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The last minute class. Ahh! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Listen to the show. This might be the last podcast that opens with a Halloween discussion. It was recorded back at the beginning of Oct. If you’d like to see the outcome of all of this Hallow...
ListenDolch Sight Words – Using them in ESL classes from 2010-05-31T08:04:50
Listen to the show. This show starts off with a quick discussion about the new teacher tips video blog that Matt has put together on DreamEnglish.com called the Teach Kids English Show. They are s...
ListenHigh grammar but low speaking competence from 2010-03-15T13:30:07
Listen to the show. This week we welcome Dave from http://www.learnenglish-online.com. Dave is working at a language school and international high school in Canada. Additionally he runs his own w...
ListenTeaching holidays from 2010-02-04T05:03:27
Listen to the show. Even though it’s February, happy New Year! Valentine’s Day is on the way and Mark has a new site with some cool teacher tools. Print With My Pic.com allows you to ...
ListenMotivating students from 2009-12-14T02:45:22
Listen to the show. Christmas is upon us … ho! ho! ho! Merry Christmas everybody! Tis the season, so Matt has a new Christmas Song for you to download and use in your classes: Merry Christma...
ListenTeaching toddlers, 2-3 year olds from 2009-11-15T01:55:09
Listen to the show. This show was recorded back in the summer and a few shows got bumped up, so if you feel we’ve gone back in time, I guess we have 🙂 But first, we of course have some new t...
ListenTeaching communication strategies from 2009-10-09T10:14:13
Listen to the show. Happy fall everybody! We’ll get back to fall and Halloween for the games of the week, but Matt has some great news for you. He’s finished and launched Dream English...
ListenTeaching the Past Tense from 2009-08-31T05:19:12
Listen to the show. Mark starts off the show with a description of a few new things MES English has to offer its users. In the show Mark has gone over his speaking first curriculum and now some of...
ListenUsing Chants to Teach from 2009-07-09T08:14:55
Listen to the show. Matt has a few new songs on Dream English for younger children (shapes and more.) There’s also a little discussion on the benefits of using children’s songs . Dream...
ListenTeaching the Present Continuous from 2009-06-11T09:03:04
Listen to the show. The show starts off with unseasonable weather and a circus but moves quickly into this show’s theme, the present continuous. Matt and Mark go over: presenting the target l...
ListenTeaching Thematic Units from 2009-05-07T13:36:51
Listen to the show. Matt has added some new simple easy songs for 1-3 year old classes. Mark and Matt cover creating thematic units. This show covers what a thematic unit is, what the goals of a t...
ListenMES curriculum – A non-textbook approach part 2 from 2009-04-22T12:00:18
Listen to the show. Mark has added some phonics games for students at Fun Fonix.com. This show discusses MES-English.com‘s curriculum for young learners. This is the second part of teaching w...
ListenExplaining activities just using English from 2009-04-10T02:15:21
Listen to the show. This show Mark explains some new features to the free word search maker at Tools for Educators. It really makes a word search a worksheet but keeps it fun. Matt has opened a n...
ListenTeaching ‘do’ verbs from 2009-03-24T14:33:32
Listen to the show. This show Mark and Matt have a few new things on their websites for visitors. Matt has a new Skidamarink Song up on Free ABC Songs and Mark posted a new book to the Fun Fonix we...
ListenTeaching the verb ‘be’ from 2009-03-05T13:54:33
Listen to the show. This show Mark and Matt have a few new things on their websites for visitors. Matt has put up some new videos to match the Dream English songs. Some of the videos have ‘...
ListenMES curriculum – A non-textbook approach part 1 from 2009-02-18T12:00:17
Listen to the show. This show discusses MES-English.com‘s curriculum for young learners. It’s the first steps for teaching without a course book or for teachers who are thrown into a t...
ListenSeason 3 Premiere – Dream English from 2009-02-05T01:38:15
Listen to the show. Welcome back for Season 3 of ESL Teacher Talk! If you’re new to ETT, then … just Welcome! 🙂 In Season 3 we have a new co-host, Matt of Dream English.com. With Mat...
