Podcast: Accents and Language Teaching from ELT Podcast

In this Podcast from ELT Podcast - The Teachers' Lounge, the speakers discuss the pronunciation of some words which can sound different or the same depending on what part of the USA someone is from. The starting point is a quiz which aims at showing people where their accent is from in the USA.

 The speakers are:

• Bill Pellowe, Kinki University Kyushu School of Engineering, and ELT Calendar.
• Robert Chartrand, Kurume University.
• Kevin Ryan, Showa Women's University, the University of Tokyo and kevinryan.com.

Since one of them is Canadian, the discussion about how to pronounce such words get more interesting. At the end, they briefly discuss how to handle accents in class.

As they discuss the words presented in the quiz during the Podcast, I suggest you take the quiz first to get acquainted with the vocabulary they mention. Just click the link to go to the quiz:

www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have

After taking the quiz, click on the play button to listen to the podcast.
Link to the podcast: www.eltpodcast.com/archive/lounge/accents.html

by Melody Pablos

Candies for new teachers: Episode 2

Quiz: “What kind of teacher am I?”

Have you have ever thought about what kind of teacher you are? Answering the quiz “What kind of teacher am I?”, which is based on the theory of multiple intelligences, will help you to gain awareness about your teaching and learning styles.

1. Go to http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/

2. At the bottom of the page, look for “Tools for teacher” and click on “What kind of teacher am I?”

3. Complete the quiz and find out what kind of “animal” you are when it comes to teaching.

I am a polar bear! And you?

At the end of the quiz you receive some suggestions to plan your lessons according to your teaching style. What fun!

by Denise Emerici