Practice and immersion (with Josh Hartshorne)
I always talk about how important patience is when you’re learning a language, because it’s really hard, and it takes a really long time, and recently I spoke to someone who knows that better than any...
11 Sep 201934min
The truth about non-native English teachers (with Marek Kiczkowiak)
In the world of English language learning and teaching there is an obsession with the native speaker. Recently I spoke to someone who explains exactly why that has to end: Marek Kiczkowiak from TEFL E...
4 Sep 201930min
Daily Digest 30/8/19 | Learn with a flying penis
Today's daily digest shows how you can learn and especially teach language not with grammar and textbooks, but with ideas, concepts, discussion, and deep knowledge. And flying penises.
30 Aug 201916min
Daily Digest 29/8/19 | How to test your fluency
Today's daily digest is all about fluency. What is fluency? How can you test your fluency? How can you get fluency? You might be surprised at the answers to some of these questions.
29 Aug 201915min
The shape of language (with Peter Gärdenfors)
Unfortunately, most people view language as grammar, and rules, and concrete concepts. But we need to think about language differently. In this interview I speak to Peter Gärdenfors, professor of cogn...
27 Aug 201922min
Daily Digest 26/8/19 | Native language interference
Today's daily digest shows how things are hidden in language, and how your hidden native language structures interfere with your ability to be like a native speaker in English.
26 Aug 201917min
Daily Digest 23/8/19 | The TRUTH about language
Today's daily digest starts with a joke about politicians and then explains how they make us believe lies, what it tells us about the way our brains work, and the truth about language learning.
23 Aug 201913min
The myth of the native speaker (with David Crystal)
In this interview I talk to David Crystal: a legend in the world of the English language. He is a linguist, lecturer, and broadcaster, and he has written or edited over 100 books about language includ...
21 Aug 201950min
