Podcasts – ESL Teacher Talk – ESL Podcasts for Teachers

Podcasts – ESL Teacher Talk – ESL Podcasts for Teachers episodes:

• 05.31.2010

  Dolch Sight Words – Using them in ESL classes

  Listen to the show. This show starts off with a quick discussion about the new teacher tips video blog that Matt has put together on DreamEnglish.com called the Teach Kids English Show.  They are short 3-4 minute videos packed full...

  
• 03.15.2010

  High grammar but low speaking competence

  Listen to the show. This week we welcome Dave from http://www.learnenglish-online.com.  Dave is working at a language school and international high school in Canada.  Additionally he runs his own website for students to “learn English online.”  We’ll talk a bit...

  
• 02.04.2010

  Teaching holidays

  Listen to the show. Even though it’s February, happy New Year!  Valentine’s Day is on the way and Mark has a new site with some cool teacher tools.  Print With My Pic.com allows you to add your photo to cards,...

  
• 12.14.2009

  Motivating students

  Listen to the show. Christmas is upon us … ho! ho! ho! Merry Christmas everybody!  Tis the season, so Matt has a new Christmas Song for you to download and use in your classes: Merry Christmas!  It’s a play-like song...

  
• 11.15.2009

  Teaching toddlers, 2-3 year olds

  Listen to the show. This show was recorded back in the summer and a few shows got bumped up, so if you feel we’ve gone back in time, I guess we have

  
• 10.09.2009

  Teaching communication strategies

  Listen to the show. Happy fall everybody! We’ll get back to fall and Halloween for the games of the week, but Matt has some great news for you.  He’s finished and launched Dream English volume 3.  There is a download...

  
• 08.31.2009

  Teaching the Past Tense

  Listen to the show. Mark starts off the show with a description of a few new things MES English has to offer its users.  In the show Mark has gone over his speaking first curriculum and now some of that...

  
• 07.09.2009

  Using Chants to Teach

  Listen to the show. Matt has a few new songs on Dream English for younger children (shapes and more.)  There’s also a little discussion on the benefits of using children’s songs . Dream English has 40+ free downloadable chants.  They...

  
• 06.11.2009

  Teaching the Present Continuous

  Listen to the show. The show starts off with unseasonable weather and a circus but moves quickly into this show’s theme, the present continuous. Matt and Mark go over: presenting the target language orally why teach the present continuous early...

  
• 05.07.2009

  Teaching Thematic Units

  Listen to the show. Matt has added some new simple easy songs for 1-3 year old classes. Mark and Matt cover creating thematic units.  This show covers what a thematic unit is, what the goals of a thematic unit should...

  
• 04.22.2009

  MES curriculum – A non-textbook approach part 2

  Listen to the show. Mark has added some phonics games for students at Fun Fonix.com. This show discusses MES-English.com‘s curriculum for young learners. This is the second part of teaching without a textbook or teaching oral English only.  For the...

  
• 04.10.2009

  Explaining activities just using English

  Listen to the show. This show Mark explains some new features to the free word search maker at Tools for Educators.  It really makes a word search a worksheet but keeps it fun.  Matt has opened a new website Kids...

  
• 03.24.2009

  Teaching ‘do’ verbs

  Listen to the show. This show Mark and Matt have a few new things on their websites for visitors. Matt has a new Skidamarink Song up on Free ABC Songs and Mark posted a new book to the Fun Fonix...

  
• 03.05.2009

  Teaching the verb ‘be’

  Listen to the show. This show Mark and Matt have a few new things on their websites for visitors.  Matt has put up some new videos to match the Dream English songs.  Some of the videos have ‘live performances and...

  
• 02.18.2009

  MES curriculum – A non-textbook approach part 1

  Listen to the show. This show discusses MES-English.com‘s curriculum for young learners.  It’s the first steps for teaching without a course book or for teachers who are thrown into a teaching situation where there is no set curriculum or textbook....

  
• 02.05.2009

  Season 3 Premiere – Dream English

  Listen to the show. Welcome back for Season 3 of ESL Teacher Talk!  If you’re new to ETT, then … just Welcome!

  
• 10.16.2008

  The Communicative Approach

  Listen to the show. This is the end of Season 2 here at ESL Teacher Talk.  This week we talk about the communicative approach. We cover: what the communicative approach is the theory behind the communicative approach and what it’s...

  
• 08.26.2008

  Teaching Methodologies: Total Physical Response

  Listen to the show. Total Physical Response (TPR) is a methodology made famous by James Ashner.  It’s teaching style based on kinestetic learning.  Teachers speak and students respond in some manner physically. We cover: what TPR is the theory behind...

  
• 07.24.2008

  Exam Preparation

  Listen to the show. This week’s show we welcome John Marks from www.eltgames.com and www.langwichscool.com and we discuss exam preparation courses. In this show we discuss some ideas on how to organize and exam prep course, what are some key...

  
• 07.10.2008

  Teaching Methodologies – Suggestopedia

  Listen to the show. This week’s show is almost the end of our teaching methodolgies series. Today we offer … Suggestodepia We cover: what suggestopedia is how does a suggestopedia lesson run the principles of the method what are the...

  
• 06.21.2008

  Using Board Games

  Listen to the show. This week’s show is on using board games off the shelf.   Ron and Mark offer some suggestions for  how you can use board games in ESL classes and as communicative activities. We cover: games that are...

