The TEFLology Podcast
142 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsTEFLology is a bi-weekly podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) and related matters, presented by three self-certified TEFLologists. We take a lighthearted look at the fields of English language teaching (ELT) and applied linguistics, with topics ranging from TESOL methodologies and approaches to current affairs and history.
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116: English-Medium Instruction with Jim McKinley
November 29, 2022 01:03 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language and related matters. In today’s episode we explore English-Medium Instruction with Dr Jim McKinley. Jim is an associate professor of applied linguistics in higher education at University College London IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, and Academic Head of Learning and Teaching in the Department of Culture, Communication and Media. Jim's recent research agenda is focused on the te...
115: Catching up, Student Questions, and Course Surveys
September 21, 2022 05:48 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. After a pause during the teaching term and summer break, we’re happy to return! In this episode we catch-up with each other about we’ve been doing during our time of absence, talk about questions from students, and reflect on our experiences with course surveys. We hope you enjoy this episode! If you like our show, please consider showing your support with a small ...
114: Narrative Inquiry and Teacher Identities with Takaaki Hiratsuka
May 21, 2022 06:07 - 1 hour - 155 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language and related matters. In today’s episode we explore the research method of narrative inquiry around the topic of teacher identity with Dr Takaaki Hiratsuka. Takaaki is an associate professor at Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan, where he is in charge of a range of applied linguistics courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as supervising masters and doctoral students. His...
113: Accessibility and Inclusivity with Judit Kormos
March 20, 2022 01:09 - 1 hour - 103 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language and related matters. In today’s episode we look at the topic of accessibility and inclusivity in the classroom, and are pleased to be joined in our discussion by Dr Judit Kormos. Judit is a professor and the Director of Studies for the MA TESOL Distance programme at the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University, United Kingdom. She has been active in research on m...
112: Language Assessment with Talia Isaacs
January 17, 2022 06:17 - 1 hour - 118 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language and related matters. In today’s episode we get to grips with language assessment and testing, and are pleased to be joined by Dr Talia Issacs. Talia principally works as associate professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL in the Culture, Communication, and Media department at University College London’s Institute of Education. She’s also involved with leading assessment and consultancy pr...
111: Open Scholarship with Sin Wang Chong
December 19, 2021 07:11 - 1 hour - 118 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language and related matters. In this episode, we're joined by Dr Sin Wang Chong. Sin Wang is an assistant professor in School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work at Queen's University Belfast. Sin Wang’s research interests include assessment feedback in higher education, educational/language assessment, qualitative research synthesis, and computer-assisted language learning. Sin Wang is ...
110: ELT and the Environment with Harry Waters
October 26, 2021 06:59 - 1 hour - 96.2 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language and related matters. This episode marks the start of our change in format. Today’s episode considers the environment, climate change, sustainability, and other green matters with regard to the ELT industry and teaching practice, and features our guest - Harry Waters. Based in Spain, Harry has been working in the TEFL world for over 14 years. He is a trainer for the ELTon award winning P...
109: We're back! (Part 2)
September 17, 2021 05:44 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. After a long hiatus from podcasting, we're happy to return! In this second part of Ep. 109, we catch-up with each other's recent research interest and reading activities. Thanks for sticking with us! Or, if you're joining us for the first time, you're most welcome! Please enjoy this episode. If you like our show, please consider showing your support with a small do...
109: We're back! (Part 1)
August 31, 2021 12:15 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. After a long hiatus from podcasting, we're happy to return! In this episode, which is the first of two parts, we catch-up with each other about we've been doing during our time of absence, and we introduce details about the new format to our show. Thanks for sticking with us! Or, if you're joining us for the first time, you're most welcome! Please enjoy this episode. ...
Interview 67: Ashley R. Moore on Queer Inclusion in Language Education
March 06, 2021 01:20 - 59 minutes - 82.1 MBWelcome back to the TEFLology Podcast! In this episode, Matt speaks to Ashley R. Moore. Ashley is a PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia. His research interests include critical pedagogy, inclusive education, the role of hidden identities in language classrooms, and queer issues in language education, amongst other topics. He has published in TESOL Quarterly, the ELT Journal, and the Modern Language Journal. In this interview, recorded remotely, Matt spoke to Ashley a...
108: L.G. Alexander, Bottom-up Vs Top-down Organisation, and Critical Language Learning
February 17, 2021 07:21 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In this episode, Matt talks about contributions of L.G. Alexander, Rob leads a discussion about top-down and bottom-up approaches to curriculum design and organisation, and Matt shares a news story about critical language learning. Enjoy! Sign up to the Humanising Language Research Through the Complexity Lens webinar here - https://uniliterate.com/2021/01/complexweb...
