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The Teacher Think-Aloud PodcastE77 - Ellii Dilemmas: Sparking Real Dialogue in the ELT Classroom (with Ben Buckwold & Tara Benwell)In this lively episode, Shé sits down with Ben Buckwold (Founder & CEO of Ellii) and Tara Benwell (VP of Publishing at Ellii) to explore the story behind one of Ellii’s most creative classroom tools: Ellii Dilemmas. The discussion centers on Ellii’s newly introduced interactive classroom tool designed to foster critical thinking and discussion among students. Listeners get insights into the development of Ellii Dilemmas, its practical applications in diverse teaching contexts, and the unique features of this tool, including its roots in teacher feedback and informal brainstorming sessions.Tune in and discover how play, curiosity, and c...
2025-11-1423 min
ELTchat PodcastJune 2014In June’s podcast:
Sandy Millin speaks to new #ELTchat moderator Hada Litim.
Phil Longwell speaks to Kevin Stein, Adam Beale, and Adi Rajan.
Chris speaks to Mura Nava and Matthew Noble on how to react to a bad lesson.
For ELTchat updates, go to: eltchat.org, join our facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/eltchat/) and follow @ELTchat (https://twitter.com/ELTchat) on Twitter.
Thanks to our contributors and guests:
Hada Litim (https://twitter.com/HadaLitim)
Kevin Stein (https://twitter.com/kevchanwow, http://theotherthingsmatter.wordpress.com/)
Adam Beale (https://twitter.com/bealer81, http://fiveagainstone.wordpress.com/)
Adi Rajan (ht...
2014-06-2033 min
ELTchat PodcastDecember 2013In December’s podcast:
Chris Wilson speaks to Leo Selivan in a tribute to Dave Willis.
Vicky Loras speaks to Sue Annan
Chris speaks to Alex Grevett about English as a Lingua Franca and pronunciation.
For ELTchat updates, go to: eltchat.org, join our facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/eltchat/) and follow @ELTchat (twitter.com/ELTchat) on Twitter.
Thanks to our contributors and guests:
Leo Selivan (https://twitter.com/leoselivan, http://leoxicon.blogspot.com/)
Sue Annan (https://twitter.com/SueAnnan, http://sueannan.blogspot.com/)
Alex Grevett (https://twitter.com/breathyvowel, http://breathyvowel.wordpress.com/)
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2013-12-1234 min2013-07-3022 min
ELTchat PodcastJune 2013June’s podcast introduces my new co-host, Chris Wilson, who spoke to Paul Braddock on the flipped classroom. The show also features Cecilia Lemos on oral correction, Vicky Loras talks to Wiktor Kostrzewski, and Katy Davies lists her top ten reasons for going to the IATEFL conference.
For ELTchat updates, go to: eltchat.org, join our facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/eltchat/) and follow @ELTchat (twitter.com/ELTchat) on Twitter.
Thanks to our contributors and guests:
Paul Braddock (https://twitter.com/bcnpaul1, http://bcnpaul1.blogspot.com/)
Cecilia Lemos (https://twitter.com/CeciELT, http://cecilialemos.com/)
Vicky Loras (https://tw...
2013-06-1238 min
ELTchat PodcastApril 2013 - IATEFL SpecialThe #eltchat podcast is back, thanks for your patience!
In this month’s podcast we present a recording from this year’s IATEFL conference. ELTchat moderators Shaun Wilden and Marisa Constantinides hosted a session entitled “Autonomous Professional Development Begins At Home” as part of the Teacher Development Special Interest Group of IATEFL.
For ELTchat updates, go to: eltchat.org, join our facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/eltchat/) and follow @ELTchat (twitter.com/ELTchat) on Twitter.
The show was produced and presented by James Taylor (https://twitter.com/theteacherjames, http://theteacherjames.com).
2013-04-2034 minELTchat PodcastUncut Episode 9 - Phil Longwell on MindfullnessPhil Longwell gives us his version of mindfulness and how it applies to the ELT classroom.
2013-02-0511 minELTchat PodcastNovember 2012August’s podcast features Phil Longwell on mindfulness, Vicky Loras talks to Rachael Roberts and speaks to me about the ETAS conference in Switzerland, and Chris Wilson tells us about new type of summary.
For ELTchat updates, go to: eltchat.org, join our facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/eltchat/) and follow @ELTchat (twitter.com/ELTchat) on Twitter.
