How to English TEFL Podcast

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How Can Teachers Make Every English Learner Feel Welcome? With Pete at IH Manchester – S04E24 Dec 01, 2023

Show notes

How can teachers make every learner feel welcome, comfortable and confident in the English classroom?

Gav and Em are joined by Pete, Director of Marketing and Sales at International House Manchester, to explore how a supportive student experience begins before learners even arrive. Pete explains how IH Manchester introduces students to their homestay hosts, provides virtual school tours, shares social activities and ensures staff are approachable and available.

Gav and Em consider how the same principles can be applied in any English lesson. Drawing on their classroom experience, they discuss welcome emails, inclusive seating arrangements, student input, clear expectations and showing genuine interest in learners as individuals.

How can students help teachers feel welcome too? Should teachers prepare learners for everything or sometimes surprise them? What can you do when somebody struggles to fit into a group? You’ll hear practical ideas for building trust, encouraging questions, responding positively when learners feel lost and creating opportunities for collaboration.

The conversation also examines classroom atmosphere, authentic materials, creativity, speaking time and balancing confidence with error correction. Plus, discover how the Danish concept of hygge could help you create a comfortable learning space.

If you find the show useful, you can send us a thanks at https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod

Visit https://howtoenglishpod.com for practical teaching ideas and resources ready to use.

Useful links

International House Manchester:
https://ihmanchester.com/
https://www.instagram.com/ihmanchester/
https://www.youtube.com/@ihmanchester

Things to do in Manchester:
https://www.timeout.com/manchester/things-to-do/22-great-things-to-do-in-manchester

Motivating students:
https://www.fluentu.com/blog/educator-english/motivating-students-to-learn-english/

What is hygge?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygge

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to How to English
01:23 Manchester attractions vocabulary quiz
08:20 Introducing Pete and IH Manchester
09:32 Welcoming students before they arrive
14:43 What teachers can learn from IH Manchester
15:59 Making learners feel welcome in class
18:57 How students can welcome their teacher
20:42 Welcome emails, learner needs and course design
22:25 Creating an inclusive classroom environment
24:13 Preparing learners for classroom surprises
26:30 Encouraging questions and requests for help
28:36 Helping learners become part of the group
31:02 Practical ways to build a welcoming classroom
34:02 Balancing confidence and error correction
36:14 Learn a Word: hygge
37:44 End

What Makes Every TEFL Teaching Journey Different? With TEFL Org – S04E22 Nov 22, 2023

Show notes

What do TEFL teachers around the world have in common, and why is every teaching journey different?

In this special episode, Gav and Em talk to podcaster and journalist Euan from TEFL Org. Euan hosts I Taught English Abroad, where he interviews teachers about their experiences of teaching English around the world.

Euan shares what he has learnt from these conversations, including the nervousness many teachers experience before their first lesson, the doubts they must overcome and the remarkably different directions a TEFL career can take.

The conversation also explores the story of TEFL Org, its teacher-training courses and the support available for people hoping to teach English abroad or online. Euan explains the different training options, including online, classroom and hybrid courses, as well as the organisation’s Job Centre, international programmes and employment resources.

Drawing on their own experience teaching in Europe and Asia, Gav and Em reflect on how no two teachers—even a couple travelling and working together—have exactly the same TEFL story.

You can also hear Euan’s full interview with Gav and Em and discover more about their journey from art school to teaching English around the world.

If you find the show useful, you can send us a thanks at https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod

Visit https://howtoenglishpod.com for practical teaching ideas and resources ready to use.

I Taught English Abroad podcast:
https://www.tefl.org/podcast/

TEFL Org:
https://www.tefl.org/

Chapters

00:00 – Introducing Euan and the I Taught English Abroad podcast
00:39 – What do TEFL teachers around the world have in common?
03:27 – Why every English teacher has a different career story
04:07 – How TEFL Org began and developed its teacher training
06:26 – Online, classroom and hybrid TEFL courses
06:58 – Finding teaching jobs after completing a TEFL course
08:23 – Where to hear Gav and Em’s complete interview

How Can Teachers Respect English Dialects and Language Variation? With Dionna – S04E23 Nov 17, 2023

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Which English dialects belong in the classroom, and who decides what counts as “correct” English?

Gav and Em explore English language variation with Dr Dionna Latimer-Hearn from Respect the Dialect. Dionna discusses African American English (AAE), linguistic discrimination and what can happen when educators treat a learner’s dialect as incorrect or inappropriate.

