The Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) is a test from ESOL about teaching English to speakers of other languages. It aims to increase teachers' confidence and enhance job prospects by focusing on the core teaching knowledge needed by teachers of primary, secondary or adult learners, anywhere in the world.
TKT gives teachers a strong foundation in the core areas of teaching knowledge needed in the English language teaching classroom. It is ideal for all teachers, whatever their background and teaching experience, and is also suitable for people who would like to teach English but do not yet have a teaching position.
TKT has three core modules. These can be taken together in one exam session or separately, in any order, over three sessions. Each module consists of a test of 80 objective questions, lasting 80 minutes, which require you to select the correct answer and mark this on a computerised answer sheet.
Module 1 — Language and background to language learning and teaching:
describing language and language skills
background to language learning
background to language teaching
Module 2 — Planning lessons and use of resources for language teaching:
planning and preparing a lesson or sequence of lessons
selection and use of resources and materials.
Module 3 — Managing the teaching and learning process:
teachers' and learners' language in the classroom
classroom management.
