Cambridge TKT ( Teacher Knowledge Test)

TKT is a series of internationally recognised modular teaching qualifications, which test your knowledge in a specific area of English language teaching. The qualifications are awarded by Cambridge English, part of the University of Cambridge. As such, they are highly respected across the world as international qualifications that prove your knowledge and skills for language-teaching. You can pursue TKT regardless of your background: Whether you are an experienced teacher or an aspiring teacher, the qualifications will enable you to gain recognition for both career advancement and new employment.

With TKT, you show employers that you:

• Are familiar with different teaching methodologies.
• Know how to use teaching resources effectively.
• Understand key aspects of lesson planning.
• Can use different classroom management methods for different needs.

Gateway Graduate School (GGS), in collaboration with our sister organisation Skills for Life, will provide training support and assessments for the first three modules of TKT. As such, our students can sit for the examinations in-house.

Awarding body

• University of Cambridge

Duration of The Programme and Intakes

• The duration will be three (3) months of part-time studies; the training period for each of the three modules is one (1) month.
• There will be three (3) intakes per year: February, July and October.

Entry Criteria

• There are no formal entry requirements for the TKT programme. However, you are expected by Cambridge English to have proficiency in English language at CEFR (The Common European Framework of Reference Languages) Level B1 and above. Please refer to the following web link of Cambridge English to obtain an understanding of ‘International Language Standards’: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/cefr/

The Units (Modules) Offered

We offer training and assessment services for Modules one to three of the TKT series; successful completion of each Module will lead to an Award from Cambridge English.

1. Language and Background to Language Learning and Teaching

Overview of the Syllabus

This module tests candidates’ knowledge of terms and concepts common in English language teaching. It also focuses on the factors underpinning the learning of English and knowledge of the range and functions of the pedagogic choices the teacher has at their disposal to cater for these learning factors.

Assessments

A test lasting 1 hour and 20 minutes, for 80 questions consisting of objective tasks such as matching and multiple choice. Candidates indicate their answers by shading the correct boxes on their answer sheets. Candidates should use a pencil. Each question carries 1 mark.

2. Lesson Planning and Use of Resources for Language Teaching

Overview of the Syllabus

This module focuses on what teachers consider and do while planning their teaching of a lesson or series of lessons. Teaching in this context is intended also to refer to assessment. It focuses too on the linguistic and methodological reference resources that are available to guide teachers in their lesson planning as well as on the range and function of materials and teaching aids that teachers could consider making use of in their lessons. Knowledge of any particular book is not required.

Assessments

A test lasting 1 hour and 20 minutes, for 80 questions consisting of objective tasks such as matching and multiple choice. Candidates indicate their answers by shading the correct boxes on their answer sheets. Candidates should use a pencil. Each question carries 1 mark.

3. Managing the Teaching and Learning Process

Overview of the Syllabus

This module tests candidates’ knowledge of what happens in the classroom in terms of the language used by the teacher or learners, the roles the teacher can fulfil and the ways in which the teacher can manage and exploit classroom events and interaction.

Assessments

A test lasting 1 hour and 20 minutes, for 80 questions consisting of objective tasks such as matching and multiple choice. Candidates indicate their answers by shading the correct boxes on their answer sheets. Candidates should use a pencil. Each question carries 1 mark

Delivery

• Modes of Delivery: Face to face, Blended learning and Distance Learning
• The course is delivered over a period of 3 months, on Saturdays from 8.00 am – 11.00 am at the Gateway Graduate School, Colombo.

Assessment

• A test lasting 1 hour and 20 minutes per module

Academic Progression Opportunities

• Upon the successful completion of Modules one to three of the TKT series, students can progress onto study the prestigious CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) qualification of Cambridge English. CELTA is considered the passport to global teaching opportunities to teach English to speakers of other languages.
• Alternatively, successful students can progress onto the general Pearson BTEC Level 4 Professional Diploma in Teaching and Learning offered at GGS.

Career Opportunities

• Successful students can demonstrate to their present and/or potential employers that they have widely recognised English language teaching qualifications from Cambridge English. As such, they will be well positioned for career advancement as English language teachers and/or trainers, locally and internationally.

Recognition

• Successful students can demonstrate to their present and/or potential employers that they have widely recognised English language teaching qualifications from Cambridge English. As such, they will be well positioned for career advancement as English language teachers and/or trainers, locally and internationally.