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Gav and Em discuss strategies for increasing student participation in English classes and the role of AI tools in teaching.

Why do students really come to English classes? How can teachers increase Student Talk Time (STT), reduce Teacher Talk Time (TTT) and make sure everyone gets a chance to speak? And how can AI tools like ChatGPT actually help with everyday English teaching? In this episode of the How to English TEFL Podcast, Gav and Em chat about the practical realities of teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL/ELT) — from understanding student motivation and managing classroom conversations to dealing with students who have the same (or very similar!) names. We discuss ways to encourage quieter learners to participate, manage dominant students, improve turn-taking and create more natural classroom conversations without turning the lesson into an interrogation. We also share how we're using AI in English teaching, including creating industry-specific vocabulary activities, personalised worksheets and materials, and explaining tricky grammar such as defining and non-defining relative clauses. Plus, we look at why teachers still need to check AI-generated language and materials carefully. And finally, Em shares a classroom mishap that proves one simple lesson-planning rule: always check your…

People in this episode

Hosts: Gav, Em

Topics covered

• Student Talk Time
• Teacher Talk Time
• AI in English teaching
• Classroom management
• Student motivation
• Turn-taking

Keywords

• English classes
• Student Talk Time
• Teacher Talk Time
• AI tools
• classroom management
• student motivation
• turn-taking
• ChatGPT

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Products: ChatGPT

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