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Send us Fan Mail If you want to celebrate New Year's Eve or New Year's Day with your English learners, have a listen to this episode to do it in style! Jackie and Jennifer talk about all things cultural considerations, New Year ESL games and activities, fun holiday ideas for all teachers, and more. Links: More ESL New Year's Activities Book: 63 ESL Holiday Games and Activities Jacki...

Send us Fan Mail If you want to celebrate Christmas with your English learners, have a listen to this episode to do it in style! Jackie and Jennifer talk about all things cultural considerations, Christmas ESL games and activities, fun holiday ideas for all teachers, and more. Links: More ESL Christmas Activities Jackie on YouTube ESL Speaking on Pinterest Teach Travel Learn (on YouTube) Podcast I...

Send us Fan Mail If you teach English to teenagers, this is the episode for you. Have a listen as I share my top 5 tips for teaching ESL to teens , including not taking things personally, considering student needs, choosing relevant topics and more. Level up your English classes with teenagers! Be sure to check out my book:  129 ESL Games and Activities for Teens . More Links: ESL Games for Teens...

Send us Fan Mail If you often need an ESL game or activity at the last minute, this episode is for you! Have a listen to find out Jackie and Jennifer's favourite no-prep (or very low prep) TEFL games and activities for those last-minute classes, as time-fillers, or in whatever teaching emergency you might find yourself in. Be sure to check out my book:  71 Absolutely No Prep TEFL Games and Ac...

Send us Fan Mail Harrison Fowler is the founder and CEO of RVF International , an organization that places English teachers in Spain. Join in as we chat about reasons to consider teaching ESL there, the pros and cons, the visa process, job opportunities, and more. If you want to teach English in Spain, contact Harrison and his team through their website. Links: RVF International Jackie on YouTube...

Send us Fan Mail Gregory Diehl joins the podcast to talk about his new book ( Our Global Lingua Franca ), which explores the cultural and economic importance of spreading English as a universal language. It's based on his experience having taught in more than a dozen countries and observing the persistent flaws that prevent the majority of learners from developing even conversational English...

Send us Fan Mail Jackie and Jennifer talk all things professional development for teachers, including courses, teaching organizations, learning new tech, collaboration with colleagues, blogging, books, and a whole lot more. ESL/EFL Teaching Practice and Methodology (on Amazon) Jackie on YouTube ESL Speaking on Pinterest Teach Travel Learn (on YouTube) Podcast Information Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Jackie and Jennifer talk about all things teaching when you're not at your best due to a physical problem, mental health issue, burnout, etc. We have lots of strategies and activity ideas to take the load off and help you teach effectively, but not in a tiring way.  Have a listen and be sure to leave us a review. We'd really appreciate it! Find Out More: ESL/EFL Teaching...

Send us Fan Mail Jackie and Jennifer talk about all things AI/ChatGPT as they relate to English teachers and English learners. We discuss how, when, and why AI can be useful for people who are learning English. Then, we talk about some time-saving ideas for teachers. Have a listen and be sure to leave a review if you liked it! Check out the inspirations for this episode: New York City Public Schoo...

Send us Fan Mail Jackie and Jennifer talk about all things end of the year and the last day of class games and activities. Have some fun with your students celebrating the end. Some ideas include a memory book, thank you notes, fun competitions, and more. Have a listen! If you like this podcast, please leave a review. We'd really appreciate it. Find Out More: End-of-the-Year Activities Blog A...

Send us Fan Mail Jackie and Jennifer talk about all things fostering independent English learners . What good is a language class if students can't go out into the real world and use that language? Not that much! That's why we're all about encouraging our students in their journey towards independent learning as much as possible. Have a listen and find out some tips, tricks, homewor...

Send us Fan Mail Jackie and Jennifer talk about all things teaching ESL /EFL to beginners. Pick up some tips, along with some of our go-to ESL games and activities when teaching English to lower-level students. Find Out More: 103 Fun ESL Games & Activities (on Amazon) Jackie on YouTube ESL Speaking on Pinterest Teach Travel Learn (on YouTube) Podcast Information Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer interviews Jackie about her online business and making money through websites , books , and her YouTube channel . Learn how to start your own side gig when teaching abroad and some of the most common mistakes to avoid. Get your side hustle for English teachers on! And, if you like this episode, please be sure to leave a review wherever you like to listen to podcasts. Than...

