67. A Zoom with a View #2

In this episode, I’m talking to Eoin MacCarthaigh. This is the second in what we hope will be a long line of episodes focused on issues in and around English teaching. For anyone who hasn’t listened before, we bring forth 3 unknown issues to be discussed each, relating to things that we’ve thought, learnt or considered lately.We discuss:Uncertainty around the purpose of grammar and language teachingGiving students ‘choice’ x Organising English conceptsThe role of modelling in EnglishThe stratification of English skills x research and reflectionSEND students’ or routines in classAuthenticity and oracy in EnglishIf you want to be kept up to date on when educational chat like this happens, then be sure to subscribe to the podcast and/or follow me on Twitter @chrisjordanhk and Eoin @EMCTeachLinks:Essential Grammar by Jenny Webb and Marcello GiovanelliCrafting Brilliant Sentences by Lindsay SkinnerAusubel's Meaningful Learning in Action by Sarah CottinghamExplicit English Teaching by Tom NeedhamThe Complete Guide to Service Learning by Cathryn Berger Kaye