Fill in the Gaps

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Hello and welcome to Fill in the Gaps.

Join Alan, Fatma, Julia and Semra as they navigate their way through various topics associated with teaching English as a foreign language.

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The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.

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August 11, 2021 About Us Part 2
Hello and welcome to Fill in the Gaps.
Join Alan, Fatma, Julia, and Semra as they navigate their way through various topics associated with teaching English as a foreign language.
In this episode we continue to answer questions about our journey in teaching ESL...
What do you currently find most challenging in your job?
What do you do after a tricky class?
Which methodologies or ESL personalities interest you the most?
What does the future hold for teachers?
Are there any other questions you'd like us to answer? Contact us at [email protected]

Some useful links...
Scott Thornbury poses numerous questions in his blog - questions which are answered in detail by his followers. A great way of building knowledge about key topics in language education
https://scottthornbury.wordpress.com/

David Crystal briefly talks about varieties of English in this short clip. Check out more of his videos to learn more about the topic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_q9b9YqGRY

What's Task Based Learning? Check out the Jane and Dave Willis website for information and lesson plans to help guide you through this topic:
http://www.willis-elt.co.uk/

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32min
July 25, 2021 About Us
Hello and welcome to Fill in the Gaps.
Join Alan, Fatma, Julia, and Semra as they navigate their way through various topics associated with teaching English as a foreign language.
In this episode we are answering some questions about us for example how we started teaching, what motivates us and what advice we would give new teachers.
Are there any other questions you'd like us to answer? Contact us at [email protected]

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30min
July 07, 2021 Error Correction and Feedback
Hello and welcome to Fill in the Gaps.
Join Alan, Fatma, Julia, and Semra as they navigate their way through various topics associated with teaching English as a foreign language.
In this episode, we discuss what error correction and feedback are and when, how, how often we should provide feedback for it to be effective for students' language learning. If you want to learn more about the topic, check out the following information about the video we watched and parts from some books that we read on the topic.
For the video:
ISTEK ELT 2013 Concurrent Keynote - Jeremy Harmer "Does Correction Work? It Depends Who You Ask!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlGc1ZDnxgA&list=PLAqtJXU_DTu5HjGrKzmjy71ArHJF4Fbmg
The books mentioned:
The practice of English Language Teaching by Harmer (Longman 1983)- Chapter 7
Learning Teaching by Jim Scrivener (MacMillan, 1994)- Chapter 12
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31min
June 29, 2021 Homework in ELT
Hello and welcome to Fill in the Gaps.
Join Alan, Fatma, Julia, and Semra as they navigate their way through various topics associated with teaching English as a foreign language.
In each podcast, the group discusses their experiences and thoughts related to their chosen discussion area, offering useful insights and suggestions to listeners that could help them in their work as teachers.
Episode 13 focuses on the role of homework in the modern classroom. We discussed ideas, problems and solutions for making homework more pleasant, engaging and less time-consuming.
Contact us at [email protected]
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26min
June 17, 2021 Emotions in the ESL classroom
Hello and welcome to Fill in the Gaps.
Join Alan, Fatma, Julia, and Semra as they navigate their way through various topics associated with teaching English as a foreign language.
In each podcast, the group discusses their experiences and thoughts related to their chosen discussion area, offering useful insights and suggestions to listeners that could help them in their work as teachers.
Episode 12 focuses on the impact of emotions for both teachers and learners in the classroom.
For more information on this interesting topic, check out the following article:
“Exploring emotions in language teaching” by Jack C. Richards (2020), RELC Journal, 1 –15
Contact us at [email protected]
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32min
June 06, 2021 Collaborative Learning
Hello and welcome to Fill in the Gaps.
Join Alan, Fatma, Julia and Semra as they navigate their way through various topics associated with teaching English as a foreign language.
In each podcast, the group discuss their experiences and thoughts related to their chosen discussion area, offering useful insights and suggestions to listeners that could help them in their work as teachers.
Episode 11 focuses on collaborative learning in the ESL classroom.
The article we discussed in this episode was:
Active Learning Through Poster Presentations
Brian Cullen (Nagoya Institute of Technology) & Ben Backwell (Nagoya City University)
Contact us at [email protected]
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26min
May 21, 2021 Self-Regulated Learners
Hello and welcome to Fill in the Gaps.
Join Alan, Fatma, Julia and Semra as they navigate their way through various topics associated with teaching English as a foreign language.
In this episode, listen to us discussing what self-regulated learning is, the differences between self-regulated learners and others and strategies to promote SRL in the classroom.
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32min
May 06, 2021 Using Coursebooks in ESL
Hello and welcome to Fill in the Gaps.
Join Alan, Fatma, Julia and Semra as they navigate their way through various topics associated with teaching English as a foreign language.
In each podcast, the group discuss their experiences and thoughts related to their chosen discussion area, offering useful insights and suggestions to listeners that could help them in their work as teachers.
Episode 9 Focuses on the use of course books and homemade materials in ESL classes.
For more in-depth discussion on this topic, check out the link below to see Lindsay Clandfield's take on this topic, as well as some useful insights in the comments section.
https://scottthornbury.wordpress.com/2010/05/16/c-is-for-coursebook-by-lindsay-clandfield/

Contact us at [email protected]
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28min
April 28, 2021 Bilingualism
Hello and welcome to Fill in the Gaps.
Join Alan, Fatma, Julia and Semra as they navigate their way through various topics associated with teaching English as a foreign language.
In each podcast, the group discuss their experiences and thoughts related to their chosen discussion area, offering useful insights and suggestions to listeners that could help them in their work as teachers.
Episode 8 Focuses on Bilingualism in 21 century.
Check out the link below to read an article Bilingualism in the Early Years: What the Science Says https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6168212/
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19min
April 20, 2021 Aha moments
Hello and welcome to Fill in the Gaps.
Join Alan, Fatma, Julia and Semra as they navigate their way through various topics associated with teaching English as a foreign language.
In this episode, we talk about the moments which made us come to a realization about our teaching beliefs and methods.
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27min

FAQs about Fill in the Gaps:

How many episodes does Fill in the Gaps have?

The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.