E49 - YouTube for English language teaching (with Amy Joy Rovirosa)

The Teacher Think-Aloud Podcast

In this episode, guest Amy Joy Rovirosa, the creator of @your_fav_english_teacher, tells us about what it takes to get your English language teaching YouTube channel off the ground and how learners can leverage YouTube for greater language gains. Complete with excerpts from her fantastic videos! Watch the episode video on our YouTube channel or Spotify for the full effect. 📽️

✔️ Follow Your Favorite English Teacher:

• TikTok

• Instagram

• YouTube

📽️ On this episode:

• How to Hedge in English | Useful Vocabulary to Improve your Academic English

• English Vocabulary about Social Issues: 20 words you need to know

• What are American Weddings like? | Attend an American Wedding with Me!

⭐ Check out Amy Joy’s E-Book!

Questions for reflection:

• Do you have a favorite YouTube teacher?

• Have you ever tried starting your own YouTube channel?

Friends of the Podcast: AI in ELT 🤖

We need you! Episode 48 is just the beginning of our exploration of AI on the podcast. We want to know how you have started to use AI in your classroom. Tell us, and get featured on our annual Friends of the Podcast episode, where we integrate the voices of our listeners from around the world, to be released in early 2024. How to contribute:

Step 1: Reflect on the following questions and how you would answer them:

1. Tell us your name, pronouns, and country.
2. What’s your teaching context? What’s your role? Who are your students?
3. Have you used AI? If not, why not? What’s your hesitation?
4. If you answered yes above, what have been your favorite 1-2 tools so far? What are the pros and cons?
5. Describe an activity you’ve tried in your classroom using this/these tool/s. How did it go? What tips do you have for implementing it?

Step 2: Access our WhatsApp group and record your answer as an audio memo. Alternatively, you can email us an audio file of your answers at [e-mail].
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