Teacher Talking Time: The Learn YOUR English Podcast

Lara Bryfonski, linguistics professor, discusses TBLT benefits, novice teacher myths, experienced teacher resistance, grammar in TBL approach, task design, navigating learner's syllabus, using TBL in strict syllabus, Twitch gaming in TBLT, advice for TBLT practitioners.

Donna Brinton, distinguished figure in applied linguistics, shares her experiences starting as a teacher, her focus on methods, and the impact of content-based instruction. She discusses developing a CBI syllabus, the 6 "t's" framework, and CBI case studies worldwide. They also explore the problem with minimal pairs, future methodology, and teacher development.

Our 5in30 helps you get 5 new clients in 30 days. Start here.  Leo, Mike, and Andrew grab some nog, get in the holiday spirit, and chat about authenticity - Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2023. We delve into what the word means to us and how we and anyone building a business can bring as much authenticity as possible into 2024.  Specifically, we dive into: LYE's beginnings our process and struggles with niching down why the response "teachers will love that" to our first offer was a bad answer the highs and lows of developing your own business the "do one thing" philosophy to business growth unconventional niche fusions  how you can develop sustainable practices in your business in 2024  Watch the Pharrell Williams/Maggie Rogers niche-fusion video mentioned in this episode.  As always, thank you for listening. Your support has been overwhelming and we couldn't do what we do without you. We hope this podcast serves as an effective CPD tool for you. If you have a comment or question about today's show, we'd love to hear from you: info@learnyourenglish.com  Ways we can help you right now: 1. 5in30: Get 5 clients in the next 30 days 2. Sandbox your own course ideas in our free support community for teacherpreneurs.  3. Map your first course in 60 minutes or less - your free guide here 4. See our free guides for teachers starting their own business  5. Try our TAP program free for 7 days 6. CPD: Teaching Listening Made Easy 7. Follow us on IG: @learnyourenglish

We help teachers start their own online business for free. Click here to join in. Cecilia Nobre is a Ph.D. student in Applied Linguistics at Warwick, has been an EFL teacher for over 20 years, and is a trainer on DipTESOL, CertTESOL, and Celta trainer. She has co-authored the book "Using Video to Support Teacher Reflection and Development in ELT" with Steve Mann and Laura Baecher. Her research interests lie in the areas of teacher development, video reflection, and reflective practice. In this episode, Cecilia touches on: video-based observation as a form of development how videos can foster more critical reflection using video recordings in both the physical and digital classroom why every teacher should record their own lessons - and then watch them how video observation can be incorporated into pre-service training courses why video observation reduces the hierarchical relationship of traditional observation and how it can foster community building  advice for new educators just getting started  For more from Cecilia: 1. Follow her on LinkedIn 2. See her co-authored book "Using Video to Support Teacher Reflection and Development in ELT"  As always, thank you for listening. Your support has been overwhelming and we couldn't do what we do without you. We hope this podcast serves as an effective CPD tool for you. If you have a comment or question about today's show, we'd love to hear from you: info@learnyourenglish.com  Ways we can help you right now: 1. 5in30: Get 5 clients in the next 30 days 2. Sandbox your own course ideas in our free support community for teacherpreneurs.  3. Map your first course in 60 minutes or less - your free guide here 4. See our free guides for teachers starting their own business  5. Try our TAP program free for 7 days 6. CPD: Teaching Listening Made Easy 7. Follow us on IG: @learnyourenglish

