How to English TEFL Podcast

Gav and Em
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How to English TEFL Podcast

Welcome to a teaching and learning English podcast. Meet Gav & Em, two experienced teachers, discussing the most important topics for both teachers and students. Each week they'll cover teaching techniques and learning tips. Whether you're up at the board, or behind the desk, you'll get something from How To English TEFL Podcast. Show your support here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod

  1. S05E24. End of Year Special (transcribed) VIDEO

    12/20/2024

    S05E24. End of Year Special (transcribed) VIDEO

    Join Gav and Em in this exciting wrap-up episode as they celebrate the end of an incredible Season 5 of How to English TEFL Pod! Reflecting on a year filled with teaching tips, student advice, and laugh-out-loud moments, this is your chance to revisit the highlights that made this season so memorable. Don't forget to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod to show your support and check out all the podcast transcriptions here: http://howtoenglishpod.com/ Music: Fluffing a Duck by Kevin Macleod https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hBDh3dRvLc Blankety Blank Full Opening Title Sequence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjU5zZeD1yQ Action Tense Cinematic Teaser Trailer Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEN2bmZPKF0 Background music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqwnTNRtQ80 Timestamps 00:00 – Intro: End of Year Special 01:15 – Reflections on teaching and learning in 2024 06:45 – Best Student Tips from Season 5 12:30 – Top Teaching Tips 19:50 – Funniest Memorable Moments 25:00 – What’s Next? Discussing the future of Gav & Em’s podcast 29:45 – Will there be a Season 6? 32:00 – Final thoughts and a big thank you to listeners

    55 min
  2. S05E23. Perfection (transcribed) VIDEO

    12/06/2024

    S05E23. Perfection (transcribed) VIDEO

    Welcome to How to English TEFL Podcast with Gav & Em, your go-to show for everything teaching and learning English as a foreign language! In this episode, we dive into the world of coursebooks and share tips on how to make them more engaging and personalized for students. We also tackle the complexities of perfectionism, exploring what it means for teachers and students, and why imperfection is part of the learning journey.Other highlights include:Practical strategies for tailoring lessons to student needs.A hilarious take on formal vs. informal language through translation fails in our Quiz of the Week.Discussions on leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT to create resources on the fly.Reflections on the joys and challenges of being a TEFL teacher.Don't forget to check out this episode's transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/1XK69QvlP8LIf you'd like to support us, grab us a coffee at our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpodHit play, and let's dive into the world of TEFL together! References: Simple to advance words: https://mrmrsenglish.com/500-daily-used-normal-vs-advanced/#google_vignette Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 0:48 - Coursebooks Revisited 3:15 - Personalising Lessons 5:52 - Exploring Perfectionism 9:05 - Perfect Students and Teachers 13:00 - Creating the Perfect Classroom or Online Space 14:30 - Supporting the Show at ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod 15:45 - Why We Love TEFL 18:00 - Indifference in English 22:00 - Online Training and AI Tools 28:30 - Quiz of the Week 35:45 - Closing Thoughts 36:30 - Outro

    36 min
  3. S05E22. Rabbit and Pork (transcribed) VIDEO

    11/22/2024

    S05E22. Rabbit and Pork (transcribed) VIDEO

    Welcome to all the followers of How to English TEFL Pod, a podcast for teachers and learners of English. This week, Gav & Em will go into some further detail on the topic of common collocations, Gav straightens out the issue of dangling prepositions. Em, reflects on syllabus design. They both look at some humorous outcomes using grammar and try to resolve the disconnect between learning and reality. And finally, this week's Quiz of the Week is Em's animal verbs. Please let someone know just how much you enjoy this podcast and feel free to show your support here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod Transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/h0xao94vmg0 Resources: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/feb/12/chas-and-dave-how-we-made-rabbit-camilla-parker-bowles Timestamps (00:00) Intro (02:06) Collocation meanings (08:46) Dangling prepositions (11:05) Who designs the syllabus? (17:57) Explaining unusual outcomes (23:37) Reality disconnect (37:48) Quiz of the Week

