The TEFLology Podcast

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language and related matters. In today's episode we explore English-Medium Instruction with Dr Jim McKinley.  Jim is an associate professor of applied linguistics in higher education at University College London IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, and Academic Head of Learning and Teaching in the Department of Culture, Communication and Media. Jim's recent research agenda is focused on the teaching-research nexus in higher education and TESOL, doctoral writing and L2 writer identity, and internationalisation education policy concerning English medium instruction (EMI) and content and language integrated learning (CLIL).  We hope you enjoy the episode!  More information about Jim can be found here.  Details about Jim co-edited book mentioned in the episode are here.  - - - Contact us by email: teflology@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology  Visit our website and donate to the show: https://teflology-podcast.com/

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. After a pause during the teaching term and summer break, we're happy to return! In this episode we catch-up with each other about we've been doing during our time of absence, talk about questions from students, and reflect on our experiences with course surveys.  We hope you enjoy this episode!  If you like our show, please consider showing your support with a small donation. Visit www.teflology-podcast.com to see how. Get in contact with us: Email: teflology@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language and related matters. In today's episode we explore the research method of narrative inquiry around the topic of teacher identity with Dr Takaaki Hiratsuka. Takaaki is an associate professor at Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan, where he is in charge of a range of applied linguistics courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as supervising masters and doctoral students. His research and teaching interests include teacher education, teacher research, and qualitative research methods.  Enjoy the episode!  Information about Takaaki and his work can be found here. Details about his book can be viewed here. On Saturday, May the 28th 2022, they'll be an online launch event of Takaaki's book discussed in the show. Participation is free, however registration is required here. Details of how to purchase Takaaki's book at 30% off will be announced during the event. - - - Contact us by email: teflology@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology  Visit our website and donate to the show: https://teflology-podcast.com/

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language and related matters. In today's episode we look at the topic of accessibility and inclusivity in the classroom, and are pleased to be joined in our discussion by Dr Judit Kormos. Judit is a professor and the Director of Studies for the MA TESOL Distance programme at the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University, United Kingdom. She has been active in research on motivation in second language learning, and self-regulation in second language writing. Her current interest is in dyslexia in second language learning, and the discussion in this episode focused on the topics of accessibility and inclusivity in language education. Enjoy the episode!  More information about Judit and her work can be found on her website here. To join her MOOC course, follow this link. - - - Contact us by email: teflology@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology  Visit our website and donate to the show: https://teflology-podcast.com/

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language and related matters.  In today's episode we get to grips with language assessment and testing, and are pleased to be joined by Dr Talia Issacs. Talia principally works as associate professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL in the Culture, Communication, and Media department at University College London's Institute of Education. She's also involved with leading assessment and consultancy projects on assessment and communication and regularly serves in an advisory role for different educational stakeholder groups both locally and internationally. Her research interests include second language acquisition, higher education, speech sciences, psychology, medicine, and language assessment - the topic of today's episode. Enjoy the episode!  More information about Talia and her work can be found here. - - - Contact us by email: teflology@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology  Visit our website and donate to the show: https://teflology-podcast.com/

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language and related matters.  In this episode, we're joined by Dr Sin Wang Chong. Sin Wang is an assistant professor in School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work at Queen's University Belfast. Sin Wang's research interests include assessment feedback in higher education, educational/language assessment, qualitative research synthesis, and computer-assisted language learning. Sin Wang is also a project leader of the TESOLgraphics (https://tesolgraphics.weebly.com) - A website that focuses on producing infographical summaries of secondary research in Applied Linguistics and TESOL. More about Sin Wang can be found here.  This episode discusses open scholarship, particularly the way that secondary research can be utilised by and made accessible for teachers.  Enjoy the episode!  - - - Contact us by email: teflology@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology  Visit our website: https://teflology-podcast.com/

