TKT Tour round Serbia

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Professional Development for Teachers of English around Serbia

The aim of the project that will be carried out in association with English Language Teachers' Association (ELTA) is to enhance the knowledge and skills of English language teachers and to enable them to move to higher-level teaching qualifications. In addition, we want to provide better understanding of teaching and learning, to create collaborative relationships, to increase motivation and promote understanding, both inside and outside the classroom.

TKT Essentials is an exciting program supported by the British Council Serbia. TKT is for non-graduate or graduate teachers in need of professional development, to achieve their full potential and thus model and manage their students to become the workforce of the future. TKT Essentials aims to provide teachers with an introduction to the basic theory, associated with a communicative approach to English Language Teaching. The course structure and content is based on the syllabus of the Cambridge ESOL Teaching Knowledge Test. Students themselves will benefit from improved language skills, knowledge and a better appreciation of a multicultural environment.

Goals and Objectives
The goal of this project is the improvement of teachers’ professional skills and consequently the quality of English language teaching in Serbia, which greatly affects the quality of education as well as understanding and appreciation of different cultures.We plan to provide more than 300 teachers, in a dozen Serbian districts, with 1 day (8-10 hours) of professional training.

The objectives of the TKT Tour round Serbia project are:

to provide theoretical and practical knowledge about language teaching and learning
gaining access to professional support materials
to provide equal opportunities for professional development for all teachers in all the regions of Serbia
to improve the current teaching situation and students’ achievements in English language learning
to provide opportunities for trainees to try out and experience different learning activities, management techniques, pair and group work, etc.
to encourage and help teachers incorporate new teaching skills and methods into their repertoire
to create positive attitudes towards English as a foreign language
to reinforce the need for continuous professional development and growth

Project Implementation
In February and March 2010 ELTA team will organize the venues in ten public schools for TKT implementation. Ten one-day seminars will be organized in ten different towns of Serbia and provide training for 25-35 participants.
The trainings are based on active participation of the teachers and their involvement in the program. Thus, the workshops will be executed through pair and group work, emphasizing individual contribution of the teachers and their newly acquired skills and knowledge.

NEED MORE INFORMATION?
If you would like to find out more about this project, please send an e-mail to Marina Rubezic, ELTA Secretary or British Council - Kristijan Rajkovic