The TeachingEnglish podcast

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What do you want to ask us?

Welcome to this special last episode of series 3! Chris and We'am are joined by IATEFL vice president Chris Graham, PhD researcher Silvia Nassar and university professor Lina Mukhopadhyay. Our expert guests answer your questions about teaching English.

Group of ethnically diverse young learners doing a huge hand painting in a classroom

How can we use the creative arts to teach English?

In episode 9 of the TeachingEnglish podcast, Chris and We'am are joined by Chrysa Papalazarou and Dr Sirhajwan Idek to explore how to use the creative arts to teach English.

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How can we motivate our students?

In episode 8 of the TeachingEnglish podcast, Chris and We'am are joined by Liam Printer and Azadeh Moladoost to discuss motivation for learners and teachers.

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What is critical thinking and how can we integrate it into English language teaching?

In episode 7 Chris and We'am are talking to Paul Dummett and Graham Crookes about critical thinking. Together they explore what critical thinking is and how we can integrate it into our lessons.

TeachingEnglish podcast: How can we use play to teach English?

In this episode, Chris and We'am are talking to Elly Setterfield and Wei Mao about how we can incorporate play into the English language classroom.

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TeachingEnglish podcast: How can we assess more fairly and effectively?

Welcome to episode 5! This week We'am and Chris talk to Professor Barry O'Sullivan and Massamba Seck about the theory and practice of making English language assessment more fair and effective.

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TeachingEnglish podcast: What is the impact of artificial intelligence on English language teaching?

This week, We'am and Chris talk to Svetlana Kandybovich about the impact of artificial intelligence on English language teaching and get expert tips from Raquel Ribeiro on integrating AI into our teaching.

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TeachingEnglish podcast: Do I need to sound like a 'native speaker'?

In this episode, We'am and Chris are discussing what we mean by 'native speaker', and if we really need to sound like one when we teach and speak English.

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TeachingEnglish podcast: How can we teach vocabulary and grammar more communicatively?

In this episode, We'am and Chris are asking special guests Jo Cummins and Luis Carabantes about how to teach vocabulary and grammar communicatively.