TTELT is a podcast for English language teachers who never seem to find the time for the professional development we want and need. Episodes include tips that we can implement in our classes this week, discussiions of journal articles and blogs in our field, and interviews with prominent, and not so prominent, teachers who have teaching tips they'd like to share. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Elena Nadtocheva, a teacher at a private school in Yekaterinburg, Russia, who specializes in teaching young learners. She presentes three quick and easy to implement ideas that students love for making grammar drills more fun. Students love these ideas and they will enliven your English lessons. Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Olga Litvinova, a freelance teacher, writer, and researcher, based in Armenia, who wrote a book about learning English from her research in the USA, where she interviewed learners from different backgrounds. She concludes that all learners have the same difficulties and struggles when they learn, no matter what their motivation. Listen to hear more! You can access her book here: Shining my Light on Bilingualism and Fulbright : https://www.amazon.com/Shining-My-Light-Bilingualism-Fulbright-ebook/dp/B0CGDWB9G --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Sarah Guite, an English instructor at the ADNOC Technical Academy in the United Arab Emirates. Sarah will be sharing tips for using Cambridge Write and Improve, a free writing platform that students can use to improve their writing. Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Malohatoy Djaloldinova, a teacher at Andijan State institute of Foreign Languages, as she explains how "Postmodern Sparks" integrate English literature into English language teaching classrooms and what teaching strategies "Postmodern Sparks" proposes for engaging students with English literature. Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Jessica March and Julia Dania, instructors at a higher educational institution in Oman, as they explain what the concepts behind designing an educational kit are and briefly describe the process. They will also discuss how relevant the kits are in a digital world. Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Durdona Pulatova, an associate professor at the Department of Foreign languages in Social Humanitarian Direction at Tashkent State Pedagogical University, as she describes how a corpus-based approach benefits the development of professional communicative competence among ESP students. Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Noha Khafagi, who works at the English Language Instruction Department at the American University in Cairo as a Senior Instructor II, as she explains what self-expression is and you can incorporate it into your classroom. Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Ghassoub Sharif, who works at Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, Dubai, as he explains why reading barely exists in the Arab world. He also discusses why reading is so important and gives examples of how teachers can revive the reading habit. Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Khaleda Almansoori, an assistant professor at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, as she describes effective strategies in education for enhancing student's academic recovery. She shares examples of successful interventions and programs she's implemented to support students' academic recovery, and what outcomes and improvements she has observed as a result. Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Barira Shahid, an English for Academic Purposes and Academic and Study Skills lecturer at De Montfort University, Dubai, as she explains how you can identify your true purpose or passion in your career journey. She also gives examples of ways your passion for your profession can impact your personal and professional growth. Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Marine Malad, a Local Dean at the Faculty of Language Studies at the Arab Open University in Kuwait, as she explains how incorporating AI into the classroom can benefit teachers and students. She gives examples of barriers to AI integration and how teachers and students can best use AI to make learning easier. Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Laila Kamal, a Senior English Language Instructor at The American University in Cairo, as she explains how images can help students learn in class. She gives examples of a variety of activities using images that students can use to improve speaking and writing skills, as well as reinforce and learn vocabulary and grammar. Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Oshin Danish, a lecturer at Al Yamamah University, Saudi Arabia, as she describes how to turn input from the teacher into intake by the students. She gives some ideas about how to lower students' affective filters in the classroom so that they enjoy learning English and can more effectively ‘intake' English. Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Arezoo Karimi, a university lecturer in Iran and a PHD candidate in TEFL, as she explains how to use mobile applications for language learning, in particular Nearpod. She gives advice on the unique features of Nearpod and how they can help us as teachers. Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Firos Kalarikkal, a lecturer at University of Technology and Applied Sciences in Oman, as he describes why students and teachers need to integrate the four English skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in online learning. He mentions some useful tools that anyone can use to make online learning more effective. Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Mohamed El Zamil, a freelance neurolinguistic coach, as he explains how coaching is different from language teaching and how it empowers students to think and do things for themselves. Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Bushra Khan, a graduate teaching and research assistant at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, as she explains how reflective writing can improve students' well-being. She gives examples of topics and tasks students can write on and some practical advice about how to implement reflective writing in the classroom. Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear David Knott, a senior instructor at the Achievement Academy Bridge Program at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, as he explains what digital competency is and what it means in this context, student academic digital proficiency. He gives examples of how he incorporates step by step instructions and task completion to teach students how to use LMS platforms and name and store academic artifacts. Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Patrick Dougherty, Dean of Faculty, and Professor of Literature and History, at Akita International University in Japan. He is also Past President and founding member of Teachers Helping Teachers, a voluntary organization teacher professional development organization that provides free PD and annual conferences in Bangladesh, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Kazakhstan. He is currently the publications chair and the coordinator for the Bangladesh program. If you'd like to get involved, you can contact Dr Pat at pdougherty@aiu.ac.jp Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Dr Tendai Charles, an Assistant Professor of Education at the British University in Dubai, as he explains what AI competencies English Language Teachers will need in the future. He also discusses what challenges AI has brought into the classroom and what is meant by the term ‘AI Competencies'. Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Naghmeh Babaee, a Liberal Studies Faculty at LaSalle College Vancouver, Canada, as she explains how teaching in a second language using multilingual students' first language aids instruction. She gives examples of how teacher can encourage bilingual and multilingual students to use their first language to learn in an additional language. Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Savannah Davis, an English as a Foreign Language teacher for adults in Malta. Savannah will be presenting ideas for using silent videos in the classroom to teach vocabulary and grammar. She gives advice on best practices as well as follow up activities in the four skills. Listen to hear more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Seetha Saragan, a personal development trainer, lifestyleconsultant and motivational speaker based in Dubai, as she explains some strategies that educators can implement to incorporate self-care. She also gives examples of how we can identify 'compassion fatigue' - that can (if ignored) lead to burnout. Listen to hear more! You can follow Seetha in any of these places: Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seetha-sagaran-24a52493/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Seetha6488Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seethasagaran1972Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/BeyondHorizons/100057621242797/YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCoq46tfjvnwIdNJcjuxbndwMy websites are -Professional- www.beyondhorizons.bizPersonal- www.seethasagaran.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Siham Al-Aamri, a teacher at University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Ibra branch, Oman, as she explains how to use the Educaplay platform to enhance EFL learners' motivation to learn grammar. Educaplay is an AI generative educational gaming platform that is user-friendly and affordable and motivates students because they fun while they are learning. Listen to hear more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Karen Bauer, the regional manager of EducationUSA for the Middle East and North Africa, as she shares these valuable resources for studying in the United States: EducationUSA Website: https://educationusa.state.gov/ If You Want to Study in the USA: Book I: https://educationusa.state.gov/sites/default/files/210809_iywts_bk1_rev2018_final_1.pdf Defining Your Priorities: English Language Programs https://educationusa.state.gov/sites/default/files/define_your_priorities_-_english_language_interactive.pdf EducationUSA Summer Academy https://www.edusaacademy.org/ English Language Resources from the U.S. Department of State: https://americanenglish.state.gov/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Dawud Hill, Community Teacher Trainer with RefugeeEd and We/Educate, UK, as he describes working with refugees in European refugee camps as a teacher trainer. Dawud says that working with refugees has changed his life and if you'd like to get involved you can contact him on LinkedIn. Listen to hear more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Pooja Sancheti, a teacher at the Centre for Preparatory Studies, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman, as she describes why students and teachers use AI and how you can use AI more effectively with your students. She says that AI is not going away, it's going to stay and everyone should embrace it. Listen to hear more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Amel Benaissa, a teacher and researcher at Mouloud Mammeri University, Algeria, as she describes why teachers need to develop self-regulation strategies. She gives some tips for how teachers can learn how to control their emotions so they do not suffer from too much stress and burnout at work. Listen to hear more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Noureddine Charif, an ESL Instructor, Newton's Grove School, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, as he explains how to incorporate AI into Task Based Language Teaching by using Microsoft's Copilot to help craft lessons, sample essays, and assessment rubrics. Listen to hear more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Wyndell Williams, English Language Support Teacher at Tsinghua International School in Beijing, China, as he describes how to develop and use culturally responsive strategies for inclusive language education. He gives some examples of ways that teachers can make every student feel welcome and that they have something to offer. Listen to hear more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Milsania Lopez, Dean of University of Santiago, Cuba, as she shares techniques for motivating pre-service teachers to become teachers of the English Language.She shares ways to motivate teachers to become teachers of English. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Based in Colombia, Gustavo Valiente shares an effective technique to engage students in communication! Discover their interests and adapt your topic and grammar to fit their interests. This technique provides intrinsic motivation for speaking. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Juan Carlos Domingez, based in Cuba, as he shares an innovative technique of integrating radio into the English classroom. He shares weekly idiomatic expressions in the context of a conversation. Students are challenged to deduce the meanings of idioms from English-speaking countries around the world. Radio Metropolitana Havana --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Dr. Pankaj Mehrotra, an English teacher from Delhi, India, as he discusses conventional and virtual learning spaces and how they affect teacher–student and student–student interactions in the classroom. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Sharifa Djurabaeva, an English teacher originally from Uzbekistan, who is currently teaching beginning newcomer high school students in Massachusetts. Sharifa will discuss the challenges she has faced and how she is meeting them. Discover new resources and ideas that may help you in a similar teaching situation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Dilia Topham, a veteran Teacher-Trainer, currently working in Dushanbe,Tajikistan for the American Council, as she describes the Experiential Learning Cycle and gives examples of how it can be used by teachers and teacher-trainees for self-assessment and improvement. