Welcome to ESL-talk.com
A Podcast by English Teachers, for English Teachers…
Season 7 on the way!!!
Season 6 Episodes:
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15. Fey Returns!!! Reflecting on 2023 and Looking ahead to 2024...
Co-host Fey returns to the podcast following her successful battle with cancer to share how her journey shaped her in terms of her personal and professional life.
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14. The Power and Influence of Your Voice in the Teaching Environment
Have you ever thought about how your voice impacts teaching?
Discover the power and influence of your voice with our guest Josh, a seasoned native English teacher.
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13. Navigating the Online ESL Job Market
Are you looking for new ESL opportunities?
Learn how to land your dream teaching position with our guest Christina.
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12. Boosting Learners' Speaking and Listening Skills
Looking for strategies and insights on how to boost learners' speaking and listening skills?
Our guest Cami brings her expertise to help teachers and learners alike enhance their communication abilities.
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11. ESL Coaching for Healthcare Professionals
Have you considered ESL Coaching for Healthcare Professionals?
Our guest Shweta shares how effective communication has the power to transform patient care and professional growth.
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10. How to Keep Motivated When Teaching and Learning New Languages!
Have you ever felt like you lost motivation when learning a new language?
Our guest Nina shares how you can stay motivated on your language teaching and learning journey.
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9. Accelerating Your Teaching Growth on Instagram!
Ready to learn the secrets to boosting your visibility and connecting with students on social media?
Our guest Gemma shares insights on turbocharging your online ESL teacher journey via Instagram.
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8. Mindset and Strategies for IELTS Success
Do your students struggle to stay motivated while preparing for the IELTS exam?
Our guest Cindy shares strategies to help students manage their anxiety and stay focused.
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7. Presenting the Level Up Teaching Summit!
Are you craving community as a teacherpreneur?
Do you want to learn from experts in the field?
Crystal shares all about the Level Up Teaching Summit!
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6. IELTS Misconceptions & Effective IELTS Preparation
Have you heard any myths about the IELTS exam?
How might these misconceptions impact your instruction as an IELTS educator?
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5. The Power of Speaking Clubs in Achieving Fluency
Are you looking to build your confidence speaking in another language?
Our guest Kyrylo explains how speaking clubs helped him improve his fluency,
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4. Internationalization at Home and in the Curriculum
Have you been searching for innovative approaches to global education?
Our guest Alma shares ways to foster intercultural competence within the field of academic English.
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3. Building Connectivism and Community in the Classroom
Have you considered how the concepts of "Connectivism" and "Communities of Practice" impact teaching and learning?
Our guest Saba shares all about these modern educational paradigms.
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2. You Don't Need to be Advanced to Communicate!
Have you ever struggled with keeping up your motivation to learn another language?
Our guest Earl proves that language barriers are no match for genuine connections.
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1. How Chinese Helped Me Improve as an ESL Teacher
Have you tried learning a new language?
Did you know that this can actually help your teaching skills and open up more opportunities for you as an ESL teacher?
Season 5 Episodes:
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15. Supercharge Your Lesson Planning with Twee
Have you heard of Twee?
Looking to power up your teaching with A.I.?
Alina shares ways that we can utilize social media to meet the needs of today’s learners.
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14. Bolstering Vocabulary with Teacher Talk in the Classroom
Have you heard of the phrase “teacher talk?”
Kristen and Carmen share the ways that they help students develop academic language through teacher talk.
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13. From Nobel Prize-Winning Climate Scientist, to ESL Teacher, at 60!
What’s your plan after retirement?
Dreaming of a new adventure?
Dian shares her inspiring story of how she embraced new experiences teaching English in Thailand at the age of 60!
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12. Teaching Subject & Extracurricular Classes
Figuring out how to market yourself as a subject expert?
Searching for interactive resources for your online teaching?
Katie shares her favorite tips for teaching subject-specific curricula beyond ESL.
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11. Breaking Down Language Barriers
Wondering how to help your students communicate more effectively in the workplace?