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language and related matters.  This episode marks the start of our change in format. Today's episode considers the environment, climate change, sustainability, and other green matters with regard to the ELT industry and teaching practice, and features our guest - Harry Waters.  Based in Spain, Harry has been working in the TEFL world for over 14 years. He is a trainer for the ELTon award winning Pearson and BBC Live Classes project, as well as the learning guide for Pearson and BBC Studio's Speak Out for Sustainability project. His passion for teaching and obsession with the planet led him to create Renewable English, an online English course providing free classes and materials aimed at raising climate change awareness across the globe.  Enjoy the episode!  Renewable English: www.renewableenglish.com Speak out for Sustainability: https://www.pearson.com/english/about-us/pearson-and-bbc-studios-partnership.html  - - - Contact us by email: teflology@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology  Visit our website: https://teflology-podcast.com/

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. After a long hiatus from podcasting, we're happy to return! In this second part of Ep. 109, we catch-up with each other's recent research interest and reading activities.  Thanks for sticking with us! Or, if you're joining us for the first time, you're most welcome! Please enjoy this episode.  If you like our show, please consider showing your support with a small donation. Visit www.teflology-podcast.com to see how. Get in contact with us: Email: teflology@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. After a long hiatus from podcasting, we're happy to return! In this episode, which is the first of two parts, we catch-up with each other about we've been doing during our time of absence, and we introduce details about the new format to our show.  Thanks for sticking with us! Or, if you're joining us for the first time, you're most welcome! Please enjoy this episode.  If you like our show, please consider showing your support with a small donation. Visit www.teflology-podcast.com to see how. Get in contact with us: Email: teflology@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast

Welcome back to the TEFLology Podcast!  In this episode, Matt speaks to Ashley R. Moore.  Ashley is a PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia. His research interests include critical pedagogy, inclusive education, the role of hidden identities in language classrooms, and queer issues in language education, amongst other topics. He has published in TESOL Quarterly, the ELT Journal, and the Modern Language Journal.  In this interview, recorded remotely, Matt spoke to Ashley about queer issues and heteronormativity in foreign language learning and teaching.  Please enjoy this episode! More information about Ashley can be found here - https://lled.educ.ubc.ca/profiles/ashley-r-moore/ Email us at - Check out our website at - https://teflology-podcast.com Follow us on Twitter at - https://twitter.com/TEFLology Like us on Facebook at - https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast/

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In this episode, Matt talks about contributions of L.G. Alexander, Rob leads a discussion about top-down and bottom-up approaches to curriculum design and organisation, and Matt shares a news story about critical language learning.  Enjoy! Sign up to the Humanising Language Research Through the Complexity Lens webinar here - https://uniliterate.com/2021/01/complexwebinar2021/  Information about L.G. Alexander here - https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/al/research/collections/elt_archive/halloffame/louis_alexander/biography/  The news story that Matt referred to here - https://www.languagemagazine.com/2020/10/16/state-dept-promotes-critical-language-learning/  A source Rob use here - http://espeap.junis.ni.ac.rs/index.php/espeap/article/view/999?fbclid=IwAR3VvkTmgMWUufvdsEzO9oMQ64n0BYYNfOgFSvspjJZoFXva9JNBF-e2-HU  This episode was recorded remotely online via Zencastr.  If you like our show, please consider showing your support with a small donation. Get in contact with us: Email: teflology@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In this episode, Matthew leads a discussion about the use of presentations in language learning, Rob introduces the work of Aristophanes of Byzantium, and Matt reflects on a recent study related to teacher wellbeing.  Enjoy! Sign up to the Humanising Language Research Through the Complexity Lens webinar here - https://forms.gle/amqbkK9eGDks29Cy5 A link to the Teacher Wellbeing article mentioned in Matt's section (MacIntyre, Gregersen, & Mercer, 2020) here - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0346251X20307120 This episode was recorded remotely online via Zencastr.  If you like our show, please consider showing your support with a small donation. Get in contact with us: Email: teflology@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast

Welcome back to the TEFLology Podcast!  In this episode, Matthew speaks to Dr Rasha Halat.  Rasha was Education Department chairperson at the Lebanese International University, Bekaa Campus, for eight years, and is currently teaching at the Lebanese University. Rasha has worked in the field of education for over 20 years, with 16 at university level teaching future TEFL Teachers. She has also worked in a variety of teacher training programs regionally, nationally and internationally. Recently, Racha served as a senior consultant on curriculum development for World Learning.  Her duties included designing and developing three teacher training modules focused on online learning. In this interview, recorded remotely, Matthew asked questions to Rasha about teacher training, reflective practice, and other related topics. We hope enjoy this episode! More information about Rasha can be found here - https://lebanesestudies.com/members/rasha-halat/  Email us at - Check out our website at - https://teflology-podcast.com Follow us on Twitter at - https://twitter.com/TEFLology Like us on Facebook at - https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast/

