Spratt Mary, Pulverness Alan, Williams Melanie. The TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test) Course

Cambridge University Press, 2002. — ii, 188 p. — ISBN: 0-521-60992-3.The Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) is a test developed by Cambridge ESOL for teachers of English to speakers of other languages. TKT tests candidates' knowledge of concepts related to language, language use and the background to and practice of language teaching and learning. Il is not a test of the practical skills teachers need to use in their own classrooms or of English language proficiency.The TKT Course has four main aims:To introduce readers to the concepts and terms about teaching and learning that arc central to TKT, and to give them opportunities to do exam practice with TKT sample test tasks and exam papers.
To introduce readers to the main current theories, approaches and activities in ELT and assess their usefulness to the classroom.
To share with readers some of the many resources available to English language teachers.
To provide materials and activities that give teachers opportunities for professional development by exploring the concepts which have been introduced.The TKT Course is written for the following readers:Readers intending to take TKT. They may be studying for it on a course, or alone as self-access students.
Readers following introductory teacher development courses in teaching English, or retraining to become English language teachers.
Readers working by themselves to improve their knowledge of ELT.
Readers who have not started teaching yet, and readers who are already teaching in primary or secondary schools.
Both first and second language speakers of English.