Russ Mayne, author of Evidence-Based ELT, joins me to discuss where knowledge about teaching comes from. What common teaching ideas and practices are myths? What do we know about teaching from research? And how can teachers include more evidence-based scientific practices into their teachers?
Challenging the Limits of Technology (With Mark Pemberton)
Evidence Based Language Teaching (with Russ Mayne)
Gender Fairness in English Language Teaching (with Tessa Woodward)
Podcast: Are Robots Taking Over Language Assessment? (with Dan Elsworth)
Decentering in English Language Teaching (with Amol Padwad)
Green Issues In ELT (with Ceri Jones)
Ethics of English Education (With Dave Weller)
Native-speakerism in the Classroom (with Marek Kiczkowiak)
You've probably heard (possibly on this podcast) about the discrimination "non-native English teachers" can face finding jobs, in being promoted or receiving equal pay. But how does Native-speakerism affect what happens inside the classroom? How do attitudes about native speakers affect the content in our course books, the confidence of teachers and the goals of our students? We speak with Marek Kiczkowiak to find out.
Podcast: Discrimination in ESL - Sexism and Homophobia
Racism In EFL (with Asia Martin)
The "Native" / "Non-Native" English Teacher Debate (with Dave Weller)
What are the real differences between "native" and "non-native" English teachers? How did we end up with these distinctions in our industry? And what should we be doing about discrimination? We meet with Dave Weller to discuss the issues surrounding "native" and "non-native" English teachers such as attitudes of parents and teachers, the responsibilities of language schools and how to change opinions.