107: Presentations, Aristophanes of Byzantium, and Teacher Wellbeing
February 03, 2021 02:36 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In this episode, Matthew leads a discussion about the use of presentations in language learning, Rob introduces the work of Aristophanes of Byzantium, and Matt reflects on a recent study related to teacher wellbeing. Enjoy! Sign up to the Humanising Language Research Through the Complexity Lens webinar here - https://uniliterate.com/2021/01/complexwebinar2021/ A ...
Interview 66: Rasha Halat on Teacher Training
January 16, 2021 11:46 - 32 minutes - 44.5 MBWelcome back to the TEFLology Podcast! In this episode, Matthew speaks to Dr Rasha Halat. Rasha was Education Department chairperson at the Lebanese International University, Bekaa Campus, for eight years, and is currently teaching at the Lebanese University. Rasha has worked in the field of education for over 20 years, with 16 at university level teaching future TEFL Teachers. She has also worked in a variety of teacher training programs regionally, nationally and internationally. Rec...
106: TEFL Workers' Union
December 14, 2020 07:16 - 59 minutes - 27.7 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast! A podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. The current uncertain situation has meant, at times, that institutions may not have treated their workers fairly and respectfully, and in some cases, may have acted illegally. As a result, unions have found themselves continuing to play a pivotal and important role in supporting and standing up for the rights of those working in the language teaching industry. This episo...
105: Labour Disputes, Homework, and the Prague School
November 28, 2020 01:25 - 1 hour - 99.1 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In this episode, Rob talks about a news story related to labour disputes between teachers and private language schools, Matt leads a discussion about homework, and Matthew explores the work of two pioneers from the Prague Linguistic Circle. Enjoy! This episode was recorded remotely online via Zencastr. If you like our show, please consider showing your support wi...
Interview 65: Sulaiman Jenkins on Race and Speakerhood
November 07, 2020 07:31 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MBWelcome back to the TEFLology Podcast! Sulaiman Jenkins is an academic scholar and a researcher in the field of applied linguistics. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, and having received his MA in TESOL from NYU, he has been teaching as an English lecturer in Saudi Arabia for over 16 years, holding a number of administrative positions. He has written articles in top tier publications and his research interests concern race, identity, and language. He has also recently written the book “...
Small Changes, Big Results by John Fanselow - Ep 8: Chapter 8, Section 2
October 23, 2020 04:37 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MBThis is an audiobook extract of John F. Fanselow's 2017 title 'Small Changes in Teaching, Big Results in Learning,' presented by The TEFLology Podcast and read by John himself. In the last episode of the second part of this limited series, John reads from Chapter 8 section 2, a section called “Some ways to make small changes”. The audio presented to you is an abridged arrangement of the written book version. Enjoy! Click this link to find and purchase John's book: https://www.amazon...
Small Changes, Big Results by John Fanselow - Ep 7: Chapter 8, Section 1
October 09, 2020 05:06 - 17 minutes - 24.3 MBThis is an audiobook extract of John F. Fanselow's 2017 title 'Small Changes in Teaching, Big Results in Learning,' presented by The TEFLology Podcast and read by John himself. In the latest episode of the second part of this limited series, John reads from Chapter 8 section 1, a section called “Small changes, resulting in big results”. The audio presented to you is an abridged arrangement of the written book version. Enjoy! Click this link to find and purchase John's book: https://...
Small Changes, Big Results by John Fanselow - Ep 6: Chapter 7, Section 4
September 26, 2020 08:25 - 14 minutes - 19.5 MBThis is an audiobook extract of John F. Fanselow's 2017 title 'Small Changes in Teaching, Big Results in Learning,' presented by The TEFLology Podcast and read by John himself. In the first episode of the second part of this limited series, John reads from Chapter 7, section 4, a section called “very good, great job, excellent”. The audio you hear is an abridged arrangement of the written book version. Enjoy! Click this link to find and purchase John's book: https://www.amazon.com/S...
Interview 64: Dario Banegas on Teacher Research
September 09, 2020 13:08 - 52 minutes - 72.1 MBToday we bring you an interview with Dr Dario Banegas. Dario is a lecturer in in TESOL with the School of Education at the University of Strathclyde. His main areas of expertise and interest include CLIL, teaching young learners, initial English language teacher education, and professional development through action research. In this interview, Rob asks questions to Dario about action research of English language teaching practitioners. This interview was recorded remotely with Zencast...
