All TKT articles

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TKT: Module 3 – Correction and feedback

These practice materials by Russell Whitehead are designed to help with the Module 3 exam, in particular with the ‘Classroom management’ section.

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TKT: Module 3 – Teachers' classroom language

These practice materials by Russell Whitehead are designed to help with the Module 3 exam, in particular with the ‘Classroom management’ section.

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TKT: Module 2 – Choosing coursebooks

These practice materials by Russell Whitehead are designed to help with the Module 2 exam, in particular with the ‘Selection and use of resources’ section.

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TKT: Module 2 – Appropriate assessment

These materials are designed to help trainees prepare for module 2 of the exam, in particular the assessment aspect of the ‘Planning and preparing a lesson or sequence of lessons’ section.

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TKT: Module 2 – Thinking about resources

These materials are designed to help trainees prepare for module 2 of the exam, in particular the ‘Selection and use of resources’ section.

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TKT: Module 1 – Aspects of assessment

These materials are designed to help trainees prepare for module 1 of the exam, in particular the assessment aspect of the ‘Background to language teaching’ section.

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TKT: Module 1 – Teaching techniques

These materials are designed to help trainees prepare for module 1 of the exam, in particular the teaching techniques aspect of the ‘Background to language teaching’ section.

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TKT: Module 1 – Language skills

These materials are designed to help trainees prepare for module 1 of the exam, in particular the language skills aspect of the ‘Describing language and language skills’ section.

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TKT: Module 1 – Aspects of pronunciation

These materials are designed to help trainees prepare for module 1 of the exam, in particular the phonology aspect of the ‘Describing language and language skills’ section.

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TKT: Accommodation strategies

In the final article of this series, Kay Bentley looks at how we can best support learners both before and during tests.

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TKT: Wait time

In the seventh article in this series, Kay Bentley discusses why wait time is an important issue in the CLIL classroom.

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TKT: Carroll diagram

In the sixth article in this series, Kay Bentley looks at Carroll diagrams. These are excellent tools to help learners develop subject vocabulary knowledge and logical thinking skills.

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TKT: A recount

In the fifth article in her series, Kay Bentley explores the term recount and the importance of differentiating text types and genres.

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TKT: The fourth ‘C’

Drawing on the ‘4Cs' of CLIL, the fourth article in the series of Language for CLIL looks at the importance of culture and its role in the CLIL curriculum.

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TKT CLIL Language

In this series, Kay Bentley focuses on one item in the TKT: CLIL Glossary, explaining - with examples - what the term means and why it is important in the CLIL context.

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TKT: Module 1: Part 1: Language skills: Lesson plan

These practice materials are designed to help you with Module 1: Part 1: Language skills. In these materials you will think about the four skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing in terms of subskills.

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TKT Tip 08: Module 3 – Categorizing learners' mistakes

Jim Scrivener looks in detail at a question from Module 3 of the TKT – Managing the teaching and learning process.

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TKT: Module 1 – Thinking about the role of error

These materials are designed to help trainees prepare for module 1 of the exam, in particular the ‘Background to language learning’ section, and focuses on the role of error in the language learning process.

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TKT Tip 07: Module 1 – Learning strategies

Jim Scrivener looks in detail at a question from Module 1 of TKT – Language and background to language learning and teaching.

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TKT Tip 06: Module 3 – Teacher roles

Jim Scrivener looks in detail at a question from Module 3 of the TKT – Managing the teaching and learning process.