Teacher and Quality Assurance Specialist Julie Chen reflects on challenges beginner-level learners often encounter when studying in a one-to-one or group setting. In this episode, Julie also shares practical tips on building learners’ confidence and supporting their understanding and use of the target language.

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Teacher Erin Vobornik talks about key principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and how they can be applied to the ESL classroom. Erin shares her own experience and examples of ways in which UDL can be applied to make learning more accessible to various students’ needs.

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References

Cast (2022). Available here. Accessed on 06 Dec 2022

UDL-IRN (2022). Available here. Accessed on 06 Dec 2022

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Teacher, writer, and developer Steponas Dabužinskas discusses common challenges learners face in continuing learning after lessons and suggests three online technologies to help engage teenage and adult students in further learning. Steponas also shares his top tips for fostering learning outside lesson time as a parting gift.

References

Lyric Training (2022) Available here. Accessed on 22 Nov 2022

Merriam-Webster dictionary API (2022) Simply Synonyms. Available here. Accessed on 22 Nov 2022.

Microsoft (2022) OneNote. Available here. Accessed on 22 Nov 2022

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Former teacher and Founder of @theteacherspt Martin reflects on challenges he and fellow teachers have in creating a work-life balance and shares practical strategies to set boundaries and prioritise work tasks.

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Author and Teacher Trainer Emily Bryson talks about how she uses graphic facilitation in her classes and its positive impact. Emily also shares simple examples that are easy to draw and can be adapted for different teaching and learning purposes. For this episode, you will need a pen and paper ready, so you can listen and draw along.

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Teacher and Founder of The Non-Native Speaker Meri Maroutian talks about what native-speakerism is, why it is a problem in the ELT industry and suggests responses to common scenarios teachers may encounter.

Find out more about The Non-Native Speaker Instagram account here.

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Founder and co-host of All Ears English Lindsay McMahon talks about using podcasts as a resource in classes. Lindsay walks through the stages of selecting and adapting content to suit learners’ needs, as well as suggests ways in which we can prepare learners to listen and respond to the podcast.

References

McMahon, L. and Kaplan, M. (2022) All Ears English: A Healthy Dose of English Vocabulary (Podcast Episode 1784). 18th May 2022. Available at: https://www.allearsenglish.com/aee-1784-a-healthy-dose-of-english-vocabulary/ (Accessed on 13th October 2022).

The clip featured in TESOL Pop S4E8 was used with permission from All Ears English.

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Teacher Trainer Kevin Clare talks about five priorities to keep in mind when teaching Young Learners (YL). Kevin also shares time-saving tips for lesson preparation and how YL teachers can support their ongoing development.

You can learn more about the Trinity CertPT and other courses Kevin mentions here.

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Teacher and Author Hall Houston joins Laura to talk about easy-to-set-up ice-breakers, reflection, and review activities that can be adapted to various teaching contexts. All the activities featured in this episode are from listeners who shared their ideas in response to S4E2: Stages of Group Dynamics. A big thank you to teachers Marcia, Lucy, Adrienn, Ben and Abigail, who shared their ideas to create this special episode.

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Teacher Andy Chan reflects on the challenges his Primary students face in learning and using English as an Additional Language (EAL) to study other subjects, like Maths, in school. Andy shares strategies he has formed from his ELT and Maths teaching experience to build EAL learners’ knowledge, language, and skills.

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