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TEFL Commute S16E04 - Snow 36:30

10M ago36:30

36:30

In the deep mid-winter it’s time for the TEFL commute to talk about snow. Lindsay, Sandy Shaun bring you a snow-filled this episode, considering what has happened to Snow days, discussing words for snow as well as brining you staple commute fair such as quizzes and jokes.بقلم TEFL Commute

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TEFL Commute S16E03 - Gifts 36:05

11M ago36:05

36:05

Given its holiday time we thought it was apt to give you all a gift - a new episode on the topic of gifts and gift giving. In this episode Ceri, Lindsay and Sandy discuss the ethics and their experiences of gift giving for educators, before discuss and rating various types of gift. Happy Holidays listeners!…

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TEFL Commute S16E02 - Sports 39:08

12M ago39:08

39:08

Despite 15 seasons talking of all things ELT, the podcast has never tackled the ELT staple of sport so this episode rectifies that. Ceri, Lindsay and Shaun tackle (see what I did there😉) the topic deciding how sporty they are, and what they love and hate about teaching sports. They also talk about sports words and idioms before unbelievably letting…

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TEFL commute S1601 - Commute revisited 30:05

1y ago30:05

30:05

It's time for season 16 and the 108th episode of the TEFL commute. We kick off the new season by revisiting our very first episode - commute. Lindsay, Shaun and Ceri talk about what has changed since then, and what the commute to work looks like now. We examine some of the things we said in episode 1 and wonder why we aren't now commuting by jetpac…

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TEFL commute season 15 ep7 40:04

1+ y ago40:04

40:04

Greetings commuters, here’s an another episode in our eclectic look at things related to English teaching. In this episode Lindsay wants to discuss military language, which leads Shaun to go all woke and discuss something he found on violent language before the resident tefl commute nerd, Ceri, gives us a lesson on portmanteaus.…

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TEFL Commute season 15 ep6 28:21

1+ y ago28:21

28:21

Our latest episode is a bit like the old days - just Shaun and Lindsay both with something to get off their chests. Shaun gets all sweary by considering if certain words are still taboo or not, and Lindsay's turns part film reviewer with his overview of the film the whale. Listen to find out what he thought of the portrayal the English teacher with…

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TEFL Commute Season 15 ep5 46:48

2y ago46:48

46:48

We'll call this one the lost episode, it was recorded in December last year but for various reasons it got forgotten about and never got uploaded. In it Sandy, Ceri and Lindsay talk continue our eclectic topic for this season bringing you chat about AI, wonky English and erm Taylor Swift.بقلم TEFL Commute

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TEFL Commute Season 15 ep4 40:27

2y ago40:27

40:27

In episode 4, Lindsay provokes memories of first resource books, and reintroduces us to a profound dictation about guns. Ceri, avoids world cup fever by talking about dominant grammar and teaching us some Welsh, and Shaun explores the different chosen words of the year. NB this episode was recorded before one dictionary announced their choice.…

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TEFL Commute season 15 ep 3 42:01

2y ago42:01

42:01

It’s episode 3 and in it you’ll find Lindsay talking about vegetables, in particular vegetable metaphors. We’ll also discover Ceri spends a lot of time on Tik Tok allegedly researching quiet quitting, and Shaun has more than a small bone to pick about the prefix micro. Enjoy our latest eclectic gathering.…

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TEFL Commute season 15 ep2 41:43

2y ago41:43

41:43

In episode 2, Ceri, Lindsay, and Shaun once more bring an eclectic mix of topics to the table. Ceri wants to talk Literacy, while Lindsay tells us about a simulation he has been running, and Shaun shares his refound love of interactive fiction. Add into all that a quiz and some algorithm and hat’s your episode 2 sorted. Enjoy.…

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TEFL commute s15 ep1 of Queen, Elves and Cricket 41:39

2y ago41:39

41:39

Episode 101 of TEFL commute opens season 15 of your favourite ELT podcast. Join Lindsay, Sandy and Shaun as they chat have a somewhat eclectic chat about things that interest them, and for them has some bearing on English language teaching. This episode finds Sandy talking about the Queen, Lindsay revisiting Elves, and Shaun learning training lesso…

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Episode 100: TEFL Commute 100th Episode 53:04

