What Are the Best English Teaching and Learning Tips? – S01E49

What practical advice can help you become a better English teacher or learner? In the penultimate episode of Season 1, Gav and Em hand the microphones to teachers and learners around the world. Their community shares classroom ideas, study habits and honest lessons from experience.How can you stay motivated and practise consistently? Can films, games and audiobooks help you learn English? What do phonics, weekly goals and recording yourself add to your study routine? And how can teachers stay flexible while protecting their wellbeing?You’ll hear tips on keeping beginner lessons simple and learner-centred; treating the teacher as a guide; breaking big goals into weekly steps; learning through activities you enjoy; using phonics to spot spelling and pronunciation patterns; reading while listening to an audiobook; hearing a range of accents; recording yourself to review your pronunciation and body language; using exercise to boost energy; and taking a proper break when you need one.Gav and Em respond to each contribution, drawing on their own classroom experience and finding ideas to try themselves. This is the first of two episodes featuring tips from the How to English community.💡 Read the 10 practical teaching tips from this episode: https://howtoenglishpod.wordpress.com/10-practical-english-teaching-tips-from-real-teachers-s01e49/☕ Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod🌐 More teaching ideas and resources: https://howtoenglishpod.comContributors on Instagram:f.zamani1376nn — https://www.instagram.com/f.zamani1376nn/englisharthas — https://www.instagram.com/englisharthas/maxi.kot — https://www.instagram.com/maxi.kot/6afraidof7cause789 — https://www.instagram.com/6afraidof7cause789/aceenglishonline — https://www.instagram.com/acenglishonline/english_like_a_non_native — https://www.instagram.com/english_like_a_non_native/dosecertadeingles — https://www.instagram.com/dosecertadeingles/learnenglishwithparis — https://www.instagram.com/learn.english.with.paris/patriciademier — https://www.instagram.com/patricia_demier/tungning_inthepicture — https://www.instagram.com/tungning_inthepicture/edsvets_english — https://www.instagram.com/edsvets_english/fabulousfabes — https://www.instagram.com/fabulous.fabes/teachloveearn — https://www.instagram.com/teach.love.earn/tutorstoptips — https://www.instagram.com/tutors.toptips/creative.ideas.4.esl — https://www.instagram.com/creative.ideas.4.esl/Resources:Business Builder, 1.3 “Showing Interest” (Macmillan, 2002)Flipgrid: https://info.flipgrid.com/DeepL: https://www.deepl.com/en/translatorChapters00:00 Welcome and community top tips01:37 Simple lessons and feedback03:00 Consistency and enjoyable practice04:28 Flexible lessons and teacher self-care06:20 Motivation and lifelong learning08:27 Achievable weekly goals10:29 Continuing to develop12:20 Phonics and pronunciation14:32 Thinking in English and speaking partners17:45 Reading with audiobooks19:08 Surrounding yourself with spoken English20:53 Varying activities and accents23:26 Diaries and self-recording25:11 Inspiring one another27:14 Reviewing progress and setting goals28:31 Exercise and attention30:08 Final reflections and Part Two