Culture Shock: Episode 2
Welcome to our second episode on culture shock. This episode, Rand and Sian will be speaking to three former language assistants who have all had very...
Culture Shock : Episode 1
This episode explores the foundation for understanding culture shock. Join the language assistants team with Saskia, Rand and Aobh as we dive into wha...
What to pack?
Finola chats to Ellie who was an ELA in Austria during 2020-21 about what is best to pack as a Language Assistant. Listen for top tips on what you rea...
Documenting Your Time
Finola speaks to Georgia and Mabel about their experiences as assistants and how they kept a record of their time. They discuss their favourite memori...
First Experiences of Teaching as a Language Assistant
In this episode, we speak to former English Language Assistants Fran, Dylan and Haleema about their first experiences in the classroom. Providing qual...
Settling In
We hear from assistants Kate and Georgia about their experience of settling in as an ELA during 2019-20. From Welsh-cake candles to brass bands, liste...
Chile
Join us for a trip to the country of the poets in South America with colleagues and assistants. First up, we hear from Gaurav and Ceana. Now both work...
Spain
Finola and Leona speak to former ELAs and current Ambassadors Lucy and Laura about their experience as an ELA in Spain. From sunsets overlooking the ...
Germany
Joined by team member Elena and former assistants Luis and Ffion, Fin hears all about life in Germany. From admin to bakery etiquette, listen in to he...
Lockdown Learning
2020 has been a very different year for the Language Assistants programme, and this podcast looks to explore how this group of assistants and teachers...