Masters of TESOL

By Andrew Bailey

Education Training Language Courses Higher Education K-12

What's Masters of TESOL about?

The biggest brains in TESOL spill the beans on the most effective way of teaching English as a Foreign Language.

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Masters of TESOL episodes:

08.11.2021
23 – Should we DE-ACCENT our students? – Sam Hellmuth
THIS IS THE LAST PODCAST (for the foreseeable future). I’m hardly prolific with podcast releases but this will be the last one for the foreseeable future. I’ve decided to concentrate more on the YouTube side of things. YouTube Channel –...
01.15.2020
22 – Online Learning Past and Future – Stafford Lumsden
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/22_-_Stafford_Lumsden_-_Online_Learning.mp3 {bleep bloop bleep} I booted up cyborg teacher Stafford Lumsden to talk about online learning and the changing perception of what exactly a classroom is. We are more connected than ever and this shift in technology is changing the...
08.13.2019
21.5 – Thinking Skills – VIDEO!
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/21.5_Thinking_Skills_-_VIDEO.mp3 I am branching out into video. First Video Channel Please watch, subscribe, like and all those things that everyone on YouTube is begging you to do! This is the first step of an expansion of MOT with the aim...
06.28.2019
21 – Can Dictation Be Fun? – Oksana Kharley
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/21_-_Can_Dictation_Be_Fun__-_Oksana_Kharley.mp3 “Oh googie…dictation….” Possibly one of the most misused input/output techniques. The dreaded dictation. How can we move beyond playing a CD or reading and having students just write down what they hear? Oksana Kharley takes us through some useful...
09.26.2018
20 – using TED talks (and other videos) in ESL EFL class – Roger Fusselman
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/20_-_Roger_Fussellman_-_TED_Talks_in_ESL_ELF_class.mp3 I caught up with Roger Fusselman after his KOTESOL conference presentation on using TED talks and videos in general for language teaching. This is a MUST listen for anyone using visual media in the classroom. We cover the DOs...
09.26.2018
20 – using TED talks (and other videos) in ESL EFL class – Roger Fusselman
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/20_-_Roger_Fussellman_-_TED_Talks_in_ESL_ELF_class.mp3 I caught up with Roger Fusselman after his KOTESOL conference presentation on using TED talks and videos in general for language teaching. This is a MUST listen for anyone using visual media in the classroom. We cover the DOs...
07.06.2018
19 – Reflective Practice – Thomas Farrell
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/19_-_Reflective_Practice_-_Thomas_Farrell.mp3 The self-styled ‘bad boy’ of language teaching, Thomas Farrell, dropped by my office to take about self reflection. What do we do in the classroom and, importantly, WHY do we do it? Who are YOU as a teacher and...
07.06.2018
19 – Reflective Practice – Thomas Farrell
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/19_-_Reflective_Practice_-_Thomas_Farrell.mp3 The self-styled ‘bad boy’ of language teaching, Thomas Farrell, dropped by my office to take about self reflection. What do we do in the classroom and, importantly, WHY do we do it? Who are YOU as a teacher and...
12.24.2017
18 – Discourse Markers – Jon Campbell-Larsen
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/18_-_Discourse_Markers_-_Jon_Campbell-Larsen.mp3 Well, discourse markers are kinda a feature of, like, natural speech in, you know, basically every language. Jon Campbell-Larsen takes us through the how and why of teaching Discourse Markers. Here is a link to an example of how to...
12.24.2017
18 – Discourse Markers – Jon Campbell-Larsen
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/18_-_Discourse_Markers_-_Jon_Campbell-Larsen.mp3 Well, discourse markers are kinda a feature of, like, natural speech in, you know, basically every language. Jon Campbell-Larsen takes us through the how and why of teaching Discourse Markers. Here is a link to an example of how to...
08.30.2017
17 – Reichmuth and Hanf – How to use TV shows for pronunciation – QUICKIE
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/17_-_Reichmuth_and_Hanf_-_TV_shows_for_pronunciation_-_QUICKIE.mp3 How effective is using English language TV in helping students improve their pronunciation? Well, Reichmuth & Hanf actually did some research and the results are in. How I Met Your Mother! Another quickie from the last KOTESOL conference. ...
08.30.2017
17 – Reichmuth and Hanf – How to use TV shows for pronunciation – QUICKIE
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/17_-_Reichmuth_and_Hanf_-_TV_shows_for_pronunciation_-_QUICKIE.mp3 How effective is using English language TV in helping students improve their pronunciation? Well, Reichmuth & Hanf actually did some research and the results are in. How I Met Your Mother! Another quickie from the last KOTESOL conference. ...
06.26.2017
16 – Eytan Zweig – what words really mean – semantics and pragmatics
Plurals are easy, right? There’s one or there’s more than one… pretty straight forward. “All”, “every”, “All the” “each” – that’s pretty simple too, isn’t it? Well, hold on to something sturdy as Eytan Zweig gets you to think a...