104: TEFLology Live (Part 3)
August 28, 2020 12:08 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast! This episode is a pilot live show, in which we opened up our recording session for people to listen in and contribute to. In this final instalment of the three parts, we speak to Saurabh Anand about reading and writing-related strategies around the concept of World Englishes. Saurabh is a teacher and doctoral student at the University of Georgia. This episode was recorded with Zencastr. Please consider showing your support with a small donati...
104: TEFLology Live (Part 2)
August 20, 2020 01:25 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast! This episode is a pilot live show, in which we opened up our recording session for people to listen in and contribute to. In this second of three parts, Rob raises the topic of improvisation in language teaching. Our guests, along with Matthew and Matt, all contributed ideas to the topic, helping to consider the theme from a variety of perspectives. This episode was recorded with Zencastr. Please consider showing your support with a small do...
104: TEFLology Live (Part 1)
August 10, 2020 02:44 - 35 minutes - 48.1 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast! This episode is a pilot live show, in which we opened up our recording session for people to listen in and contribute to. This first of three parts features Helen MacIntyre. Helen is a CELTA teacher trainer based in Vancouver. Helen got in contact with us via email and we were pleased to feature her as our first guest on this inaugural live show. We asked Helen about her experiences of teacher training remotely. This episode was recorded with Z...
103: Emoji, Duolingo Revisited, and Cheris Kramarae
July 24, 2020 13:39 - 1 hour - 31.8 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In this episode, Matthew charts the history and use of emoji, Rob reflects on his Duolingo language learning experiences, and Matt talks about Cheris Kramarae's work on Muted Group Theory. Enjoy! This episode was recorded remotely online via Zencastr. If you like our show, please consider showing your support with a small donation at: https://teflology-podcast.co...
Interview 63: Russell Stannard on Teacher Technology
July 08, 2020 04:21 - 45 minutes - 21 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast all about language teaching, and related matters! Today we bring you an interview with Russell Stannard. Russell is a multi award-winning Educational Technologist and founder of www.teachertrainingvideos.com He is especially known for his work in using technology to enhance feedback and his experiments with screen capture technology. In this interview, Matt asks questions to Russell about teaching languages through the use of technolog...
Episode 102: Remote Professional Development, Paul Pimsleur, and Pronunciation
June 27, 2020 03:39 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In this episode, Matt reflects on how the recent remote ways of working may bring about professional development opportunities, Rob charts the work of Paul Pimsleur, and Matthew leads a discussion on pronunciation. Enjoy! This episode was recorded remotely online via Zencastr. If you like our show, please consider showing your support with a small donation at: ht...
Episode 101: Racism in ELT and Remote Teaching Reflections
June 10, 2020 05:30 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBWelcome to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In today's episode we address the two issues that are dominating world events at the moment. In the first section, we respond to the demonstrations triggered by George Floyd's murder with a short account about race and racism in ELT. In the second part of the show, we reflect on our experiences with teaching remotely, due restrictions brought about by the coronavirus pandemi...
Interview 62: Richard J. Sampson on Language Learner Psychology
May 27, 2020 04:58 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. Today we bring you an interview with Dr. Richard J. Sampson. Richard works at Rikkyo University in the Center for Foreign Language Education and Research as an associate professor. His research interests include L2 learner psychology, complexity theory, and motivation, all of topics of which are discussed in this conversation. For information about Richard's publicatio...
Episode 100: The TEFLology Quiz
May 06, 2020 11:14 - 57 minutes - 78.5 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. We've made it to 100 episodes! Well, we reached this milestone some time ago, but this episode marks number 100 of our regular episodes with the three of us talking together. To celebrate this momentous occasion, we thought we'd test each other's knowledge of the podcast in the shape of a quiz. Which TEFLologist knows their TEFLology the best? Listen to find out. P...
Episode 99: Language Labs, Flipped Classrooms, and Nigerian English
April 22, 2020 07:26 - 53 minutes - 73.7 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In this episode, Matthew talks about the history of LANGUAGE LABS, Matt explores FLIPPED CLASSROOMS, and Rob reviews a news story about NIGERIAN ENGLISH. This episode was recorded remotely online via Discord. Rob's news story here - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51448295 Information about language labs here - https://www.j-let.org/?a=61&fbclid=IwAR0asBpB...
Episode 98: Emergency Remote Teaching Responses
April 10, 2020 03:28 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In this episode, we present a series of reflections by Mustafa Nazari, Rob Playfair, and Anna Loseva about their responses to the current Covid-19 pandemic crises, with regard to their teaching situations in Iran, the U.K., and Vietnam. We hope you find their stories of interest. Contact us: Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Fa...
