Do you want to be the BEST kind of TEACHER that YOU CAN BE ?

SELF-CONFIDENCEis

HALF the BATTLE !

The OTHER HALF is joining in this

TKTSTUDY GROUP !!!

T K Tstands for

TEACHING KNOWLEDGE TEST

It was developed in 2005 by Cambridge ESOL: English for Speakers of Other Languages

You need:

*an INTERMEDIATE level of *

language

+

WILL ..... Where theres a will theres a way .

+* SKILL .... Practice makes perfect .

Learning which is self-initiated and which involves feelings as well as cognition is most likely to be lasting and pervasive.

Carl Rogers

We cannot teach another person directly; We can only facilitate his-her learning. Carl Rogers

As TKT Facilitatorswe aim at promoting * * * * * * significance and relevance; sense of competence and confidence; autonomy and self-management; awaremess of studying strategies; sense of belonging to a community of teachers : SHARING and CARING; purpose beyond the exam: becoming a Refective Practitioner

T K Tconsists of Module One : Module Two :

3 modules :

* describing language and language skills * learners needs and characteristics * techniques, activities and assessment * lesson planning * selection and use of resourses and materials

Module Three:*Teachers and learners language * classroom management

Module I

Module IGRAMMAR

Module ILEXIS

Module I*PHONOLOGY *The

LEARNERS

Needs and Characteristics

Module I*MOTIVATION

Module I*Exposure and focus on form *ASSESSMENT*THE

ROLE OF ERROR

*Practice activities and tasks *functions

GRAMMAR LEXIS PHONOLOGY THE LEARNER

Module I

*writing *reading *listening *speakingTHE ROLE OF ERROR ASSESSMENT

MOTIVATION

MODULE 2

Lesson planning

MODULE 2Sequencing lessons

Choosing assessment activities

Identifying and selecting AIMS

Reference resources

MODULE 2Selecting coursebook materials

Selecting & using aids

Supplementary materials & activities

Managing the teaching & learning process

MODULE 3Classroom languageCorrecting & giving feedback Categorizing learners mistakes

teachers roles

Remember:

you will NOT lose any sleep over it because

THE EXAMINATION DATES ARE IN YOUR HANDS !

Teacher Portfolio

The Teacher Portfolio is a free service, and helps teachers record and reflect on their work and can be used when they are thinking, writing and talking about their teaching past, present and future. www.TeacherPortfolio.CambridgeESOL.org

Special training in BLOGS and WIKIS

MOTIVATION needs to be both CREATED and CONTINUED TKT COURSEBOOK P.38

Back to being students again !

Metacognitive strategies in the spotlight !

Centering your learning

Arranging and planning your learning

Evaluating your learning

DO count on:

* personalized coaching * on-line support * Friday access to the computer lab

and FORMAL PRE-TESTS FOR FREE !

On-line TKT support with FREE CALLING ! Once youve downloaded Skype, and so have your colleagues, you can get started on the really cool stuff such as making completely free and great quality calls from your computer. Thats the great thing about Skype: you can use your internet connection and turn your computer into an internet phone and make free Skype-to-Skype calls. You will need to have a headset (or use your computers built-in microphone and speakers) to talk to each other. Free Skype-to-Skype calls to anywhere in the world. And at any time, day or night, morning or weekends. Check your Skype timetable for each Forum.

Who dares to TEACH must never cease to LEARN. John Cotton Dana

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