TESOL vs. World Language Teaching, with Kim Edmunds

07/03/2025 32 min
TESOL vs. World Language Teaching, with Kim Edmunds

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Episode Synopsis

Kim Edmunds is the Educational Technologist at the Columbia University Language Resource Center. She is also a TESOL teacher trainer at The New School and an ESL instructor. In this conversation, Kim reflects on the similarities and differences between TESOL/ESL and world language teaching. We discuss key areas of focus, including pronunciation, cultural perspectives, motivation in language learning, and the role of technology in the classroom.