🎙️How to English TEFL Pod – Season 6, Episode 1 🎉 We’re back with a brand-new season! This time, we’re taking an A to Z approach to teaching and learning English. In this episode, Gav and Em explore everything starting with the letter A - covering fun language games, AI in teaching, and accuracy versus fluency. Plus plenty more. References:

Benefits of note making: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/amerjpsyc.124.1.0063

Timestamps

[00:00] Welcome to Season 6!

[02:15] What’s new this season?

[05:30] Fun alphabet games to play in class

[10:45] AI in teaching – how Em used ChatGPT

[16:20] Exploring VR language learning and its benefits

[21:05] A quick-fire Animal Homes game

[25:30] Teaching tip: The power of "And…" for fluency

[29:45] Accuracy vs. Fluency – which should come first?

[34:00] End-of-episode teaching tips

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Join Gav and Em in this exciting wrap-up episode as they celebrate the end of an incredible Season 5 of How to English TEFL Pod! Reflecting on a year filled with teaching tips, student advice, and laugh-out-loud moments, this is your chance to revisit the highlights that made this season so memorable. Don't forget to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod to show your support and check out all the podcast transcriptions here: http://howtoenglishpod.com/

Music:

Fluffing a Duck by Kevin Macleod https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hBDh3dRvLc

Blankety Blank Full Opening Title Sequence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjU5zZeD1yQ

Action Tense Cinematic Teaser Trailer Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEN2bmZPKF0

Background music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqwnTNRtQ80

Timestamps

00:00 – Intro: End of Year Special

01:15 – Reflections on teaching and learning in 2024

06:45 – Best Student Tips from Season 5

12:30 – Top Teaching Tips

19:50 – Funniest Memorable Moments

25:00 – What’s Next? Discussing the future of Gav & Em’s podcast

29:45 – Will there be a Season 6?

32:00 – Final thoughts and a big thank you to listeners

Welcome to How to English TEFL Podcast with Gav & Em, your go-to show for everything teaching and learning English as a foreign language! In this episode, we dive into the world of coursebooks and share tips on how to make them more engaging and personalized for students. We also tackle the complexities of perfectionism, exploring what it means for teachers and students, and why imperfection is part of the learning journey.Other highlights include:Practical strategies for tailoring lessons to student needs.A hilarious take on formal vs. informal language through translation fails in our Quiz of the Week.Discussions on leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT to create resources on the fly.Reflections on the joys and challenges of being a TEFL teacher.Don't forget to check out this episode's transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/1XK69QvlP8LIf you'd like to support us, grab us a coffee at our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpodHit play, and let's dive into the world of TEFL together!

References:

Simple to advance words: https://mrmrsenglish.com/500-daily-used-normal-vs-advanced/#google_vignette

Timestamps

0:00 - Introduction

0:48 - Coursebooks Revisited

3:15 - Personalising Lessons

5:52 - Exploring Perfectionism

9:05 - Perfect Students and Teachers

13:00 - Creating the Perfect Classroom or Online Space

14:30 - Supporting the Show at ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod

15:45 - Why We Love TEFL

18:00 - Indifference in English

22:00 - Online Training and AI Tools

28:30 - Quiz of the Week

35:45 - Closing Thoughts

36:30 - Outro