The Best in ELT with Fluency MC - Episode 1: Rachel's English

20 Jun

2013 05:00 PM (CST)

This class ran for 70 minutes

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About the class

This webinar is hosted in English

Watch an exclusive TV studio interview between WizIQ Ambassador and Knowledge Entertainer Jason R Levine (Fluency MC) and Rachel of Rachel's English.

Rachel and Jason will be there LIVE to comment and take your questions!

During the interview, Rachel discusses:

How she got started as a teacher

Her rise to fame on YouTube

Advice for improving pronunciation

The future of online learning

And much more!

The Best in ELT with Fluency MC showcases passionate and innovative teachers of English from around the globe. Stay tuned for further episodes, only in WizIQ.

About Rachel:

Rachel has been working on Rachel's English for over four years. Having taught ESL off and on since 1999, she became interested in developing a pronunciation-focused resource in 2008 while living in Germany under the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship program.

Rachel's initial idea in developing Rachel's English was to make the kind of resource for self-study that she wished she could find for her own foreign language study. As a classical singer, Rachel has spent much time immersed in singing in German, French, Italian, and Spanish. She studied with highly acclaimed vocal teachers and coaches and brings a body of detailed knowledge connected to the voice, placement, and the musical nature of speech to her work as a pronunciation coach.

Rachel lives in New York City. She loves being connected to people around the world through Rachel's English.

About Jase:

Fluency MC is Jason R. Levine (Jase), Ambassador and Knowledge Entertainer at WizIQ. He has nearly fifteen years of experience as a teacher, trainer, and content creator in the field of English language teaching. Jase is best known for the songs and videos he creates for English learners as Fluency MC and his online program, "The Weekly English Workout" on WizIQ.

Jase believes that the best way to build a base of knowledge in a foreign language is to follow the 3Rs: Relax, Repeat, Remember. When we are engaged in interesting activities and get multiple exposures to target language, we're more likely to remember this language with accuracy and use it with fluency.

He has spent the past several years networking and collaborating with amazing English teachers around the globe and is excited to showcase their talents in the virtual classroom of WizIQ.

The Best in ELT with Fluency MC showcases passionate and innovative teachers of English from around the globe. Stay tuned for further episodes, only in WizIQ.

About the Host

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Mohali, India

Jason R Levine (Jase, for short) has nearly fifteen years of experience in ELT as a teacher, teacher trainer, and materials writer. He is the creator of ColloLearn, an approach to English language learning based on the songs he writes and performs as Fluency MC.

Jase is Ambassador and Knowledge Entertainer at WizIQ. He also teaches in the online MA TESOL program at the New School and writes songs and chants for several publishers, including Oxford University Press. He is chair-elect of the TESOL Interest Group Video and Digital Media and works as an English Specialist for the U.S. Department of State.

Jase oversees the ColloLearn YouTube channel, where his videos receive an average of 100,000 views per month and the Fluency MC Facebook page with over 16,000 members.

After earning an MA in TESOL from Hunter College in 1999, Jase taught at several schools before becoming the director of curriculum development for Embassy CES. In 2002, he co-founded a TOEFL preparation school for international students in New York City.

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