Why do teachers need to give talks

Tanya Polovinkina works at BKC IH Moscow, she’s an experienced conference speaker, gave several talks at different conferences (including IATEFL, twice). She’s also an extremely nice person to talk to, she’s ready to question her beliefs and is open for discussion. We’re talking about: - how to prepare to give a talk at a conference - why it’s important to step out of your comfort zone and do that, - teaching principles, why it’s important to think about them and how they change over life, - teaching Russian as a foreign language and how it’s different from teaching English. Enjoy the interview and see you at the BKC IH Moscow Teacher Training conference! 00:24 First talk ever 06:55 How long does it take to prepare? 12:07 Principled eclecticism. Why is it important to talk about it? (An interview with AW) 14:20 An example of someone who’s ‘merely confused’ 16:28 Tanya’s teaching principles. 21:30 L1 or no L1 in the classroom. 21:45 Is teaching Russian as a Foreign language different from teaching English?