Masters Of Tesol

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Sinopsis

The biggest brains in TESOL spill the beans on the most effective way of teaching English as a Foreign Language.

Episodios

  • 05 – How to teach English intonation – Dorothy Chun

    23/03/2015

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/05_-_How_to_teach_intonation_-_Dorothy_Chun.mp3 One of the most overlooked elements of teaching spoken language is intonation. Yet it’s extremely important for conveying meaning. Traditional methods of teaching intonation tended to be simple listen-and-repest drills. Our guest for this episode, Prof. Dorothy Chun, has researched using visualisation to teach intonation, where students are able to see the contours of […]

  • 04 – Questioning the Native English Norm in English Teaching – Jennifer Jenkins

    13/02/2015

      http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/04_-_Questioning_the_Native_Speaker_Norm_-_Jennifer_Jenkins.mp3 English as a Lingua Franca – ELF – is English as a shared language (usually) between non-native speakers. As English becomes more and more globalised, we question whether the Native Speaker model should be the goal in the classroom. Prof. Jennifer Jenkins first broached this idea back in 2000 and was met with […]

  • 03 – Effective Feedback on Writing – Ahmar Mahboob

    02/01/2015

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/03_-_Effective_Feedback_on_Writing_-_Ahmar_Mahboob.mp3 Hands up if you’ve been properly trained on giving feedback on students’ writing… Yep, not many of us. Ahmar Mahboob gives a valuable insight into the most effective approach. Below are some links where you can get a more in depth look at his approaches. Is peer assessment any good? How and when should […]

  • 02 – Gestures and Embodied Cognition – Scott Thornbury

    12/11/2014

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/02_-_Gestures_and_Embodied_Cognition_-_Scott_Thornbury.mp3 In class, we point behind us to represent the past. Forward for the future. But, other than Total Physical Response, how else can we use gestures? Scott Thornbury is the second of my “ambush interviews”. His current workshop revolves around using gestures beyond the simple physical references, going deeper into how they affect cognition and strengthen recall. For […]

  • 01 – Visual Thinking Strategies – Gabriel Diaz Maggioli

    24/10/2014

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/mastersoftesol/01_ep01_-_Visual_Thinking_Strategy_-_Gabriel_Diaz_Maggioli.mp3 Here is the first episode of the MOT podcast. If you like it, please SUBSCRIBE! Follow the podcast on @MOTcast Now, us teachers use a lot of visual media in our classes, but have you ever thought about how you’re phrasing the questions? A pretty standard question is “tell me about the picture [on page […]

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