ListenThe Communicative Approach from 2008-10-16T15:51:22
Listen to the show. This is the end of Season 2 here at ESL Teacher Talk. This week we talk about the communicative approach. We cover: what the communicative approach is the theory behind the com...
ListenTeaching Methodologies: Total Physical Response from 2008-08-26T12:56:45
Listen to the show. Total Physical Response (TPR) is a methodology made famous by James Ashner. It’s teaching style based on kinestetic learning. Teachers speak and students respond in some...
ListenExam Preparation from 2008-07-24T14:00:40
Listen to the show. This week’s show we welcome John Marks from www.eltgames.com and www.langwichscool.com and we discuss exam preparation courses. In this show we discuss some ideas on how t...
ListenTeaching Methodologies – Suggestopedia from 2008-07-10T14:13:05
Listen to the show. This week’s show is almost the end of our teaching methodolgies series. Today we offer … Suggestodepia We cover: what suggestopedia is how does a suggestopedia lesso...
ListenUsing Board Games from 2008-06-21T02:46:02
Listen to the show. This week’s show is on using board games off the shelf. Ron and Mark offer some suggestions for how you can use board games in ESL classes and as communicative activiti...
ListenWhat makes for a good speaking activity from 2008-05-28T02:57:57
Listen to the show. This week Chris Cotter from Heads Up English.com is with us again. Heads Up English.com has some new lower intermediate exercises: speaking activities, listening activities, gra...
ListenThe Silent Way in Language Teaching from 2008-05-07T05:13:22
Listen to the show. We have a big show this week, so we get right into it. Mark and Ron cover these points concerning the Silent Way methodology: what is the Silent Way Method key aspects of the Si...
ListenContent and Language Intergrated Learning from 2008-04-10T08:50:28
Listen to the show. Clive of ESL Podcards is with us again this week. He’s been working his site and enrolled in a new course. He’s learning about Content and Language Intergrated Learn...
ListenEnglipedia – “Sharing a little, gaining a lot” from 2008-03-27T07:44:15
Listen to the show. THe show starts off with a brief look at the possible hazards associated with teaching ESL. Mark has a pretty interesting story from work this week. This podcast we’re gla...
ListenUsing a Projector in Classes from 2008-03-11T02:42:02
Listen to the show. The new school year has started in Taiwan and Ron is back to work. Easter and St. Patrick’s Day are upon us this month and Mark has some new materials for these holidays i...
Listenthe Audio-Lingual Method and how we can use it from 2008-02-28T01:15:17
Listen to the show. Mark has a lot of news. Things are moving and shaking at MES-English with a new website that will bring a lot of flexibility to MES-English users and provide materials for teach...
ListenWriting up a lesson plan from 2008-02-07T05:09:54
Listen to the show. This week’s show deals with creating a lesson plan. requirements for a lesson plan why you should have a lesson plan what goes into a lesson plan the lesson plan as a reco...
ListenPlanning an event, show, or presentation from 2008-01-10T12:48:18
Listen to the show. Happy New Year! We’re back and we hope everyone has had a great holiday. Ron’s in Tailand and Mark is freezing in Nagano. The idea of enjoying winter and getting ...
ListenOrganization on the job from 2007-12-20T04:58:42
Listen to the show. Merry Christmas! This will be the last podcast of 2007 and we wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Mark has a lot of news this show. Hospital Eng...
Listenthe Direct Method and You! from 2007-12-07T12:00:29
Listen to the show. In a quick intro to the show, we find out Mark is ecstatically jubilant this week. Things are fabulously wonderful in Japan. Find out why. Continuing with teaching methods, this...
ListenMethodologies: Grammar Translation from 2007-11-08T14:32:35
Listen to the show. This show we’re starting a small series on methodologies in ESL/EFL. Through the years there have been quite a few different takes on teaching languages. We’ll look ...
