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S3 E22.0 COIL Projects in Higher Education
May 30, 2023

S3 E22.0 COIL Projects in Higher Education

Join us to hear Khaleda Al Mansoori, a professor at the American University in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, as she shares her tips on using COIL projects in the classroom COIL stands for Collaborative Online Internat...

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S3 21.0 Active Learning: A Pre-requisite For Learning
May 21, 2023

S3 21.0 Active Learning: A Pre-requisite For Learning

Join us to hear Pooja Sancheti, a teacher at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, as she shares her tips on using an active learning strategy used in a writing course for English for Academic Purposes. She describes how this speci...

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S3 20.0 Padlet Community of Practice and Teachers’ Professionalism
May 14, 2023

S3 20.0 Padlet Community of Practice and Teachers’ Professionalism

Join us to hear Siham Al-Aamri, a teacher at the University of Nizwa, Oman, as she shares her tips on using Padlet to develop a community of practice and teachers’ professionalism. She describes how she used Padlet created a ...

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S3 19.0 Writing Assessment Literacy
May 7, 2023

S3 19.0 Writing Assessment Literacy

Join us to hear Dr Lee McCallum, who recently became an Associate Tutor in Language Education at the University of Edinburgh, as she shares her thoughts on writing assessment literacy for teachers. She describes how important...

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S3 18.0 Pitfalls of Favoritism
April 30, 2023

S3 18.0 Pitfalls of Favoritism

Join us to hear Seetha Saragan, a Personal Development Trainer and Lifestyle Consultant with a background in English and psychology, based in Dubai, as she shares how teachers can avoid favoritism and what the impact of favor...

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S3 17.0 Analysis of English Articles in Saudi English
April 23, 2023

S3 17.0 Analysis of English Articles in Saudi English

Join us to hear Marwa Mekni Toujani and Oshin Danish, English teachers based in Saudi Arabia, who share with us their study on an Analysis of English Articles in Saudi English. They give tips for developing a data collection ...

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S3 16.0 Learning English via Social Networking
April 19, 2023

S3 16.0 Learning English via Social Networking

Join us to hear Nguyen Thanh Binh, an English teacher in Vietnam, share with us techniques for “Learning English via Social Networking”. Listen to tips for using social media with your students to help them practice their Eng...

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S3 15.0 Active Listening in the Classroom
April 9, 2023

S3 15.0 Active Listening in the Classroom

Join us to hear Alena Slanchak, an English teacher in Oman, share with us techniques for ‘Active Listening.’ Listen to tips for giving your students a purpose for listening. Pair work, note-taking, and paraphrasing are just some of the techniques …

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S3 14.0 Kahoot to Increase Student Engagement
April 4, 2023

S3 14.0 Kahoot to Increase Student Engagement

Join us to hear Salim Al-Maashini, an English Language Lecturer at Salalah College of Technology, as he shares the value of using Kahoot in his classroom. He describes ways to use Kahoot to build your students vocabulary and work on …

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S3 13.0 Think Aloud Reading Strategy
March 27, 2023

S3 13.0 Think Aloud Reading Strategy

Join us to hear Hind Elyas, a past Chair and TESOL International Convention Ambassador, share “Think Aloud” Techniques! She offers great ideas for how to model these techniques and questions to ask, as a way to engage your students in …

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S3 12.0 ESL Student Engagement Using Technology
March 20, 2023

S3 12.0 ESL Student Engagement Using Technology

Dr. Lana Hiasatt, a Senior lecturer of technology in Dubai, shares her expertise helping engage students in technology. Her ideas include ‘gamification’ such as using Kahoot and Quizlet live! She also shares about AI tools - their benefits and their …

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S3 11.0 Test Taking Strategies
March 13, 2023

S3 11.0 Test Taking Strategies

Join us to hear the past President of TESOL International, Christine Coombe, share the importance of test teaching strategies. Help your students succeed through planning strategies: before, during, and after a test. Learn ways to educate your students about the …

