TEFL Commute
Episodes
Season 3 Episode 5: Versus
27 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode refreshed from his week off, Lindsay takes on Shaun in a battle of….no not really, but ‘inspired’ by this week’s big cinema ...
Season 3 Episode 4: Voice
14 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ceri and Shaun talk all things voice. The voice is one of the main tools of the teacher but how well do you look after it? Do you ...
Season 3 Episode 3: Behind closed doors
28 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Lindsay and Shaun discuss what happens behind the closed of the classroom. We discuss the 'secretive' nature of a teacher's domain a...
Season 3 Episode 2: Alphabet
14 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Lindsay and Shaun discuss the alphabet. We consider how we got 26 letters and what happened to letters such as thorn and ampersand....
Season 3 Episode 1: Invented Language
01 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of the new season Lindsay and Shaun talk invented languages. From Esparento to Dothraki, we look at the purpose of invented lan...
Season 2 Episode 6: Gifts
06 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Shaun and Lindsay attempt to meet up and talk about gifts. They discuss typical gifts that teachers receive and how we went from an ...
Season 2: Episode 5: Translate
15 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Shaun and Lindsay discuss translation devices such a google translate and skype. They consider how effective they are and what the e...
Season 2 Episode 4: Photocopy
01 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Lindsay and Ceri talk all things photocopy. They explore everything from their photocopying pet hates through to schools policies t...
Season 2 Episode 3: Life Sentence
18 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Shaun and Lindsay are joined by Scott Thornbury to discuss typical sentences used in language teaching. From phones interrupting ba...
Season 2 Episode 2: Explicit
04 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Lindsay and Shaun talk explicit language. We discuss how smart technology is trying to stop us swearing and look at some frequencies...
Season 2 Episode 1 - Classrooms
20 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Shaun and Lindsay talk about classrooms. We discuss unusual places in which people have taught, how much classrooms have changed ove...
Episode 6: Summer
19 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode before we take a break, Lindsay and Shaun talk summer. They take a look at the silly season and Shaun quizzes Lindsay on some ...
Episode 5: Dead Poet’s Society
05 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk dead poet’s society. In a change from our usual format, Lindsay and Shaun 'sit down' with Ceri and James to discuss the fi...
Episode 4: Excuses
14 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk excuses. Shaun and Lindsay discuss the rise of the technology excuses for not doing homework, does this mean an end to dog f...
Episode 3: Names
26 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss names. Lindsay and Shaun talk names, remembering students names and why some students choose to use English names in Engl...
Episode 2: Episode 2: Stationery
06 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss stationery. Lindsay and Shaun talk pens and pencil cases, before discovering the secret life of Microsoft's Clippy. We al...
Episode 1: Commuting
19 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss commuting. Lindsay and Shaun talk about teachers' commutes; their stresses, whether they make you younger and if they sho...