Episode 21: Neil McMillan - Teacher Talking Time

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In episode 21, Leo chats with Neil McMillan. Neil is an experienced teacher, teacher-trainer, writer, and translator. He holds a Diploma in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) as well as a Ph.D in literature from the University of Glasgow, and has over 15 years’ classroom experience working with adults, teenagers, and children from all over the world. Neil is also the president of the Cooperative de Serveis Linguistics de Barcelona, a forward-thinking language cooperative based in Barcelona, Spain, and is an active advocate of Task-based Language Teaching. In this episode, Neil talks about: the gap between standardized tests and necessary performative tasks, especially in the case of immigration; what SLB is, how it works, and how teachers elsewhere can form a cooperative; if ELT is a genuine career given the lack of regulation in the industry; TBLT myths, SLB's TBLT course, and how teachers can implement tasks from coursebooks; EAP contexts and how understanding a professor's expectations is integral before creating language curriculum. Contact Neil or SLB: Twitter: @neil_mcm; @SLBCoop Website: Cooperative de Serveis Linguistics de Barcelona Follow "The SLB Podcast" in any podcast app, or stream on their website. Read Neil's blog "Animalising ELT" If you like the show, we have a Tip Jar on our website for people looking to help with the creation of our show. As always, thank you for listening. Your support has been overwhelming and we couldn't do what we do without you. We hope this podcast serves as an effective CPD tool for you. If you like the show, consider subscribing on Spotify, iTunes, or Google Podcasts, and sharing it with a friend. If you have a comment or question about today's show, we'd love to hear from you: [email protected] For more info on what we do at LYE, check out: Our Website Our Online Store Our catalog of online courses on Thinkific Join our Mailing List And don't forget to follow us online: Instagram: @learnyourenglish/@teachertalkingtimepodcast Twitter: @LYEnetwork/@TTTthepodcast Facebook: Learn Your English Network Or shoot us an email: [email protected]

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In episode 21, Leo chats with Neil McMillan. Neil is an experienced teacher, teacher-trainer, writer, and translator. He holds a Diploma in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) as well as a Ph.D in literature from the University...

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