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S3 10.0 The Meditative Approach
March 6, 2023

S3 10.0 The Meditative Approach

Listen to Philip Cowlishaw — an actor, singer, and English teacher — share his teaching tips about the Meditative Approach. Learn ways to find and balance the energy and connection with your students. Discover ways to make your classroom more …

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S3 9.0 Supporting New English Learners
Feb. 27, 2023

S3 9.0 Supporting New English Learners

Join us to hear one of our new Board members share tips from her personal experience coming to the U.S. as a child, from Croatia. She shares tips for teachers to help new ELLs quickly and successfully integrate into their …

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S3 8.0 Developing Passion for English
Feb. 20, 2023

S3 8.0 Developing Passion for English

In this episode, our guest-Sumithra Ravisunder shares three (3) primary ways to develop a passion for English. From creating “casual conversations” to practicing idioms and idiomatic phrases, she provides great ways to engage in the language naturally and in practical …

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S3 7.0 The Impact of Trauma on Learning
Feb. 13, 2023

S3 7.0 The Impact of Trauma on Learning

Listen to Sarah Cunningham a former teacher, with a doctorate in psychology, share an overview of how physical and emotional factors, outside of the classroom, impact students. She shares tangible ways to identify signs or symptoms of trauma that students …

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S3 6.0 Strategies for Reflective Practice
Feb. 6, 2023

S3 6.0 Strategies for Reflective Practice

As a fellow podcaster, Anna Ciriani-Dean joins us to share strategies for reflective practice. She is the co-creator of The Teacher Think-Aloud Podcast, a podcast about reflective practice for teachers of English around the world. She also serves as the …

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S3 5.0 Pronunciation
Jan. 30, 2023

S3 5.0 Pronunciation

Erica Reynosa shares how she learned the importance of teaching pronunciation in every lesson at a conference. She explains tangible ways for ‘how’ to teach pronunciation, identifying sounds as they are used. She draws connections for language learners to recognize …

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S3 4.0 Myths of Language Learning
Jan. 23, 2023

S3 4.0 Myths of Language Learning

Melanie Gobert, a ‘veteran’ English language teacher who has worked as the past president of TESOL Arabia shares interesting tips for language acquisition - based on faulty myths. Discover the theories behind the myths and tips for acquiring language as …

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S3 3.0 Teaching with Idioms
Jan. 16, 2023

S3 3.0 Teaching with Idioms

A bilingual adjunct professor in Florida, Erica Reynosa shares great tips for integrating idioms into your daily lessons. She highlights the value of idioms to teach culture, as part of language acquisition. Erica also shares excellent resources for how to …

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S3 2.0 The
Jan. 10, 2023

S3 2.0 The "Buddy System"

A native Belizean, working in Malaysia, Alberto August shares his experience of successfully creating classroom buddy systems to enhance the learning environment. Listen to how his students empower and engage each other, to succeed at learning English, while working as …

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S3 1.0 Personality-Based Group Work
Jan. 3, 2023

S3 1.0 Personality-Based Group Work

Are you interested in a new approach to group work? We invite you to listen to this episode of TTELT as Pearlie Lubin shares her top tips for creating groups. Pearlie will share how focusing on personalities and how students …

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S2 51.0 Cultivating Human Connection
Nov. 29, 2022

S2 51.0 Cultivating Human Connection

We invite you to listen to this episode of TTELT as Dr. Andre Boyer shares his top tips for cultivating human connection in the classroom. Dr. Boyer will share his insights from his expansive career in business and teaching English …

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S2 50.0 Realia for Vocabulary
Nov. 21, 2022

S2 50.0 Realia for Vocabulary

Realia (real life objects) is a topic most of us have heard of, yet how much do we use it in our classrooms? Alberto August, a professor from Belize, shares the importance of integrating realia into each lesson. He emphasizes …

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