At Garnet Education, we produce ELT materials that are used in schools, colleges and universities around the world. We’ve created ELTtime in the hope that it can be a springboard for further discussions in our online community and in your staffrooms. You can expect a variety of topics, from the origins of the word capsicum to in-depth discussions of industry biases, global issues and other challenges that the ELT community faces today.
ELTtime
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At Garnet Education, we produce ELT materials that are used in schools, colleges and universities around the world. We’ve created ELTtime in the hope that it can be a springboard for further discussions in our online community and in your staffrooms. You can expect a variety of topics, from the origins of the word capsicum to in-depth discussions of industry biases, global issues and other challenges that the ELT community faces today.
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April 21, 2020
Racial biases in ELT with Zarina Subhan
<p>In the final episode of season 1 of ELTtime, our Senior Editor, Chris, speaks to Zarina Subhan about experiencing racial bias in ELT. They dive into discussions about different kinds of privilege, what it’s like to be judged by the colour of your skin before your teaching ability, and how the representation of race in ELT coursebooks and other materials can be improved.</p> <p>Let us know if you enjoyed the episode! Get in touch with any suggestions or questions – you can find us at @garneteducation everywhere!</p> <p>LINKS</p><ul> <li>Book: <a href="https://www.routledge.com/Color-Race-and-English-Language-Teaching-Shades-of-Meaning-1st-Edition/Curtis-Romney/p/book/9780805856606">Color, Race and ELT, Shades of meaning</a> by Andy Curtis and Mary Romney</li> <li>Book: <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/why-im-no-longer-talking-to-white-people-about-race-9781408870587/">Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race</a> by Reni Eddo-Lodge</li> <li>Book: <a href="http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?K=9781783098415">Race and ethnicity in English Language Teaching, Korea in focus</a> by Christopher Joseph Jenks</li> <li>Article: <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15348458.2019.1672173?journalCode=hlie20">The intersectionality of gender, sexuality, race and native-speakerness: Investigating ELT teacher identity through duoethnography</a> by Luke Lawrence and Yuzuko Nagashima (Journal of Language, Identity and Education)</li> <li>Zarina’s LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zarina-subhan-a9372052/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/zarina-subhan-a9372052/</a></li> </ul> <p>CHAPTERS</p><p>0:19 – Introduction<br /> 1:17 – English identity: assumptions and credibility<br /> 11:08 – Being a woman in ELT<br /> 13:09 – Intersectionality: race and gender<br /> 16:31 – Racism in the workplace: classroom vs colleague experience<br /> 21:19 – Privilege and awareness<br /> 23:25 – The question of responsibility: educating people on racism<br /> 30:44 – Defining and understanding privilege<br /> 32:48 – The portrayal of race in ELT materials<br /> 41:20 – The loss of indigenous culture to economic power<br /> 43:16 – Perceptions of traditional non-western clothing<br /> 45:13 – Final comments<br /> 47:06 – Outro<br /> 47:25 – Bonus: Season 2 news!</p>
April 7, 2020
TeaBreak: How well does teaching English prepare you for a career in ELT publishing?
<p>In today’s episode of ELTtime, Rachel, Matt, Ella and Jaz all sat down together (whilst we were still in the office) for a TeaBreak! With Jaz as the moderator, Rachel, Matt and Ella look back at their teaching experiences and discuss how well teaching English prepared them for a career in ELT publishing.</p> <p>Let us know if you enjoyed the episode. Get in touch with any suggestions or questions – you can find us at @garneteducation everywhere!</p> <p>LINKS</p><p>There are no links for this episode.</p> <p>CHAPTERS</p><p>0:20 – Intro<br /> <strong>0:48 – Teaching experience</strong><br /> 1:10 – Rachel’s teaching experience – Greece<br /> 2:07 – Matt’s teaching experience – Japan<br /> 3:31 – Ella’s teaching experience – Spain<br /> 4:55 – Pressure to get through materials quickly<br /> <strong>7:12 – Transitioning into publishing</strong><br /> 7:23 – Rachel: started as a writer before moving into editing<br /> 8:39 – Matt: did a publishing masters, worked in other publishing fields<br /> 10:11 – Ella: did an English Literature masters, work experience<br /> <strong>11:20 – Does teaching prepare you for working in ELT publishing?</strong><br /> 13:22 – Skills needed for editing vs teaching<br /> 15:23 – Teaching grammar<br /> 16:32 – Content development and teaching<br /> 17:45 – Using Teacher’s Books as a tool<br /> 18:53 – Time management as a teacher vs editor<br /> <strong>23:05 – What parts of teaching doesn’t prepare you for publishing?</strong><br /> 27:25 – Thinking about the publishing process as teacher<br /> 29:05 – What do you miss about teaching?<br /> 32:22 – Favourite thing about ELT publishing<br /> 35:03 – Outro</p>
April 1, 2020
How to incorporate global issues into your ELT class
<p>In the sixth episode of ELTtime Jaz Damen chats with Julietta Schoenmann about how best to incorporate the wide topic of global issues into your lessons. How do you talk about the climate crisis without frightening young learners? How can you include the UN sustainable development goals in your lesson plans? Should any topics be avoided?</p> <p>Let us know if you enjoyed the episode. Get in touch with any suggestions or questions – you can find us at @garneteducation everywhere!</p> <p>LINKS</p><p><a href="https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/">UN sustainable development goals</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/student-resources/">UN student resources</a></p> <p><a href="https://gisig.iatefl.org/">IATEFL Global issues SIG</a></p> <p><a href="https://theconversation.com/im-a-psychotherapist-heres-what-ive-learned-from-listening-to-children-talk-about-climate-change-123183?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20September%2016%202019%20-%201410513292&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20September%2016%202019%20-%201410513292+CID_16fdd021d1a8f1bc98f8cfba808050dd&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Im%20a%20psychotherapist%20%20heres%20what%20Ive%20learned%20from%20listening%20to%20children%20talk%20about%20climate%20change">Article: Helping young learners deal with the climate crisis</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.garneteducation.com/product/21st-century-skills-in-the-elt-classroom-a-guide-for-teachers/">21<sup>st</sup> century skills in ELT classroom book: coming soon!</a></p> <p>CHAPTERS</p><p>0:19 – Intro<br /> 1:46 – Defining what we mean by ‘global issues’<br /> 2:28 – Connecting global issues to ELT<br /> 4:18 – Modern student experience<br /> 5:26 – Empathy and understanding<br /> 6:44 – Taking action<br /> 7:56 – Global citizenship, not political<br /> 9:13 – UN sustainable development goals<br /> 10:55 – UN student resources<br /> 11:28 – Should any topics be avoided in the classroom?<br /> 13:26 – Being realistic about how serious the topics can be<br /> 14:56 – Allowing students to express a preference on topics<br /> 15:46 – Teaching the climate crisis<br /> 17:02 – Using Greta Thunberg and Malala in the classroom<br /> 18:25 – Listening to students<br /> 19:28 – Activity of ‘personifying’ climate change<br /> 21:51 – Outro</p>
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