understanding |
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SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER |
| Morning session |
THE ROLE OF ERROR
Distinctions between different types of errors, and the issues involved in error correction |
| Afternoon session |
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN L1 AND L2 LEARNING
Differences between L1 and L2 learning in the classroom and out of class learning |
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SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER |
| Morning session |
LEARNER CHARACTERISTICS
Learning styles, vocabulary learning strategies and relating age differences to learning preferences |
| Afternoon session |
LEARNER NEEDS
Your own learning needs and meeting your learners’ needs |
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SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER |
| Morning session |
PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES AND INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES
Differences between warmer and lead-in stages and advantages and disadvantages of different presentation techniques |
| Afternoon session |
PRACTICE ACTIVITIES FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
Language practice activities and identifying which skills different activities practis |
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SUNDAY 6 DECEMBER |
| Morning session |
ASSESSMENT TYPES AND TASKS
Differences between warmer and lead-in stages and advantages and disadvantages of different presentation techniques |
| Afternoon session |
REVISION
Revision of the main vocabulary and concepts of Module 1 |
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SUNDAY 13 DECEMBER |
| Morning session |
MOCK MODULE 1 TEST
Exam practice for the TKT Module One test |
| Afternoon session |
EXAM FEEDBACK (1100– 1230)
Feed back on mock test and test tips |
