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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

How to English TEFL Podcast Gav & Em

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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

    S01E42. Exam Skills - Featuring DinoKoaching (transcribed) REVISITED

    S01E42. Exam Skills - Featuring DinoKoaching (transcribed) REVISITED

    Check out this rerun of an earlier episode – now fully transcribed! Transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/mgYK8REjRRR⁠⁠ Buy Gav & Em a coffee here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod⁠⁠


    Are you taking an English exam? Do you need some tips on passing it? Have you taught TOEFL, IELTS, or the Cambridge exams? Have a listen to Gav & Em break down, and sum up the ins and outs of these exams. Featuring Dino (Koaching) from Udemy - an exam essay writing expert. Welcome followers. This week Gav & Em discuss the topic of learner levels. From beginners to proficiency, what are the differences, challenges and rewards of both teaching and learning at these levels? Buy Gav & Em a coffee here: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod⁠ And visit all the shows with transcriptions here: ⁠http://www.howtoenglishpod.com/

    References:
    CEFR table and "can do" statements: https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/table-1-cefr-3.3-common-reference-levels-global-scale
    English File, Oxford

    Dino Koaching on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dinokoaching/
    Dino's Udemy Cambridge Exams – Essay Writing Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/cambridge-exams-essay-writing/?referralCode=61CF3E54ED5E94D2DECD
    References: 
    Difference between TOEFL and IELTS: https://www.schoolapply.com/blog/posts/2017/january/ielts-vs-toefl-what-is-the-difference/  Cambridge exams information: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/  TOEFL exam information: https://www.ets.org/toefl Barron's TOEFL exam book: https://www.toeflresources.com/blog/review-barrons-toefl-ibt-17th-edition/  Best books for the IELTS exam: https://ieltsliz.com/recommended-books-for-ielts/  Macmillan Ready for series: http://www.macmillan.cz/ucebnice-anglictiny/jazykove-zkousky Cambridge Proficiency exam and other books: https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/official-exam-preparation-materials/exam/c2-proficiency

    • 33 min
    S05E07. Pillars and Paddles (transcribed) VIDEO

    S05E07. Pillars and Paddles (transcribed) VIDEO

    Looking for some teaching and learning English tips? You've come to the right place. This week with Gav & Em you can discover the benefits of revision, what to do with tired students, and how to deal with confusing and new words, plus play quizzes in your classroom. Transcription with audio here:
    https://share.descript.com/view/gt5XCBSPQOU Buy them a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod

    Quiz of the Week:
    https://hobbylark.com/party-games/list-of-family-feud-questions

    Timestamps
    (00:00) Intro
    (00:57) Revision
    (07:55) Tired students
    (11:35) Getting on
    (13:18) Ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod
    (13:52) Oomphing students
    (16:58) Pillars and Paddles
    (18:24) Keeping it simple
    (40:21) Quiz of the Week
    (36:14) Outro

    • 41 min
    S01E41. What I Got from the CELTA (transcribed) REVISITED

    S01E41. What I Got from the CELTA (transcribed) REVISITED

    Check out this rerun of an earlier episode – now fully transcribed! Transcription with audio here:
    https://share.descript.com/view/AmKPNbWdx3q⁠⁠ Buy Gav & Em a coffee here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod⁠⁠



    Are you a teacher with a CELTA qualification? Are you thinking about taking the CELTA training course? Does your teacher have a CELTA or another teaching qualification? Whatever your certificate, listen to Gav and Em discuss their experiences of studying in another country to become teachers.
    Welcome listeners. This week Gav & Em discuss the topic of learner levels. From beginners to proficiency, what are the differences, challenges and rewards of both teaching and learning at these levels? Buy Gav & Em a coffee here: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod⁠ And visit all the shows with transcriptions here: ⁠http://www.howtoenglishpod.com/

    References:
    CEFR table and "can do" statements: https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/table-1-cefr-3.3-common-reference-levels-global-scale
    English File, Oxford