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast! A podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. The current uncertain situation has meant, at times, that institutions may not have treated their workers fairly and respectfully, and in some cases, may have acted illegally. As a result, unions have found themselves continuing to play a pivotal and important role in supporting and standing up for the rights of those working in the language teaching industry. This episode features the stories of six individuals related to the TEFL Workers' union, based across the UK and Ireland. The TEFL Workers' Union is a union for foreign language teachers in the UK organised by the industrial workers of the world (IWW). The union was formed in 2019, and represents cleaners, teachers, admin staff and interns. The union has fought for paid meetings, paid continuing professional development activities, paid sick days, and an end to zero-hours contracts.  More about the TEFL Workers' Union and IWW can be found here - https://www.facebook.com/teflworkers/ Get in contact with us: If you like our show, please consider showing your support with a small donation, visit our website for more details.  Email: teflology@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In this episode, Rob talks about a news story related to labour disputes between teachers and private language schools, Matt leads a discussion about homework, and Matthew explores the work of two pioneers from the Prague Linguistic Circle.  Enjoy! This episode was recorded remotely online via Zencastr.  If you like our show, please consider showing your support with a small donation. Get in contact with us: Email: teflology@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast

Welcome back to the TEFLology Podcast!  Sulaiman Jenkins is an academic scholar and a researcher in the field of applied linguistics. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, and having received his MA in TESOL from NYU, he has been teaching as an English lecturer in Saudi Arabia for over 16 years, holding a number of administrative positions. He has written articles in top tier publications and his research interests concern race, identity, and language. He has also recently written the book “Life is ЯAW” - a biographical memoir of Mutah Beale’s life, a former member of the rap group Outlawz. He is currently a Course Coordinator and English Lecturer for King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and is pursuing doctoral studies on the issue of native speakerism. In this interview, recorded remotely, Rob asked questions to Sulaiman about native-speakerism, cultural chauvinism, and other related topics. We hope enjoy this episode! More information about Sulaiman here - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sulaiman_Jenkins  Email us at – Check out our website at – https://teflology-podcast.com Follow us on Twitter at – https://twitter.com/TEFLology Like us on Facebook at – https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast/  

This is an audiobook extract of John F. Fanselow's 2017 title 'Small Changes in Teaching, Big Results in Learning,' presented by The TEFLology Podcast and read by John himself.  In the last episode of the second part of this limited series, John reads from Chapter 8 section 2, a section called “Some ways to make small changes”. The audio presented to you is an abridged arrangement of the written book version.  Enjoy!  Click this link to find and purchase John's book: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Changes-Teaching-Results-Learning-ebook/dp/B077Q83G1S For more information about John, follow this link: https://www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/2019/february/talking-out-of-school/ For information about iTDi, who produced the book, and to access the book's resources click here: https://itdi.pro/itdihome/small-changes-teaching-big-results-learning/ Email us at - teflology@gmail.com Tweet and follow us - @TEFLology  Find more of our episodes at - www.teflology-podcast.com  Subscribe on iTunes or any other podcasting platform you use. 

This is an audiobook extract of John F. Fanselow's 2017 title 'Small Changes in Teaching, Big Results in Learning,' presented by The TEFLology Podcast and read by John himself.  In the latest episode of the second part of this limited series, John reads from Chapter 8 section 1, a section called “Small changes, resulting in big results”. The audio presented to you is an abridged arrangement of the written book version.  Enjoy!  Click this link to find and purchase John's book: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Changes-Teaching-Results-Learning-ebook/dp/B077Q83G1S For more information about John, follow this link: https://www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/2019/february/talking-out-of-school/ For information about iTDi, who produced the book, and to access the book's resources click here: https://itdi.pro/itdihome/small-changes-teaching-big-results-learning/ Email us at - teflology@gmail.com Tweet and follow us - @TEFLology  Find more of our episodes at - www.teflology-podcast.com  Subscribe on iTunes or any other podcasting platform you use. 

