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intELEcast News
The podcast that takes you into the world of English Language Education.
Join your hosts, Martin and Sona, and explore the topics and trends being discussed in the world of English Language Education. In each episode, we'll be talking to industry experts who will share their expertise and insights into areas such as AI, sales, exams, good old fashioned teaching, and much, much more.
Whether you're an educator, agent, owner, manager, part of the backroom team, publisher, or basically anyone connected to the world of English Language Education, then this is the podcast for you!
IntELEcast News is sponsored by MTS: Exams with Integrity.
Episodes
14 episodes
Episode 14 |Making ELT Classrooms and Resources more SEN friendly | With SEN Specialist Laura Broadbent
Did you know that the average English Language Teacher asks 300 questions per day and on average, we give our students 1.6 seconds to answer?That's a LOT of questions and not a lot of time to respond.It's also not particularly Spe...
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Episode 13 | Can LinkedIn Work for Me? | Linkedin & Small Business Champion, Louise Brogan Shares her Insights
As teachers and small business owners, we often see ourselves as ‘just teachers’ and it's so easy to think that LinkedIn is not the place for us. We use it, but are we using it to its full potential? Do we even know what its f...
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Episode 12 | AI in the ELT Classroom: Are We Worrying about the Wrong Things?
AI in 2025. Where are we at and where are we going? Is it something we’re using, abusing, fearing or embracing? If we are scared of it, are we actually worrying about the wrong things, or if we are using it, are we usi...
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Episode 11: End of 2024 Wrap Up!
As we come to the end of 2024 (and before the festivities take over!), we take a look back at our first year of intELEcast news and go over some of the highlights. What does 2025 bring? Well, partly, that's over to you, our listen...
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Episode 10: AI in Publishing with Tom O'Reilly, Prosperity Education
In our latest episode of IntELEcast News, we chat to Tom O'Reilly of Prosperity Education and the company's fascinating journey ...
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Episode 9 The Impact of the OET in the Global Market with Rebecca Bush, OET
In this episode we chat to Rebecca Bush from the OET to discuss how exams that focus on English for Specific Purposes, like the Occupational English Test (OET), can play a huge part in the exams landscape across the world. ...
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Episode 8: Giovanni Rottura and EdYOUfest
We talk to Giovanni Rottura about the many things he's doing to connect teachers from around the world. Listen and find out how EdYOUfest and other programmes Giovanni runs, are creating opportunities for teaching professionals around the world...
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Episode 7: Michal Mazanek from MTS celebrating 10 years of success with exams and more!
In this episode, we listen to an interview with Michal Mazanek, founder and CEO of MTS (and our sponsor) who talks to us about 10 years of success in the exams sector and more. Michal is definitely one of the success stories of immigratio...
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Episode 6: UK Pre-General Election Special 2024!
As the UK enters the final weeks of a fraught election campaign, all the major parties are still vying for votes. With the ELT industry generating millions of pounds for the UK economy annually, we wondered how industry experts see ...
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Episode 5 - Supporting Agencies and Recruiters with Scott Johnston, Swoosh English
Managing online English language schools can be challenging, but partnering with agencies and recruiters is one way schools of any size can expand their reach and impact. In this podcast interview,
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Episode 4 - Innovation for IELTS: One Skill Re-Take
In this latest episode, we talk to Kishore Roy, Exams Lead UK and Ireland at the British Council. Listen to see how this innovation can be a real game changer when it comes to resitting the IELTS test.
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A Whistle-Stop Tour of IATEFL 2024
Join us for a whistle-stop tour of IATEFL 2024! We popped down to Brighton on Thursday to grab some of the speakers and delegates for a quick chat and get their insights into the top topics trending the conference this year. C...
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