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Are you an English language educator? Discover ideas, strategies and research on English Language teaching, learning and assessment through podcasts produced by the English Language Institute of Singapore (ELIS). For show notes and links to resources visit our website at: go.gov.sg/elispodcast

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Singapore

Description:

Are you an English language educator? Discover ideas, strategies and research on English Language teaching, learning and assessment through podcasts produced by the English Language Institute of Singapore (ELIS). For show notes and links to resources visit our website at: go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Language:

English


Episodes

Subordinating Conjunctions – Going Abroad

3/26/2024
Listen to Dr Paul Doyle, Deputy Director, Research, talk about the use of subordinating conjunctions in this episode of Grammar Matters. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Duration:00:06:35

Coordinating Conjunctions – Overseas and Overworked

3/13/2024
Listen to Dr Paul Doyle, Deputy Director, Research, talk about the use of coordinating conjunctions in this episode of Grammar Matters. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Duration:00:07:51

Inquiry Through Dialogue in Teaching Oracy

3/6/2024
In this episode, we feature James Koh, Master Teacher and Stephanie Hua, Head of Department. They are Teacher Leaders who are deeply interested in the practice of Inquiry through Dialogue (ItD) in their classrooms. James and Stephanie speak with Tay May Yin, Principal Master Teacher about why they value ItD, how they enact ItD in their lessons, and the impact ItD has on their students’ learning.

Duration:00:20:00

Inquiry Through Dialogue in Teaching Oracy

3/6/2024
In this episode, we feature James Koh, Master Teacher and Stephanie Hua, Head of Department. They are Teacher Leaders who are deeply interested in the practice of Inquiry through Dialogue (ItD) in their classrooms. James and Stephanie speak with Tay May Yin, Principal Master Teacher about why they value ItD, how they enact ItD in their lessons, and the impact ItD has on their students’ learning.

Duration:00:20:00

Giving Commands and Instructions - Ai Ling and First Aid

2/21/2024
Listen to Dr Paul Doyle, Deputy Director, Research, talk about giving commands and instructions in this episode of Grammar Matters. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Duration:00:06:03

Formation of Questions and Answers - Arranging an Interview

2/4/2024
Listen to Dr Paul Doyle, Deputy Director, Research, talk about the formation of questions and answers in this episode of Grammar Matters. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Duration:00:07:56

Inquiry Through Dialogue in Teaching Reading & Viewing

1/14/2024
In this episode, we feature Peter Chutatape, a Lead Teacher of EL at the primary level, and Felicia Ng, who teaches EL at the secondary level. They are educators who share a deep belief in the value of Inquiry through Dialogue (ItD) in the teaching of reading and viewing. Peter and Felicia speak with Cedric, Principal Master Teacher, about how ItD can support the teaching of reading and viewing and how they design and enact dialogic talk in lessons to teach reading and viewing.

Duration:00:15:53

Modal Verbs - Contacting Mr Tan

10/12/2023
Listen to Dr Paul Doyle, Deputy Director, Research, talk about the use of modal verbs in this episode of Grammar Matters. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Duration:00:06:57

Tense Sequence - The Embarrassment

9/12/2023
Listen to Dr Paul Doyle, Deputy Director, Research, talk about tense sequence in this episode of Grammar Matters. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Duration:00:07:34

Tenses - Remembering Weddings

8/22/2023
Listen to Dr Paul Doyle, Deputy Director, Research, talk about the use of tenses in this episode of Grammar Matters. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Duration:00:09:37

Subject-Verb Agreement - The Interview

7/27/2023
Listen to Dr Paul Doyle, Deputy Director, Research, talk about the use of subject-verb agreement in this episode of Grammar Matters. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Duration:00:07:27

Helping Primary Two Students to Write Better Stories

7/18/2023
In this episode, English Language teacher Miss N Selvakumari talks about her classroom inquiry project looking into teaching descriptive words to support students’ narrative writing. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Duration:00:07:23

Verb Forms - The Lunar New Year Celebrations

7/9/2023
Listen to Dr Paul Doyle, Deputy Director, Research, talk about the use of verb forms in this episode of Grammar Matters. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Duration:00:06:10

Verbs with Prepositions - The Email

6/29/2023
Listen to Dr Paul Doyle, Deputy Director, Research, talk about the use of verbs with prepositions in this episode of Grammar Matters. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Duration:00:07:37

Using Drama Techniques to Improve Student Writing

5/30/2023
In this episode, English Language teacher Miss Malinda Lim talks about her classroom inquiry project looking into using drama techniques to improve student writing. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Duration:00:07:47

Active and Stative Verbs - The Voicemail

5/2/2023
Listen to Dr Paul Doyle, Deputy Director, Research, talk about the use of active and stative verbs in this episode of Grammar Matters. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Duration:00:06:12

Learning from Inquiry as a Zonal Networked Learning Community (Part 3)

4/4/2023
In this episode, two Teacher Leaders, Mdm Nora Misnari and Mdm Yusnita Mohamed Taib, reflect on their classroom inquiry looking into the teaching of reading and viewing. They discuss collecting data to study the effect of reading strategy instruction on students and describe the impact of the classroom inquiry on their learning and practice. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Duration:00:09:47

Learning from Inquiry as a Zonal Networked Learning Community (Part 2)

4/4/2023
In this episode, two Teacher Leaders, Mr Peter Chutatape and Mdm Sanmuga Malar, reflect on their classroom inquiry looking into the teaching of oracy. They discuss their insights into teachers’ use of talk moves during classroom discussions. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Duration:00:09:09

Learning from Inquiry as a Zonal Networked Learning Community (Part 1)

4/4/2023
In this episode, four Teacher Leaders, Mdm Nora Misnari, Mr Peter Chutatape, Mdm Sanmuga Malar and Mdm Yusnita Mohamed Taib, recount how they started a classroom inquiry by identifying the learning needs of the teacher colleagues and their students. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Duration:00:08:45

Teacher as Leader: Leading from the Classroom

3/20/2023
Listen to the alumni of the Singapore Writing Institute, Sudhesh Vasu Dash and Khoo Lilin, speak about their experiences as teacher leaders and how they have led and inspired their colleagues in the teaching of Writing and Representing. You will also listen to Tay May Yin and Darren Nonis from ELIS, who together with Sudhesh and Lilin, discuss how teacher leaders can build a community of shared practice and support others in improving the teaching, learning and assessment of Writing and Representing.

Duration:00:19:44