This is an audiobook extract of John F. Fanselow's 2017 title 'Small Changes in Teaching, Big Results in Learning,' presented by The TEFLology Podcast and read by John himself.  In the first episode of the second part of this limited series, John reads from Chapter 7, section 4, a section called “very good, great job, excellent”. The audio you hear is an abridged arrangement of the written book version.  Enjoy!  Click this link to find and purchase John's book: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Changes-Teaching-Results-Learning-ebook/dp/B077Q83G1S For more information about John, follow this link: https://www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/2019/february/talking-out-of-school/ For information about iTDi, who produced the book, and to access the book's resources click here: https://itdi.pro/itdihome/small-changes-teaching-big-results-learning/ Email us at - teflology@gmail.com Tweet and follow us - @TEFLology  Find more of our episodes at - www.teflology-podcast.com  Subscribe on iTunes or any other podcasting platform you use. 

Today we bring you an interview with Dr Dario Banegas. Dario is a lecturer in in TESOL with the School of Education at the University of Strathclyde. His main areas of expertise and interest include CLIL, teaching young learners, initial English language teacher education, and professional development through action research.  In this interview, Rob asks questions to Dario about action research of English language teaching practitioners.  This interview was recorded remotely with Zencastr. More information about Dario here - https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/banegasdariodr/ Here are links to the books that Dario mentions at the end of the interview - http://resig.weebly.com/empowering-teacher-researchers-empowering-learners-2018.html & https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/a-handbook-exploratory-action-research#:~:text=The%20handbook%20takes%20teachers%20through,also%20in%20teacher%2Dresearch%20schemes  Email us at – Check out our website at – https://teflology-podcast.com Follow us on Twitter at – https://twitter.com/TEFLology Like us on Facebook at – https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast/

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast!  This episode is a pilot live show, in which we opened up our recording session for people to listen in and contribute to.  In this final instalment of the three parts, we speak to Saurabh Anand about reading and writing-related strategies around the concept of World Englishes. Saurabh is a teacher and doctoral student at the University of Georgia. This episode was recorded with Zencastr.  Please consider showing your support with a small donation at: https://teflology-podcast.com Get in contact with us: Email: teflology@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast!  This episode is a pilot live show, in which we opened up our recording session for people to listen in and contribute to.  In this second of three parts, Rob raises the topic of improvisation in language teaching. Our guests, along with Matthew and Matt, all contributed ideas to the topic, helping to consider the theme from a variety of perspectives.  This episode was recorded with Zencastr.  Please consider showing your support with a small donation at: https://teflology-podcast.com Get in contact with us: Email: teflology@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast!  This episode is a pilot live show, in which we opened up our recording session for people to listen in and contribute to.  This first of three parts features Helen MacIntyre. Helen is a CELTA teacher trainer based in Vancouver. Helen got in contact with us via email and we were pleased to feature her as our first guest on this inaugural live show. We asked Helen about her experiences of teacher training remotely.  This episode was recorded with Zencastr.  Please consider showing your support with a small donation at: https://teflology-podcast.com Get in contact with us: Email: teflology@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In this episode, Matthew charts the history and use of emoji, Rob reflects on his Duolingo language learning experiences, and Matt talks about Cheris Kramarae's work on Muted Group Theory.  Enjoy! This episode was recorded remotely online via Zencastr.  If you like our show, please consider showing your support with a small donation at: https://teflology-podcast.com Get in contact with us: Email: teflology@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast all about language teaching, and related matters!  Today we bring you an interview with Russell Stannard. Russell is a multi award-winning Educational Technologist and founder of www.teachertrainingvideos.com He is especially known for his  work in using technology to enhance feedback and his experiments with screen capture technology.  In this interview, Matt asks questions to Russell about teaching languages through the use of technology.  Recorded remotely with Zencastr.  Theme music by James York (Cheapbeats)   Visit Russell's YouTube page here - https://www.youtube.com/user/crete1987  Email us at - Check out our website at - https://teflology-podcast.com  Follow us on Twitter at - https://twitter.com/TEFLology  Like us on Facebook at - https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast/ 

