http://www.psa.eu.comenEducationCopyright Kevin Westbrookhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a58f29282c7c3550159837188a7c3aa3.jpghttp://www.psa.eu.comFri, 12 Sep 2025 17:05:41 +0000Kevin WestbrookKevin Westbrookinfo@psa.eu.comThis podcast covers all aspects of professional development for language teachers. While we are serious about what we do, we hope we do this with humour!falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-33--67737178https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67737178Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:04:25 +0000Kevin WestbrookIn this episode of "Delivering Development," Kevin and Laura discuss implicit and explicit knowledge in language acquisition. Laura shares insights from her study on implicit instruction and its effectiveness in developing implicit knowledge of target...2142languagelearning,professionaldevelopmentfalse33fullhttps://psa.eu.com/episode-32/https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66508484Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:35:46 +0000Kevin WestbrookKevin and Laura focus on the evolving impact of Artificial Intelligence on language teaching and assessment, exploring both the opportunities and challenges it presents for educators and students. The discussions highlight how AI can be a tool for...1889ai,development,language,teachingfalse32fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-31--65940899https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65940899Tue, 06 May 2025 14:44:31 +0000Kevin WestbrookJoin Kevin, Laura and Neil as they continue their series of podcasts about language teaching in the context of Artificial Intelligence, this time looking at general issues and also tackling the crucial topic of what AI means for assessment in language...1979aiineducation,edtech,educationaltechnology,efl,esl,languageassessment,languageteaching,professionaldevelopment,teachertrainingfalse31fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-30--65335244https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65335244Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:08:48 +0000Kevin WestbrookIn part two of their series on AI's impact on language teaching, Kevin, Laura and Neil focus on using AI to do things that weren't possible before, rather than doing the same things using AI. The episode ends with a compelling student success story....2061development,languages,teachingfalse30fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-29--64416594https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64416594Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:51:09 +0000Kevin WestbrookIn Episode 29 of the Delivering Development Podcast, Kevin, Laura  and Neil give a general overview of the impact of AI on language teaching. We also discuss in general terms how educators can adapt their teaching methods during this transitional...2134ai,cpd,languages,languageteachingfalse29fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-28--62474110https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62474110Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:03:38 +0000Kevin WestbrookIn this episode, Kevin, Laura and Neil start with a discussion about flipped learning and then move on to some of the fundamentals of how to approach blended learning design. In a shock move, Kevin, Laura and Neil also agreed on something.2136development,languages,teaching,technologyfalse28fullhttps://www.psa.eu.com/episode-27/https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60284889Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:55:43 +0000Kevin WestbrookThe 27th episode of Delivering Development, our podcast on continuing professional development for language teachers and administrators, takes an initial, high-level, look at AI and its impact on the languages field.1823ai,development,languagefalse27fullhttps://www.psa.eu.com/episode-26/https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60043161Wed, 15 May 2024 07:33:42 +0000Kevin WestbrookIn this edition we continued with a discussion of some terms relating to blended learning, in a possibly vain attempt to gain some clearer idea of what some of the terms mean and, indeed, whether they are useful or just confuse the issue.2275blended_learning,language_teaching,professional_developmentfalse26fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-25--57542776https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57542776Tue, 07 Nov 2023 12:53:36 +0000Kevin WestbrookEarlier this year I was interviewed by Ruth Pringle as part of her project to match learners to teachers in a very targeted way. I liked the idea, but particularly liked the way we got talking about language professionals working together and helping...1970cooperation,language,professionaldevelopment,teachingfalse25fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-24--56512559https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56512559Fri, 18 Aug 2023 13:40:34 +0000Kevin WestbrookToday, the plan was to look at some of the terminology around blended learning. We did a decent job on “flipped learning”, I think, but that was all we had time for! We did cover some interesting ground on the nature of blended learning as well though.2186false23fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-23--54498576https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54498576Mon, 19 Jun 2023 10:00:02 +0000Kevin WestbrookAn episode on the difficult area of teaching listening with guest Anthony Green. This is definitely a subject we are going to follow-up on!1736development,language,listening,teachingfalse23fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-22--53773823https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53773823Mon, 08 May 2023 10:00:02 +0000Kevin WestbrookThe first of a regular series of episodes revolving around blended learning to address the need to better understand some of the fundamentals of this aspect of language teaching. We start with an overview of the field.1656development,language,teachingfalse22fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-21--53727799https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53727799Wed, 03 May 2023 12:35:38 +0000Kevin WestbrookA short solo episode to get back in the saddle and also to publicise my interview with Ruth Pringle.555development,languages,teachingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-20--51816941https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51816941Mon, 07 Nov 2022 23:15:43 +0000Kevin WestbrookA combination of family holidays, workload, building work at home and a lot of editing means that this episode recorded at the IATEFL conference in Belfast in May is only now being published in November 2022! However, it was a really interesting,...1964conference,development,efl,iatefl,teachingfalse19fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-18--48374669https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48374669Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:10:16 +0000Kevin WestbrookThis edition is a special interview with Rachael Roberts. It seems to me that many articles, presentations etc. I have experienced about mental health put the affected person in the position of a passive adapter to a bad situation, one that is usually...2222development,languages,mentalhealth,teachingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-19--48093910https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48093910Wed, 29 Dec 2021 09:11:59 +0000Kevin WestbrookA concluding episode for 2021 in our podcast for language professionals. Kevin and Laura talk about some potential positive effects for the