ListenGetting ‘Genki’ With It from 2007-10-24T12:00:35
Listen to the show. This show we welcome Richard Graham from GenkiEnglish.com. Richard runs www.genkienglish.com and provides music, games and downloads for teachers. He tells us a bit about how he...
ListenTeaching Phonics – spelling and order (Part 2) from 2007-10-10T12:00:51
Listen to the show. It’s wet and wild in Japan. A Typhoon has landed and after the podcast Mark actually had to head out to do some volunteer fire fighter work. Saving the day! This week we&...
ListenTeaching Phonics – spelling and order (Part 1) from 2007-09-26T12:00:16
Listen to the show. It’s tough to cover all of phonics, but Mark and Ron give it a shot. The show takes a look first at spelling through the ages and why English spelling is the monster it is...
ListenSetting up classes and getting the right levels together from 2007-09-12T06:52:39
Listen to the show. Just when you thought the stores were putting out their Halloween stuff a little too early, Mark explains to you the market they’re after. Luckily, Halloween isn’t t...
ListenTips for Teaching Advanced Learners from 2007-08-30T12:51:08
Listen to the show. Teaching advanced learners can often feel like tuning up a Ferrari. What do you do? How do you make those students run better? This week’s show brings back Chris Cotter fr...
ListenLesson Plans Based on News Articles from 2007-08-16T12:00:46
Listen to the show. Using news articles in classes provides interesting and useful content, but how should we go about it? This show Chris Cotter from www.headsupenglish.com visits with us. HeadsUp...
ListenNew Classes With Adults from 2007-07-29T08:20:57
Listen to the show. Mark and Ron pick up from the show two episodes ago and deal with new classes, new students and new teachers. This show covers adult classes and young adult learners. we go over...
ListenTeaching Children vs. Teaching Adults from 2007-07-18T01:59:24
Listen to the show. A new co-host, Clive, squares off with Mark about which is better teaching children or teaching adults. Mark prefers teaching children and has some suggestions for Clive’s...
ListenNew Classes With Young Students from 2007-07-05T15:19:30
Listen to the show. Part one – Children’s classes: There’s a lot to think about when dealing with a new class. Ron and Mark offer you some advice and give you a few things to thin...
ListenSeason 2 Premiere + Living and Teaching in Taiwan from 2007-06-19T01:03:45
Listen to the show. This first segment brings you a short interview with the new co-host Ron Molenda. We learn a little bit about Ron and what all this Season 2 nonsense is about. In the Just Talk ...
ListenSeason Two – coming soon! from 2007-05-28T22:42:50
I’ve been talking with a few people and it looks like a team is getting ready to launch Season Two with me. My idea for this next run at it is to have a few different co-hosts to hopefully br...
ListenThe Season Finale from 2007-05-14T15:02:18
Listen to the show. There have been 30 shows over the past year, and this week’s show is the season finale. Mark and Eric go over why they created eslTeacherTalk. What they hope they have don...
ListenWhy not start an ESL blog? from 2007-03-12T13:25:53
Listen to the show. They’re everywhere and about everything, why not start your own. You have a lot of experiences and advice to pass on! Blog today! This week, Mark and Eric discuss the bene...
ListenGAME OF THE WEEK: Down Pass from 2007-03-12T13:25:08
Listen to the show. This is a relatively easy to prepare game that you can use to practice compound words or spelling. It is designed for larger classes, but can be easily adapted to small groups. ...
ListenSuper Simple Songs from 2007-01-29T16:30:21
Listen to the show. Devon Thagard, co-creator of SuperSimpleSongs, comes to the studio this week. He discusses his ESL experience and how he uses songs in class with young children. There are also ...
ListenGAME OF THE WEEK: RPS Challenge from 2007-01-29T16:30:05
Listen to the show. In 5 minutes practice any target language with students aged 5-100. All you need are some markers and students. It’s a great warm-up activity or review activity.
ListenInterview with Patrick Jackson from 2007-01-22T12:50:27
Listen to the show. This week we have Patrick Jackson, author of the Potato Pals series published through Oxford Press. He talks about his experiences getting the books to print, what potato pals a...
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