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Neil McCutcheon

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On this episode, our guest is Neil McCutcheon, and we discuss the importance of Task-Based Learning in the language classroom and Neil's book, “Activities for Task-Based Learning”. Neil has been a teacher and teacher trainer for 30 years. As well as being the co-author of “Activities for Task-Based Learning” in conjunction with Neil Anderson, he presents regularly at conferences and is in the process of opening a new UK centre for face to face and online teacher-training.You can learn more about what both Neils do on their blog at www.fluencyfirstelt.blog or via Neil McCutcheon's Twitter page at www.twitter.com/NeilJMcCutcheon and Neil Anderson's Twitter page at https://twitter.com/neilpma74. You can buy “Activities for Task-Based Learning” at www.bebc.co.uk/activities-for-task-based-learning.This podcast has been brought to you by Oxford Language Performance (OLP), an independent education provider with the principles of confident communication and personalisation at the core. To learn more about what we do please check out www.oxfordlp.org. If you tweet, you can follow our podcast at www.twitter.com/whatonearthisa. As ever, we hope you enjoyed listening to this episode and please do get in touch with any questions or comments you have at info@oxfordlp.org.

On this episode, our guest is Neil McCutcheon, and we discuss the importance of Task-Based Learning in the language classroom and Neil's book, “Activities for Task-Based Learning”. Neil has been a teacher and teacher trainer for 30 years. As well as being the co-author of “Activities for Task-Based Learning” in conjunction with Neil Anderson, he presents regularly at conferences and is in the process of opening a new UK centre for face to face and online teacher-training. You can learn more about what both Neils do on their blog at www.fluencyfirstelt.blog or via Neil McCutcheon's Twitter page at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/NeilJMcCutcheon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/NeilJMcCutcheon</a> and Neil Anderson's Twitter page at <a href="https://twitter.com/neilpma74" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/neilpma74</a>. You can buy “Activities for Task-Based Learning” at <a href="http://www.bebc.co.uk/activities-for-task-based-learning" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.bebc.co.uk/activities-for-task-based-learning</a>. This podcast has been brought to you by Oxford Language Performance (OLP), an independent education provider with the principles of confident communication and personalisation at the core. To learn more about what we do please check out <a href="http://www.oxfordlp.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.oxfordlp.org</a>. If you tweet, you can follow our podcast at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/whatonearthisa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/whatonearthisa</a>. As ever, we hope you enjoyed listening to this episode and please do get in touch with any questions or comments you have at info@oxfordlp.org.

2. Neil McCutcheon – Task-Based Learning

In this episode, Leo chats with teacher and teacher trainer Neil McCutcheon. Neil lives in Strasbourg, France and is the head of CELTA and DELTA training at the ELT Hub in both Strasbourg and Leon. He began teaching in 1991 and has taught in Ghana, Hungary, the UK, and now in France. His main interests are teacher education and developing materials that reflect what we know about second language acquisition.  On this note, one of Neil's areas of focus is TBLT: Task-based Language Teaching, sometimes referred to as Task-based Learning. He strongly believes this approach is one of the most effective in terms of language acquisition, and he encourages more teachers and programs to adopt it. In this episode, he sits down with Leo about the approach, how it works, why it is effective, and why he thinks many teachers are apprehensive about implementing it in their classrooms.  Neil has also recently published a book on TBLT, co-authored by Neil Anderson, called "Activities For Task-Based Learning." It's a fantastic book on TBLT, not only because it outlines the approach and activities used therein, but it allows novice teachers to use it includes language that is likely to emerge from each proposed task - a common apprehension among instructors with low levels of language awareness, Neil explains.  Pick up your copy on Amazon today.  Neil McCutcheon and Neil Anderson also founded an enterprise called "Fluency First ELT" where they believe that learning is prompted by the need to communicate, and that out of fluency comes accuracy. As always, thank you for listening. If you like the show, consider subscribing on Spotify, iTunes, or Google Podcasts and sharing it with a friend. If you have a comment or question about today's show, we'd love to hear from you: info@learnyourenglish.com    If you like the show, we have a Tip Jar on our website for people looking to help with the creation of our show.    Contact Neil: Email: neil.mccutcheon@theelthub.com On Twitter: @NeilJMcCutcheon Website: Fluencyfirstelt.com Show Notes: Challenges in Teacher Training - 6:00 Most don't Identify TBLT in Training Courses - 16:00 Experienced Teachers too Reluctant to Change - 20:00 Value of Tasks and "deep end" teaching - 22:00 Focus on Form vs Focus on Forms vs Focus on Meaning - 32:00 Why PPP Doesn't Work - 35:00 Neil's book motivation - 38:00 Tips for Implementing TBLT in your classroom - 48:30 For more info on what we do at LYE, check out: Our Website Our catalog of online courses on Thinkific Join our Mailing List Or shoot us an email: info@learnyourenglish.com

