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Hosted by Farnaz Karimian · 🇺🇸 US · EN-CA · 17 episodes
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Learning off the Syllabus is a podcast that steps into the real stories that shape language teaching and learning. Hosted by Toronto-based language educator and curriculum designer, Farnaz Karimian, each episode dives into conversations with teachers, students, leaders and thinkers to explore what teaching and learning actually feel like in an ever-evolving landscape. If you’ve ever felt the gap between policy and practice, care and control, or ideals and reality, you’re in the right place! Let's go off the syllabus, where the real learning unfolds!
Farnaz Karimian hosts Learning off the Syllabus, a education show with 17 episodes published.
In this segment of Teacher Real Talk, Dr. Maria-Lourdes Lira-Gonzales and Farnaz have a conversation about how teachers' experiences as language learners can shape the way they teach. Drawing on Maria’s own journey ac
In this segment of Student Voice Spotlight, Farnaz sits down with one of her former students, Adil, to have a thoughtful conversation about the realities of learning English while navigating work, stress, and long-term g
In this segment of Teacher Real Talk , Farnaz and Daniel Shaw (MA, TESOL and Applied Linguistics) explore what meaningful student support looks like in ESL and EAP. They discuss the social, emotional, and systemic challe
In this segment of Teacher Real Talk , Farnaz and Rebecca Schmor (PhD, Language and Literacies Education) talk about what it means to embrace plurilingualism in English language education. They get into the relationship
In this segment of Learning Off the Syllabus , Farnaz and Vanessa (MA, English Literature) have an open conversation about what it means to support student learning in the GenAI era. They unpack the shift from resistance
In this segment of Learning Off the Syllabus, Farnaz and Vanessa (MA, English Literature) have an open conversation about what it means to support student learning in the GenAI era. They unpack the shift from resistance
In this segment of From the Director’s Chair, Farnaz has an insightful conversation with Francesca Boschetti (PhD, English) about what it means to lead in a profession where perceptions of credibility and authority are
In this special minisode of Learning Off the Syllabus, marking the end of Season 1 (yay!), Farnaz is joined by longtime friend, former colleague, and instructional designer Ela Kaca, as they read through and react to st
In this segment of Let's Talk Design, Farnaz and Graham (MEd, Digitally-Mediated Adult Learning) have a wide-ranging conversation about teaching, assessment, and what it means to work inside systems that don’t always pri
In this segment of Let’s Talk Design, Farnaz sits down with Ruba (PhD candidate in Language and Literacies Education) to explore what decolonizing ESL education can look like in everyday classroom practice. Throughout th
In this segment, From the Director’s Chair, Farnaz sits down with Shawna (EdD Candidate, Higher Education Leadership) to talk about the strange, often accidental paths that lead people into ESL. Starting with Shawna’s jo
In this segment of Teacher Real Talk, Farnaz and Danny (MEd, Adult Education and Community Development) explore the idea of “neutrality” in the language classroom. Reflecting on the impact of political crises, including
In this segment of Teacher Real Talk, Farnaz and Celine (MEd, Curriculum & Pedagogy) chat about the difference between empathy and compassion in language education, the importance of seeing learners as people, not just s
In this segment of Student Voice Spotlight, Farnaz engages in a heartfelt conversation with her former student, Kemal, who shares his immigration journey and reflects on the importance of letting go, the process of unlea
In this segment of Teacher Real Talk, Farnaz and Nataly (MA, English Literature) talk about storytelling, community, and vulnerability through the lens of Stories of Home, an online anthology that centres personal narrat
In this segment, From the Director's Chair, Farnaz and David (MA, TESOL) explore what it really means to lead in ESL and EAP in Canada during times of rapid change and ongoing uncertainty. They reflect on the transition
In this segment of Let's Talk Design, Farnaz and Mike (MA, Applied Linguistics) get into the concept of multimodality in teaching, emphasizing its importance in accommodating diverse learning styles and engaging students
In this segment of Teacher Real Talk, Farnaz and Sharmaine (EdD) discuss the misconceptions surrounding English language teaching, the importance of pedagogical qualifications when it comes to curriculum design, and the
Welcome to Learning Off the Syllabus, where the real learning unfolds! Learning Off the Syllabus started from the conversations we don’t usually get to have in English Language Teaching; the ones after class and sometime
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