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Expert in assisting freelance language teachers in building successful businesses, Ola Kowalska, tackles misconceptions about using social media in English Language Teaching (ELT).

In this episode, Ol…

Author Gregory Diehl examines the challenges of teaching English for practical purposes versus test results. Gregory reflects on his experience and suggests how to engage and support teenage students…

Kyle Larson, a seasoned teacher and the founder of AIR Language, an English reading platform for secondary school students, shares the challenges he has faced in sourcing tailored texts and building…

Organisational Coach Shane Leaning dispels common self-limiting beliefs that often deter educators from pursuing leadership roles.

In this episode, Shane talks about:

✅ Leadership Realities: Shane chal…

English teacher and fellow podcaster Tommy Bradford shares how he uses songs and music with adult language learners in his classes.

In this episode, Tommy talks about:

✅ What inspired him to use music…

Inclusive ELT Consultant Lottie Galpin talks about the importance of inclusive representation in teaching materials and suggests ways to make textbooks more inclusive.

In this episode, Lottie talks ab…

Jennifer Murray, founder of Best Words Copywriting, discusses the key ingredients in planning and authoring great content.

In this episode, Jennifer talks about:

✅ The purpose of content versus copy a…

Founder of Mooncake English, Jema Perry, talks about stages of child development and shares three recyclable games that we can use with our very young (ages 2-4) language learners.

In this episode, Je…

Teacher Trainer and Educator Sarah Omar shares the story of her career in teaching so far and what motivated her to take a break.

In this episode, Sarah talks about:

✅ How we can support our ongoing …

Business owner Rob Howard shares his experience and tips on teaching one-to-one English language classes.

In this episode, Rob talks about:

1. Challenges we may encounter in moving from teaching groups…

Renewable English Founder Harry Waters shares three fun and simple activities we can use in our face-to-face classes to help raise students' awareness about Climate Change.

In this episode, Harry tal…

Author and teacher Adrian Bethune shares his experience with stress in his career and how this inspired him to find ways to support teacher self-care and wellbeing.

In this episode, Adrian talks abou…

This special episode features soundbites from the English Teachers Association Switzerland (ETAS) Professional Development (PD) Day in Bern on 2 September 2023. We interviewed attendees Elizabeth Hir…

Teacher and Examiner Ruth Brewer shares how she uses TikTok to support her students’ English studies.

In this episode, Ruth talks about:

- What inspired her to start using TikTok to create bite-sized …

PhD candidate Blair Hongzhi Wang shares highlights from her studies on Mandarin English speakers’ pronunciation and teaching strategies that can help learners develop their intelligibility.

In this i…

Teacher Training Manager Jane Kaskova shares her best practices for giving feedback to teenage or adult language students to power their learning and motivate them.

In this episode, Jane shares tips…

Event Design Consultant and Executive Zoom Producer Robbie Samuels shares best practices from his latest book 'Break Out of Boredom: Low-Tech Solutions for Highly Engaging Zoom Events'. In this episo…

Director of Studies Jenny Galligan reflects on her recent experimentation with Task-Based Learning (TBL) with her teenage language students. Jenny summarises task-based learning, how she structured a…

ESL and EAL specialist Adrienn Szlapak shares her personal journey of discovering the benefits of using L1 as a supportive tool for English language learning. In this episode, Adrienn explores variou…

In celebration of our fifth birthday here at TESOL Pop, we are revisiting and remastering episodes from the archives to make the audio clearer and easier to listen to. This episode is from our Season…