    39 min
  4. S05E21. Aiming for a Concert (transcribed) VIDEO

    11/08/2024

    S05E21. Aiming for a Concert (transcribed) VIDEO

    Welcome to Gav & Em's How to English TEFL Pod - a podcast for teachers and learners of English as a foreign language. This week the two TEFL teachers cover topics like: how you might have a mishap with the share button during your online lesson, they ruminate on who the show's followers might be, they think about having a goal (or not) for their students, and the Quiz of the Week is a fast action game of complete the collocation. Here's where you can support the show: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod And the show transcription with audio is here: https://share.descript.com/view/Xc6K98rLTqk And remember, sharing is caring.💖Don't forget to mention the show to your fellow teachers, students and school!🤗 Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:01) The share button (06:25) Who are our followers? (10:21) Rhubarb rhubarb (13:29) Aiming for a concert (20:08) Raising your fees (23:56) Cardinal rules (29:40) Quiz of the Week (34:13) Outro

    35 min
  5. S05E20. Flow (transcribed) VIDEO

    10/25/2024

    S05E20. Flow (transcribed) VIDEO

    Welcome to Gav & Em's How to English TEFL Pod - the podcast that makes teaching and learning English fun! This week, join our dynamic duo as they explore the exciting world of finding flow, they challenge each other with an engaging adjective game, and share tips on how to shower your students with praise. Hang around to the end for Quiz of the Week, where they test your knowledge of language learning apps! Let’s make English learning fun together! Click here to support the show: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod Check out the transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/uRlpVJmjoSO References English Vocabulary Builder, Dorking Kingsley: Chapter 5, p27, exercise C Learning apps: https://amberstudent.com/blog/post/best-language-learning-apps https://www.duolingo.com/ https://uk.rosettastone.com/product/mobile-apps/ https://talkpal.ai/ https://www.mondly.com/ https://languagedrops.com/ https://utalk.com/en/app https://elevateapp.com/about Timestamps (00:00) Intro and house keeping (07:48) Describing pictures (10:51) Flow state (16:05) Only talking to the teacher (27:18) Giving praise (35:44) Quiz of the Week (44:40) Outro

    45 min
  6. S05E19. Getting Things Done (transcribed) VIDEO

    10/11/2024

    S05E19. Getting Things Done (transcribed) VIDEO

    Do you get it done or do you do it yourself? You can find this and many more questions and answers on Gav & Em's How to English TEFL podcast. Feel free to buy them a drink here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod And check out the transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/L0Pmekz4ZbZ And don't forget to mention the show to someone you know! Timestamps (00:00) Intro and house keeping (02:15) The linchpin (08:25) Getting things done (14:20) Which name? (17:41) Talking fast and slowly (27:04) Quiz of the Week (31:33) Outro

    32 min
  7. S05E18. Prefix Pandemonium (transcribed) VIDEO

    09/27/2024

    S05E18. Prefix Pandemonium (transcribed) VIDEO

    Hey followers, thanks for coming back to Gav & Em's How to English TEFL Pod. You can show your support for their show here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod This week our TEFLing duo take on topics such as the prefix "under" and compare it to some other prefixes, Em tries her hand at being a student, Gav answers some What Would Gav Dos, and the Quiz of the Week looks at some words with Greek roots. You can find the transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/Nszlv2MiPYr And here's a link to all the shows: http://howtoenglishpod.com/ References: Pronunciation - two syllable words: https://pronuncian.com/2syllable-word-stress Quiz of the Week: https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=mte2otc2oqwroj Timestamps (00:00) Intro and house keeping (05:35) Under (09:18) Becoming a student (15:17) Making mistakes (25:11) What would Gav dos (32:00) Quiz of the Week (39:55) Outro

    41 min
  8. S05E17. Adapt, Tailor, Personalise (transcribed) VIDEO

    09/13/2024

    S05E17. Adapt, Tailor, Personalise (transcribed) VIDEO

    Hello and welcome to Gav & Em's How to English TEFL Pod. It's a show where two English teachers discuss their latest challenges, rewards and frustrations of teaching English online and in the classroom. This week they discuss pronunciation problems, using the suffix "over", how to adapt materials, and finally, this week's quiz isn't even a quiz! Support Gav & Em here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod You can find the show transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/a6G7GNoJEMe And check out all the previous shows here: http://howtoenglishpod.com/ Resources Quiz of the Week questions: https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/questions-ask-friends IPA converter used for the transcription: https://tophonetics.com/

    42 min
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Welcome to a teaching and learning English podcast. Meet Gav & Em, two experienced teachers, discussing the most important topics for both teachers and students. Each week they'll cover teaching techniques and learning tips. Whether you're up at the board, or behind the desk, you'll get something from How To English TEFL Podcast. Show your support here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod

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