In this episode, Leo chats with teacher and teacher trainer Neil McCutcheon. Neil lives in Strasbourg, France and is the head of CELTA and DELTA training at the ELT Hub in both Strasbourg and Leon. He began teaching in 1991 and has taught in Ghana, Hungary, the UK, and now in France. His main interests are teacher education and developing materials that reflect what we know about second language acquisition.  On this note, one of Neil's areas of focus is TBLT: Task-based Language Teaching, sometimes referred to as Task-based Learning. He strongly believes this approach is one of the most effective in terms of language acquisition, and he encourages more teachers and programs to adopt it. In this episode, he sits down with Leo about the approach, how it works, why it is effective, and why he thinks many teachers are apprehensive about implementing it in their classrooms.  Neil has also recently published a book on TBLT, co-authored by Neil Anderson, called <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Activities-Task-Based-Learning-Integrating-photocopiable/dp/3125017017/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=Activities+For+Task-Based+Learning+Neil+mccutcheon&amp;qid=1558296997&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1-fkmrnull" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Activities For Task-Based Learning."</a> It's a fantastic book on TBLT, not only because it outlines the approach and activities used therein, but it allows novice teachers to use it includes language that is likely to emerge from each proposed task - a common apprehension among instructors with low levels of language awareness, Neil explains.  Pick up your copy on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Activities-Task-Based-Learning-Integrating-photocopiable/dp/3125017017/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=Activities+For+Task-Based+Learning+Neil+mccutcheon&amp;qid=1558296997&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1-fkmrnull" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon today</a>.  Neil McCutcheon and Neil Anderson also founded an enterprise called <a href="http://www.fluencyfirstelt.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Fluency First ELT</a>" where they believe that learning is prompted by the need to communicate, and that out of fluency comes accuracy. As always, thank you for listening. If you like the show, consider subscribing on Spotify, iTunes, or Google Podcasts and sharing it with a friend. If you have a comment or question about today's show, we'd love to hear from you: <a href="mailto:info@learnyourenglish.omc">info@learnyourenglish.com </a> If you like the show, we have a <a href="https://www.learnyourenglish.net/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tip Jar on our website</a> for people looking to help with the creation of our show.  Contact Neil: Email: neil.mccutcheon@theelthub.com On Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/NeilJMcCutcheon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NeilJMcCutcheon</a> Website: <a href="http://www.fluencyfirstelt.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fluencyfirstelt.com</a> Show Notes: Challenges in Teacher Training - 6:00 Most don't Identify TBLT in Training Courses - 16:00 Experienced Teachers too Reluctant to Change - 20:00 Value of Tasks and "deep end" teaching - 22:00 Focus on Form vs Focus on Forms vs Focus on Meaning - 32:00 Why PPP Doesn't Work - 35:00 Neil's book motivation - 38:00 Tips for Implementing TBLT in your classroom - 48:30 For more info on what we do at LYE, check out: <a href="https://www.learnyourenglish.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our Website</a> <a href="https://lyenetwork.thinkific.com/collections" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our catalog of online courses on Thinkific</a> <a href="https://mailchi.mp/c0d6f9f071f7/joinlyenetwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join our Mailing List</a> Or shoot us an email: info@learnyourenglish.com

Episode 11: Talking Task-based Language Teaching with Neil McCutcheon