Welcome to English Language Teaching with Micky & Ide -- two language teaching experts. The channel includes expert teaching advice, language teaching methods, and issues in applied linguistics.
Hosted by Dr. Micky Ross (PhD in Education) and Dr. Ide Haghi (PhD in Applied Linguistics), we explain TESOL theory and translate it into classroom practice. Our mission is to provide clear, high-quality ELT professional development for students, trainees, & experienced practitioners.
What You Will Learn:
- TESOL Methods Explained: Clear breakdowns of methodologies like CLT, TBLT, and CLIL.
- Applied Linguistics Made Practical: We unpack core concepts from theorists.
- Theory to Practice: Turning complex theories into actionable strategies for student-centered, interactive classrooms.
- Language History: Interesting facts about language history that will help you have a strong foundation as a teacher.
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A lot of teachers say they’re doing CLT, but the lesson still feels flat, awkward, or overly controlled. Often, it’s not the method itself. It’s a few small classroom decisions that quietly stop real communication from happening.
In this episode, we break down 5 common CLT mistakes that new ELT teachers make.
If you teach with CLT, or you’re training to teach, this one should be useful.
Watch here and let me know in the comments: which of these mistakes do you think is the most common?
#CLT #TESOL #ELT #TEFL #TeacherTraining
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🚫 Is the “Methods Era” over?
For decades, language teaching searched for the best method.
Postmethod suggests we may have been asking the wrong question.
In this episode, we explore what postmethod really means, why methods were questioned, and how teachers can work with theory, context, and curriculum without simply following prescribed approaches.
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#Postmethod
#LanguageTeaching
#ELT
#TeacherEducation
#AppliedLinguistics
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Find out latest blog post on Substack!
Understanding the Direct Method
Insights for Today's Language Teachers
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Have you ever been taught through translation, grammar rules, and memorisation?
Our latest video looks at the Grammar-Translation Method, one of the oldest and most influential approaches in language teaching. We unpack where it came from, what it looked like in practice, why it was so widely used, and what its legacy means for TESOL today.
If you’ve ever wondered why some classrooms still prioritise rules, accuracy, and written exercises over communication, this episode will give you the bigger picture.
Watch the full episode on the channel and let us know in the comments:
Have you experienced Grammar-Translation as a learner or teacher?
#TESOL #ELT #GrammarTranslation #LanguageTeaching #TeacherTraining
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Fun fact about why grammar schools are called grammar schools and what that came to mean. #ELT #TESOL #LanguageTeacher
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Follow our blog on Substack! #TBLT #ELT #TESOL
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CLT changed everything in language teaching.
Instead of treating language as a set of forms to memorise, Communicative Language Teaching focused on using language to communicate. That shift influenced decades of TESOL and still shapes classrooms today.
In this episode, I explain what CLT is, where it came from, its key principles, and why it still matters for teachers and students of English language teaching.
If you are interested in TESOL, TEFL, ELT methods, or communicative competence, this one is worth a watch.
Do you see CLT as the foundation of modern language teaching, or do you think it has limits?
#TESOL #CLT #CommunicativeLanguageTeaching #ELT #TEFL #LanguageTeaching
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Self-Directed Language Learning Explained.
If autonomy is the goal of language teaching, why do so many classrooms remain teacher-centred?
In this episode, I unpack the 5-Level Scale of Choice and show how SDLL builds autonomy without collapsing into chaos.
Where do you find the most resistance?
Vote below. We're interested in where the real tension lies.
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📘 New video is live: Suggestopedia Explained
Suggestopedia is one of the most unusual—and controversial—approaches in language teaching history.
In this episode, we unpack Lozanov’s ideas about suggestion, music, affect, and the learning environment, and examine both the enthusiasm the method inspired and the strong academic criticism it received.
If you’re interested in affective factors, humanistic pedagogy, or the history of TESOL methods, this one’s worth watching.
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Hey subscribers, we are temporarily playing around with the name of our channel to see what sits better. So TESOL with Micky and Ide is temporarily English Language Teaching with Micky and Ide. Do you think it makes any difference?
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