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In this episode, Matt reflects on how the recent remote ways of working may bring about professional development opportunities, Rob charts the work of Paul Pimsleur, and Matthew leads a discussion on pronunciation.  Enjoy! This episode was recorded remotely online via Zencastr.  If you like our show, please consider showing your support with a small donation at: https://teflology-podcast.com Get in contact with us: Email: teflology@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast

Welcome to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters.  In today's episode we address the two issues that are dominating world events at the moment. In the first section, we respond to the demonstrations triggered by George Floyd's murder with a short account about race and racism in ELT. In the second part of the show, we reflect on our experiences with teaching remotely, due restrictions brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.   All links to the resources mentioned in the first section can be found on this episode's page on www.teflology-podcast.com  Thanks for listening!!  Email us at teflology@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TEFLology Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast  Support our show by purchasing a copy of our book - http://the-round.com/resource/podcasting-and-professional-development/  

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. Today we bring you an interview with Dr. Richard J. Sampson. Richard works at Rikkyo University in the Center for Foreign Language Education and Research as an associate professor. His research interests include L2 learner psychology, complexity theory, and motivation, all of topics of which are discussed in this conversation. For information about Richard's publications, follow this link - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Richard_Sampson2 This interview was recorded remotely using Zencastr.  Enjoy the interview! Email: teflology@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUvEqf5A7m7OADQoMOV8AA

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. We've made it to 100 episodes! Well, we reached this milestone some time ago, but this episode marks number 100 of our regular episodes with the three of us talking together.  To celebrate this momentous occasion, we thought we'd test each other's knowledge of the podcast in the shape of a quiz. Which TEFLologist knows their TEFLology the best? Listen to find out.  Please feel free to play along yourselves. Stay safe and healthy, and enjoy! Email: teflology@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast Website: https://teflology-podcast.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUvEqf5A7m7OADQoMOV8AA

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In this episode, Matthew talks about the history of LANGUAGE LABS, Matt explores FLIPPED CLASSROOMS, and Rob reviews a news story about NIGERIAN ENGLISH.  This episode was recorded remotely online via Discord.  Rob's news story here - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51448295 Information about language labs here - https://www.j-let.org/?a=61&fbclid=IwAR0asBpBntipm2wTpxfTUMOgHRIBpRsG4Cx5ZI9li-Cxpkj1mVsW6LL1pmQ Books on Flipped Classrooms: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811386565 & https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811069673 Enjoy! Contact us: Email: teflology@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast Website: https://teflology-podcast.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUvEqf5A7m7OADQoMOV8AA

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In this episode, we present a series of reflections by Mustafa Nazari, Rob Playfair, and Anna Loseva about their responses to the current Covid-19 pandemic crises, with regard to their teaching situations in Iran, the U.K., and Vietnam.  We hope you find their stories of interest.  Contact us: Email: teflology@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast Website: https://teflology-podcast.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUvEqf5A7m7OADQoMOV8AA

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. Today we bring you an interview with James York and Jonathan deHaan. James and Jonathan are both university educators in Japan and advocates of game-based language teaching and learning. As well as creating and devising their own games, they are are also co-editors of Ludic Language Pedagogy – an open access journal dedicated to promoting the integration of games and play in language learning.    In this interview, Matthew asks questions to the pair about game-based language teaching and learning.  Enjoy!! Information about James and Jonathan – https://www.researchgate.net/profile/James_York3 & https://sites.google.com/site/gamelabshizuoka/about-the-lab/jonathandehaan  Information about the Ludic Language Pedagogy journal – https://www.llpjournal.org  Theme music by Cheapshot (James) – https://bandcamp.com/cheapshot Email: teflology@gmail.com Website: https://teflology-podcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUvEqf5A7m7OADQoMOV8AA

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In this episode, Matthew gets us thinking about our personas as teachers, Matt asks questions about games and gamification in language teaching/learning, and Rob leads a discussion about teacher insecurities.  Enjoy! Contact us: Email: teflology@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast Website: https://teflology-podcast.com  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUvEqf5A7m7OADQoMOV8AA