How can teachers avoid linguistic racism and classroom colonisation? Should learners follow one variety of English consistently? What should you do when a student uses grammar or vocabulary that differs from the English presented in their coursebook?

Drawing on their classroom experience, Gav and Em consider the influence teachers, curricula and published materials have on the English learners encounter. They explain why teachers should investigate unfamiliar language before labelling it a mistake and help learners choose language appropriate for their needs, identities and communities.

You’ll also hear practical strategies for creating a more inclusive English classroom, including:

• introducing learners to different English dialects and accents
• examining who is represented in teaching materials
• discussing where language comes from and how it evolves
• challenging personal assumptions about “standard English”
• adapting lessons to learners’ real communication needs
• creating a classroom where every learner feels heard
• remaining open to learning from students

The episode also examines how words originating in Black English can enter advertising and popular culture while other features of the same dialect continue to be criticised or excluded.

If you find the show useful, you can send us a thanks at https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod

Visit https://howtoenglishpod.com for practical teaching ideas and resources ready to use.

Find Dionna and Respect the Dialect:

https://www.respectthedialect.com/
https://www.instagram.com/respectthedialect/

Further resources:

Linguistic racism:
https://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/2021/11/baker-bell-linguistic-racism.html

Promoting equity in the classroom:
https://pce.sandiego.edu/strategies-for-promoting-equity-in-the-classroom-faqs/

Supporting classroom diversity:
https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/diversity-in-the-classroom/

Books for learning about AAVE:
https://kojiilanguages.com/books-to-learn-aave/

Chapters

00:00 Welcome and introducing Dionna
01:10 Colonisation and language variation in classrooms
03:05 Why African American English is not “incorrect”
06:35 Language, identity and systemic exclusion
10:55 How linguistic discrimination affects learners
12:15 Which variety of English do TEFL teachers teach?
15:20 Is “standard English” a myth?
18:05 Deciding what teachers should correct
21:10 Exploring unfamiliar English with learners
24:15 Matching English lessons to learners’ real needs
26:35 Black English in advertising and popular culture
29:15 Practical strategies for promoting classroom equity
32:45 Learn-A-Word: variety
34:00 Final reflections and goodbye

How Can Teachers and Learners Reduce English Language Anxiety? - with Paola Montero – S04E21 Nov 03, 2023

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Do you feel anxious while teaching or learning English? What can teachers do to create calmer classrooms and help learners speak with greater confidence?

Gav and Em explore English language anxiety with language anxiety expert Paola Montero. They look at the difference between anxiety and nervousness, why some learners are afraid to speak, how classroom dynamics can affect confidence and what teachers can do to reduce unnecessary stress.

Drawing on their own classroom experience, Gav and Em discuss first-lesson nerves, large classes, difficult classroom dynamics, learner feedback and the fear of being judged. They also consider whether a little anxiety can sometimes encourage teachers to reflect and improve.

Paola explains how mindset, self-belief and motivation influence language learning. Why can an advanced learner be afraid to speak while a less accurate learner communicates confidently? How can students stop seeing mistakes as failures?

Practical ideas include:

• using learner feedback to reduce uncertainty
• setting realistic language-learning goals
• encouraging speaking in small, manageable steps
• delaying correction when fluency and confidence are the priority
• helping learners avoid unhealthy comparison with stronger classmates
• using breathing, visualisation and positive memories to manage anxiety
• recognising internal and external causes of classroom stress
• balancing accuracy, fluency and confidence

How Can Teachers Reduce English Language Anxiety?
https://howtoenglishpod.wordpress.com/how-can-teachers-reduce-english-language-anxiety-s04e21/

What Is the Difference Between Anxiety and Nervousness in English Learning?
https://howtoenglishpod.wordpress.com/what-is-the-difference-between-anxiety-and-nervousness-in-english-learning-s04e21/

How Can Teachers Use Feedback to Build Learner Confidence?
https://howtoenglishpod.wordpress.com/how-can-teachers-use-feedback-to-build-learner-confidence-s04e21/

How Can a Growth Mindset Help English Learners Speak with Confidence?
https://howtoenglishpod.wordpress.com/how-can-a-growth-mindset-help-english-learners-speak-with-confidence-s04e21/

