The TEACHING KNOWLEDGE TEST (TKT) is an examination that shows essential understanding of different areas of specialisation in the English teaching field. As another high quality product from cambridge University, it has widespread international recognition and is ideal for all teachers, whatever their background and teaching experience.

TKT is ideal for all teachers, whatever your background and teaching experience, and is also suitable for people who would like to teach English but do not yet have a teaching position. It may be taken by:

• trainee teachers who are getting reading to teach English for the first time or who have recently begun in the profession
• teachers who wish to refresh their teaching knowledge
• teachers who are moving to teaching English after teaching another subject

TKT has three core modules. These modules can all be taken together at the same time, or separately, in any order, over a period of time. For each module there is a test of 80 questions which lasts 80 minutes.

Module 1 — Language and background to language learning and teaching:

• describing language and language skills
• background to language learning
• background to language teaching

Module 2 — Planning lessons and use of resources for language teaching:

• planning and preparing a lesson or sequence of lessons
• selection and use of resources and materials.

Module 3 — Managing the teaching and learning process:

• teachers' and learners' language in the classroom
• classroom management.

For further information about the exam please contact us at information@britishcouncil.org.ve

From 14 April 2012 to 21 July 2012.

If you are a Venezuelan teacher of English or you are in the last years of your career in modern languages, then this is for you!

Your level of English must be at least B2 (Common European Framework), or level, 7 or 8 of the British Council.

The sessions will focus on methodology, classroom skills and techniques, language analysis and awareness and the knowledge needed by teachers. You will be set reading assignments and other tasks to complete outside of class.

The TKT Essentials course is designed to:

• prepare trainees to take the TKT exam
• enable trainees to better develop their learners’ language skills
• enable trainees to produce lessons which are well-planned, logically staged and carefully timed
• raise trainees’ awareness of features of the English language through language analysis
• improve trainees’ classroom skills and techniques
• develop trainees’ knowledge of concepts related to language, language use and the background to and practice of language teaching and learning
• encourage trainees in their professional development through observation and reflection

The course would have two basic components:

1. Preparation for the three modules of the TKT exam:

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

2. Teaching development:

• Situational and text based presentations of grammar
• Teaching listening, reading, writing and speaking skills
• Teaching vocabulary
• Integrating skills
• CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning)

Participants will be continuously assessed throughout the course on assignments and micro teaching. At the end of the course all participants will receive an attendance certificate for attending 80% or more of the course.

At the end of the course you will have the options of taking one, two or three components of the Cambridge ESOL TKT test.

The TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test) is administered by Cambridge University in the United Kingdom and it is aimed at those who teach English as a second language but do not have a formal certificate to do so. The test’s aim is to assess your knowledge to cover the principles of communicative language teaching. TKT has three core modules. These can be taken together in one exam session or separately, in any order, over three sessions.

For more information about the next TKT exam please send an e-mail to information@britishcouncil.org.ve with all your details.

• Face-to-face version → Full fee: Bs 2250
• Online → Bs 1800

All these prices include VAT.

The cost of the TKT examination is not included.

Once you have been accepted for the course, you can register and pay the course fee.
Deadline for payments: Saturday 7 April 2012.

You can pay by cash, credit or debit card, bank deposit or bank transfer.

Please send us your CV to information@britishcouncil.org.ve and we will contact you to give you further details.

The Universidad Metropolitana in Valencia in alliance with the British Council is offering the TKT Essentials course.

Next course dates:  5 May to 30 June 2012. The sessions are every Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Registration:  17 to 30 April 2012.

Contact information:

Universidad Metropolitana – Sede Valencia
Urb. Valles de Camoruco.  Cuatro Avenidas.
CC. Reda Building.  Torre A. Piso 4. Valencia
Telephone:  0241 – 825 48 69 / 825 77 70
E-mail:  unimet@seveca.net
Web:  www.seveca.net