2+ y ago53:04

53:04

Season 14 episode 7: Numbers is the last episode for this season and marks the 100th episode of our podcast. To celebrate the 100, we've done an episode on numbers. In this roundtable each of the team brings some numbers related to teaching to discuss. Since it is a milestone episode we also look back over some of our episodes and Shaun quizzes the…

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Episode 99: Season 14 Episode 6: Party 39:34

3y ago39:34

39:34

In this episode the team show they have the finger on the pulse of politics by talking about parties. Lindsay decides he wants to dissect 10 Downing street’s party invite and this leads into a discussion about the party vocabulary, the language of the parties, and ELT and parties (both political and the fun kind) in ELT. Get ready for the TEFL comm…

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Episode 98: Season 14 episode 5: Drama 45:50

3y ago45:50

45:50

We’re back after our mid-season break and we’re getting all dramatic. In this episode Ceri, Lindsay and Shaun discuss drama and ELT. Are they ELT thesps? Do they use drama? What are the benefits? In addition Lindsay tells us about academic drama and Shaun finds out if they other two can recognise a Shakespeare quote.…

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Episode 97: Season 14 Episode 4: Hotch Potch 33:20

3y ago33:20

33:20

We reach the half way point of the current season just in time for the festive season. In this episode the TEFL commute gang foolishly leave Shaun alone in a zoom room so expect some terrible jokes at some point. In a different type of episode each of the regular commuters has their own little section as the commute team get ready for their Xmas Br…

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Episode 97: Season 14 Episode 4: Hotch Potch 33:21

3y ago33:21

33:21

We reach the half way point of the current season just in time for the festive season. In this episode the TEFL commute gang foolishly leave Shaun alone in a zoom room so expect some terrible jokes at some point. In a different type of episode each of the regular commuters has their own little section as the commute team get ready for their Xmas Br…

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Episode 96: Season 14 Episode 3: Volunteering 36:28

3y ago36:28

36:28

In this episode the TEFL commute gang talk about volunteering and ELT. They start by talking about asking for volunteers in class before discussing their volunteering within the world of TEFL and how volunteering might be different to having a hobby.

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Episode 95: Season 14 Episode 2: Authors 41:44

3y ago41:44

41:44

In this episode, Lindsay Ceri and Sandy talk about authors and English language teaching. Did you know there are many famous authors who taught English? Why do materials writers not always consider themselves authors? We also have an interview with an English teacher who went into materials writing and then wrote a novel. And Sandy leads a classic …

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Episode 94: Season 14 Episode 1: Cheerful 21:18

3y ago21:18

21:18

We're back, it's our 14th season and we get underway by discussing reasons to be cheerful. After nearly two years of the pandemic, lockdown, online teaching and very little commuting we begin this season by looking at some of the positives we've taken from this time.

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Episode 94: Season 14 Episode 1: Cheerful 44:30

3y ago44:30

44:30

We're back, it's our 14th season and we get underway by discussing reasons to be cheerful. After nearly two years of the pandemic, lockdown, online teaching and very little commuting we begin this season by looking at some of the positives we've taken from this time.بقلم TEFL Commute

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Episode 93: Season 13 Episode 6: Words 50:18

3+ y ago50:18

50:18

We bring our 13th season to a close with our round table episode. This season we talk words, words we like, words we don't like, words that have caught our attention and words that don't translate. The team are joined by @lexicojules to add a touch of gravitas to their discussions and get some insight into which of our chosen words might hang aroun…

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Episode 92: Season 13 Episode 5: Young 44:23

3+ y ago44:23

44:23

From old to young – in this episode the topic of teaching most certainly comes up as Lindsay Sandy, Shaun discuss teaching young learners. They discuss many aspects of the topic from looking at what ages are considered YL to if there is a point that is too young to learn a second language. The episode also features several YL trainers whose contrib…

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Episode 92: Season 13 Episode 5: Young 44:24

3+ y ago44:24

44:24

From old to young – in this episode the topic of teaching most certainly comes up as Lindsay Sandy, Shaun discuss teaching young learners. They discuss many aspects of the topic from looking at what ages are considered YL to if there is a point that is too young to learn a second language. The episode also features several YL trainers whose contrib…

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Episode 91: Season 13 Episode 4: Old 51:33

3+ y ago51:33

51:33

Are the TEFL Commute crew feeling their age? In this episode Ceri, Lindsay and Shaun discuss language associated with 'old', and consider language teaching with older students. Lindsay chats with Mark McKinnon about what it's like to teach senior learners, and Shaun leads the team through an Olde English quiz.…

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Episode 90: Season 13 Episode 3: Plateau 38:18

3+ y ago38:18

38:18

In episode 3, Shaun and Lindsay return to find themselves stuck on a plateau so use this as an opportunity to discuss what the so-called Intermediate plateau is in language learning, how it happens and what things can be done to try and avoid / get off it.

