We took refuge in a Karaoke box in the heart of Osaka. Some of the sound outside came through, but it was better than the street. We Got down to talking about writing centers and some of what you should know about them.

Paradise Lost - Show 91

Both Joachim and I were selected for the Apple Distinguished Educator Program. So, one particularly warm morning we sat down to revive the Edgycation Podcast. This episode talks about what we saw, so listen up. Lots more to come.

In Paradise - Show 90

Today we are scratching the surface of what pragmatics is and how it may be used in the classroom. Watch closely for future episodes so that you may hear the corrections!!

 Armchair Pragmatics - Show 86

We talk about the five paragraph essay and our take on what students really need to be prepared for.

Bring me the head of the five paragraph essay! - Show 87

A look at how EFL and ESL are actually a bit different.

 EFL vs. ESL- Show 85

 Directions - Show 82

Sapir-Whorf got pushed back, don't worry though, it'll come. this time though, we are talking to Paul Goldberg about a site he has been helping with called xreading. you can find it at http://www.xreading.com  Listen to the show for details!

Sapir-Whorf got pushed back, don't worry though, it'll come. this time though, we are talking to Paul Goldberg about a site he has been helping with called xreading. you can find it at <a href="http://www.xreading.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.xreading.com</a>  Listen to the show for details!

 X reading - Show 83

Some alternative uses for movies or videos in the classroom.

 Using Movies- Show 84

So you may be aware of our view on Sage-on-the-Stage vs. Guide-on-the-Side. Here is slightly different take on the idea. The 3 roles of the teacher as presented by J. Scrivener. To our surprise, we mostly like this idea, but feel that there may be something missing...

 Scrivener, Three kinds of teachers - Show 78

A discussion on when to use dictionaries in the classroom. When, Where and Why

 Dictionaries in the Classroom - Show 81

Discussion of a variety of topics about and related to teaching English.

Some of the content is good but the conversations drag on and are just a tremendous waste of time to listen to. It seems as though the hosts feel like they have a time quota to fill and think of anything and everything they can to fill time and then only talk a little about real content. They also come across as a couple ofchatty teenagers chatting in a room trying to create a podcast without any focus. It&#39;s painful to sift through and as a fellow ESL teacher, I just don&#39;t have the time to listen to all the nonsense to try to get to anything significant. Each episode should be condensed to 5 minutes and should have a helpful focus. Great idea, but terrible delivery.

Has Potential, but Delivery is boring and annoying

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 What Makes a Good ESL Teacher - Show 80

One of the things that new teachers have to deal with is the abundance of research that is available. Here is our take on those first couple of years teaching and how to deal with "current research".

 Reading the Research- Show 79

 Explicit vs. Implicit 

A look at a short article about the future of ELT

 ELT in Ten Years - Show 76

An interview with the head of Intel and is Ed. Tech really turning the corner?

 Tech in Ed. in the NY Times - Show 75

The idea of which is taught in class has raised its head again. So, how do you choose between the two?

 Fluency and Accuracy - Show 74

A ton of news, well at least a lot of talking about news. Kind of getting the chops back a bit. We still need to get a bit more bass into D's mic. Topic? well, mostly comparing a teaching hospitals and teacher training programs. Listen for the creaky chair!

 Teaching Teachers - Show 72

Headphone warning: I'd listen to this one on your computer. The levels are a little off

 News Break - Show 73

 Bazaars and Cathedrals - Show 71

 Writing Journals- Show 70 

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