The Minimal Pair is a dynamic duo dedicated to discussing issues in language learning and teaching. This podcast focuses heavily on the practices, challenges, and rewards of teaching adult language learners. Together ESL instructors Stephanie Axe and Jean Dempsey comprise The Minimal Pair, but from time to time other professionals from the field, as well as English language learners themselves, will round out the discussion.
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The Minimal Pair is a dynamic duo dedicated to discussing issues in language learning and teaching. This podcast focuses heavily on the practices, challenges, and rewards of teaching adult language learners. Together ESL instructors Stephanie Axe and Jean Dempsey comprise The Minimal Pair, but from time to time other professionals from the field, as well as English language learners themselves, will round out the discussion.
The Minimal Pair: Episode 005 Show Notes: The Minimal Pair Title: TESOL Recap & Review Episode no: 5 Date: 4/6/14 Introduction: Overview of our trip to Portland and our experience at TESOL 2014 Shared highlight: Congrats to Amy Roither, our colleague from St. Louis Community College, who gave a stellar presentation on student-created podcasts Thursday 3/27, 11:30—Hear Me Now! Improving Academic Skills with Student-Created Podcasts (Amy Roither) Stephanie’s highlights: Thursday 3/27, 10:30am—Mentor Text2: Scaffolding Reading Instruction for Community College ESL (Dr. Sarina C. Molina) Thursday 3/27, 1:00pm—Flipping the ESL Classroom: Promoting Student Interaction, Engagement, & Learning (Danielle Petersen, Caitlin Hamstra, Alisha Fisher) Thursday 3/27, 4pm—“Reading to Write” to Sustain University-Level Writing” (Lori Giles and Kimberly McGrath Moreira) Thursday 3/27, 3:00pm—Teaching Spoken English: Content and Methodology (John Campbell-Larsen) Saturday 3/29, 11:30am—Using Twitter, Storytelling, and Screencasting Apps to Reimagine Your Classroom etc. (Abby Porter and Nathan Soelberg) Meeting Jennifer ESL Jean’s highlights: Thursday 3/27, 10:30am—Inquiry-Based ESL Grammar (Darrin Divers) Thursday 3/27, 2:00pm—Fostering Presentation Competence: Instituting a Comprehensive Presentation Curriculum (Kaitlin Gram and Elizabeth Gould) Thursday 3/27, 3:00pm—Second Language Writing Assessment—Exploring the Future (Sarah Snyder and Deborah Crusan) Friday 3/28, 10:30am—Students as Teachers: Exploring Peer-to-Peer Teaching (Rosie Verratti and Nancy Hutchison) Friday 3/28, 4:00pm—Book Clubs in the Classroom: Developing a Culture of Literacy (Heather Satrom, Sadi Sahbazian, and Jona Colson)
The Minimal Pair
The Minimal Pair is a dynamic duo dedicated to discussing issues in language learning and teaching. This podcast focuses heavily on the practices, challenges, and rewards of teaching adult language learners. Together ESL instructors Stephanie Axe and Jean Dempsey comprise The Minimal Pair, but from time to time other professionals from the field, as well as English language learners themselves, will round out the discussion.