When Should Teachers Correct Speaking Mistakes Without Damaging Confidence?
https://howtoenglishpod.wordpress.com/when-should-teachers-correct-speaking-mistakes-without-damaging-confidence-s04e21/

What Practical Techniques Can Calm Anxious English Learners?
https://howtoenglishpod.wordpress.com/what-practical-techniques-can-calm-anxious-english-learners-s04e21/

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/mimentoradeidiomas/

Managing learner anxiety and stress – Oxford University Press
https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2023/03/22/managing-learner-anxiety-and-stress/

Anxiety and nervousness – Psych Central
https://psychcentral.com/anxiety/anxious-vs-nervous#differences

Visit https://howtoenglishpod.com for practical TEFL teaching ideas, episode guides and classroom resources from Gav & Em.

00:00 – Welcome and introducing English language anxiety
00:33 – Anxiety or nervousness?
02:11 – Gav and Em’s experiences of anxiety
03:47 – Difficult classes and learner feedback
07:28 – Managing nerves before a first lesson
10:28 – Large classes and fear of being judged
15:51 – Taking back the class’s attention
18:39 – Can anxiety make you a better teacher?
21:26 – Healthy reflection or unnecessary worry?
23:21 – Paola Montero on language anxiety and mindset
26:02 – Comparison and learner confidence
27:38 – Self-belief, mistakes and mindfulness
30:46 – Motivation, realistic goals and speaking practice
33:22 – Supporting quieter learners in mixed-level groups
37:27 – Correcting mistakes without damaging confidence
39:32 – Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
41:09 – Confidence, fluency and accuracy
43:02 – Internal and external causes of anxiety
45:09 – Practical techniques for reducing classroom stress
48:10 – Final encouragement and reflections

How Can Teachers Check Understanding with CCQs and Listening Tasks? With Open Shores English– S04E20 Oct 20, 2023

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How can English teachers check that learners have genuinely understood new vocabulary, grammar or a listening text?

Gav and Em explore comprehension checking questions, commonly known as CCQs, and demonstrate practical ways to check understanding. They consider why simply asking “Do you understand?” is rarely enough and explain how learners can show comprehension by answering questions, producing examples and using new language in context.

Discover how teachers can move from simple closed questions to more personalised open questions. Gav and Em also demonstrate CCQs for vocabulary and the second conditional, including ways to check meaning without asking learners to repeat an explanation.

Joined by Deanna from Open Shores English, they work through a listening lesson about sustainability, environmental harm and the relationship between natural and man-made Earth systems. Follow along to see how pre-teaching vocabulary, listening for gist, listening for detail and follow-up discussions can form a complete lesson.

Download the Earth Systems worksheet and answer key:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/d0z3ame9sg08g0rduqgkc/Earth-Systems-Worksheet-with-Key.pdf?rlkey=lfn5gheqmr18ln7e5jdkg9oal&dl=0

Find Deanna and Open Shores English:
https://www.openshoresenglish.com/english-for-earth
https://www.instagram.com/openshoresenglish/

If you find the show useful, you can send us a thanks at https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod

Visit https://howtoenglishpod.com for practical English teaching ideas and resources ready to use.

Chapters

00:00 Welcome and introduction to comprehension
00:25 What does comprehension mean?
02:15 How can teachers check learners understand?
04:40 Planning a practical comprehension lesson
05:30 Introducing Deanna and Open Shores English
06:50 English for Earth and interconnected systems
08:25 Exploring the Earth Systems worksheet
10:35 Pre-teaching important vocabulary
15:05 Using closed and open CCQs
17:15 Checking understanding of the second conditional
18:20 Preparing learners to listen for gist
18:50 Deanna’s Earth systems listening task
20:55 Choosing the best title for a listening text
22:25 What is a listening-for-gist task?
23:55 Listening again for specific details
26:20 Follow-up environmental discussion questions
27:50 Final comprehension advice and Learn-A-Word

How Can Teachers Balance Talking, Grammar and Correction? – S04E19 Oct 06, 2023

Show notes

How much should teachers and students talk during an English lesson?

Gav and Em explore how conversation can become a genuine learning experience rather than simply an enjoyable chat. They discuss teacher talking time, encouraging quieter learners and helping students explain specialist subjects that the teacher may know little about.

What should you do when a conversation wanders away from the lesson topic? Gav and Em consider when to follow an unexpected discussion, when to bring learners back and how to prevent dominant students from leaving others behind.

