Teacher Training

Teaching Heritage Speakers

• Tibetan Teachings Today With Bhubhu's lessons and teacher training videos https://www.youtube.com/@BhuBhu-cq1jq 

• Bhubhu's explanation of the CEFR framework, in Tibetan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGudteQIGTY 

• Beri Prince talk at LTWA on Methods of Teaching Tibetan Language https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQAz7HTrD04 

Teaching Second-language Learners

I really like Jo Gakonga's channel. She gives very practical tips for ESL teaching, and many are applicable for any second-language teaching context.

• What not to teach adult beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qhDasDSzSE

• Give Instructions Like a CELTA Pro in 5 Minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cjxrXbhErk 

• Don't pre-teach vocabulary! Here's why.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDXW-oTr5h0 

• CELTA - Seven ways to check meaning (without asking 'do you understand?') https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTdAtkLOxMo 

These are some other resources for learners and polyglots (multilingual speakers)  with good tips:

• Comprehensible input https://www.leonardoenglish.com/blog/comprehensible-input 

• Aiming for 98% comprehensible input https://gianfrancoconti.com/2025/02/27/why-the-input-we-give-our-learners-must-be-95-98-comprehensible-in-order-to-enhance-language-acquisition-the-theory-and-the-research-evidence/ 

• Learning a second language fast - four strategies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLFmHV-gy-M 

• Learn language 27 times faster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oczU77_q9hE 

• Comprehensible input https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_EQDtpYSNM 

• Fluency hacks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5UrTjQGwqg