Thanks to our contributors and guests:
Phil Longwell (https://twitter.com/teacherphili, http://tpstefltravels.blogspot.co.uk/)
Vicky Loras (https://twitter.com/vickyloras, http://vickyloras.wordpress.com/)
Rachael Roberts (https://twitter.com/teflerinha, http://www.elt-resourceful.com/)
Chris Wilson (https://twitter.co...
2012-11-1429 minELTchat PodcastUncut Episode 8 - Vicky Loras talks to Naomi EpsteinNaomi Epstein is a teacher and national counselor of English as a foreign language to deaf and hard of hearing students in Israel. She has been doing this for over 25 years.
She works five days a week at Yehud Comprehensive High-School (though she began as an elementary school teacher) which has the largest program for deaf and hard of hearing students in a regular high-school in the country. On the sixth day she's a “Shema” national counselor, mainly for teachers of pupils who are mainstreamed. And on the seventh day, she rests!
You can find her at her blog http://visu...
2012-10-1711 minELTchat PodcastAugust 2012 Episode 2This week, Vicky Loras catches up with one of our loyal chatters Lesley Cioccarelli, Tamas Lorincz speaks to Genevieve White, who tells us about how she discovered ELTchat, and Bruno is back with more interviews from the BRAZTesol conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
For ELTchat updates, go to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/eltchat/ and follow @ELTchat (https://twitter.com/ELTchat) on Twitter.
Thanks to our contributors:
Vicky Loras (https://twitter.com/vickyloras, http://vickyloras.wordpress.com/)
Bruno Andrade (https://twitter.com/BrunoELT/, http://www.edutechbrazil.blogspot.com)
A big thank to our guests:
Lesley Cioccarelli (https://twitter.com...
2012-08-2429 minELTchat PodcastUncut Episode 7 - Johanna StirlingThe full and uncut interview between James Taylor and Johanna Stirling based on your tweets.
To buy Johanna's book Teaching Spelling To English Language Learners, go to her blog http://thespellingblog.blogspot.com.
You can also follow her on twitter at https://twitter.com/johannastirling and join her Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/thespellingpage.
The show was produced and presented by James Taylor (twitter.com/#!/theteacherjames, theteacherjames.blogspot.com/).
2012-08-1544 minELTchat PodcastAugust 2012August’s podcast features a round up of the months chats with Dina Dobrou, Johanna Stirling on spelling, and Bruno Andrade reports from the BrazlTESOL conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
For ELTchat updates, go to: eltchat.com and follow @ELTchat (twitter.com/ELTchat) on Twitter.
Thanks to our contributors:
Dina Dobrou (twitter.com/dinadobrou, onair.edublogs.org/)
Bruno Andrade (twitter.com/BrunoELT/, edutechbrazil.blogspot.com/)
A big thank to our guests:
Johanna Stirling (twitter.com/johannastirling/, thespellingblog.blogspot.com, facebook.com/thespellingpage)
Leandra Dias (twitter.com/llea_dias, eltcandyland.blogspot.com)
Cecilia Lemos (twitter.com/CeciELT, cecilialcoelho.wordpress.com/)
He...
2012-08-0927 min
ELTchat PodcastUncut Episode 6 - Tony GurrAn extended interview with Tony Gurr on teacher observations.
A big thank you to Tony. you can find him on twitter at https://twitter.com/tonygurr and at his blog http://allthingslearning.wordpress.com/.
Apologies for the sound quality of this podcast.
2012-06-2828 minELTchat PodcastJune 2012June’s podcast features a round up of the months chats with Sandy Millin, an update on the latest ELTchat news with moderator Marisa Constantinides, Tony Gurr on teacher observations and Vicky Loras talks to Naomi Epstein.
For ELTchat updates, go to http://eltchat.com/
Thanks to our contributors:
Sandy Millin, (https://twitter.com/sandymillin, http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/),
Vicky Loras (@vickyloras, http://vickyloras.wordpress.com/)
Marisa Constantinides (https://twitter.com/Marisa_C, http://marisaconstantinides.edublogs.org/),
A big thank to our guests:
Tony Gurr (https://twitter.com/tonygurr, http://allthingslearning.wordpress.com/)
Naomi Epstein (https://twitter.com/naomishema, http://vi...
2012-06-2031 minELTchat PodcastUncut Episode 5 - Vicky Loras talks to Yitzha SarwonoHear the full interview between Vicky Loras and Yitzha Sarwono.
Follow Yitzha on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yitzha_sarwono
Follow Vicky on Twitter: http://twitter.com/vickyloras
The show was produced by James Taylor (@theteacherjames, http://theteacherjames.blogspot.com/).