They also look at correcting mistakes without destroying the flow of conversation. Should you interrupt immediately, write corrections on the board or return to errors afterwards? Drawing on their classroom experience, Gav and Em demonstrate how a recurring present perfect mistake can become a quick grammar and pronunciation activity.

You will also discover how to:

• warm learners up with simple, familiar questions
• encourage students to speak to one another rather than only to the teacher
• involve the whole class in specialist or unfamiliar topics
• give learners enough time to think before speaking
• build vocabulary through meaningful, detailed conversations
• use discussion topics to generate particular grammar naturally
• make sure every conversation lesson has a clear learning outcome

And what is “grammar broccoli”? It is the useful language hidden inside an appealing speaking activity. Picture descriptions can practise present tenses and prepositions, processes can generate passive forms and linking words, and memories can bring out a range of past tenses.

Learn-A-Word concludes the episode with “mouthing” and “mouthy” — two related words with very different uses.

If you find the show useful, you can send us a thanks at https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod

Visit https://howtoenglishpod.com for practical teaching ideas and resources ready to use.

Chapters

00:00 Welcome and talking about talking
01:15 Are teachers naturally good at talking?
03:25 Discussing subjects the teacher does not understand
06:10 Using learners as experts
08:18 Keeping the whole class involved
09:20 Encouraging quiet and reluctant students
12:20 Correcting mistakes during a conversation
15:15 Turning one error into a quick grammar activity
17:30 Should teachers follow unexpected conversations?
20:37 Going deeper instead of skimming topics
24:00 Encouraging students to talk to each other
26:47 Is talking enough for an English lesson?
28:00 Hiding grammar broccoli inside conversation
31:05 Learn-A-Word: mouthing and mouthy
33:38 Closing the conversation

How Can Reading Improve Your English? Classroom Activities and Book Ideas - WeAreBettering – S04E18 Sep 22, 2023

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How can reading improve your English, and which book activities can teachers use in class?

Gav and Em explore practical ways to make reading enjoyable, productive and accessible for English learners. Drawing on their classroom experience and their own reading habits, they share adaptable speaking, writing and vocabulary activities based on books.

Discover how learners can discuss a book even when they are reading it in another language. Gav and Em demonstrate useful questions about genre, setting, characters, narrative perspective, plot and cover design. They also compare an interview-style speaking task with writing a short book summary.

You’ll hear a book-genre matching activity featuring mystery, fantasy, science fiction, horror, non-fiction and LGBTQIA+ literature. Gav then challenges Em to predict stories from their opening lines, showing how short extracts can stimulate discussion, interpretation and imagination.

Their special guest Josefina from We Are Bettering explains how regular reading can broaden vocabulary, reinforce grammar and build confidence. She recommends suitable English books for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners, including graphic novels, modern fiction, non-fiction and classics.

Stay until the end for Learn-A-Word, featuring parts of a book, useful reading vocabulary and expressions including page-turner, bookmark, dog-eared and never judge a book by its cover. Charlotte from Charlotte Teaches English also introduces the expressions an open book and a closed book.

If you find the show useful, you can send us a thanks at https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod

Visit https://howtoenglishpod.com for practical teaching ideas and resources ready to use.

Josefina and We Are Bettering

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearebettering/
Website: https://betteringlang.com/

Charlotte Teaches English

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlotte_teaches_english/

Josefina’s book recommendations

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo
Smile by Raina Telgemeier
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Wonder by R. J. Palacio
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
My Salinger Year by Joanna Rakoff
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

References

Famous opening lines:
https://bookriot.com/best-first-lines-of-books/

Book idioms:
https://englishbyday.com/book-idioms/?utm_content=cmp-true

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to the reading episode
01:09 Why do people love reading?
02:36 Discussing a book in an English lesson
07:32 Summarising a book for speaking or writing practice
10:36 Matching books and authors to literary genres
16:10 Predicting stories from famous opening lines
27:21 Introducing We Are Bettering
28:01 Josefina’s reading advice for English learners
28:49 Book recommendations for different English levels
31:06 How reading supports vocabulary, grammar and speaking
32:03 Learn-A-Word: parts of a book and reading vocabulary
35:58 Book expressions with Charlotte Teaches English
36:44 More useful English book idioms
37:36 Final thoughts

How Can New English Teachers Build Confidence and Survive Their First Lessons? With Isa – S04E17 Sep 08, 2023

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Are you a newly qualified English teacher wondering how to survive your first lessons, find students and become more confident in the classroom?

