Teacher Training Unplugged Radio
5 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 8 years ago -An occasional podcast on topics related to English language teaching, teacher training, and minimalism.
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Episodes
episode 6 - the whites of their eyes
February 20, 2016 21:49 - 9 minutes - 13.2 MBIn this episode, Anthony discusses the importance of eye contact in the classroom and plugs his free eBook (which you can get here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/603648 ) Music - "Go" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/Go
episode 2 - the value of struggle and the problem of talk
December 31, 2015 00:00 - 14 minutes - 11.6 MB VideoAnthony talks about how struggle and problem-solving are useful in teacher training, and also discusses some issues around topics often considered ritualistic: reducing teacher talk, and task-before-text workflow. He also provides some closing tips to his Celta trainees on handling the Focus on the Learner (FoL) written assignment workload. Read more about teacher training unplugged at http://teachertrainingunplugged.com/blog Music - "Go" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://jo...
episode 3 - practice made pointless
December 31, 2015 00:00 - 7 minutes - 6.23 MB VideoAnthony talks about things to consider when creating controlled practice tasks in order to keep them meaningful and useful. Read more about teacher training unplugged at http://teachertrainingunplugged.com/blog Music - "Go" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/Go
episode 4 - this time it's personal
December 28, 2015 12:02 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MB VideoAnthony talks about his teaching career and the developmental opportunities it has afforded him along the way. Read more about teacher training unplugged at http://teachertrainingunplugged.com/blog Music - "Go" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/Go
episode 5 - teaching without terminology
December 28, 2015 11:32 - 9 minutes - 10.6 MB VideoAnthony talks about problems with labelling parts of speech when focusing on form in a language lesson, and suggests a simple alternative. The text along with illustrations can be read here: http://wp.me/p2DMwG-or Read more about teacher training unplugged at http://teachertrainingunplugged.com/blog Music - "Go" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/Go