The TEFL Horizons Podcast

TEFL Horizons

Welcome to the TEFL Horizons podcast. Join your host, Shannon Felt, for a deep dive into all things related to online English language teaching. We’ll cover everything from how to make your lessons more fun and more effective, how to cut down on planning and preparation, and even how to market your teaching skills to find more success as a freelance online teacher. You’ll also get to listen in on interviews with ELT experts and “teflpreneurs” all over the world who are making big moves in our industry. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your teaching skills, start your own online business, or just explore whether the world of online teaching is for you, you’ve come to the right place.

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Ep 1: Our Story and Our First Big Teaching Takeaways

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04/02/19 • 23 min

We’re very excited (and even a little audibly nervous at first!) to kick off our initial podcast episode. We share the story of how we started out as teachers, evolved into trainers, and got to where we are now. We discuss what we thought teaching would be like going in... and how we quickly realized it was actually much different. And we share the major “aha!” moments we each experienced early on in our careers.
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Have you ever thought about teaching English as a second language? In this podcast, teacher training duo Shannon Felt and Lauren Harrington offer actionable advice and inspirational stories for current and aspiring ESL teachers. Learn how to get started teaching ESL at home or abroad, get practical teaching tips to perfect your classroom methodology, and listen in on interviews with industry experts and teachers around the world to indulge your wanderlust.

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Ep 2: Five Misconceptions About Teaching Grammar

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04/09/19 • 36 min

If you’re an ESL teacher, you might have some strong feelings about teaching grammar. Most native speakers think they know grammar.... until they start trying to teach it.
Then they quickly realize that being able to use grammar correctly is not at all the same as knowing terminology and being able to explain and teach grammar effectively.
In this episode, we’re talking about five common misconceptions that native speakers often have about teaching grammar when they first become teachers... and how to deal with each of them.
We also recommend helpful grammar resources (including our grammar course!) to make teaching those dreaded grammar lessons a breeze.
🔗 Resources mentioned in this episode:

Teaching Tenses by Rosemary Aitken
Understanding and Using English Grammar by Betty S. Azar
Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy
About Language by Scott Thornbury
Be Your Own Grammar Guru: complete online grammar course

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Ep 30: Andrew Watson on Teaching Young Learners Online

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04/22/20 • 38 min

In this episode, Andrew Watson joins me to share strategies for teaching young learners online.
Andrew has gained great insight into working with young learners through his extensive experience in the ELT industry. Since landing his first teaching job in South Korea in 1994, he’s held a variety of EFL jobs including teacher, IELTS oral examiner, young learners’ coordinator at the British Council, CELTA and ICELT teacher trainer and developer. He holds a DELTA certification and an M.A. in Applied Linguistics.
In our conversation, Andrew and I discuss the key differences between working with adults and working with children in the ESL classroom, and Andrew shares a wealth of practical tips for teaching YLs both in the physical classroom and online.

Ep 33: Ricardo Fajardo on Teaching Exam Preparation Online

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05/13/20 • 34 min

This episode's guest is Ricardo Fajardo, who joins me for a discussion on teaching English for a very specific purpose – exam preparation.

Ricardo has been a teacher of English for 24 years and a teacher trainer for the last 12 years. He is currently a CELTA tutor and assessor, which has given him the chance to travel and learn from different practices at other training centers. He is also an ICELT and DELTA tutor and works as a freelancer on different projects such as coursebook writing and online consulting.
As an accredited IELTS examiner as well as a Cambridge KET, PET, FCE, CAE, and CPE oral examiner, Ricardo has a wealth of experience with proficiency exams and can share exactly what students need to know in order to succeed on them. In our conversation today, we’re discussing tips for teaching exam preparation classes, and how we might transfer or adapt these strategies to best work for online lessons.
🔗 Links mentioned in this episode:

idroo.com
Google Jamboard (soon to be discontinued, unfortunately!)
A useful resource for understanding and comparing the different exams: examenglish.com

Ep 19: How to Deal with Vocabulary in a Reading Lesson

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09/25/19 • 32 min

We're continuing on in our series of how to teach reading, and this week we're talking through a common issue: how do you deal with vocabulary in a reading lesson? Yes, we know the main aim of any reading lesson should be reading comprehension, but what if students start to ask questions about the vocabulary in the text? Should you offer to define unknown words for the students as you go along? How much vocab do the students really need to know in order to comprehend what they’re reading? We’ve got the answers for you in this episode.

