ELIS Podcast

Oct 21 2024 70 ep. 9 mins 7
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Are you an English language educator? Discover ideas, strategies and research on English Language teaching, learning and assessment through podcasts produced by the English Language Institute of Singapore (ELIS). For show notes and links to resources visit our website at: go.gov.sg/elispodcast

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Engaging Students in Poetry Discussions Using Socratic Circles

Oct 21 2024 13 mins  
In this episode, English Language Teacher Ms Zalena Aman from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary) talks to Dr Jeanne Ho, Deputy Director Special Projects (ELIS), about her classroom inquiry project which explored the use of Socratic Circles to engage students in poetry discussions. For full show notes, visit go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Reporting What Others Say - Looking for a Job

Jun 26 2024 8 mins  
Listen to Dr Paul Doyle, Deputy Director, Research, talk about how we can report what others say in this episode of Grammar Matters. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Understanding Subject Literacy

May 08 2024 9 mins  
In this episode of Effective Communication for Learning, your host Darren Nonis, talks with Dr Alison Tan, Lead Specialist, ELIS, about subject literacy – what it is and the important implications it has for teaching and learning. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Effective Communication for Learning

Apr 24 2024 8 mins  
In this episode of Effective Communication, your host Darren Nonis, talks with Dr Paul Doyle, Deputy Director, Research, about effective communication for learning across the curriculum and what this means for the English medium subject classroom. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Building Multiliteracies in EL Classrooms (Episode 2)

Apr 18 2024 17 mins  
In this episode, we feature Csilla Weninger, Associate Professor and Head of the English Language and Literature Academic Group at the National Institute of Education. Csilla speaks with Tay May Yin, Principal Master Teacher about the building of Multiliteracies, one of the key Pedagogical Emphases in ELS2020. They discuss why it is important to build multiliteracies in EL classroo

Building Multiliteracies in EL Classrooms (Episode 1)

Apr 08 2024 17 mins  
In this episode, we feature Victor Lim Fei, Associate Professor at the National Institute of Education, English Language and Literature Academic Group, and Grace Yang, Subject Head/Educational Support at Yio Chu Kang Primary School. Victor and Grace speak with Tay May Yin, Principal Master Teacher about the building of multiliteracies in students. Multiliteracies is one of the key

Use of Tenses When Linking Ideas and Clauses – A Visit to Australia

Apr 03 2024 6 mins  
Listen to Dr Paul Doyle, Deputy Director, Research, talk about the use of tenses when linking ideas and clauses in this episode of Grammar Matters. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Subordinating Conjunctions – Going Abroad

Mar 26 2024 6 mins  
Listen to Dr Paul Doyle, Deputy Director, Research, talk about the use of subordinating conjunctions in this episode of Grammar Matters. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Coordinating Conjunctions – Overseas and Overworked

Mar 13 2024 7 mins  
Listen to Dr Paul Doyle, Deputy Director, Research, talk about the use of coordinating conjunctions in this episode of Grammar Matters. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Inquiry Through Dialogue in Teaching Oracy

Mar 06 2024 20 mins  
In this episode, we feature James Koh, Master Teacher and Stephanie Hua, Head of Department. They are Teacher Leaders who are deeply interested in the practice of Inquiry through Dialogue (ItD) in their classrooms. James and Stephanie speak with Tay May Yin, Principal Master Teacher about why they value ItD, how they enact ItD in their lessons, and the impact ItD has on their stude