2012-05-1610 minELTchat PodcastApril 2012 - IATEFL bonus editionBecause the podcast has been delayed by production issues (I went on holiday!), I thought I'd share some great interviews and recordings from IATEFL Glasgow. Sandy Millin shares her first international conference experience with us, Dina Dobrou interviews some teachers new to Twitter and ELTchat, and I speak to Sharon Hartle and Shaun Wilden.
2012-05-0717 minELTchat PodcastUncut Episode 4 - Bethany Cagnol on the ELTchat Blog ChallengePresident of TESOL France, Bethany Cagnol, tells us all about the ELTchat Blog Challenge and reminisces on her earliest lessons.
2012-04-0613 min
ELTchat PodcastMarch 2012 - IATEFL specialThis month the ELTchat podcast comes from the IATEFL conference in Glasgow. In this special edition podcast, you’ll hear from a whole range of ELTchat people, including the man who tweets as OUPeltglobal.
2012-03-2229 minELTchat PodcastUncut Episode 3 - Shaun Wilden on IATEFL GlasgowOn this week's ELTchat podcast, listen to the uncut interview with Shaun Wilden as he talks about ELTchat's plans for the IATEFL conference in Glasgow.
2012-03-1210 minELTchat PodcastFebruary 2012 - Sandy's Round Up, Shaun Wilden on the IATEFL conference, Bethany Cagnol and Tara Benwell on the Blog Challenge and Vicky Loras talks to Yitzha Sarwono.February’s bumper podcast features a round up of the months chats, an interview with moderator Shaun Wilden about the upcoming ELTchat symposium at the IATEFL conference, a look back on last month’s blog challenge with Tara Benwell and the announcement of next month’s challenge with Bethany Cagnol. There’s also an interview with Yitzha Sarwono.
For ELTchat updates, go to: http://eltchat.com/
Thanks to our contributors:
Sandy Millin, (@sandymillin, http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/),
Vicky Loras (@vickyloras, http://vickyloras.wordpress.com/)
Elinda Gjondedaj (@ElindaGjondedaj, http://magicineducation.wordpress.com/)
Shaun Wilden (@shaunwilden, http://shaunwilden.com/)
A big thank to our g...
2012-02-2232 minELTchat PodcastUncut Episode 2 - Vicky Loras talks to Cherry PhiliposeHear the full interview between Vicky Loras and Cherry Philipose.
Follow Cherry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cherrymp
Follow Vicky on Twitter: @vickyloras
The show was produced by James Taylor (@theteacherjames, http://theteacherjames.blogspot.com/).
2012-02-0810 minELTchat PodcastJanuary 2012 - Sandy's Round Up, Barbara Sakamoto on JALT, Cherry Philipose, Reflective PracticeFor ELTchat updates, go to: http://eltchat.com/
January’s podcast features a round up of the months chats, an interview with moderator Barbara Sakamoto about the JALT conference, an interview with Cherry Philipose and Dale Coulter on reflective practice.
Thanks to our contributors:
Sandy Millin, (@sandymillin, http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/),
Vicky Loras (@vickyloras, http://vickyloras.wordpress.com/)
Dale Coulter (@dalecoulter, http://languagemoments.wordpress.com/)
Barbara Sakamoto (@barbsaka, http://www.teachingvillage.org/)
A big thank to our guest:
Cherry Philipose (@cherrymp, https://profiles.google.com/106022587129305362689/about)
The show was produced and presented by James Taylor (@theteacherjames, http://theteacherjames.blogspot.com/).
So...
2012-01-251h 01
ELTchat PodcastUncut Episode 1 - #BRELTchatListen to the full #BRELTchat interview with Shaun Wilden, Raquel Oliveira and Bruno Andrade
To find out more about Brazil ELTChat go to: http://breltchat.wordpress.com/.
The show was produced by James Taylor (@theteacherjames, http://theteacherjames.blogspot.com/).
Some of the music stings are taken from http://incompetech.com/
2012-01-1908 min
ELTchat PodcastEpisode 1This first of the new series includes:
- An introduction to #ELTchat and a little bit of how it all started from #ELTchat moderator @Marisa_C.
- An overview of recent chats bought to you by @sandymillin.
- @vickyloras interviewing @cerirhiannon. Here is your chance to find out a little bit more about one of our regulars.
- @shaunwilden speaks to our cousins in #breltchat during his trip to Brazil for a conference.
Thanks to our contributors:
Marisa Constantinides (@Marisa_C, http://marisaconstantinides.edublogs.org/)
Sandy Millin, (@sandymillin, http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/)
Vicky Loras (@vickyloras, http://vickyloras.wordpress.com/)
Shaun...
2012-01-1921 min