  
• 05.28.2008

  What makes for a good speaking activity

  Listen to the show. This week Chris Cotter from Heads Up English.com is with us again. Heads Up English.com has some new lower intermediate exercises: speaking activities, listening activities, grammar worksheets and vocabulary exercises free for download! Please check out...

  
• 05.07.2008

  The Silent Way in Language Teaching

  Listen to the show. We have a big show this week, so we get right into it. Mark and Ron cover these points concerning the Silent Way methodology: what is the Silent Way Method key aspects of the Silent Method...

  
• 04.10.2008

  Content and Language Intergrated Learning

  Listen to the show. Clive of ESL Podcards is with us again this week. He’s been working his site and enrolled in a new course. He’s learning about Content and Language Intergrated Learning (CLIL.) In the beginning Clive gives us...

  
• 03.27.2008

  Englipedia – “Sharing a little, gaining a lot”

  Listen to the show. THe show starts off with a brief look at the possible hazards associated with teaching ESL. Mark has a pretty interesting story from work this week. This podcast we’re glad to welcome Patrick Bickford, from Englipedia....

  
• 03.11.2008

  Using a Projector in Classes

  Listen to the show. The new school year has started in Taiwan and Ron is back to work. Easter and St. Patrick’s Day are upon us this month and Mark has some new materials for these holidays if you’re interested....

  
• 02.07.2008

  Writing up a lesson plan

  Listen to the show. This week’s show deals with creating a lesson plan. requirements for a lesson plan why you should have a lesson plan what goes into a lesson plan the lesson plan as a record for other teachers...

  
• 01.10.2008

  Planning an event, show, or presentation

  Listen to the show. Happy New Year!  We’re back and we hope everyone has had a great holiday.  Ron’s in Tailand and Mark is freezing in Nagano.  The idea of enjoying winter and getting out in the snow came up,...

  
• 10.24.2007

  Getting ‘Genki’ With It

  Listen to the show. This show we welcome Richard Graham from GenkiEnglish.com. Richard runs www.genkienglish.com and provides music, games and downloads for teachers. He tells us a bit about how he got started with music, what was behind the creation...

  
• 10.10.2007

  Teaching Phonics – spelling and order (Part 2)

  Listen to the show. It’s wet and wild in Japan. A Typhoon has landed and after the podcast Mark actually had to head out to do some volunteer fire fighter work.  Saving the day! This week we’re back with part...

  
• 09.12.2007

  Setting up classes and getting the right levels together

  Listen to the show. Just when you thought the stores were putting out their Halloween stuff a little too early, Mark explains to you the market they’re after. Luckily, Halloween isn’t the topic of this September show. Don’t let the...

  
• 08.30.2007

  Tips for Teaching Advanced Learners

  Listen to the show. Teaching advanced learners can often feel like tuning up a Ferrari. What do you do? How do you make those students run better? This week’s show brings back Chris Cotter from www.headsupenglish.com. Mark, Ron and Chris...

  
• 08.16.2007

  Lesson Plans Based on News Articles

  Listen to the show. Using news articles in classes provides interesting and useful content, but how should we go about it? This show Chris Cotter from www.headsupenglish.com visits with us. HeadsUpEnglish.com offers ESL lesson plans based around current news articles...

  
• 07.29.2007

  New Classes With Adults

  Listen to the show. Mark and Ron pick up from the show two episodes ago and deal with new classes, new students and new teachers. This show covers adult classes and young adult learners. we go over some ideas for...

  
• 07.18.2007

  Teaching Children vs. Teaching Adults

  Listen to the show. A new co-host, Clive, squares off with Mark about which is better teaching children or teaching adults. Mark prefers teaching children and has some suggestions for Clive’s problems in children’s classes. Then Clive, who prefers teaching...

  
• 07.05.2007

  New Classes With Young Students

  Listen to the show. Part one – Children’s classes: There’s a lot to think about when dealing with a new class. Ron and Mark offer you some advice and give you a few things to think about when the class...

  
• 06.19.2007

  Season 2 Premiere + Living and Teaching in Taiwan

  Listen to the show. This first segment brings you a short interview with the new co-host Ron Molenda. We learn a little bit about Ron and what all this Season 2 nonsense is about. In the Just Talk section of...

  
• 05.14.2007

  The Season Finale

  Listen to the show. There have been 30 shows over the past year, and this week’s show is the season finale. Mark and Eric go over why they created eslTeacherTalk. What they hope they have done to help other teachers...

  
• 03.12.2007

  Why not start an ESL blog?

  Listen to the show. They’re everywhere and about everything, why not start your own. You have a lot of experiences and advice to pass on! Blog today! This week, Mark and Eric discuss the benefits of creating an ESL blog,...

  
• 03.12.2007

  GAME OF THE WEEK: Down Pass

  Listen to the show. This is a relatively easy to prepare game that you can use to practice compound words or spelling. It is designed for larger classes, but can be easily adapted to small groups. Have fun!

  
• 01.29.2007

  Super Simple Songs

  Listen to the show. Devon Thagard, co-creator of SuperSimpleSongs, comes to the studio this week. He discusses his ESL experience and how he uses songs in class with young children. There are also some recommendations for music for young learners...

  
• 01.29.2007

  GAME OF THE WEEK: RPS Challenge

  Listen to the show. In 5 minutes practice any target language with students aged 5-100. All you need are some markers and students. It’s a great warm-up activity or review activity.

  
• 01.22.2007

  Interview with Patrick Jackson

  Listen to the show. This week we have Patrick Jackson, author of the Potato Pals series published through Oxford Press. He talks about his experiences getting the books to print, what potato pals are, why he created them and how...