In this episode, Anna speaks with Marjorie Rosenberg about learning preferences. They unpack the terminology around learning preferences, address some criticisms of learning styles, and explore how teachers can avoid teaching only in their own preferred style. Marjorie shares simple, low-prep activities that cater to multiple learner types and offers strategies for discovering student preferences without extensive questionnaires.
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About Marjorie
Marjorie Rosenberg has taught English to adults and worked with teachers for over forty years in Graz, Austria. An NLP trainer and Neurolanguage coach, she has a long-standing interest in how people process and remember information, shaped by her own language-learning experience as well as research projects at the University of Graz. A past president of IATEFL, Marjorie has also been actively involved in local TAs and IATEFL SIGs. She has been to several ETAS conferences and is a big fan.
Marjorie’s LinkedIn, site, Communicative Business English Activities book and other books.
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In this episode, Anna speaks with Lynn Williams about how assessment can support learning. They discuss alternative approaches to assessment, the unique challenges of assessment in Switzerland's education system, and practical strategies for teachers looking to make assessment more effective and learner-centred.

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By the same token, the opinions expressed are the interviewees' own and not those of the institutions they are connected with.

About Lynn
Lynn Williams is an upper-secondary English language and literature teacher with over 20 years of experience in the Swiss public school system and currently serves as ETAS Journal Editor. She is also a lecturer and coach in teacher education, with expertise in assessment and testing, bilingual education, differentiated instruction, and language teaching. Her work focuses on how assessment can support meaningful learning and individual learner development.

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Podcast team
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Editor: Maria Terec

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Bettina Coppens, an experienced English teacher and local councilwoman.
In this episode, we explore the power of personal storytelling in the classroom, today's classroom challenges and creative teaching strategies that work. Bettina also offers insight into her work beyond the classroom, highlighting how educators can influence policy, and make a lasting impact by planting small but meaningful seeds in their students’ lives.
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About Bettina
Bettina Coppens, with MAs in English Linguistics and Education, currently teaches English at Swiss public schools after years of teaching various subjects and being a mentor teacher. Now part-time, she balances teaching with roles in teacher associations, the Aargau Department of Education, her position as a member of the local council, and ETAS. Bettina’s main interests lie in teaching teenagers and young adults, interacting with fellow teachers from various schools, as well as being engaged in the bigger picture of teaching.

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Host: Anna Boyko

Editor: Maria Terec