06.26.2017
16 – Eytan Zweig – what words really mean – semantics and pragmatics
Plurals are easy, right? There’s one or there’s more than one… pretty straight forward. “All”, “every”, “All the” “each” – that’s pretty simple too, isn’t it? Well, hold on to something sturdy as Eytan Zweig gets you to think a...
03.20.2017
15 – The Student Becomes The Teacher – Justin McKibben
In the first of this batch of hit-n-run quickie interviews from the KOTESOL conference in Seoul at the end of 2016, I spoke to Justin McKibben about how we can expand students roles. By giving students certain speaking tasks the...
03.20.2017
15 – The Student Becomes The Teacher – Justin McKibben
In the first of this batch of hit-n-run quickie interviews from the KOTESOL conference in Seoul at the end of 2016, I spoke to Justin McKibben about how we can expand students roles. By giving students certain speaking tasks the...
12.27.2016
14 – MOT Listeners’ Tales from the classroom
In this end-of-year episode, we get the funnier side of teaching English with stories from listeners and future interviewees. Special thanks to Grace, Thomas, Matthew, Jon, Fergal, James, Mierkamil, Oksana, Jacob, Roger, Gordon, and Jake. http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/14_-_Listeners_Tails_From_The_Classroom.mp3 We cover accidental phallic...
12.27.2016
14 – MOT Listeners’ Tales from the classroom
In this end-of-year episode, we get the funnier side of teaching English with stories from listeners and future interviewees. Special thanks to Grace, Thomas, Matthew, Jon, Fergal, James, Mierkamil, Oksana, Jacob, Roger, Gordon, and Jake. http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/14_-_Listeners_Tails_From_The_Classroom.mp3 We cover accidental phallic...
10.27.2016
Your Funny EFL / ESL Teaching Stories – an open call
I’m making a Christmas episode of the podcast and I need your help. Yes, YOU. The person reading this right now. Don’t look around, I’m talking to you~! http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/MOT_call_for_stories.mp3 As serious, devoted education professionals, we all love hearing about things going wrong...
09.07.2016
13 – What the way you speak says about you – Sociolinguistics with Andrew Euan MacFarlane
This episode, we start with a little experiment and get more interactive. Let us know what country you thought the music originated in at @MOTcast with the hashtag #motesol . I’ll put up the results on www.mastersoftesol.com http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/13_-_What_the_way_you_speak_says_about_you_-_Sociolinguistics_with_Andrew_Euan_MacFarlan.mp3 Andrew Ewan MacFarlane...
09.07.2016
13 – What the way you speak says about you – Sociolinguistics with Andrew Euan MacFarlane
This episode, we start with a little experiment and get more interactive. Let us know what country you thought the music originated in at @MOTcast with the hashtag #motesol . I’ll put up the results on www.mastersoftesol.com http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/13_-_What_the_way_you_speak_says_about_you_-_Sociolinguistics_with_Andrew_Euan_MacFarlan.mp3 Andrew Ewan MacFarlane...
08.04.2016
12 – Babies and First Language Acquisition – Tamar Keren-Portnoy pt1
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/12_-_First_Language_Acquisition_-_Tamar_Keren-Portnoy_pt1.mp3 @MOTcast Now on Instagram! Once again, I got lost in the labyrinthian corridors of the University of York Language & Linguistic Science department, this time to speak to Tamar Keren-Portnoy about first language acquisition. There’s a lot of similarities between how...
08.04.2016
12 – Babies and First Language Acquisition – Tamar Keren-Portnoy pt1
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/12_-_First_Language_Acquisition_-_Tamar_Keren-Portnoy_pt1.mp3 @MOTcast Now on Instagram! Once again, I got lost in the labyrinthian corridors of the University of York Language & Linguistic Science department, this time to speak to Tamar Keren-Portnoy about first language acquisition. There’s a lot of similarities between how...
06.27.2016
11 – Too old to learn? The Critical Period – Heather Marsden
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/11_-_Too_old_to_learn__The_Critical_Period_-_Heather_Marsden.mp3 This episode, I speak to University of York’s Heather Marsden about the controversial Critical Period hypothesis. This theory suggests that there is a limited age at which we can learn a second language, after which it grows increasingly difficult....
06.27.2016
11 – Too old to learn? The Critical Period – Heather Marsden
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/11_-_Too_old_to_learn__The_Critical_Period_-_Heather_Marsden.mp3 This episode, I speak to University of York’s Heather Marsden about the controversial Critical Period hypothesis. This theory suggests that there is a limited age at which we can learn a second language, after which it grows increasingly difficult....
02.05.2016
10 – how fair is your English test? – QUICKIE
