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The Happy Language Teacher
by Peter Schoenaerts
This is a podcast for people who help others learn a new language. Whether you’re an experienced teacher or new to the profession, join us as we explore how to make your classroom a place where both you and your learners can flourish. Let’s teach with passion and ... be happy!
Episodes
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5: Why You Need Differentiation to Keep Everyone on Board
As language teachers, we often face a mix of learners with different needs and speeds. The solution? Differentiation! This means adapting your lesson to meet each learner’s needs, whether it’s adjusting the pace, providing different levels of support, or tapping into their interests. Effective...
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4: Why There’s No One Right Way to Teach a Language
Teaching methods come and go like fashion. Grammar-translation, the audio-lingual method, the communicative approach, task-based learning… each promised to be THE answer. But none of them is, on its own. That's why I'm a big fan of an eclectic approach in the classroom: you consciously combine...
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3: Teaching a Second Language vs a Foreign Language
Are you a second language teacher or a foreign language teacher? That distinction can shape what you teach and how you teach it. If your learners hear the language in daily life, they may need more practice for real-world interactions. If they encounter it mostly in class, culture and context may...
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2: How to Get Your Learners Talking
In this episode of The Happy Language Teacher, we are tackling the age-old question: 'How do I get my learners to talk in the classroom?' If you're a language teacher struggling with learner participation, this episode is your roadmap to fostering a vibrant, communicative learning environment....
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1: Why You Should Always Speak the Target Language
As language educators, we often ask ourselves whether to translate something or to stay in the target language. Switching languages may seem clearer, but it can slow down our learners' progress. In this episode, I explain why the target language should be your default, and when the learners' own...
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Introduction: Welcome to The Happy Language Teacher
This is a podcast for language educators looking for fresh ideas and practical inspiration. I’m Peter Schoenaerts, a Belgian teacher trainer, language educator and actor. I’ve spent 30 years helping people learn English, Dutch and French, while learning Spanish, German and Norwegian myself.…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This is a podcast for people who help others learn a new language.
Whether you’re an experienced teacher or new to the profession, join us as we explore how to make your classroom a place where both you and your learners can flourish. Let’s teach with passion and ... be happy!
HOSTED BY
Peter Schoenaerts
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This is a podcast for people who help others learn a new language. Whether you’re an experienced teacher or new to the profession, join us as we explore how to make your classroom a place where both you and your learners can flourish. Let’s teach with passion and ... be happy!
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The Happy Language Teacher is created and hosted by Peter Schoenaerts.
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