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From: https://www.tefltraininginstitute.com/podcast/2023/6/19/are-ma-tesol-courses-failing-teachers-with-thomas-farrell

This podcast describes the struggles that TEFL instructors are facing and how sometimes MA TESOL programs do not set up these instructors for success. Thomas Farrell describes these challenges and how TESOL programs sometimes do not place enough focus on the learners and will focus instead on the theory and academics of language teaching. While Farrell describes these challenges, he also describes how instructors can reflect on their teaching practices and think about language and instruction in the real world context to create a more engaging and useful curriculum for learners. Farrell also discusses how administrators need to restructure TESOL programs to be more instructor/learner-focused and how they need to provide more services and support for graduate students. Overall, Farrell focuses on how TESOL programs need to place more importance on training teachers than teaching academics. This resource would be useful to any TESOL program board or instructors who are having difficulty in their own teaching experience, and it may provide them with solutions and next-steps. 

Visit: https://www.tefltraininginstitute.com/podcast/2023/6/19/are-ma-tesol-courses-failing-teachers-with-thomas-farrell