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/10_-_Is_your_English_test_fair_.mp3 @MOTcast www.mastersoftesol.com Subscribe on iTunes I’m alive! Back after five months with a quickie that (hopefully) gives us a foundation for a deeper look at this topic later this year with a real expert. We’re looking at TESTING &...
02.05.2016
10 – how fair is your English test? – QUICKIE
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/10_-_Is_your_English_test_fair_.mp3 @MOTcast www.mastersoftesol.com Subscribe on iTunes I’m alive! Back after five months with a quickie that (hopefully) gives us a foundation for a deeper look at this topic later this year with a real expert. We’re looking at TESTING &...
09.04.2015
09 – Bilingual Mythbusting – Marilyn Vihman
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/09_-_Bilingual_Mythbusting_-_Marilyn_Vihman.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Follow me on Twitter – @MOTcast To a monolingual, being bilingual or multilingual seems magical. More than one language in one head – no one can live at that speed! As a result, some unusual misconceptions...
07.04.2015
08 – English as a Lingua Franca in the ESL classroom – Martin Dewey
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/08__English_as_a_Lingua_Franca_in_the_ESL_classroom__Martin_Dewey.mp3 [This episode follows up on issues first covered in episode 4 with Jennifer Jenkins.] English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) is a perplexing thing. It’s not an approach. It’s not a methodology. It’s a perspective. So there’s nothing for teachers...
06.07.2015
07 – Why your ESL lesson bombed – Tom Randolph
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/07_-_Why_your_ESL_lesson_bombed_-_Tom_Randolph.mp3 In this episode we hear from TESOL methodology trainer Tom Randolph about some of the reasons ESL / EFL lessons don’t succeed, and how to avoid it happening. I chip in with my own experience as a teacher trainer...
04.27.2015
06 – The ESL / EFL student brain and how we learn – Stephen van Vlack
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/06_-_How_ESL___EFL_students_learn_-_Stephen_van_Vlack.mp3 As teachers, we need to be aware of how students are learning. Different brain systems need to work together in order to retain information and, most importantly, integrate it into existing systems. So, what is the best approach for teachers to...
04.27.2015
06 – The ESL / EFL student brain and how we learn – Stephen van Vlack
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/06_-_How_ESL___EFL_students_learn_-_Stephen_van_Vlack.mp3 As teachers, we need to be aware of how students are learning. Different brain systems need to work together in order to retain information and, most importantly, integrate it into existing systems. So, what is the best approach for teachers to...
03.23.2015
05 – How to teach English intonation – Dorothy Chun
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/05_-_How_to_teach_intonation_-_Dorothy_Chun.mp3 One of the most overlooked elements of teaching spoken language is intonation. Yet it’s extremely important for conveying meaning. Traditional methods of teaching intonation tended to be simple listen-and-repest drills. Our guest for this episode, Prof. Dorothy Chun, has...
03.23.2015
05 – How to teach English intonation – Dorothy Chun
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/05_-_How_to_teach_intonation_-_Dorothy_Chun.mp3 One of the most overlooked elements of teaching spoken language is intonation. Yet it’s extremely important for conveying meaning. Traditional methods of teaching intonation tended to be simple listen-and-repest drills. Our guest for this episode, Prof. Dorothy Chun, has...
02.13.2015
04 – Questioning the Native English Norm in English Teaching – Jennifer Jenkins
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/04_-_Questioning_the_Native_Speaker_Norm_-_Jennifer_Jenkins.mp3 English as a Lingua Franca – ELF – is English as a shared language (usually) between non-native speakers. As English becomes more and more globalised, we question whether the Native Speaker model should be the goal in the...
01.02.2015
03 – Effective Feedback on Writing – Ahmar Mahboob
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/03_-_Effective_Feedback_on_Writing_-_Ahmar_Mahboob.mp3 Hands up if you’ve been properly trained on giving feedback on students’ writing… Yep, not many of us. Ahmar Mahboob gives a valuable insight into the most effective approach. Below are some links where you can get a more...
11.12.2014
02 – Gestures and Embodied Cognition – Scott Thornbury
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/02_-_Gestures_and_Embodied_Cognition_-_Scott_Thornbury.mp3 In class, we point behind us to represent the past. Forward for the future. But, other than Total Physical Response, how else can we use gestures? Scott Thornbury is the second of my “ambush interviews”. His current workshop revolves around using...
10.24.2014
01 – Visual Thinking Strategies – Gabriel Diaz Maggioli
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/01_ep01_-_Visual_Thinking_Strategy_-_Gabriel_Diaz_Maggioli.mp3 Here is the first episode of the MOT podcast. If you like it, please SUBSCRIBE! Follow the podcast on @MOTcast Now, us teachers use a lot of visual media in our classes, but have you ever thought about how you’re...

