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English teacher training in Kerala: what a certificate is actually worth
The teacher training market is full of acronyms and short on plain answers. Here is what each qualification is, and who actually asks for it.
English teacher training — TTC, TKT and the IETTC
What an English teaching certificate is worth, how TPR and lesson planning are actually assessed, and what the six-month BRETS/LangVR IETTC covers.
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Teacher training3 min read
What is the Cambridge TKT, and is it worth taking?
TKT gets mentioned in every teacher training advertisement in Kerala and explained in almost none of them. It is a modular exam with no pass mark — and that matters.
Teacher training3 min read
TPR: teaching English through the body, and where it stops working
TPR is the method behind the Brets classroom. It solves the hardest problem in a beginner class — the silence — but it has a ceiling, and honest teaching says where.
Teacher training3 min read
Lesson planning for English teachers: the shape that actually works
Most weak lessons are not weak because the teacher lacked English. They are weak because the lesson had no aim — or had four.
Teacher training3 min read
The IETTC explained: fees, scholarships and what you actually get
The list price is ₹1,50,000 and almost nobody pays it — which sounds like a sales tactic until you see how the scholarship is decided. Here is the whole structure.