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In episode 96, Matt leads a discussion about the differences between male and females scholars' uses of positive words in academic papers, Matthew introduces the idea of The Teaching Brain, and Rob talk about John Gallagher's book - Learning Languages in Early Modern England.  Please enjoy!  The article Matt refers to can be accessed here - https://www.bmj.com/content/367/bmj.l6573  Information on The Teaching Brain can be viewed here - http://www.teachingbrain.org  Learning Languages in Early Modern England can be found here - https://global.oup.com/academic/product/learning-languages-in-early-modern-england-9780198837909?cc=jp&lang=en&fbclid=IwAR2LRW0DmZyNdZlmGN_u4iv_Fv0NpsCukxNuWDRaYdEWgKNhGEe7k-uYnyY  Contact us: Email: teflology@gmail.com Website: https://teflology-podcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUvEqf5A7m7OADQoMOV8AA

This is an audiobook extract of John F. Fanselow's 2017 title 'Small Changes in Teaching, Big Results in Learning,' presented by The TEFLology Podcast and read by John himself.  In the fifth episode (and final for now) of this limited series, John reads from Chapter 5, section 3, a section called “what did you do on the weekend.” The audio you hear is an abridged arrangement of the written book version.  Enjoy!  Click this link to find and purchase John's book: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Changes-Teaching-Results-Learning-ebook/dp/B077Q83G1S For more information about John, follow this link: https://www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/2019/february/talking-out-of-school/ For information about iTDi, who produced the book, and to access the book's resources click here: https://itdi.pro/itdihome/small-changes-teaching-big-results-learning/ Email us at - teflology@gmail.com Tweet and follow us - @TEFLology  Find more of our episodes at - www.teflology-podcast.com  Subscribe on iTunes or any other podcasting platform you use. 

This is an audiobook extract of John F. Fanselow's 2017 title 'Small Changes in Teaching, Big Results in Learning,' presented by The TEFLology Podcast and read by John himself.  In the fourth episode of this limited series, John reads from Chapter 4, section 3, a section called “dismounted horses, saddles, reins”. The audio you hear is an abridged arrangement of the written book version.  Enjoy!  Click this link to find and purchase John's book: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Changes-Teaching-Results-Learning-ebook/dp/B077Q83G1S For more information about John, follow this link: https://www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/2019/february/talking-out-of-school/ For information about iTDi, who produced the book, and to access the book's resources click here: https://itdi.pro/itdihome/small-changes-teaching-big-results-learning/ Email us at - teflology@gmail.com Tweet and follow us - @TEFLology  Find more of our episodes at - www.teflology-podcast.com  Subscribe on iTunes or any other podcasting platform you use. 

This is an audiobook extract of John F. Fanselow's 2017 title 'Small Changes in Teaching, Big Results in Learning,' presented by The TEFLology Podcast and read by John himself.  In the second episode of this limited series, John reads from Chapter 3, section 9, a section called “Fortunately, the copy machine is broken”. The audio you hear is an abridged arrangement of the written book version. Enjoy!  Click this link to find and purchase John's book: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Changes-Teaching-Results-Learning-ebook/dp/B077Q83G1S For more information about John, follow this link: https://www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/2019/february/talking-out-of-school/ For information about iTDi, who produced the book, and to access the book's resources click here: https://itdi.pro/itdihome/small-changes-teaching-big-results-learning/ Email us at - teflology@gmail.com Tweet and follow us - @TEFLology  Find more of our episodes at - www.teflology-podcast.com  Subscribe to us on iTunes or any other podcasting platform you use. 

This is an audiobook extract of John F. Fanselow's 2017 title 'Small Changes in Teaching, Big Results in Learning,' presented by The TEFLology Podcast and read by John himself.  In the second episode of this limited series, John reads an extract from Chapter 2, section 5, called “People hearing about listening”. The audio you hear is an abridged arrangement of this section.  Enjoy!  Click this link to find and purchase John's book: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Changes-Teaching-Results-Learning-ebook/dp/B077Q83G1S For more information about John, follow this link: https://www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/2019/february/talking-out-of-school/ For information about iTDi, who produced the book, and to access the book's resources click here: https://itdi.pro/itdihome/small-changes-teaching-big-results-learning/ Email us at - teflology@gmail.com Tweet and follow us - @TEFLology  Find more of our episodes at - www.teflology-podcast.com  Subscribe to us on iTunes or any other podcasting platform you use. 

