With thousands of people releasing hundreds of new video and audio podcasts daily, there was bound to be a few on ESL, EFL, TESOL, TEFL, English as a Second or Foreign language, teaching English and other related programmes out there. You'll also find that there are ESL, EFL podcasts in other languages about English. Very useful for beginners.
So this podcast directory has been set up to help you to find them easily. Nothing really beats having a private English tutor but podcasts come close. Especially as a lot of podcasters rely on the input from their listeners to shape their programmes.
All the podcasts here are free at the time of publishing.
ESL video podcasts
IELTS
Speaking Practice Tests
This is a series of direct-to-camera Youtube
videos by James at Adult English
School featuring practice questions for IELTS speaking tests. Play
him speaking the question then pause to practice answering. There are over
50 IELTS speaking practice tests to choose from.
IELTS
Listening Tests
Download practice tests developed by teachers
at Adult English School. This is the page featuring their currently available
listening tests for a small fee.
The
Daily English Show
"Hi I'm Sarah. I'm from Aotearoa/New Zealand.
I'm an English teacher in Tokyo, Japan. I'm making an internet video show
for people who are studying English. It's called "The Daily English Show"
Ugoeigo
Let us help you learn English with our
ESL podcast, lessons and reviews!
English
Teacher John
An easy-to-understand English learning
podcast. We feature: grammar, idioms, pronunciation, topics and more. We
always speak slowly and clearly. Listen and practice!
Esl audio podcasts
ESL Pod
You'll learn new idioms and expressions
and learn to use them the way native speakers do. No more "textbook
English"!
ESL
Page
Regular weekly podcasts on English language
topics.
ELT
Podcast
Theme-based dialog podcasts include language
practice for intermediate-level students of English, such as EFL, ESL and
ESOL. These conversations have two or more speakers. Read transcripts and
listen to mp3 files. ELT stands for English Language Teaching.
Breaking
News English
Latest topical news podcast to accompany
online ESL exercises.
Many
Things
These are MP3 files chosen for students
of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) or English as a Second Language
(ESL). You can read the text as you listen. Even if you don't understand
every word, you can learn some interesting things while you enjoy listening
to English. Listen as often as you can to improve your English.
Sydney
English Language College
Some audio podcasts covering various English
language subjects.
E-Poche
Some interesting English language conversations
Muscle
Pipe
EFL listening practice.
Flo-Joe
Radio from Splendid Learning
Produced by Flo-Joe, the online service
for teachers and students preparing for Cambridge First Certificate in
English (FCE), Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) and Certificate of
Proficiency in English (CPE).
Phonetic
Podcast
A podcast about the pronunciation of the
English language.
English
Feed
Various English language learning subjects
discussed
Humsam
Some interesting ESL podcasts from Sweden
There are many more. You can find a lot
of podcasts by searching via Google for 'ESL podcast', or you can use the
Apple Itunes program and search for 'English' or 'ESL'. Recommended reading
- Article on video
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