Thursday, August 28, 2008

Podwatch1

There are lots of interesting podcasts you can download using iTunes. Here's a brief update on some of the most interesting ones:

EFL

BBC World Service – 6 Minute English Podcast

30 July Stress and work
20 Aug What does credit crunch mean?

BBC Talk about English

21 Aug – discuss cloning
31 Jul – human rights
24 Jul – big brands

BBC Grammar Challenge

22 Aug Present continuous
01 Aug – Present perfect
25 July – Time prepositions

BBC World Service Real English

22 Aug – looks at phrase ‘What an airhead’
1 Aug – ‘bark worse than his bite’

ESL Aloud


20 Aug – 2008 Olympics

Splendid Speaking –

23 Aug – structuring a short talk
16 Aug – responding to questions
2 Aug – Using anecdotes

Podcastsinenglish

21 Aug – cocktail party at the Italian embassy
14 Aug – rats – pests or pets
7 Aug - 2008 Olympics

ESL Pod

04 Aug – Dealing in the black Market
01 Aug – Watching the Olympic Games

METHODOLOGY

ESL Teacher Talk

26 Aug – Total Physical Response methodology

GENERAL

National Geographic - Video Shorts Podcast

Recent – 5 min videos of exploration in S. America

Discovery Channel Video Podcast

Short videos

English heritage

22 Aug – series on Hadrian’s wall (6 ten minute videos) started

Screenrush Movietrailers

Trailers for new and classic films

BUSINESS

London Business Schools Podcasts

26 Aug – 10 minute look at marketing fundamentals
08 Aug – A brief look at decision making

Learn Business English – Podcast

24 Aug – presentations – analysing trends
17 Aug – presentations – describing trends
10 Aug – business vocab – The office manager
3 Aug – Job interviews – HR review of candidates

Harvard Business Video IdeaCast

11 Aug – social intelligence and leadership
25 Aug – What is personal Leadership brand?

Friday, August 1, 2008

Dealing with difficult behaviour


Here are some more videos from Teachers' Tv about challenging behaviour:

Changing challenging behaviour

This looks at the National Programme for Specialist Leaders of Behaviour and Attendance in the UK.
Policing Challenging Behaviour

We follow a teacher as she is trained by the police in how to deal with challenging behaviour!