TEFL Interviews 61: James York & Jonathan deHaan on Games
March 25, 2020 12:57 - 40 minutes - 56.3 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. Today we bring you an interview with James York and Jonathan deHaan. James and Jonathan are both university educators in Japan and advocates of game-based language teaching and learning. As well as creating and devising their own games, they are are also co-editors of Ludic Language Pedagogy – an open access journal dedicated to promoting the integration of games and pla...
Episode 97: Persona, Games, and Insecurities
February 26, 2020 08:05 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In this episode, Matthew gets us thinking about our personas as teachers, Matt asks questions about games and gamification in language teaching/learning, and Rob leads a discussion about teacher insecurities. Enjoy! Contact us: Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast Website: https...
Episode 96: Positive Words, Teaching Brains, and John Gallagher
February 12, 2020 08:17 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In episode 96, Matt leads a discussion about the differences between male and females scholars' uses of positive words in academic papers, Matthew introduces the idea of The Teaching Brain, and Rob talk about John Gallagher's book - Learning Languages in Early Modern England. Please enjoy! The article Matt refers to can be accessed here - https://www.bmj.com/conte...
Small Changes, Big Results by John Fanselow - Ep 5: Chapter 5, Section 3
January 30, 2020 01:14 - 9 minutes - 12.7 MBThis is an audiobook extract of John F. Fanselow's 2017 title 'Small Changes in Teaching, Big Results in Learning,' presented by The TEFLology Podcast and read by John himself. In the fifth episode (and final for now) of this limited series, John reads from Chapter 5, section 3, a section called “what did you do on the weekend.” The audio you hear is an abridged arrangement of the written book version. Enjoy! Click this link to find and purchase John's book: https://www.amazon.com/S...
Small Changes, Big Results by John Fanselow - Ep 4: Chapter 4, Section 3
January 22, 2020 04:34 - 17 minutes - 24.1 MBThis is an audiobook extract of John F. Fanselow's 2017 title 'Small Changes in Teaching, Big Results in Learning,' presented by The TEFLology Podcast and read by John himself. In the fourth episode of this limited series, John reads from Chapter 4, section 3, a section called “dismounted horses, saddles, reins”. The audio you hear is an abridged arrangement of the written book version. Enjoy! Click this link to find and purchase John's book: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Changes-Tea...
Small Changes, Big Results by John Fanselow - Ep 3: Chapter 3, Section 9
January 15, 2020 07:39 - 16 minutes - 22.3 MBThis is an audiobook extract of John F. Fanselow's 2017 title 'Small Changes in Teaching, Big Results in Learning,' presented by The TEFLology Podcast and read by John himself. In the second episode of this limited series, John reads from Chapter 3, section 9, a section called “Fortunately, the copy machine is broken”. The audio you hear is an abridged arrangement of the written book version. Enjoy! Click this link to find and purchase John's book: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Change...
Small Changes, Big Results by John Fanselow - Ep 2: Chapter 2, Section 5
January 08, 2020 09:52 - 16 minutes - 22.3 MBThis is an audiobook extract of John F. Fanselow's 2017 title 'Small Changes in Teaching, Big Results in Learning,' presented by The TEFLology Podcast and read by John himself. In the second episode of this limited series, John reads an extract from Chapter 2, section 5, called “People hearing about listening”. The audio you hear is an abridged arrangement of this section. Enjoy! Click this link to find and purchase John's book: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Changes-Teaching-Results-...
Small Changes, Big Results by John Fanselow - Ep 1: Intro, Foreword, & Preface
December 18, 2019 10:05 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBThis is an audiobook extract of John F. Fanselow's 2017 title 'Small Changes in Teaching, Big Results in Learning,' presented by The TEFLology Podcast and read by John himself. In the first episode of this limited series, John talks from the introduction, foreword, and preface of the book. The audio you hear is an abridged arrangement of these sections. Enjoy! Click this link to find and purchase John's book: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Changes-Teaching-Results-Learning-ebook/dp/B...
Episode 95: App Development with the Extempore Team
December 05, 2019 09:42 - 42 minutes - 19.8 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. Today we bring you a guest hosted episode by the creators of the Extempore, the speaking practice app. We asked them some questions about what inspired the creation of Extempore, the factors that go into designing a language learning or teaching app, and some of the ways that Extempore has been and can be used by teachers and learners. See more information about Extemp...