This is an audiobook extract of John F. Fanselow's 2017 title 'Small Changes in Teaching, Big Results in Learning,' presented by The TEFLology Podcast and read by John himself.  In the first episode of this limited series, John talks from the introduction, foreword, and preface of the book. The audio you hear is an abridged arrangement of these sections.  Enjoy!  Click this link to find and purchase John's book: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Changes-Teaching-Results-Learning-ebook/dp/B077Q83G1S For more information about John, follow this link: https://www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/2019/february/talking-out-of-school/ For information about iTDi, who produced the book, and to access the book's resources click here: https://itdi.pro/itdihome/small-changes-teaching-big-results-learning/ Email us at - teflology@gmail.com Tweet and follow us - @TEFLology  Find more of our episodes at - www.teflology-podcast.com  Subscribe to us on iTunes or any other podcasting platform you use. 

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. Today we bring you a guest hosted episode by the creators of the Extempore, the speaking practice app. We asked them some questions about what inspired the creation of Extempore, the factors that go into designing a language learning or teaching app, and some of the ways that Extempore has been and can be used by teachers and learners. See more information about Extempore here: https://extemporeapp.com Please enjoy the interview!  Email: teflology@gmail.com Website: https://teflology-podcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUvEqf5A7m7OADQoMOV8AA

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In episode 94, Rob attempts to describe his method of frame analysis in the study of ideology in ELT, Matt discusses the life and work of Brian Abbs and Ingrid Freebairn, and Matthew discusses the use of escape rooms in language learning. Enjoy!  Information about Brian Abbs and Ingrid Freebairn can be found here: https://academic.oup.com/eltj/article/66/3/383/439632 Information about Langauge South can be found here: https://languagesouth.com/spanish-immersion-escape-room/ Email: teflology@gmail.com Website: https://teflology-podcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUvEqf5A7m7OADQoMOV8AA

In episode 93, the TEFLologists take a relaxed approach, with some free form discussion of issues that have been on our minds. Matthew raises the question of bringing work home, Rob discusses his experiences of online language learning, and Matt helms a discussion about our teaching habits. Enjoy! Email: teflology@gmail.com Website: https://teflology-podcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUvEqf5A7m7OADQoMOV8AA

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. Today we bring you an interview with Olly Richards. Olly is founder and creator of I Will Teach You a Language - an online resource that offers courses for learning a range of languages. Being a successful learner of multiple languages himself, Olly is also author of the Short Stories in... series - a collection of story books for beginner language learners.  In this interview, Matt asks questions to Olly about what it takes to be a successful language learner. Olly's website - https://www.iwillteachyoualanguage.com  Olly's books - https://learn.iwillteachyoualanguage.com/books  Olly's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/IWTYAL/videos  Please enjoy the interview!    Email: teflology@gmail.com Website: https://teflology-podcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUvEqf5A7m7OADQoMOV8AA

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In episode 92, Matt explains the Michel Thomas Method of language teaching, Rob discusses his experiences at the BAAL 2019 conference, and Matt talks about the life and work of James Summers. Enjoy!  Information on the Michael Thomas method can be found here: https://www.michelthomas.com Information about James Summers can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Summers Information about BAAL 2019 can be found here: https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/education/baal/ Email: teflology@gmail.com Website: https://teflology-podcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUvEqf5A7m7OADQoMOV8AA

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast about language teaching, and related matters.  We are pleased to be bringing you the third and final plenary interview session that we were invited to conduct at the 2019 JALT PanSIG conference.  This interview features Professor Kensaku Yoshida, who is Director in the Center for Language Education and Research at Sophia University, Tokyo.  Matthew asked Dr. Yoshida about his extensive experience and views in the area of Japan's foreign language education policy. Please enjoy the interview!  More information about Kensaku Yoshida can be found here - http://pweb.cc.sophia.ac.jp/1974ky/ Information about the JALT PanSIG conference can viewed here - http://pansig.org  Email: teflology@gmail.com Website: https://teflology-podcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUvEqf5A7m7OADQoMOV8AA

