TTELT: Teaching Tips for English Language Teachers

Join us to hear Elena Nadtocheva, a teacher at a private school in Yekaterinburg, Russia, who specializes in teaching young learners. She presentes three quick and easy to implement ideas that students love for making grammar drills more fun. Students love these ideas and they will enliven your English lessons.  Listen to hear more!

Join us to hear Olga Litvinova, a freelance teacher, writer, and researcher, based in Armenia, who wrote a book about learning English from her research in the USA, where she interviewed learners from different backgrounds. She concludes that all learners have the same difficulties and struggles when they learn, no matter what their motivation.  Listen to hear more! You can access her book here: S...

Join us to hear Sarah Guite, an English instructor at the ADNOC Technical Academy in the United Arab Emirates. Sarah will be sharing tips for using Cambridge Write and Improve, a free writing platform that students can use to improve their writing. Listen to hear more!

Join us to hear Malohatoy Djaloldinova, a teacher at Andijan State institute of Foreign Languages, as she explains how "Postmodern Sparks" integrate English literature into English language teaching classrooms and what teaching strategies "Postmodern Sparks" proposes for engaging students with English literature. Listen to hear more!

Join us to hear Jessica March and Julia Dania, instructors at a higher educational institution in Oman, as they explain what the concepts behind designing an educational kit are and briefly describe the process. They will also discuss how relevant the kits are in a digital world. Listen to hear more!

Join us to hear Durdona Pulatova, an associate professor at the Department of Foreign languages in Social Humanitarian Direction at Tashkent State Pedagogical University, as she describes how a corpus-based approach benefits the development of professional communicative competence among ESP students. Listen to hear more!

Join us to hear Noha Khafagi, who works at the English Language Instruction Department at the American University in Cairo as a Senior Instructor II, as she explains what self-expression is and you can incorporate it into your classroom. Listen to hear more!

Join us to hear Ghassoub Sharif, who works at Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, Dubai, as he explains why reading barely exists in the Arab world. He also discusses why reading is so important and gives examples of how teachers can revive the reading habit. Listen to hear more!

Join us to hear Khaleda Almansoori, an assistant professor at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, as she describes effective strategies in education for enhancing student’s academic recovery. She shares examples of successful interventions and programs she’s implemented to support students' academic recovery, and what outcomes and improvements she has observ...

Join us to hear Barira Shahid, an English for Academic Purposes and Academic and Study Skills lecturer at De Montfort University, Dubai, as she explains how you can identify your true purpose or passion in your career journey. She also gives examples of ways your passion for your profession can impact your personal and professional growth. Listen to hear more!

Join us to hear Marine Malad, a Local Dean at the Faculty of Language Studies at the Arab Open University in Kuwait, as she explains how incorporating AI into the classroom can benefit teachers and students. She gives examples of barriers to AI integration and how teachers and students can best use AI to make learning easier. Listen to hear more!

Join us to hear Laila Kamal, a Senior English Language Instructor at The American University in Cairo, as she explains how images can help students learn in class. She gives examples of a variety of activities using images that students can use to improve speaking and writing skills, as well as reinforce and learn vocabulary and grammar. Listen to hear more!

Join us to hear Oshin Danish, a lecturer at Al Yamamah University, Saudi Arabia, as she describes how to turn input from the teacher into intake by the students. She gives some ideas about how to lower students’ affective filters in the classroom so that they enjoy learning English and can more effectively ‘intake’ English. Listen to hear more!

Join us to hear Arezoo Karimi, a university lecturer in Iran and a PHD candidate in TEFL, as she explains how to use mobile applications for language learning, in particular Nearpod. She gives advice on the unique features of Nearpod and how they can help us as teachers.  Listen to hear more!

Join us to hear Firos Kalarikkal, a lecturer at University of Technology and Applied Sciences in Oman, as he describes why students and teachers need to integrate the four English skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in online learning. He mentions some useful tools that anyone can use to make online learning more effective. Listen to hear more!

Join us to hear Mohamed El Zamil, a freelance neurolinguistic coach, as he explains how coaching is different from language teaching and how it empowers students to think and do things for themselves. Listen to hear more!

Join us to hear Bushra Khan, a graduate teaching and research assistant at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, as she explains how reflective writing can improve students’ well-being. She gives examples of topics and tasks students can write on and some practical advice about how to implement reflective writing in the classroom. Listen to hear more!

Join us to hear David Knott, a senior instructor at the Achievement Academy Bridge Program at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, as he explains what digital competency is and what it means in this context, student academic digital proficiency. He gives examples of how he incorporates step by step instructions and task completion to teach students how to use LMS platfor...

Join us to hear Patrick Dougherty, Dean of Faculty, and Professor of Literature and History, at Akita International University in Japan. He is also Past President and founding member of Teachers Helping Teachers, a voluntary organization teacher professional development organization that provides free PD and annual conferences in Bangladesh, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Kazakhstan. He is currentl...

Join us to hear Dr Tendai Charles, an Assistant Professor of Education at the British University in Dubai, as he explains what AI competencies English Language Teachers will need in the future. He also discusses what challenges AI has brought into the classroom and what is meant by the term ‘AI Competencies’. Listen to hear more!

Join us to hear Naghmeh Babaee, a Liberal Studies Faculty at LaSalle College Vancouver, Canada, as she explains how teaching in a second language using multilingual students' first language aids instruction. She gives examples of how teacher can encourage bilingual and multilingual students to use their first language to learn in an additional language. Listen to hear more!

Join us to hear Savannah Davis, an English as a Foreign Language teacher for adults in Malta. Savannah will be presenting ideas for using silent videos in the classroom to teach vocabulary and grammar. She gives advice on best practices as well as follow up activities in the four skills.  Listen to hear more!

Join us to hear Seetha Saragan, a personal development trainer, lifestyleconsultant and motivational speaker based in Dubai, as she explains some strategies that educators can implement to incorporate self-care. She also gives examples of how we can identify 'compassion fatigue' - that can (if ignored) lead to burnout. Listen to hear more! You can follow Seetha in any of these places: Link...

Join us to hear Siham Al-Aamri, a teacher at University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Ibra branch, Oman, as she explains how to use the Educaplay platform to enhance EFL learners' motivation to learn grammar. Educaplay is an AI generative educational gaming platform that is user-friendly and affordable and motivates students because they fun while they are learning. Listen to hear more!

Join us to hear Karen Bauer, the regional manager of EducationUSA for the Middle East and North Africa, as she shares these valuable resources for studying in the United States: EducationUSA Website: https://educationusa.state.gov/ If You Want to Study in the USA: Book I: https://educationusa.state.gov/sites/default/files/210809_iywts_bk1_rev2018_final_1.pdf Defining Your Priorities: English Langu...