Professional Development

Originated by Birmingham MA TEFL/TESL students

What do students think about learning English? How do they feel about the future of English? What do they believe about language learning and teaching, and more questions that we’ve yet to ask them?

Learners’ Voices provides a unique opportunity to share students’ stories, opinions, and ideas from the whole spectrum of English learning and teaching contexts (e.g. K-12, universities, private language schools, businesses, community colleges, etc).

Teachers and researchers are invited to discover more from our learners by sharing interviews, discussions, and talks by and with students. The column further offers them an incredible chance to be heard by thousands of teachers throughout the ELT professional community.

So, please enjoy listening and contributing to Learners’ Voices. We're eagerly looking forward to hearing from you!

Phil Brown
Column Editor, MASH Learners’ Voices

Submission Guidelines
1. Make a 5-10 minute audio(video) recording of (you and) your student(s) and send the file (up to 5MG, preferably mp3 or wav format) to Phil Brown: philza2003(at)yahoo.com;
OR for larger files, upload the file to YouTube then send me the link;
OR record directly onto VoiceThread then send me the link. For example: Welcome to Learners' Voices.
2. Write a short summary to introduce:
- the context (e.g. Junior High School, university, private language school)
- the student(s) (e.g. 1st grade students from a beginning writing class)
- the format and topic (e.g. This is a student-led discussion on recycling)
3. Provide the following basic details:
- Your name
- Your institution (and institution name if you wish)
- Mini-profile (30-50 words)

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please ensure you obtain consent from the students (and parents and/or institutions where applicable). We cannot accept any responsibility for any consequences that may arise in the event of failure to do so.

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