Waldek Case Study - Episode 14c - the roles of men and women in the home

This is the third recording of a long session...Waldek is very animated and is on good form...:-)It is interesting to me that he now seems to want to talk a lot and I have trouble slowing him down or even getting a word in sometimes. I am indulging him a fair bit since in a typical EOT session I would expect the questions and answers (the conversation) to take up to about 5 minutes in total, but in these sessions I let him continue (and have done before). It fascinates me to hear him using English so confidently and passionately and he has become my friend so it is hard to watch the clock too much.As I have been doing this experiment and listening the results it has struck me that there are probably two kinds of online EOT experience. The first is the 'slam, bam, thank you' five minute session I mention above and which can be had with any English speaker. The second is more of a taught experience for the learner but not like conventionally taught lessons. The input in this case is self-paced with the self-study EOT materials but the EOT practice session can be longer, involve more direct correction, explanation and the introduction of new vocab. Much more of a taught experience, but a very communicative and focused one for the learner. I think this second type of EOT learning scenario could be a way in which EL teachers could charge for their time pretty much like they would for an input session or a conversation lesson. It is a conversation lesson but with a strong underlying pedagogic focus.