Re-Access Podcast

Will language teachers become extinct in this new era of teaching technology? Let's fast forward to the future and find out how AI, apps, and other innovative tools can be used by teachers and learners. We interview experienced English teachers who generously share their classroom-tested tips and tricks. Special guest appearance by Professor ChatGPT! This episode was created by Anna, Sasha, Anastasia, Vicky, Elena, and Egor.

We hope you're hungry for this episode about food! We begin with delicious statistics from a survey of the Access community, then we speak with guests about differences between food and food habits in Russia and the U.S.A. This episode was created by Elina, Kristina, Aisha, Victoria, Anna, Natalya, Ainaz, Ekaterina, with special guests: Erik and Jacob.

Discover our Bonus serious of Campers2Campers Talks that provides an in-depth look into the world of cross-cultural communication and language lerning via summer camping experience. Your time with C2C is a chance to experience a new and diverse English leanining environment where you will be able to get first-hand answers that our camp counselors and alumni met at multicultural camps over the recent years. We are also very grateful for Lara Ravitch, our friend and Virtual English Lanuage Specialist for contributing into the discussion.

This partcular episode is all about cross-cultural ideas, CIT programs and helpful recommendations for driven and dedicated camp professionals as well as novice camp counselors.

If you are also curious about camp training for graduate and postgraduate students who are keen on outdoor experiential learning with an open mind and smile on your face, come and check up this interview. This is exactly what you need to follow.

Stay tuned and subscribe cos two next episodes are developing this theme and include practical tips and tricks how to make a difference at your summer camp.

Our special guest: Lara Ravitch, Russian Language Coordinator and Director of Undergraduate Studies, University of Oregon/ Dean of the Russian Language Village, Concordia Language Villages.

This episode was created by Alex B,Anna V, Elina I and Jenni A

Tech Team Leader: Victoria S

Today we share with you something extraordinary for our community. Ideas about how to start and keep an immersion language camp. It is special for our Access alumni because we originally came from the camp community and this episode is full of ideas how to think as a camp counselor, what is so important we need to forsee before planning a camp. And our special guest generously shared with us some effective ideas about camping in English language learning.
More importantly, we came up to some fascinating tips and tricks which every language teacher and learner can practice both at camp or just at your classroom.

Our keynote for this special episode is Tabitha Kidwell, Professorial teacher and teacher educator with TESOL program at American University in Washington, DC/ Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics and Language Education from the University of Maryland.

This episode was created by our lovely hosts Anna V and Elina I with Jenni A.

Tech Team: Elina I and Viktoria S

Join us for the incredible Nurturing Episode if you are curious about how we meet and run our Virtual English Classes. Particularly, if you are a student, an alum/na or a teacher. Since we are almost back to school, this episode is exceptional because it is more like a multicultural seminar where we gathered not one guest but all-star speakers, our wonderful professors from Michigan State University and our Access alumni team from all over Russia. Let us know what you think and stay tuned!!!

We are very proud of our guests:
Deric McNish, Associate Professor of Theatre, MSU/ Co-author of Drama in the Language Classroom.

Kirk Domer, Professor of Scene Design/ Graduate Program Director,
Director of MSU’s Arts and Cultural Management Program

This episode was created by the splendid alumni team: Ainaz L, Aisha A, Alex B, Anna F and Anna V, Egor B, Ekaterina Z, Elena D, Elina I, Jenni A, Kristina O, Sasha O, Vicky M

Our wonderful tech team leader: Viktoria S

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