The Teacher Think-Aloud Podcast

Let's talk about recasts! Do you like to correct in the moment or after the fact? What kind of oral feedback do you find most effective? In this episode, we dive into some old-school second-language acquisition and break down different kinds of oral corrective feedback. Click here for episode-related resources.

What's your philosophy when it comes to corrective feedback? What's your stance on errors? In this episode, we discuss the significance of errors and how that impacts our approach to oral feedback. Click here for episode-related resources.

Do you plan your questions before a class? What kinds of questions do you rely on? How do you scaffold questions? In this  episode, we consider questioning techniques, types of questions and the responses they might yield. Click here for episode-related resources.

What percentage of the time do you think you spend talking in a class, on average? How do you go about reducing your own talk time in class? In this  episode, we consider the balance between teacher talk time (TTT) and student talk time (STT), as well as strategies for increasing opportunities for STT. Click here for episode-related resources.

How often do you stop and reflect on your own teaching? What does reflective teaching look like for you? What do you gain from it? In this episode, we seek to understand the underpinnings of reflective pedagogy and what it looks like in our classrooms.  Click here for episode-related resources.

Welcome to The Teacher Think-Aloud Podcast, a podcast for reflective practice for teachers of English around the world. In this pilot episode, Anna and Shey introduce themselves and the purpose of this podcast. For more information, visit teacherthinkaloud.com.