How To Teach With TED Talks: A Practical Guide For English Teachers

Published 2021.

TED Talks are an amazing teaching resource but also present challenges: With thousands of talks available, how can I choose the best ones? Can I use TED Talks with low-level students? What language should I focus on? What if I don't completely understand the talk myself? And the list goes on.

How to Teach with TED Talks is full of practical solutions and includes worksheets and lesson plans. After reading How to Teach with TED Talks, you'll have the confidence to:

Choose videos that are ideal for language teaching

Use all sorts of images - including TED Talks - to engage learners and bring loads of language into the classroom

Think differently about listening and try some fresh ways of using audio material

Guide learners in developing effective speaking and communication skills using TED Talks as input and inspiration

Choose videos that are the right length

Make the best use of scripts and subtitles

Deal with the technical and high-level language in TED Talks without worrying that you yourself haven't completely mastered the concepts in a talk

Teach with TED Talks online.