Charlie shares his strategies for teaching English to Spanish-speaking professionals. Tune in to learn how he made the transition from working for a language school to building his own company.
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10. Making the Leap into ESL Teaching
Looking to make the leap into teaching ESL online?
Erica tells us about her career journey from the hospitality industry to the education industry. She also shares how she motivates her students and boosts their confidence in using English in their daily lives.
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9. Getting Started Teaching Online
Dreaming of building your own brand to teach online?
Tim, the Online Teacher Dude, shares his advice for getting started and differentiating yourself in the online teaching space while sharing his processes for becoming a successful independent online ESL teacher.
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8. Life as an EAP Student
Curious about improving your English using EAP?
EAP student Jana shares her experiences living and studying in Canada, including the challenges she faced as an international student and how her progress helped her to succeed in her future studies and career.
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7. Creating an Ideal Classroom Atmosphere
Wondering how you can create an ideal classroom atmosphere to nurture ESL student growth?
Adam shares his extensive experience working in Japan and shares suggestions on how we can nurture students to help build a fantastic classroom environment.
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6. Helping International Students to Thrivve!
Ever wondered how you can better support the international students you work with?
We meet Rafah, an industry leader, business owner, and former international student who moved from her home country of Yemen to Canada to study before then starting her own business and going on to create Thrivve, supporting the International Student Community in Vancouver.
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5. Fears and Competition in the ESL Industry
Fearful about being an English teacher or worried about competition from others?
Aidina talks about some of the fears she had as a newcomer to the ESL teaching industry in Canada, and how she overcame these difficulties, turned perceived negatives into positives, and used this to build an audience outside of the classroom on Instagram.
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4. Working in underserved markets and transferring your skills.
Thinking about how you can work in underserved markets as an ESL teacher?
Want to follow your other passions and enthusiasm using your knowledge and skills in the field of ESL? Our expert guest Teagan shares how to do this through community building, showcasing your talents and finding gaps in the market.
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3. Alternative Roles for ESL Teachers
Would you like to step away or pivot into other roles outside of the classroom?
Are you interested in working with ESL companies/platforms or course owners who need teachers to support them? Our guest Liz talks about her journey from ESL teacher to a Web designer, virtual assistant, and curriculum creator, and how you can make the leap too!
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2. Professional Development in ELT (Financial Literacy)
Want to save more as an ESL Teacher and make the most of your income?
In this episode, we talk to The Chilled Investor, Nicola, who shared her journey from a teacher, to finance coach for ESL teachers.
She shares her tips, advice and steps you can take to invest more, keep more in your pocket, and retire with financial confidence with more money saved!
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1. Travel Writing and Blogging (Student Conversation)
Season 5 is finally here!
We are back for a brand new season. To kick off Season 5, we hear from Travel Writer, Blogger and Social Media expert, who shares her journey of moving to Canada as an international student, her adjustment to life in Vancouver, and her journey learning and using English to thrive in her field of marketing, creating content and developing professionally.
Meet your Hosts:
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Fey has been teaching English since 2007. She started out teaching Business English and preparation courses for the Cambridge exams in Brazil. Since moving to Canada in 2010, she has continued to specialize in Cambridge exam prep and English for Academic purposes. She started her own online teaching business at the end of 2020 and is now working with students from all over the world.
In addition to ESL talk, Fey has trained teachers taking TESL certificates and has mentored several others as Head Teacher and Assistant Director of Studies for International House Vancouver.
You can follow Fey on: Instagram or Youtube
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Daniel started teaching English back in 2011 and now has over a decade of worldwide teaching experience. In his teaching career so far, he has worked in the UK, South Korea, and Canada. He has taught elementary school, middle school, high school, and University students from 80+ countries. He now works with University students from all over the world, helping them to improve their English and Academic Writing.
In addition to ESL talk, Daniel has written and published several books on English teaching, runs his own English teaching business, and regularly creates content for his students on social media.