American English teacher in Japan asks about EOT - FAQs

Do you teach English in Japan and find that your students simply make no progress with their speaking skills, no matter what you try? Do you want to finally help them to speak more comfortably and at the same time have a break from them? :-)Shannon, a native New Yorker, went to Japan twenty years ago to teach English and stayed. She now wants to teach slightly differently, using technology. She also wants to help break the standard ESL cycle of failure when it comes to speaking English.We had a great time chatting and Shannon asked some really good questions about how to use EOT, why it works and how it might help her to do what she wants to do as a teacher who feels strongly about the success of her students.Things that came up in conversation: ways to teach EOT, tech platforms to use (e.g. www.wiziq.com/EnglishOutThere), and systems to instigate to make English teaching more enjoyable, manageable and less synchronous online.We even got to discuss why ESL doesn't actually help people to speak English, and I quote some research that I have been reading that proves it. We concluded with a light-hearted discussion of the potential of chemically enhanced language learning!Have a listen and then post a comment or contact me if you are interested and have any more questions.