In this episode, we dive into the fascinating world of extroversion and introversion in language teaching. We explore how personality shapes the way teachers interact with students, manage classrooms, and even approach lesson planning. Whether you’re an outgoing chatterbox or a thoughtful listener, we share insights and practical tips for making your teaching style work for you—and your learners. Tune in for some lively discussion, relatable stories, and ideas that might just change the way you think about your classroom dynamics!
In this episode, Nina and Anna explore the power of study partnerships. They cover the amazing benefits (like accountability and learning by osmosis), but they also get honest about the potential pitfalls, from uneven effort to those sneaky psychological traps. They'll share what makes a great study buddy/sis, their personal pet-peeves, and why this is a total game-changer for teachers. Join them for a real talk on how to find your perfect match and make studying a shared success.
In this engaging podcast episode, Vladyslav and Toma delve into the common myths and misconceptions surrounding language learning. They discuss various pieces of advice, evaluating their effectiveness and practicality. The conversation covers the importance of immersion, the role of native speakers, and the necessity of speaking practice. They also touch on the value of feedback, the use of first languages in learning, and the significance of recording oneself to track progress. Throughout the discussion, they emphasize that language learning is a complex journey that requires patience, effort, and a willingness to embrace mistakes.
In this episode, Kseniya and Nina discuss the plateau effect in accent training, revealing how it showed up in their own experiences. They spill the tea on what helped them break through this challenge and continue making strides.
Alina and Vlad explore the obsession with vocabulary, talk about common misconceptions and temptation to use fancy words just for the sake of it. They also take a walk down memory lane, reflect on their own vocabulary journeys, and share tips on how to stay chill, sound natural, and be mindful of your register.
Chat GPT: an ultimate threat to English teachers or a handy tool at their fingertips?😇 ☠️A trusty friend or a bitter foe? Join us in the new episode of Discover Team Podcast to learn our takes on these whip-smart neural nets. Irina, Nina and Dasha are putting their heads together to tease out whether teachers and machines can coexist in linguistic harmony. 🎶They are also sharing some handy tips on how to harness the power of AI in the classroom and beyond.✔️
Hey Discoverers! ✨Welcome to a special Q&A series of Discover Team Podcast, where we answer your burning questions. In this episode, we're talking about our career paths, volunteering and dealing with impostor syndrome. Can't wait to hear your thoughts in the comments! 💬
Have you ever had a hard time defining whether you’re an introvert or extrovert? Join the club! 😝 In this episode, we (Irina, Nina and Toma) shed some light on which side of the spectrum we find ourselves on and how we deal with students that display different behaviors.
End-of-the-year reflection is the best thing you can do for yourself! Even more so if you had a year you'd rather forget. This process will help you tie a bow on the year, take away any lessons you need, and celebrate ALL the wins, so you can move on to the next year with a clean slate.In this year’s final episode of our Discover Team Podcast, we (Toma, Irina and Nina) find ourselves in a reflective headspace as we think about what highlights of the year were.
What is professional self-development to you? 🤓 Do you feel like it’s a prerequisite for being a decent teacher? Maybe, deep down, this incessant need to perfect yourself feels like a trap of being stuck in a go-go-go mode forever? 😞Or have you managed to find your own perfect proportion of setting yourself just enough challenge and doing things at your own pace? 😇In the third episode of our Dream Team podcast we (Toma, Irina and Nina) are putting our own twists on the idea of professional self-development.Unsurprisingly, all three of us put slightly different meaning into the notion.Listen to the episode to see whose take strikes a chord with you!
Self-care may have become a buzzword in recent years and confused with luxuries like spa days, but the reality is that self-care is activities and choices that preserve and maintain your physical, emotional and mental health. 😌In this episode we tried to identify exactly what constituted self-care, as we individually understood it🔹How to practice self-care on social media?🔹Is self-care selfish?🔹Where’s the line between self-care and self-indulgence?These are some of the topics we touched on this time.
Seems like everyone these days is crazy about becoming the best versions of themselves. Self-helps books are claimed to be a powerful tool to do so. But is changing your life really as easy as picking up a book?In this episode we share our thoughts on whether reading self-help books is worth your time, if they can actually help you get your life on track and how language learners can benefit from them language-wise.