Welcome to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast about language teaching, and related matters.  We are pleased to be sharing with the second of our three plenary interviews that we were invited to conduct at the 2019 JALT PanSIG conference. The conference took place in May, nearby the city of Kobe in Japan.  This interview is with Professor Stephanie Ann Houghton. Stephanie works in the Faculty of Art and Regional Design at Saga University, Japan.  Matt asked questions to Stephanie about her career, touching on her varied and changing research interests, including Native-speakerism, Intercultural Communication, and Dance & Fitness.  We hope you enjoy the interview!  More information about Stephanie can be found here - https://stephhoughton.wixsite.com/mysite-2 Information about the JALT PanSIG conference can viewed here - http://pansig.org  Email: teflology@gmail.com Website: https://teflology-podcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUvEqf5A7m7OADQoMOV8AA

Welcome to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast about language teaching, and related matters.  We are pleased to be sharing with the first of our three plenary interviews that we were invited to conduct at the 2019 JALT PanSIG conference. The conference took place in May, nearby the city of Kobe in Japan.  The first interview features Dr. Siew Ming Thang. Professor Thang works in the Faculty of Education and Languages at HELP University in Kuala Lumpur.  Rob asked Siew Ming questions about CALL (Computer-assisted Language Learning), a key research interest of hers.  We hope you enjoy the interview!  More information about Siew Ming Thang can be found here - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Siew_Ming_Thang  Information about the JALT PanSIG conference can viewed here - http://pansig.org  Email: teflology@gmail.com Website: https://teflology-podcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUvEqf5A7m7OADQoMOV8AA

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. We are delighted to bring you an interview with Diane Larsen-Freeman. Diane is currently a Professor Emerita in Education and in Linguistics at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Diane concentrates her research on the process of second language acquisition. She has found that complexity theory provides new insights into language, its acquisition, and its use. A book of papers in her honor, Complexity Theory and Language Development, was published in 2017. In today’s interview, Matt asks questions to Diane about Complex Dynamic Systems, as well as related topics.  Enjoy the interview!  More information about Diane can be found here: http://www.soe.umich.edu/people/profile/diane_larsen-freeman/  A video recording of her plenary session at JALT2018 can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX6UZNQXL_w  Email: teflology@gmail.com Website: https://teflology-podcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUvEqf5A7m7OADQoMOV8AA

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In episode 91, Rob charts the life and work of John Manjirō, Matt talks about Jacob Rees-Mogg's language style guide, and Matthew introduces TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading & Storytelling). Enjoy!  Information John Manjirō can be found here:http://www.whitfield-manjiro.org/the-manjiro-story.html  Information about Jacob Rees-Mogg's language style guide can be found here: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-49137619  Information about TPRS can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TPR_Storytelling  Email: teflology@gmail.com Website: https://teflology-podcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUvEqf5A7m7OADQoMOV8AA

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. We're 5 years old! Happy anniversary to us. To celebrate, here is a special episode where we reflect back on our episodes up to this point. We'll talk about some funny moments, our favourite pioneers, what we've learnt from podcasting, and much more.  Thank you for your support over the years, please enjoy! Email: teflology@gmail.com Website: https://teflology-podcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUvEqf5A7m7OADQoMOV8AA

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. We are delighted to bring you an interview with Dr. Charlie Browne. Charlie works at Meiji Gakuen University in Tokyo. He is a specialist in Vocabulary and Reading research, especially as they apply to online learning, and has written research articles, books, and textbooks about these topics. As well as creating two new corpus-based word lists for second language learners - the New General Service List (NGSL) and the New Academic Word List (NAWL), he has also helped to create a wide variety of free research-based language learning and analysis software and websites.  In today’s interview, Matt asks questions to Charlie about the topics mentioned above.  Enjoy the conversation! More information about Charlie can be found here: https://www.meijigakuin.ac.jp/english/staff/browne/ His website, containing his online software, can be accessed here:http://www.charlie-browne.com Email: teflology@gmail.com Website: https://teflology-podcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUvEqf5A7m7OADQoMOV8AA