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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2024

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Cambridge ESOL's Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) has revolutionised teacher training in many parts of the world, providing a structured and accessible way for English teachers to commence, consolidate and update their professional development and demonstrate their knowledge of the Eflclassroom. In acquiring this knowledge, many trainees both enjoy and benefit from reading and trying practice test questions. However, like the learners that they teach, their understanding can also be deepened through fun and motivational games and activities.

This bank of materials provides trainers with games, quizzes and personalisation activities which will help trainees to consolidate their knowledge of teaching. They also provide a model of good classroom practice that trainees can employ in their own classrooms, and so integrate the new concepts that they have learnt into their teaching.

The contents give an overview of the 30 activities, detailing the syllabus area and testing focus that each activity targets and approximate timings. Each activity is contained within one pdf. The activities consist of one page of trainer's notes and between one and five activity pages. An information panel to aid planning can be found at the start of the trainer's notes. This gives details of the aims, syllabus area, timetable fit, interaction pattern, timing and materials needed. The panel is followed by step-by-step instructions and, where applicable, an answer key.

As a trainer, the best feeling in the world is finishing an input session with a room full of enthused and engaged teachers, and starting the following session hearing stories of how the trainees adapted the activities for their own learners. This collection of TKT training materials was ‘hand-knitted with love’ from a series of (sometimes early Saturday morning) encounters with a lot of amazing people who care an awful lot about their profession.

I would like to thank all my students, past, present and future, for the opportunity to learn alongside you. These activities are a snapshot of what we created together – may th

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  • Introduction
  • Joanne Welling
  • Book: The TKT Course Training Activities
  • Online publication: 09 February 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009024808.001
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  • Introduction
  • Joanne Welling
  • Book: The TKT Course Training Activities
  • Online publication: 09 February 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009024808.001
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  • Introduction
  • Joanne Welling
  • Book: The TKT Course Training Activities
  • Online publication: 09 February 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009024808.001
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