What's Masters of TESOL about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Masters of TESOL episodes:

23 – Should we DE-ACCENT our students? – Sam Hellmuth

22 – Online Learning Past and Future – Stafford Lumsden

21.5 – Thinking Skills – VIDEO!

21 – Can Dictation Be Fun? – Oksana Kharley

20 – using TED talks (and other videos) in ESL EFL class – Roger Fusselman

20 – using TED talks (and other videos) in ESL EFL class – Roger Fusselman

19 – Reflective Practice – Thomas Farrell

19 – Reflective Practice – Thomas Farrell

18 – Discourse Markers – Jon Campbell-Larsen

18 – Discourse Markers – Jon Campbell-Larsen

17 – Reichmuth and Hanf – How to use TV shows for pronunciation – QUICKIE

17 – Reichmuth and Hanf – How to use TV shows for pronunciation – QUICKIE

16 – Eytan Zweig – what words really mean – semantics and pragmatics

16 – Eytan Zweig – what words really mean – semantics and pragmatics

15 – The Student Becomes The Teacher – Justin McKibben

15 – The Student Becomes The Teacher – Justin McKibben

14 – MOT Listeners’ Tales from the classroom

14 – MOT Listeners’ Tales from the classroom

Your Funny EFL / ESL Teaching Stories – an open call

13 – What the way you speak says about you – Sociolinguistics with Andrew Euan MacFarlane

13 – What the way you speak says about you – Sociolinguistics with Andrew Euan MacFarlane

12 – Babies and First Language Acquisition – Tamar Keren-Portnoy pt1

12 – Babies and First Language Acquisition – Tamar Keren-Portnoy pt1

11 – Too old to learn? The Critical Period – Heather Marsden

11 – Too old to learn? The Critical Period – Heather Marsden

10 – how fair is your English test? – QUICKIE

10 – how fair is your English test? – QUICKIE

09 – Bilingual Mythbusting – Marilyn Vihman

08 – English as a Lingua Franca in the ESL classroom – Martin Dewey

07 – Why your ESL lesson bombed – Tom Randolph

06 – The ESL / EFL student brain and how we learn – Stephen van Vlack

06 – The ESL / EFL student brain and how we learn – Stephen van Vlack

05 – How to teach English intonation – Dorothy Chun

05 – How to teach English intonation – Dorothy Chun

04 – Questioning the Native English Norm in English Teaching – Jennifer Jenkins

03 – Effective Feedback on Writing – Ahmar Mahboob

02 – Gestures and Embodied Cognition – Scott Thornbury

01 – Visual Thinking Strategies – Gabriel Diaz Maggioli