Cactus Teachers Podcasts

These are CactusTEFL podcasts for teachers

This is our series looking at some of the questions we are asked about Teaching English as a Second Language and some of the events we have been to. If you would like to be interviewed or talk to us on a future podcast please get in contact or send us the WAV or MP3 files.

  1. Podcast 8 - From state school teacher to TEFL teacher

    Sarah Wilson & Jenny Johnson feed back on the One Life Live Show. Many visitors were interested in hopping across from teaching in the state sector, to teaching English abroad. Podcast Show Notes Download Podcast

  2. Podcast 7 - Jenny Johnson and Sarah Wilson on TEFL

    Podcast contents: One life Live Show, Choosing the right course, Costs of courses, Taking a course abroad, 4-week courses vs. other TEFL courses, Online vs. face-to-face courses, Issues around having to quit work to be able to do a 4-week course, Trying to fix up work before you quit, Taster days, Using a weekend TEFL course to see if you like TEFL Podcast Show Notes Download Podcast

  3. Podcast 6 - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

    Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) is a hot topic in the state sector. Jenny Johnson gives tips on how teachers, faced with teaching more and more pupils whose first language is not English, can face up to the ESOL challenge. Podcast Show Notes Download Podcast

  4. Podcast 5 - Jenny Johnson explains

    Jenny Johnson explains the options available to practising TEFL teachers who never took a formal course. Podcast Show Notes Download Podcast

  5. Podcast 4 - Find out what options are available to you

    Find out what options are available to you when you’ve been teaching a few years now, and you’re ready to progress. Podcast Show Notes Download Podcast

  6. Podcast 3 - How do you get to become a teacher trainer?

    How do you get to become a teacher trainer, and what’s the money like? Podcast Show Notes Download Podcast

  7. Podcast 2 - What are the advantages of taking a diploma level qualification?

    What are the advantages of taking a diploma level qualification? How and where can you do these? Podcast Show Notes Download Podcast

  8. Podcast 1 - Find out more about Comenius courses

    Find out more about Comenius courses. What they are, where you can do them and why you should bother. Podcast Show Notes Download Podcast