We help teachers start their own business for free. Click here to join in. Geoff Jordan is a teacher, trainer, academic, and author. Geoff has a Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition, has worked at ESADE, Barcelona for 28 years, and recently co-authored a book with the late Mike Long called "ELT Now and How It Could Be."His main academic interests are: theories of SLA, psycholinguistics, teaching practice and computational linguistics. Specifically, Geoff touches on: his beginnings in the ELT industry working alongside Mike Long, Peter Skehan and Henry Widdowson in the early days his new book "ELT Now and How It Could Be," co-written with the late Mike Long how commercialization has hurt the language industry why students should be angry after 300 hours of study when they still can't "go to the pub in London" why task-based learning is the only way to go why "presenting" language is inefficacious  how the future of the industry is in niche courses advising students to be more resourceful in their learning  listener questions More on Geoff: 1. Follow him on Twitter/X 2. Check out his website As always, thank you for listening. Your support has been overwhelming and we couldn't do what we do without you. We hope this podcast serves as an effective CPD tool for you. If you have a comment or question about today's show, we'd love to hear from you: info@learnyourenglish.com  Ways we can help you right now: 1. Sandbox your own course ideas in our free support community for teacherpreneurs.  2. Map your first course in 60 minutes or less - your free guide here 3. See our free guides for teachers starting their own business  4. Try our TAP program free for 7 days 5. CPD: Teaching Listening Made Easy 6. Follow us on IG: @learnyourenglish

Paul Nation, an Emeritus Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Victoria, shares his insights on language education's evolution. He discusses the origins and importance of the Four Strands framework, revealing how it shapes course construction. Paul also touches on the courage it takes for teachers to promote extensive reading. Intriguingly, he reflects on the learning process, highlighting the belief that learners can thrive without direct instruction and hints at a possible fifth strand in language acquisition.

The podcast delves into topics such as using Dogme in outcome-based instruction, challenges in implementing reactive teaching, obstacles in transitioning to a transference approach, handling student objections to Dogme, self-assessments and reflections for student progress, creating guiding principles for courses, and approaching grammar as a choice.

Click here to join our free teacherpreneur support community to grow together.  Andrew, Mike, and Leo sit down and ponder Dogme....as a new approach? It certainly has experienced a resurgence since the pandemic and we are curious why that is.  We also dive into: the role of the teacher the shift away from planning & towards reacting what authentic communication actually means how teachers can model lifelong learning habits using Dogme in your business and using the less is more philosophy As always, thank you for listening. Your support has been overwhelming and we couldn't do what we do without you. We hope this podcast serves as an effective CPD tool for you. If you have a comment or question about today's show, we'd love to hear from you: info@learnyourenglish.com  Ways we can help you right now: 1. Sandbox your own course ideas in our free support community for teacherpreneurs.  2. Map your first course in 60 minutes or less - your free guide here 3. See our free guides for teachers starting their own business  4. Try our TAP program free for 7 days 5. CPD: Teaching Listening Made Easy

Dylan Gates, a seasoned professional in the ELT sector for nearly 25 years, dives into the world of Dogme and deep-end learning approaches. He shares how freelancing introduced him to reactive teaching, emphasizing the RDS method for addressing emergent language. The conversation also touches on the future of English language teaching, the impact of AI, and offers innovative strategies for material design. Dylan’s insights inspire educators to adapt their methods in a rapidly changing educational landscape.

Click here to grow with other teacherpreneurs in our free support community.  And click here to check out The Chilled Investor to make your money work for you.  Nicola has been in ELT for over 20 years as a teacher, materials writer, and entrepreneur. She's written many coursebooks and over 200 pages of the British Council learning English website. More recently, she helps language teachers take control of their finances.  Her interest in investing came about almost by accident when she began looking at her own woeful finances and she now supplements her income through investing and runs a course for beginner investors at The Chilled Investor.  In this episode, Nicola dives into: how her childhood impacts her relationship with money why many teachers sweep finances under the rug what investing is and what it isn't demystifying limiting beliefs about investing why it's never too late how "desperation is the mother of research, self study, and self improvement" why precarity in our industry is more reason to invest in yourself, not less More on Nicola: 1. Follow her on LinkedIn 2. Check out her Chilled Investor program As always, thank you for listening. Your support has been overwhelming and we couldn't do what we do without you. We hope this podcast serves as an effective CPD tool for you. If you have a comment or question about today's show, we'd love to hear from you: info@learnyourenglish.com  Ways we at LYE can help you right now: 1. Sandbox your own course ideas in our free support community for teacherpreneurs.  2. Watch this episode on our YouTube channel 3. See our free guides for teachers  4. Book a complimentary consultation with us to chat about your business