How to teach Cambridge English: Key (KET)

Course summary:

Gain a thorough understanding of Cambridge English: Key and help your students approach the exam with confidence.

Suitable for:

•   Inexperienced teachers

•   Experienced teachers who want to revise and extend their skills in this area

As many of the tasks within this course are classroom-based, you will find it more useful if you are currently teaching.

You should already have:

•   English at B2 level or higher What’s this?
•   basic lesson planning skills.
•   a basic understanding of the Cambridge English: Key exam

Before beginning this course, we recommend that you read the free, downloadable Cambridge English: Key Handbook for Teachers

Awards:

You will be awarded a Certificate of Completion at the end of the course

Aims:

By the end of the course you should be able to:

Methods:

Online self-study

The tasks within this course encourage you to try new approaches in the classroom and reflect upon the outcomes.

To successfully complete the course, you will be required to:

•   check your progress and understanding, through a range of interactive activitie
•   participate in discussion forums with other teachers
•   keep a learner journal

An end-of-course quiz will provide feedback on your progress and suggest areas for revision, where appropriate.

Course duration:

About 10 hours; 8 units. 

You have six months to complete the course.

Units:

•   Unit 1: How language learners learn to read and write
•   Unit 2: Exploring Reading and Writing Parts 1 to 5
•   Unit 3: Exploring Reading and Writing Parts 6 to 9
•   Unit 4: How language learners listen
•   Unit 5: Exploring the Listening Test
•   Unit 6: Speaking skills and assessment
•   Unit 7: Exploring the Speaking Test
•   Unit 8: From Cambridge English: Young Learners and Key For Schools exams to Cambridge English: Key