Why do students ask for a coursebook at the start of a course, then a few weeks later ask if they can just talk instead?
In S07E18 of How to English: Teach & Learn with Gav & Em, we look at why learners can lose interest in coursebooks and how teachers can balance structure with the conversations students actually want.
We also ask where teachers really learn their best teaching lessons, whether teachers should learn their students’ language and culture before working abroad, how to say goodbye at the end of a course, whether an English teacher needs to be a walking dictionary, and how AI can help teachers and learners without replacing the learning.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 What’s coming up 01:57 Why students stop wanting the coursebook 05:20 Why coursebooks can feel repetitive 07:43 Coursebook or conversation? 08:26 Test-teach-test 09:20 Mid-course reflection 10:43 Where teachers learn their best lessons 13:50 Learning from negative feedback 15:27 A difficult first lesson abroad 18:24 Should teachers learn students’ language and culture? 20:19 How should teachers say goodbye? 21:27 Does a teacher need to be a dictionary? 23:18 Pros and cons of AI 25:45 How Gav uses AI in lessons 26:52 AI for tailor-made materials 27:47 AI-written emails and learner confidence 28:44 What can’t AI replace? 30:12 Practical AI ideas 31:48 Final questions
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