industry.1544development,language,teachingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-17--47720965https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47720965Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:58:55 +0000Kevin WestbrookAfter a bit of a break over the summer (and autumn!), we finally managed to get everyone together for the promised follow-up to our panel discussion on professional development at the IATEFL 2021 annual conference.2587development,teachingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-16--45213857https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45213857Tue, 08 Jun 2021 12:09:19 +0000Kevin WestbrookVocabulary is the theme for our latest podcast for language professionals. Our name for this edition is "croissants and cauliflowers". You will have to listen to find out why, but we had a lot of fun recording it.2090language,learning,vocabularyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-15--44725260https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44725260Sun, 09 May 2021 22:17:11 +0000Kevin WestbrookIn this episode of our podcast for for language-teaching professionals, we consider some of the issues around teaching pronunciation,2223development,language,pronunciation,teachingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-14--43885933https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43885933Sun, 14 Mar 2021 21:57:15 +0000Kevin WestbrookThis episode of the podcast for language teaching professionals concludes a three-part series on assessment. In this episode we look at some aspects such as specifications, working with others and simple analyses and why they are important in the real...1799assessment,language,learning,teachingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-13--43113863https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43113863Mon, 25 Jan 2021 21:10:52 +0000Kevin WestbrookKevin and Neil follow up last episode's discussion of what to consider before writing an assessment with some thoughts about what to do after you have written those questions.1489assessment,development,languagefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-12--42418276In this episode we have an expert guest speaker from the British Council.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42418276Thu, 10 Dec 2020 16:56:11 +0000Kevin WestbrookThe team are talking about three fundamental questions you need to answer before even starting to develop a language assessment: Why are you assessing? What are you assessing? Who are you assessing? In this episode we have an expert guest speaker from...In this episode we have an expert guest speaker from the British Council.]]>1956falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-11--41799148https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41799148Wed, 04 Nov 2020 22:12:22 +0000Kevin WestbrookIn this episode we look at some of the ways you can produce assessments for distance courses.2007assessment,development,languageteachingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-10--41008160https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41008160Sat, 19 Sep 2020 21:04:04 +0000Kevin WestbrookIn this edition of the podcast for language teachers and other professionals in the field, we looked at some observations of online teaching post-summer and the return to face-to-face.1827development,languages,teachingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-9--29268616https://api.spreaker.com/episode/29268616Thu, 04 Jun 2020 10:20:50 +0000Kevin WestbrookIn this edition of the CPD podcast for language teachers, we discuss the issues for teachers and learners of the general move online.3304development,language,teachingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-8--25482629https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25482629Tue, 14 Apr 2020 08:21:37 +0000Kevin WestbrookPete and Laura are heavily involved in online projects caused by the coronavirus pandemic. They talk about what they are doing and pass on some tips.2030falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-7--24246869https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24246869Tue, 24 Mar 2020 12:15:01 +0000Kevin WestbrookAn extra episode recorded near the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic in the UK. We discuss our own situations and each of us gives a tip relevant to the current work situation.1677development,language,teachingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6--23498995https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23498995Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:24:40 +0000Kevin WestbrookIn this episode we introduce a new format and focus on how to approach English for Specific Purposes teaching.2474development,language,teachingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tim-thompson--20256132https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20256132Mon, 25 Nov 2019 11:31:22 +0000Kevin WestbrookWelcome to a special episode of the Delivering Development podcast, helping language teachers and others in the field to enhance their professional development. My name is Kevin Westbrook, and with me today is Tim Thompson, who describes himself as an...1438development,networking,professionalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5--19905061https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19905061Thu, 07 Nov 2019 12:47:24 +0000Kevin WestbrookThe fifth episode of Delivering Development looks at using technology in the classroom and has a brief introduction to aspects of business English.1988business,development,language,teaching,technologyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4--19302603https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19302603Tue, 01 Oct 2019 06:22:58 +0000Kevin WestbrookWelcome to episode 4 of the Delivering Development podcast, helping language teachers and others in the field to enhance their professional development. Today we are looking at self-reflection, skills matrices and ESP. We also have our regular tech...2408development,esp,language,teachingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eric-baber--18896374https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18896374Fri, 23 Aug 2019 08:21:13 +0000Kevin WestbrookIt's the 8th of August 2019. Welcome to a special episode of the Delivering Development podcast, helping language teachers and others in the field to enhance their professional development. My name is Kevin Westbrook, and with me today is Eric Baber.825cup,development,languages,teachingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3--18836053https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18836053Fri, 16 Aug 2019 15:32:16 +0000Kevin WestbrookThis episode looks at recommendations for CPD for the summer and an introduction to ESP, as well as the regular tech tips and Pete's publication slots.2109cpd,development,languagefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2--18474705https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18474705Sat, 06 Jul 2019 07:41:09 +0000Kevin WestbrookEpisode 2 looks at what we mean by "development" and Neil Bullock looks at needs analyses. Everybody shares their tech tips and Pete gives us an insight into his recommended book.2221development,language,teachingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-1--18170704https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18170704Wed, 05 Jun 2019 10:08:33 +0000Kevin WestbrookWelcome to the first edition of the Delivering Development podcast. It is 31 May, 2019 and this will be a relatively short edition where we talk a little about the concept of the podcast, what our goals are and what you can expect each month. The "we"...1309development,language,teachingfalsefull