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Both Joachim and I were selected for the Apple Distinguished Educator Program. So, one particularly warm morning we sat down to revive the Edgycation Podcast. This episode talks about what we saw, so listen up. Lots more to come.

We talk about the five paragraph essay and our take on what students really need to be prepared for.

Today we are scratching the surface of what pragmatics is and how it may be used in the classroom. Watch closely for future episodes so that you may hear the corrections!!

A look at how EFL and ESL are actually a bit different.

Some alternative uses for movies or videos in the classroom.

Sapir-Whorf got pushed back, don't worry though, it'll come. this time though, we are talking to Paul Goldberg about a site he has been helping with called xreading. you can find it at http://www.xreading.com Listen to the show for details!

Where is ESL going?

A discussion on when to use dictionaries in the classroom. When, Where and Why

What kind of ESL teacher are you?

One of the things that new teachers have to deal with is the abundance of research that is available. Here is our take on those first couple of years teaching and how to deal with "current research".

So you may be aware of our view on Sage-on-the-Stage vs. Guide-on-the-Side. Here is slightly different take on the idea. The 3 roles of the teacher as presented by J. Scrivener. To our surprise, we mostly like this idea, but feel that there may be something missing...

We took refuge in a Karaoke box in the heart of Osaka. Some of the sound outside came through, but it was better than the street. We Got down to talking about writing centers and some of what you should know about them.

Explicit Teaching and Implicit Teaching

A look at a short article about the future of ELT

An interview with the head of Intel and is Ed. Tech really turning the corner?

The idea of which is taught in class has raised its head again. So, how do you choose between the two?

A ton of news, well at least a lot of talking about news. Kind of getting the chops back a bit. We still need to get a bit more bass into D's mic. Topic? well, mostly comparing a teaching hospitals and teacher training programs. Listen for the creaky chair!

Headphone warning: I'd listen to this one on your computer. The levels are a little off

Now used to look at ESL.

Using writing journals in the classroom.

Our most recent live show

A discussion the 10 most important things to do in the classroom

A discussion of Freire's ideas and reactions to them.

How Scott is using YouTube and video podcasts to talk about Culture.

How to get the best from your classes.

Bringing hardcore linguistics into the ESL content-based classroom

Talking about improving the feel of a class

Thank you Randy!!

When to Leave

Back from TESOL 2008

Interview with John Wilson

Warning: Constructive Criticism Ahead

Ins-and-Outs of Part-time University work in Japan

What to do when students won't use the target language...

The last book show was more on the "don't use these" side, these are the opposite.

We look at journals, blogs and forums

Our second talk with Marcos about the inner workings of Widgets.

News and more. A quicky update to get by with until next week.

Come to the site to discuss the topic, still!

What's a Widget?