509. What’s it all about? (Philosophy and Language Learning)
This episode is all about philosophy and how this applies to language learning. Listen to me describing 8 different 'schools' of philosophical thought. Are hedonists good language learners? How do rationalists and empiricists disagree about how we learn languages? Is language learning an innate ability or just something that can only happen as a result of things we do after we're born? And, how does philosophy answer life's big questions such as, "What's life all about?" "What are we doing here?" and "What shall we have for dinner?" Transcript available. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-88S italki offer http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 Helmi 20181h 28min
508. Six True Crime Stories from Victorian England, Told by My Dad
Learn English by listening to Rick Thompson telling some true stories of petty crimes committed in an English town in 1851. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-88W italki offer http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28 Tammi 20181h 4min
507. Learning English with UK Comedy TV Shows
Recommendations and descriptions of British comedy TV shows with some comments about how to use comedy TV shows to learn English. Transcript available on the episode page. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-81r italki offer http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
20 Tammi 20181h 27min
506. One of Britain's Favourite Poems
Listen to readings of "If—" by Rudyard Kipling, a popular poem from England. Includes analysis of the vocabulary and the themes in the poem and also a chance to enjoy the unique voice of Sir Michael Caine - with some funny impressions too. Transcript, vocabulary and videos available on the episode page. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-81n italki offer http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
16 Tammi 20181h 11min
505. A Chat with Dad & James about Star Wars: The Last Jedi (with Vocabulary)
Transcripts and Vocabulary Lists for Episode 505Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-87u italki offer http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12 Tammi 20181h 38min
504. My Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Part 2)
Continuing to talk about the latest Star Wars film at length, going through the storyline and giving my thoughts on the characters, events and the audience backlash. Transcript available below.Episode page: https://wp.me/p4IuUx-87j Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11 Tammi 20182h 10min
503. My Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Part 1)
Talking about the new Star Wars film including the audience reaction, English accents you can hear in Star Wars, and a run-through of the plot with my thoughts about the events and characters. Plot spoilers throughout the episode! Transcript available (below).Episode page: https://wp.me/p4IuUx-87f italki offer: http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10 Tammi 20181h 7min
502. The Birth of My Daughter
Talking about the birth of my baby daughter, including accounts of the main events and how it all felt. Listen carefully for descriptive vocabulary for describing emotions and feelings as well as the language of childbirth previously explained in episodes 491 and 492. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-86Q italki offer http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4 Tammi 20181h 24min
