Tyson Seburn

Biography

Tyson Seburn is an EAP instructor and Assistant Academic Director of International Programs at New College, University of Toronto. He holds an MA Educational Technology & TESOL from the University of Manchester. His main interest focuses on identity and its various impacts on teacher development. He is currently also exploring inclusive and critical pedagogy and their applications to language teaching contexts. He writes about these interests in an EAP discussion group, #tleap (bit.do/tleap); his blog, 4CinELT (fourc.ca); and through his role as Coordinator of the IATEFL Teacher Development Special Interest Group committee (tdsig.org). He is the author of Academic Reading Circles (The Round, 2015).

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Books

Parsnips in ELT: Stepping Out of the Comfort Zone (Vol. 3)
Price: Free! Words: 5,420. Language: English. Published: September 29, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Language Instruction » English as a second language
Step out of your ELT comfort zone! Like previous volumes, it contains seven sample lesson plans about traditionally sensitive classroom topics. Use them as is or consider them a starting point for exploring topics like these in your own ways. This ebook covers a modified group of PARSNIPS: Periods, Alcohol, Race, Suicide, Nudity, Integration, and Porn.
Academic Reading Circles
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 17,170. Language: English. Published: May 28, 2015 . Categories: Nonfiction » Language Instruction » English as a second language, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Teaching methods & materials / language arts
(5.00 from 1 review)
Academic Reading Circles by Tyson Seburn is a teacher-resource book for a learner-centred reading skills approach. Academic Reading Circles is ideal for teacher use in pre-sessional or in-sessional EAP programs at the university level. Secondary and general ESL/EFL classrooms can also benefit. The book is also available in paperback through Amazon and other selected retailers.

Smashwords book reviews by Tyson Seburn

  • Presentation Lesson Hacks on Sep. 06, 2015

    In this book, Wade beats around no bush, directly suggesting quick and easy activities for teachers to try with students who have presentation skills to improve. While adaptable to nearly any context and level, these 'hacks' cover the gamut of problematic areas: nerves, movement, sentence stress, feedback, just to name a few. A personal favourite: Eye contact #1.