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Episode 89: Season 13 Episode 2: Women 44:48

3+ y ago44:48

44:48

In this episode, we celebrate International Women’s Day with a takeover by Sandy Millin and Ceri Jones. They look at the history of the day, talk about their experiences as women in ELT, reflect on representation in ELT, and maintain the TEFL Commute tradition by having not one, but two quizzes!

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Episode 88: Season 13 Episode 1: Animals 40:38

4y ago40:38

40:38

Our 13th season begins by looking at animals. Lindsay ponders when we teach animal vocabulary, while Shaun gets carried away with onomatopoeic sounds. After joining us at the end of the last season, we welcome Sandy back with her new feature. Add in some quizzes, idioms and collective nouns and we have a bumper first episode of the season,…

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Episode 87: Season 12 Episode 5: Podcasts 50:47

4y ago50:47

50:47

It’s the final episode of season 12 so it’s our traditional round table (well, round zoom) episode. This season’s theme is podcasts with Shaun and Lindsay joined by James, and a new additional to the TEFL commute team. This year’s rules are simple – bring one podcast related to language, one about teaching and one you’d recommend to others. So come…

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Episode 86: Season 12 Episode 4: Adventure 35:07

4y ago35:07

35:07

In the penultimate episode of the season, Shaun and Lindsay discuss adventure. They look at how TEFL is often marketed as an adventure, and the part adventure plays in course materials as well as discussing how to go about utilising ‘adventure’ with students from timeless classroom activities through to the latest craze of escape rooms.…

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Season 12 Episode 3: Fake 47:40

4y ago47:40

47:40

It’s episode 3 already and this episode we talk ‘fake’, an interesting word that doesn’t always collocate with news! In the episode Shaun and Lindsay look at authenticity, imposter syndrome and whether ‘the man with 13 jobs, is real or not. In addition there is a ‘fake’ music quiz, and producer James gives us an idea for a fake news activity.…

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Season 12 Episode 2: Dictator 38:47

4y ago38:47

38:47

In the week of the US election it seemed fitting to do an episode called dictator but don’t worry, we are not giving him too much airtime. While we do look at Trump's impact on the English language, the episode also discusses authoritarian teachers, and explores the use of dictation as a teaching activity.…

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Season 12 Episode 2: Dictator 38:48

4y ago38:48

38:48

In the week of the US election it seemed fitting to do an episode called dictator but don’t worry, we are not giving him too much airtime. While we do look at Trump's impact on the English language, the episode also discusses authoritarian teachers, and explores the use of dictation as a teaching activity.…

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Season 12 Episode 1: Normal 34:36

4y ago34:36

34:36

Shaun and Lindsay kick off the 12th season of the TEFL commute by discussing ‘normal’. The talk about the use of the word ‘normal’, and discover the phrase ‘ the new normal’ is older than it seems. Lindsay regales Shaun with a tale of Mr. Average, and since it’s a new season we even let Producer James join the episode.…

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Who's zooming who? The future 14:41

4+ y ago14:41

14:41

In the final instalment of our mini-series Shaun and Lindsay take ten-minutes to discuss the future. With lockdown beginning to undo in many places and schools working out how to start up again we discuss some of the ideas that have been suggested

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Who’s zooming who? The future 14:41

4+ y ago14:41

14:41

In the final instalment of our mini-series Shaun and Lindsay take ten-minutes to discuss the future. With lockdown beginning to undo in many places and schools working out how to start up again we discuss some of the ideas that have been suggestedبقلم TEFL Commute

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Who's zooming who? Breaks 12:35

4+ y ago12:35

12:35

In our penultimate instalment Lindsay and Shaun discuss taking breaks. We consider how to ensure that we take break in and between lessons and little trips for our well-being.

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