TKT handbook for teachers.pdf

Preface

This handbook is intended for course providers who are, or intend to become, involved in preparing

candidates for the Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT).

For further information on any of the Cambridge ESOL examinations and teaching awards, please

contact:

Cambridge ESOL Information, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU, United Kingdom

Tel: +44 1223 553997, Fax: +44 1223 460278, email: ESOLhelpdesk@CambridgeESOL.org,

www.CambridgeESOL.org

Contents

2 Introduction

4 An overview of TKT

4 Content of TKT

5 Module 1: General description and syllabus

Language and background

to language learning and

teaching

8 Sample test

16 Module 2: General description and syllabus

Lesson planning and use of

resources for language

teaching

18 Sample test

25 Module 3: General description and syllabus

27 Sample test

Managing the teaching and

learning process

34 TKT test administration

34 Grading and results

34 Special Circumstances

35 The production of TKT

35 Support for TKT candidates and course providers

36 Common questions and answers

36 TKT wordlist

42 Module 1 answer key

42 Module 2 answer key

43 Module 3 answer key

44 Sample OMR answer sheet

45 Band descriptors

Teaching Knowledge Test | contents

Introduction

TKT can be taken at any stage in a teacher’s career. It is

suitable for pre-service or practising teachers and forms part

of a framework of teaching awards and tests for teachers

offered by Cambridge ESOL.

? Introduction to Cambridge ESOL

The Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) is designed and produced

by University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge

ESOL), a department of the University of Cambridge and part

of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,

which has provided examinations in English for speakers of

other languages since 1913. Cambridge ESOL offers an

extensive range of examinations, certificates and diplomas for

learners and teachers of English, taken by over 2 million

people a year, in more than 130 countries.

Cambridge ESOL’s tests for teachers include:

The Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT)

TKT: Knowledge about Language (KAL)

TKT: Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

Cambridge ESOL’s practical, course-based qualifications for

teachers include:

? Introduction to TKT – a test of professional

knowledge for English language teachers

CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to

Adults)

TKT tests knowledge about the teaching of English to speakers

of other languages. This knowledge includes concepts related

to language, language use and the background to and practice

of language teaching and learning and is assessed by means of

objective format tests, which are simple to administer and to

take.

CELTYL (Certificate in English Language Teaching to

Young Learners)

ICELT (In-service Certificate in English Language

Teaching)

Cambridge ESOL also offers the Delta Modules, which cover all

areas of knowledge at an advanced level and include teaching

practice. The Delta Modules are:

TKT is designed to offer maximum flexibility and accessibility

for candidates and therefore does not include a compulsory

course component or compulsory teaching practice. However,

it is likely that centres and other institutions will wish to offer

courses for TKT preparation and these may also include some

teaching practice, if desired. It should be noted that TKT tests

teaching knowledge rather than teaching ability.

Delta Module One: a written examination

Delta Module Two: a course-based qualification

Delta Module Three: an extended assignment

Other teaching qualifications offered by Cambridge ESOL

include two specifically designed for the further education

and skills sector within the UK.

TKT offers candidates a step in their professional

development as teachers and enables them to move onto

higher-level teaching qualifications and access professional

support materials, such as resource books for English language

teaching (ELT) and journals about ELT.

A summary of the entry requirements and content of

Cambridge ESOL’s teaching awards and tests for teachers can

be found on the following page.

TKT candidates are encouraged to keep a portfolio, a record of

their professional development and reflections on their

teaching. Through their portfolio candidates can become

reflective practitioners, analysing their teaching and how this

impacts on their students’ learning. However, the portfolio

does not form part of the assessment for TKT. The Teacher

Portfolio is Cambridge ESOL’s free online system that any

teacher can use to record and document their career progress.

Teachers can visit www.teacherportfolio.CambridgeESOL.org

for more information.

