How Can English Learners Improve and TEFL Teachers Grow? Q&A with Gav & Em - S01E29

In this special Q&A episode of the How to English TEFL Podcast, Gav and Em answer questions sent in by English learners, teachers and listeners from around the world.How can teachers encourage students to participate more? What are the best ways for TEFL teachers to keep developing professionally? How much English should learners study every day? And what can students do to improve their pronunciation and understand English in films and TV more easily?Gav and Em also explore the different TEFL niches and career paths available to English teachers, from Business English and exam preparation to teaching children, online lessons and English for Specific Purposes. They discuss natural conversation in lessons, choosing the right teacher, inviting other teachers onto the podcast and why they both still love teaching English.It’s a wide-ranging episode packed with practical ideas for TEFL teachers, ESL/EFL teachers and English learners — all inspired by real questions from the How to English community.☕ Support How to English and help us keep making the podcast and free teaching resources:https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod📚 Visit How to English:https://www.howtoenglishpod.com/References:ELT Journal from Oxford Academic, https://academic.oup.com/eltjUseful online resources from International House, https://www.ihteachenglish.com/resource/11-useful-online-resources-elt-teachersTeacher podcasts, ELT Chile: https://www.eltinchile.com/ ⁠The TEFLology Podcast⁠: https://teflology-podcast.com/ How many hours does it take to learn a level in English? https://www.ef.com/wwen/blog/faq/how-long-to-learn-english/ https://anchor.fm/everything-eflLearning English podcasts and Youtube, Speak English with Tiffani: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGLGVRO_9qDc8VDGGMTcUiQ Wanda's #saywhat Podcast, https://www.buzzsprout.com/1010788 Zdenek's English Podcast: https://zdeneksenglishpodcast.podbean.com/ English Journey Podcast: ⁠https://linktr.ee/englishjourney⁠Books from Oxford University Press on English for Specific Purposes, https://elt.oup.com/cat/subjects/business_and_english/english_specific/?cc=cz&selLanguage=csPronunciation of specific words, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQwDYYZ44evRH0_64Q5VagBic pens, https://www.bicworld.com/en/our-products/stationeryCollins A-Z: https://collins.co.uk/pages/a-zOur website is packed with free, practical TEFL teaching resources and articles covering lesson planning, classroom management, speaking, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, technology, teacher development, Business English and much more.Chapters & Timestamps00:00 – Welcome to How to English00:30 – One more self-care tip: sleep, routines and timetables04:25 – Q&A with Gav & Em begins06:10 – How can teachers encourage students to participate?11:15 – How can TEFL teachers develop professionally?14:40 – How much English should learners study each day?18:15 – Should we invite other teachers and learners onto the podcast?20:25 – What different TEFL niches and teaching careers are available?25:00 – How can learners improve their English pronunciation?29:55 – How can you understand English films and TV programmes better?31:25 – Do you need a particular kind of English teacher?31:40 – How can teachers create more natural English conversation in class?33:40 – How long do Gav and Em plan to keep teaching English?35:00 – The important question: what is Em’s favourite pen?37:10 – Final thoughts and thanks to our listeners