Send us Fan Mail Jackie and Jennifer talk about holidays when you're far from home, teaching in another country. They share their experiences, along with tips and tricks for making Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter the best time possible when you're teaching English abroad. If you like this episode, be sure to leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. We'd really appreciate...

Send us Fan Mail Jackie and Jennifer talk about everything ESL thanksgiving games , activities, and other lesson plan ideas. Find out all the top tips & tricks to have some great Thanksgiving ESL lessons with children as well as adults.  Should ESL Thanksgiving activities be purely fun or educational as well? Have a listen and find out!  Some of the Thanksgiving ESL games and activities mentio...

Send us Fan Mail Jackie and Jennifer talk about everything ESL Halloween games , activities, and other lesson plan ideas. Find out all the top tips & tricks to have somen great Halloween ESL lessons with children as well as adults.  Should ESL Halloween activities be pure fun or educational as well? Have a listen and find out!  Some of the Halloween ESL games and activities mentioned include: ...

Send us Fan Mail If you teach English, then I'm sure you need more fun and engaging ESL games, activities, teaching tips and advice. Eric from Etacude English Teachers joins me and shares his ideas for Mother’s and Father’s Day lessons, along with plenty of tips, tricks, and solid advice for teaching in general.  We talk about connecting with parents and also how to connect English to real li...

Send us Fan Mail If you teach English to children, then I'm sure you need more fun and engaging ESL games and activities. Stuart from TEFL Lemon joins me and shares his top 5 ESL activities for young learners, along with plenty of tips, tricks, and solid advice for teaching the young ones! We talk about the box, the ball and sack, make a match, running dictation, and production line. Have a l...

Send us Fan Mail Find out everything you need to know about teaching English in Spain with Jaime from ESL Teacher 365 . We talk about the various kinds of jobs, how she ended up teaching ESL in Spain, some activities for the classroom, and then her future plans in the world of education.  You can find her on YouTube or Instagram .  Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge about TEFL opportunities...

Send us Fan Mail Do your students often ask you how they can improve their English skills? Here is the advice that we give them,  including tips for keeping a journal, extensive listening and reading, setting SMART goals and lots more. Learning English Jackie on YouTube Jackie on TikTok Teach Travel Learn (on YouTube) Study Tips to Learn English Faster   (on Amazon) Podcast Information Support the...

Send us Fan Mail Join Jackie and Jennifer as they talk about everything teaching sentence structure to English learners. They have a ton of ESL sentence structure games, activities and lesson plan ideas so that you can teach English grammar in style and help students build better sentences! Find Out More: ESL Sentence Building Games and Activities Jackie on YouTube Jackie on TikTok Teach Travel Le...

Send us Fan Mail Join Jackie and Jennifer as they talk about games and activities you can use for spring holiday lessons in your ESL/EFL/TEFL classes. Find out the best Easter , Valentine's Day , New Year's , St. Patrick's Day , Groundhog Day ideas and more. Have some more fun with students of all ages and levels with these spring holiday ideas for English lessons! Find Out More: ES...

Send us Fan Mail Teaching vocabulary is key to helping students learn English! If you don't know enough vocabulary, it will be difficult to do anything else. Find out all the tips, tricks, games and activities you need to help students master English vocabulary. Find Out More: ESL Vocabulary Games and Activities Jackie on YouTube Jackie on TikTok Teach Travel Learn (on YouTube) ESL Vocabulary...

Send us Fan Mail Find out all the details you need to know about how to teach ESL listening, including a listening lesson plan template, tips & tricks, along with some of our go-to websites, games and activities. Level up your TEFL listening classes in style! Find Out More: ESL Listening Games and Activities Jackie on YouTube Jackie on TikTok Teach Travel Learn (on YouTube) ESL listening Activ...

Send us Fan Mail Do you want more engaging and interactive ESL speaking games and activities for children? Of course! Drop in on a conversation between Jackie and Jennifer as they share their favourite ones with you.  Find Out More: Jackie on TikTok Teach Travel Learn (on YouTube) ESL Speaking Games for Kids 101 ESL Activities for Kids (on Amazon) Podcast Information Support the show