Episode 94: Frame Analysis, Brian Abbs and Ingrid Freebairn, and Escape Rooms
November 20, 2019 07:52 - 43 minutes - 59.4 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In episode 94, Rob attempts to describe his method of frame analysis in the study of ideology in ELT, Matt discusses the life and work of Brian Abbs and Ingrid Freebairn, and Matthew discusses the use of escape rooms in language learning. Enjoy! Information about Brian Abbs and Ingrid Freebairn can be found here: https://academic.oup.com/eltj/article/66/3/383/43963...
Episode 93: Taking Work Home, Online Learning, and Teaching Habits
November 07, 2019 01:50 - 53 minutes - 73.2 MBIn episode 93, the TEFLologists take a relaxed approach, with some free form discussion of issues that have been on our minds. Matthew raises the question of bringing work home, Rob discusses his experiences of online language learning, and Matt helms a discussion about our teaching habits. Enjoy! Email: [email protected] Website: https://teflology-podcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube...
TEFL Interviews 60: Olly Richards on Language Learning
October 22, 2019 04:58 - 55 minutes - 75.8 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. Today we bring you an interview with Olly Richards. Olly is founder and creator of I Will Teach You a Language - an online resource that offers courses for learning a range of languages. Being a successful learner of multiple languages himself, Olly is also author of the Short Stories in... series - a collection of story books for beginner language learners. In this i...
Episode 92: James Summers, BAAL 2019, and The Michel Thomas Method
October 02, 2019 07:11 - 47 minutes - 64.5 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In episode 92, Matt explains the Michel Thomas Method of language teaching, Rob discusses his experiences at the BAAL 2019 conference, and Matt talks about the life and work of James Summers. Enjoy! Information on the Michael Thomas method can be found here: https://www.michelthomas.com Information about James Summers can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w...
TEFL Interviews 59: Kensaku Yoshida (PanSIG 2019)
September 17, 2019 19:52 - 51 minutes - 47.9 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast about language teaching, and related matters. We are pleased to be bringing you the third and final plenary interview session that we were invited to conduct at the 2019 JALT PanSIG conference. This interview features Professor Kensaku Yoshida, who is Director in the Center for Language Education and Research at Sophia University, Tokyo. Matthew asked Dr. Yoshida about his extensive experience and views in the area of Japan's foreign...
TEFL Interviews 58: Stephanie Ann Houghton (PanSIG 2019)
September 11, 2019 10:27 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MBWelcome to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast about language teaching, and related matters. We are pleased to be sharing with the second of our three plenary interviews that we were invited to conduct at the 2019 JALT PanSIG conference. The conference took place in May, nearby the city of Kobe in Japan. This interview is with Professor Stephanie Ann Houghton. Stephanie works in the Faculty of Art and Regional Design at Saga University, Japan. Matt asked questions to Stephanie about h...
TEFL Interviews 57: Siew Ming Thang (PanSIG 2019)
September 04, 2019 06:38 - 49 minutes - 68 MBWelcome to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast about language teaching, and related matters. We are pleased to be sharing with the first of our three plenary interviews that we were invited to conduct at the 2019 JALT PanSIG conference. The conference took place in May, nearby the city of Kobe in Japan. The first interview features Dr. Siew Ming Thang. Professor Thang works in the Faculty of Education and Languages at HELP University in Kuala Lumpur. Rob asked Siew Ming questions abou...
TEFL Interviews 56: Diane Larsen-Freeman on Complexity
August 21, 2019 03:01 - 29 minutes - 41.3 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. We are delighted to bring you an interview with Diane Larsen-Freeman. Diane is currently a Professor Emerita in Education and in Linguistics at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Diane concentrates her research on the process of second language acquisition. She has found that complexity theory provides new insights into language, its acquisition, and its ...
Episode 91: John Manjirō, TPRS, and Jacob Rees-Mogg
August 07, 2019 06:16 - 54 minutes - 74.8 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In episode 91, Rob charts the life and work of John Manjirō, Matt talks about Jacob Rees-Mogg's language style guide, and Matthew introduces TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading & Storytelling). Enjoy! Information John Manjirō can be found here:http://www.whitfield-manjiro.org/the-manjiro-story.html Information about Jacob Rees-Mogg's language style guide ...
Episode 90: The 5 Year Anniversary Show
July 26, 2019 07:30 - 1 hour - 103 MBWelcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. We're 5 years old! Happy anniversary to us. To celebrate, here is a special episode where we reflect back on our episodes up to this point. We'll talk about some funny moments, our favourite pioneers, what we've learnt from podcasting, and much more. Thank you for your support over the years, please enjoy! Email: [email protected] Website: https://teflology-podc...