Teaching Knowledge Test | introduction

Cambridge ESOL teaching awards and tests for teachers

TKT Module 1

TKT: CLIL

TKT: KAL

CELTA

CELTYL

ICELT

Delta

TKT Module 2

Module

TKT Module 3

One

Two

Three

Teaching

not essential not essential not essential

not required

required

recommended

required

recommended

experience

not essential not essential not essential qualifications qualifications

local

an initial

qualifications

which allow

which allow requirements

teaching

/ training

access to

apply

qualification

higher

education

Suggested

minimum

language

Council of

level

Europe B1

Europe B2

Europe C2/C1 Europe C2/C1

Europe B2

Europe C2/C1 Europe C2/C1 Europe C2/C1

Teaching age

primary,

adults (16+)

primary or

primary,

group

secondary or secondary or secondary or

secondary

secondary or secondary or secondary or secondary or

adults

Canbetaken

yes

not

pre-service

recommended

Course

not required

yes

not required

yes

not required

attendance

Assessed

yes

teaching

practice

Continuous

yes

assessment

Involves

yes

coursework

Written test /

yes

examination

Note: Cambridge ESOL also offers IDLTM and the Young Learner Extension to CELTA. IDLTM is an educational management qualification.

The Young Learner Extension to CELTA shares similarities with CELTYL, except that entry is conditional on candidates having completed

CELTA.

Teaching Knowledge Test| introduction

An overview of TKT

Content of TKT

? The aims of TKT

? TKT content outline

to test candidates’ knowledge of concepts related to

language, language use and the background to and

practice of language teaching and learning

TKT consists of three modules. For each module, candidates

are required to answer 80 questions by selecting a letter for

the correct answer. As TKT tests candidates’ knowledge of

teaching rather than their proficiency in the English language

or their performance in classroom situations, candidates are

not required to listen, speak or produce extended writing

when taking TKT.

to provide an easily accessible test about teaching

English to speakers of other languages, which is

prepared and delivered to international standards, and

could be used by candidates to access further training,

and enhance career opportunities

? TKT overview

to encourage teachers in their professional development

by providing a step in a developmental framework of

awards for teachers of English

Module Title

Timing

Test format

Language and

background to

language learning

and teaching

1 hour 20 minutes Three parts with

80 objective

questions

? TKT candidature

TKT is suitable for teachers of English in primary, secondary or

adult teaching contexts and is intended for an international

audience of non-first language or first language teachers of

English.

Lesson planning

and use of

resources for

language teaching

1 hour 20 minutes Two parts with

80 objective

questions

Candidates taking TKT will normally have some experience of

teaching English to speakers of other languages. TKT may also

be taken by:

Managing the

teaching and

learning process

1 hour 20 minutes Two parts with

80 objective

questions

pre-service teachers

teachers who wish to refresh their teaching knowledge

teachers who are moving to teaching English after

teaching another subject.

? Approaches to teaching and learning

To access TKT, teachers need a level of English of at least Level

B1 of the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of

Reference for Languages. This level is specified in the Council

of Europe’s Thresholddocument (Van Ek, J.A. & Trim, J.L.M.

(1998) Threshold , Cambridge: CUP). However, candidates are not

required to have taken any English language examinations.

A range of approaches to teaching and learning may be

covered in the examination material.

Approaches which might bias against candidates from

particular backgrounds or teaching contexts are avoided.

Knowledge of communicative and other approaches to

teaching is expected, as is familiarity with ELT terminology.

TKT candidates are expected to be familiar with language

relating to the practice of ELT. A non-exhaustive list of

teaching terminology is provided in the TKT Glossary, which

can be found on our website: www.CambridgeESOL.org/TKT

? Sources and text types used in TKT

Extracts, original or adapted, from the following sources may

feature in TKT:

Candidates are not required to fulfil any specific entry

requirements for TKT.

ELT coursebooks or supplementary materials

handbooks on English language teaching and learning

ELT journals and magazines

testing materials

grammar books and dictionaries, including phonemic

transcription (IPA – International Phonetic Alphabet)

diagrams or other visuals

transcriptions of classroom talk

descriptions of classroom situations.

Teaching Knowledge Test | overview and content

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