Teaching Knowledge Test

Cambridge Teaching Knowledge Test: Young Learners

TKT YL (Young Learners) is a specialist module of the Cambridge ESOL Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) that focuses on teaching young learners aged 6-12. This award will increase your confidence as a teacher and help you progress in your teaching career. All EF kids teachers are required to take this certification.

TKT YL tests knowledge of:
- young learners and the principles of teaching English to children
- how to plan young learner lessons
- teaching young learners
- assessing young learner learning

The advantages of TKT YL for teachers are:
- adding the teaching of young learners to your existing skills
- focusing on methodologies for teaching young learners

Download the TKT Handbook for young learners here.

For more information on how best to prepare for the TKT, look here.

Cambridge Teaching Knowledge Test: Background to language teaching

This module tests your knowledge of the terms and concepts common in English language teaching. It also focuses on the core knowledge underpinning the learning of English and knowledge of the options and resources you can use in the classroom. All EF Professional English teachers are required to take this certification.

TKT: Module 1 consists of a single paper lasting 80 minutes and containing 80 questions. The test is divided into three parts:

1. describing language and language skills (40 questions)
2. background to language learning (15 questions)
3. background to language teaching (25 questions)

Download a samlpe test paper here. 

Download the TKT brochure for all modules here.

For more information on how best to prepare for the TKT, look here.