Gav and Em revisit the challenges, doubts and discoveries they experienced as newbie teachers. They are joined by Isa, a recently qualified teacher who explains what her intensive CELTA course involved, from teaching B2 and A2 learners to completing daily training sessions.

Isa discusses the realities of beginning an English-teaching career, including lengthy lesson planning, anticipating learners’ difficulties and making lessons more student-centred. She also shares how she uses Google Classroom, Google Meet, PowerPoint, Wordwall and Quizlet, as well as her experiences of applying to language schools and finding private students online.

Drawing on their years in classrooms, Gav and Em remember some of their earliest teaching challenges. Em explains why her carefully structured plan failed during a one-to-one lesson and how she learned to respond to the learner’s actual needs. Gav recalls managing a lively group of children and adapting later lessons to include games, movement and breaks.

They also explore how teachers can:

• adapt lesson plans when learners want something different
• manage stressful or unpredictable classes
• exploit coursebook materials more effectively
• plan with a particular learner in mind
• support students with different levels and learning needs
• reduce teacher talking time and increase learner production
• check that teaching has genuinely resulted in learning
• remain honest when they do not know an answer
• keep learners’ needs and long-term goals in focus

Finally, Gav and Em share eight practical gems for new teachers before exploring the word “steeple” and useful vocabulary for different parts of a church.

Isa’s Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/isa_english_lessons/

References:

Parts of a church:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/SantAmbrogio-Basilica

The church rhyme and actions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smtucwvzuCc

If you find the show useful, you can send us a thanks at https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod

Visit https://howtoenglishpod.com for practical teaching ideas and resources ready to use.

Chapters

00:00 Remembering life as a newbie teacher
02:44 Isa’s journey from English learner to qualified teacher
04:06 What happens during an intensive CELTA course?
06:31 Finding teaching jobs and private students
08:20 Online teaching tools and lesson-planning challenges
10:40 Gav and Em reflect on their CELTA experiences
13:05 Why new teachers often feel overwhelmed
15:58 Em’s first challenging one-to-one lesson
20:05 Adapting a lesson to the learner’s real needs
24:35 Gav’s first group lesson with young learners
28:45 Exploiting materials and improving lesson plans
32:20 Planning lessons with a particular student in mind
36:18 Supporting learners with different needs and abilities
39:42 Memorable teacher-training sessions
43:55 Eight practical gems for new English teachers
50:12 Learn-A-Word: steeple and parts of a church

What Is Native Speakerism and How Can English Teachers Challenge It? With Meri – S04E16 Aug 25, 2023

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What is native speakerism, and why does it remain a problem in English language teaching?

In this episode of the How to English TEFL Podcast, Gav and Em explore the belief that people considered “native speakers” are automatically better English teachers, regardless of qualifications, experience or teaching ability.

They’re joined by Meri, also known as The Non-Native Speaker. Drawing on her experience as a multilingual teacher with CELTA and DELTA qualifications, a Master’s degree and years of classroom experience, Meri explains how nationality and having a foreign-sounding name have affected her career opportunities.

Gav and Em also reflect honestly on occasions when being from the UK may have helped them secure teaching work. Together, they look at recruitment bias, unequal proficiency testing, pay, accents, passports and the assumption that somebody born in an English-speaking country can teach without professional training.

They also tackle practical learner questions such as “I only want a native teacher”, “How can I understand native speakers?” and “Can you help me speak like a native?” The discussion shifts the focus towards what learners often actually want: fluency, clearer pronunciation, connected speech, idiomatic language, intelligibility and experience with particular accents or varieties of English.

The episode also looks at practical ways teachers and schools can challenge native speakerism by focusing on qualifications, proficiency and teaching competence, exposing learners to different varieties of English, prioritising communication and reviewing recruitment, testing and pay policies.

The episode ends with Learn-A-Word, as Em investigates the suffix “-ism”.

