S9E4: A Disruptive Approach to Teaching and Materials
Author of How to Write Inclusive Materials, Tyson Seburn, discusses a disruptive approach to building greater empathy and inclusion in the language classroom. In this interview, Tyson walks through the five stages of the disruptive approach and suggests topics, questions, materials and activities we can use for each lesson stage.
S7E8: Building a Reading Habit in Class with Kyle Larson
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 a reading habit with learners.
S7E5: Making Teaching Materials More Inclusive with Lottie Galpin
Inclusive ELT Consultant, Lottie Galpin, talks about the importance of inclusive in teaching materials in the context of the language classroom and suggests ways we can analyse, adapt and supplement textbooks to increase representation.
S1E2: Finding LGBTQIA+ Community as a Travelling Teacher
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 1 archive, recorded in 2018 in Hong Kong. In this episode, Teacher Trainer and Language Examiner Bryan reflects on his experience finding LGBTQIA+ inclusive communities while travelling and teaching English worldwide over the last 15 years.
S6E2: Including LGBTQIA+ Identities in Language Classes
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant Peter Fullagar talks about the importance of including LGBTQIA+ identities in English language teaching materials. Peter shares three practical tips on adapting existing teaching materials to make English language classes more inclusive.
S6E1: Three Technologies to Make Classes More Accessible
Independent Languages Consultant Joe Dale demonstrates how Immersive Reader, Voice Typing, and Closed Captioning in Microsoft and Google tools can support learners to make lessons more accessible and inclusive.
S2E6: Women in English Language Teaching
Talent and Development Manager, Eleni Symeonidou, talks about her research on gender bias in the ELT industry and shares tips on how we can encourage greater equality in the workplace.