Ep 14: Lauren Harrington on Her Teaching Career and Co-founding TEFL Horizons

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08/21/19 • 58 min

This is a special episode of Expand Your Horizons, because the interview is with one of our co-founders! Shannon interviews Lauren all about her teaching experience in Romania, how she fell in love with the TEFL industry, and that one time she was invited to do a "small training" in Brazil that ended up being a massive, nationally televised presentation! Tune in for the inside scoop on Ms. Harrington herself.

Ep 11: David of passthecelta.com on How to Pass the CELTA Course

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07/31/19 • 70 min

In this episode, we're talking with David, who is the founder of passthecelta.com. After completing his own CELTA back in 2012 with the very difficult to achieve PASS-A grade, David realized he wanted to help other prospective teachers succeed on the CELTA course. Since then, he has helped thousands of people pass the CELTA by providing guidance on the course and creating an incredibly comprehensive CELTA learning library full of useful resources online. In this interview, we go into more depth about how to succeed on the CELTA course than we ever have before. We're talking all about teaching, professional development, and of course, how to pass CELTA with flying colors. Tune in if you’ve ever thought about doing a CELTA certification- we’re breaking down exactly what gives the course its legendary intensity and how you can get through the course with your sanity intact. And if you’ve got a CELTA already, this episode should bring back some memories for you!

Ep 4: How to Choose a TEFL Certification Course

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04/23/19 • 56 min

You’ve decided to get TEFL-certified. Great! Where do you start? What’s involved? How do you choose which course to take? Do you really have to interview? Why does it seem like such a process- can’t you just pay your money and start? In our last episode, we (hopefully!) convinced you that getting some solid training before you start teaching is the way to go. Now we’re looking at exactly what to do once you make that decision- from choosing the right training program and getting accepted to showing up on day 1 ready to succeed.

Ep 29: Orlando Delgado on Taking ELT Online in the Time of COVID

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04/14/20 • 56 min

In this episode, I'm happy to welcome a returning guest: Orlando Delgado.
Orlando is the Director of Teacher Training & Development Operations for IH Mexico and has been a teacher trainer and CELTA and DELTA assessor for over 10 years around the world. Orlando is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about online teaching and training in particular – and this week, we’re talking about what’s going on in the world right now and how that affects the ELT industry.
At the time of recording, we're in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, which is impacting how we’re thinking about teaching, learning, professional development, and communication in general. So in this episode, Orlando is here with me for a lively and informal conversation in which we reflect on what all of this could mean for our industry... and try to bring you some general insight and advice on transitioning online.

Ep 21: Orlando Delgado on Teaching and Training in Mexico

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10/08/19 • 63 min

Welcome to Episode 21 of Expand Your Horizons! This week, our guest is Orlando Delgado. Orlando has been working as the Director of Teacher Training & Development Operations for IH Mexico for 7 years now, leading the 15 IH TT Department branches in the country, and he is also a member of the executive board of directors. He has worked as a teacher trainer for over 10 years, in Mexico, the US, the UK, Ukraine, Italy, Canada, Tunisia and Argentina, and as a freelance coursebook writer for the University of Dayton. Additionally, he is a very active CELTA, ICELT and Delta Assessor, travelling in Europe, and North, Central and South America assessing other CELTA centres. He remains actively involved in professional development and reflective practice and holds a master’s degree in Teacher Education from The University of Manchester. He is currently working on his MBA through Warwick University Business School. As Director of Operations, Orlando leads and implements projects to make teacher training at IH Mexico as effective as it can be, and he also gets to work with the sales and marketing team to develop innovative new products and courses.

In our interview today, we’ll be talking about his career path and how he got to where he is now, as well as what it’s like to be a non-native English speaker in the ELT (English language teaching) field, and what it’s like to teach or get certified to teach in Mexico.

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How many episodes does The TEFL Horizons Podcast have?

The TEFL Horizons Podcast currently has 49 episodes available.

What topics does The TEFL Horizons Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Esl, Entrepreneurship, How To, Podcasts, Education and Business.

What is the most popular episode on The TEFL Horizons Podcast?

The episode title 'Ep 2: Five Misconceptions About Teaching Grammar' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The TEFL Horizons Podcast?

The average episode length on The TEFL Horizons Podcast is 39 minutes.

How often are episodes of The TEFL Horizons Podcast released?

Episodes of The TEFL Horizons Podcast are typically released every 7 days, 11 hours.

When was the first episode of The TEFL Horizons Podcast?

The first episode of The TEFL Horizons Podcast was released on Apr 1, 2019.

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