Hal And Steve English Podcast

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Welcome to the best Teaching ESL Abroad podcast... EVER! At least, that's what we're going to tell everyone in hopes that they'll give us a listen.
We're two dudes, Hal and Steve, who chat about the practical parts of teaching esl in a foreign country. What do you do with super spoiled kids? How do you avoid the super boring after school outings? How do you avoid drinking 1 on 1 with Principal Kim because you'll wake up with the worst hangover if you do?
These are the questions! We try to answer them!
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What to do in the first 5 minutes of class!

Jan 29 2020 29 mins

What should you do during the first 5 minutes of class? It may be more crucial than you realize! Those first five minutes can really set your ESL class culture and set the expectations of the students. Steve gives some great tips from his years of experience!And for our Hal And Steve content, get your hands on some goodies below....Teacher Memberships: https://halandsteveengli

New Years Resolutions: Our Personal Failures and Successes with Life in Korea

Jan 21 2020 55 mins

In this episode, we get a little personal and candid and take a look at our new years resolutions and our subsequent successesand failures. Happy Lunar New Year!!!! Will Steve tackle his mountains? It remains to be seen.And for our Hal And Steve content, get your hands on some goodies below....Teacher Memberships: https://halandsteveenglish.com/pages/...Yummy Recipe Game:

The Hardest Part of TEACHING ESL Abroad

Dec 31 2019 30 mins

In this episode, Hal & Steve take a look at the hardest parts of teaching ESL - in this case South Korea. For instance, how is the concept of teaching different from the U.S. in South Korea? You'd be suprised how incredibly different it is! We also try to follow up identifying the problem by offering up some different solutions. Happy New Year!!!!And for our Hal And Steve conte

Top 5 Ways to have an Excellent Christmas ESL Class

Dec 23 2019 52 mins

In this episode, Hal & Steve draw from there experience to talk about the best ways to have an excellent ESL Christmas classes or events. They also take a closer look at the cultural aspects you may encounter, and the importance of bieng aware to those. Here are some of the links mentioned in the podcast as excellent resources :)Learn to draw with ABCs...https://www.youtube.com

Exploring Gamification in the Classroom with Dustin Staats

Dec 14 2019 62 mins

SummaryIn this episode, Hal & Steve explore games in the classroom and gamifcation with Dustin Staats. Why or how should we use games in the classroom? Let's talk with an expert and follow his journey of developing his craft of gamification in the classroom.And for our Hal And Steve content, get your hands on some goodies below....Teacher Memberships: https://halandsteveen

Why Kindy ESL Classes are Horrible for a Hakwon

Dec 02 2019 40 mins

In this episode Hal & Steve take a look at kindy market and how it gets mixed up into the elementary hakwon market.Where did it all go wrong and why? What should we do about it? Steve and I take a closer look at these questions and more.And for our Hal And Steve content, get your hands on some goodies below....Teacher Memberships: https://halandsteveenglish.com/pages/...Yu

The Hardest Part(s) of Running an Academy in Korea

Nov 27 2019 68 mins

In this episode Hal & Steve take a look at the hardest part of running an English Academy (a hagwon as it's known in South Korea) with a promise to return on the following episode to offer solutions on the problems they've dissected.And for our Hal And Steve content, get your hands on some goodies below....Teacher Memberships: https://halandsteveenglish.com/pages/...Yummy

The Crazy, Stresses of a Hagwon Owner and the Sheisty People Who Cause Them

Nov 18 2019 52 mins

Running an English Academy (a hagwon as it's known in South Korea) is super stressful.You're a foreigner, in a foreign land, with a government that probably doesn't have the most scrupulous legal track record, and you've gotta somehow convince the locals that you teach English really well.Not only that, you've got to convince them that you can teach English better than the locals,

Jennifer Helfand: 15 Years of Teaching Abroad Highlighting Experiences in Spain and Volunteer Work at Refugee Camps

Nov 09 2019 60 mins

How did you know you wanted to teach abroad?We talked about that and more with an awesome and experienced ESL teacher and writer, Jennifer Helfand. She has had a myriad of teaching experiences around the world, and now travels freely around the world teaching online classes and focusing on her work as a writer. She also had some absolutely incredible experiences to share on her vol

What's better, teaching ESL in Korea or in America? You'll be surprised.

Nov 02 2019 95 mins

What's better? Teaching ESL in South Korea or in America? We talked to an awesome ESL teacher with experience in both. Megan Kelly spent a few years teaching in a competitive English Kinergarten Academy in South Korea and also at an International School in the heart of Seoul. She left all of that behind to get her wings as an ESL teacher in the United States.She tells us the pros a