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Dr Arum Perwitasari, Academic Relations Lead at ETS Global, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, as she describes how to integrate reading or listening activities into speaking activities for English for Academic Purposes. She gives some examples of integrated tasks that teachers can use to teach academic speaking. Listen to hear more! #academicenglish #languageeducation #languageassessment #englishforacademicpurposes #taskbasedlearning #onlinelearning #eslreading #education #esllistening #teaching #learning #teachingtips #tesol #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools #CPD #ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Peter Holly, a freelancer based in Hungary, as he describes how to teach environmentalism and sustainability in English Language Teaching. He gives teachers tips and ideas on how to incorporate sustainability and climate change in every ELT lesson, from the intro to regular classroom practices. Listen to hear more! #environment #languageeducation #climatechange #sustainability #taskbasedlearning #onlinelearning #eslwriting #education #strategicplanning #teaching #learning #teachingtips #tesol #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools #CPD #ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Dr Mohamed Benhima, an assistant professor in the English Department of Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco, as he describes quantitative research methodology and statistical data analysis in language education. He explains how quantitative data can be collected and how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help with data analysis. Listen to hear more! #research #languageeducation #researchmethodology #taskbasedlearning #onlinelearning #eslwriting #education #strategicplanning #teaching #learning #teachingtips #tesol #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools #CPD #ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Philip McCarthy, Associate Professor at the American University of Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates, as he shares Auto-Peer, an automated feedback system designed to facilitate student writing and student feedback literacy. He explains how Auto-Peer helps student writers and shares feedback from students and colleagues. Listen to hear more! #writing #taskbasedlearning #onlinelearning #eslwriting #education #strategicplanning #teaching #learning #teachingtips #tesol #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools #CPD #ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Dr Sapna Dileesh, Head of Foundation at the Oman Dental College in Muscat, Oman, as she shares how she uses gamification in the ESL classroom. She discusses some things that a teacher needs to consider while incorporating gamification in the ESL classroom as well as the advantages and disadvantages of gamification. She also mentions some Edtech tools available for teachers who want to implement gamification in their classroom. Listen to hear more! #gamification #taskbasedlearning #onlinelearning #games #education #strategicplanning #teaching #learning #teachingtips #tesol #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools #CPD #ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Anastasia Khawaja, an adjunct professor in the Department of English at the University of South Florida,as she shares how she implemented linguistic landscape in her teaching units in Israel. She discusses how to use linguistic landscape to start difficult conversations in a region of conflict and how we can explore language representation and language use to dig beyond what we might see on the surface to better understand different situations–how it's not usually just "two sides" and by extension, how to better understand ourselves. Listen to hear more! #appliedlinguistics #taskbasedlearning #onlinereading #WestBank #education #strategicplanning #regioninconflict #teachingtips #tesol #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools #CPD #ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Eyhab Yaghi, a lecturer in the English department in the College of Education at Majmaah University in Saudi Arabia,as he shares with us the online reading dispositions students use to enable more effective online learning . He discusses several different online reading dispositions used by students and describes how they can be harnessed to motivate students to read and learn online. Listen to hear more! #reading #taskbasedlearning #onlinereading #readingdispositions #education #strategicplanning #teachingtips #tesol #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools #CPD #ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Fatia Jellad, a secondary school teacher in Tunisia who recently obtained her PhD in Cultural Studies, as she shares with us how to use blogs to motivate students to write in English. She discusses the steps for implementing blogs in the classroom and what makes them an effective tool for writing instruction. She also mentions some of the challenges teachers might face when implementing blogs as a motivational writing tool. Listen to hear more! #writing #taskbasedlearning #education #strategicplanning #teachingtips #tesol #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools #CPD #ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Kasia Truszkowsky, founder and owner of My Oxford English Academy in Oxford, England, as she shares with us how to use reconstruction tasks to teach academic writing. She discusses tips for minimizing teacher preparation time and sharing best practices for producing effective writing lessons. Listen to hear more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Rasha Halat, Assistant Professor at the Lebanese International University, as she shares with us how to use authentic materials to motivate students. She describes why its a good idea to use authentic materials and how to motivate students by using them. Listen to hear more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Shahab Moradkhani, Associate Professor of TESOL at Razi University in Kermanshah, Iran, as he shares with us the topic English as an International Language. He describes the basic principles of English as an International Language and shares suggestions for dealing with the related theoretical and practical controversies. Listen to hear more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Hannah Haase, language teacher, author, and pedagogical mentor at Robotel, as she shares with us how to motivate students to actually speak in English in class. She describes different ways teachers can do recording activities, kinesthetic activities, games focused on listening, and games focusing on speaking. Listen to hear more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Gulnorakhon Niyazova, senior teacher of English as EFL at Alisher Navai University of Uzbek Language and Literature in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, as she describes why it's important for teachers to attend international conferences. She talks about how teacher can upgrade their teaching skills and get new ideas for different ways to teach. Listen to hear more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Maria Zaheer, the founder of Educational Webinar Jam and a Senior Fellow in Higher Education, based at Al Yamama University in Saudi Arabia, as she shares best practices for optimizing teacher-to-teacher collaboration both within and across university departments. She describes how teacher-to-teacher collaboration proves to be an effective tool for professional development for educators. Listen to hear more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
Join us to hear Rawan Saqfalhett, a secondary school teacher who teaches in Jericho in the West Bank in the Palestinian Territories, as she talks about the challenges she and her students face. Rawan gives some insights into how patience and understanding, and cultural programs can help the students succeed. Listen to hear more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support
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