    References:
    IH Budapest, teacher training: http://teacher-training.hu/
    Details of the course:https://www.cactuslanguage.com/benefits-of-a-celta-online-course/
    Pass rates of the CELTA internationally: https://passthecelta.com/faq/what-is-the-pass-rate/#:~:text=CELTA%20pass%20rates%20differ%20depending,candidates%20get%20a%20pass%20grade
    Amazing task based learning book: https://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/book/activities-for-task-based-learning-9783125017016/?page_id=1
    CELTA preparation book: https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/catalog/cambridge-english-exams-ielts/celta-course

    • 29 min
    S05E06. Cuisenaire (transcribed) VIDEO

    S05E06. Cuisenaire (transcribed) VIDEO

    Welcome back to Gav & Em's How to English TEFL Pod. A show for teachers and learners of English. This week they figure out who does what in a hotel, try to make sense out of The Chaos of English pronunciation, look at making something out of nothing, show how to deal with a technical failure and just what are Cuisenaire rods? Transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/LwpUrmfzpY2 Buy them a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod


    Resources:

    https://www.tefl.net/quizzes/methods.php



    Timestamps

    (00:00) Intro

    (01:41) Hotel language

    (05:16) The Chaos

    (08:18) Friday night planning

    (13:13) Buy them a coffee

    (13:41) Out of nothing

    (18:24) Connection problems

    (22:54) On the spot

    (26:02) Quiz of the Week

    (36:14) Outro

    • 37 min
    S01E45. Teaching Kids (transcribed) REVISITED

    S01E45. Teaching Kids (transcribed) REVISITED

    Check out this rerun of an earlier episode – now fully transcribed! Transcription with audio here: ⁠⁠https://share.descript.com/view/nIg7XEXtYrH⁠⁠ Buy Gav & Em a coffee here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod⁠⁠

    Are you teaching kids at the moment? Are your kids learning another language? How can you make learning more fun for young learners? Listen to Gav & Em reminisce on their kids' classes. Hear them share teaching and learning tips that you can apply to your classes. Buy Gav & Em a coffee here: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod⁠ And visit all the shows with transcriptions here: ⁠http://www.howtoenglishpod.com/

    References:
    Best books for kids: https://bilingualkidspot.com/2019/06/11/esl-english-learning-books-for-kids-beginners/
    Oxford Picture Dictionary: https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-oxford-picture-dictionary-for-kids-joan-ross-keyes/book/9780194349970.html
    Let’s Go Series: https://elt.oup.com/catalogue/items/global/young_learners/lets_go_fourth_edition/?cc=cz&selLanguage=cs
    Song: We're going on a bear hunt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QlAx20TvEI
    Kids peer teaching: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/peer-correction
    Useful Tips for Teaching ESL To Children: https://www.eslbase.com/teaching/teaching-esl-children

    • 28 min
    S05E05. Gnomes and that (transcribed) VIDEO

    S05E05. Gnomes and that (transcribed) VIDEO

    Welcome to Gav & Em's How to English TEFL Pod. Who are they and what are they doing here? This week our adventurous duo find themselves asking and answering a huge range of TEFL related questions. Transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/TpJwg1yMqTy Buy them a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod




    The Chaos 1922 poem: https://ncf.idallen.com/english.htmlGav's Blankety Blank worksheet: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/cz1ne0gjcvm484qjwlz4r/blankety-blank.pdf?rlkey=ig83tlg368w3r1zf2bfdn8dzu&dl=0

    Blankety Blank TV show@ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quZbRX9p8Z0&list=PLpFRxWf1dy8bOICHWC17Ax8j3VMvs1_dh
    Who or what?: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/who-vs-that/

    Gotye's song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY




    Timestamps
    (00:00) Intro
    (00:19) Who we are
    (01:35) Computer updates
    (02:38) A few words
    (14:28) Buy us a coffee
    (14:59) Own and owe
    (17:18) Getting arty
    (20:42) Saying sorry
    (23:11) Somebody who
    (29:20) Quiz of the week
    (37:48) Outro

    • 38 min

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