📚 RELATED TEACHING ARTICLES

What Is Native Speakerism in English Teaching? - S04E16
https://howtoenglishpod.wordpress.com/what-is-native-speakerism-in-english-teaching-s04e16/

How Can Schools Make English-Teacher Recruitment Fairer? - S04E16
https://howtoenglishpod.wordpress.com/how-can-schools-make-english-teacher-recruitment-fairer-s04e16/

What Should You Say When a Student Says “I Only Want a Native Teacher”? - S04E16
https://howtoenglishpod.wordpress.com/what-should-you-say-when-a-student-says-i-only-want-a-native-teacher-s04e16/

How Can English Teachers Help Learners Understand Different Varieties of English? - S04E16
https://howtoenglishpod.wordpress.com/how-can-english-teachers-help-learners-understand-different-varieties-of-english-s04e16/

Can English Learners Really “Speak Like a Native”? - S04E16
https://howtoenglishpod.wordpress.com/can-english-learners-really-speak-like-a-native-s04e16/

How Can English Teachers Challenge Native Speakerism in Everyday Practice? - S04E16
https://howtoenglishpod.wordpress.com/how-can-english-teachers-challenge-native-speakerism-in-everyday-practice-s04e16/

🎧 MERI

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/the_non_native_speaker/

YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@thenonnativespeaker767

Website:
https://thenonnativespeaker.com/

More practical teaching ideas and resources:
https://howtoenglishpod.com

CHAPTERS

00:00 Introducing native speakerism
01:32 Why definitions of “native” cause problems
03:12 Discrimination in recruitment and pay
04:58 Meri’s multilingual background and qualifications
06:30 How nationality and names affect employment
09:00 Unequal language testing requirements
11:41 Gav and Em’s experiences of recruitment bias
13:01 Why qualified teachers and diverse teaching teams matter
15:03 Responding to “I only want a native teacher”
17:38 Helping learners understand different English speakers
20:52 Can teachers help learners sound native?
22:29 Practical ways to challenge native speakerism
24:55 Reviewing recruitment and pay policies
26:25 Learn-A-Word: the suffix “-ism”

How Can Journaling Improve English Writing and Speaking? With Earl Grey – S04E15 Aug 11, 2023

Show notes

How can journaling help English learners develop their writing, vocabulary and speaking?

Gav and Em explore how a journal can give learners space to express their thoughts, notice the words they need and reflect on their progress. Unlike a traditional writing assignment, journaling can be flexible, personal and free from word counts or prescribed outcomes.

Special guest Earl Grey shares how journaling and shadowing have supported her English-learning journey. She explains how writing about her thoughts and feelings, then reading and recording her work, helps her practise spoken as well as written English. Earl also talks honestly about motivation, mistakes, perfectionism and finding a way of learning that suits her.

Gav and Em consider how teachers can introduce journaling without turning it into another piece of homework. What happens when a learner cannot find the words for something they genuinely want to say? Should a teacher correct a personal journal, and who decides whether its contents are shared? They also try prompts about memories, strengths, future goals and everyday observations.

The episode finishes with Learn-a-Word, featuring uncommon words including biblioclept, meldrop, octothorpe, nauseant and agelast.

Explore the S04E15 articles:

• Should Teachers Correct an English Learner’s Personal Journal?
https://howtoenglishpod.wordpress.com/should-teachers-correct-an-english-learners-personal-journal-s04e15/

• How Can Journaling Build Vocabulary Learners Actually Need?
https://howtoenglishpod.wordpress.com/how-can-journaling-build-vocabulary-learners-actually-need-s04e15/

• How Can English Teachers Introduce Journaling Without Turning It into Homework?
https://howtoenglishpod.wordpress.com/how-can-english-teachers-introduce-journaling-without-turning-it-into-homework-s04e15/

Find Earl Grey:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earlgreyinseoul/
Website: https://earlgreyinseoul.art.blog/

Resources:
Journaling ideas for English learners: https://www.eslactivity.org/journaling-english-learners/
Uncommon English words: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/surprising-uncommon-words

More practical teaching ideas: https://howtoenglishpod.com

If you find the show useful, you can send us a thanks at https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod

Chapters:
00:00 Welcome to How to English
00:42 What is journaling?
01:45 Shadowing and introducing Earl Grey
02:54 Earl’s English-learning journey
08:19 Motivation, mistakes and finding your learning style
11:32 How journaling supports language development
12:28 Building personal vocabulary through writing
15:13 How can teachers encourage journaling?
18:11 Practical journaling prompts for learners
24:55 Should teachers correct journal entries?
27:01 Learn-a-Word: uncommon English vocabulary
31:50 Closing thoughts

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