Jadwiga is my final guest from the group of language professionals who agreed to share how they combine their love of animals, in Jadwiga’s case horses, with a career in languages. You’ll find out in the episode why Jadwiga wasn’t able to join us for episode 300, but it was great to catch up with her this month to find out more about her … and her animals of ... Show More
Apr 29
Episode 309: How a better understanding of culture can help language learners - with Cátia Lima
I’ve been following Cátia’s blog for a while now – since the time when I first started meeting more Portuguese people and eventually decided to learn Portuguese myself. Recently I decided to find out more about her work, her blog, and why she decided to write it. So, this is that ... Show More
26m 4s
Jul 2021
Building your Online English Course
🎙️ Welcome to ESL Talk! 🎙️
A podcast for English Teachers, by English Teachers.
In this episode, we discuss how to plan, build, and develop your online courses for learners. We share our experiences of building courses, the platforms we use, and the different approaches we can ... Show More
37m 12s
Jan 2025
#309 Emphasising with Cleft Sentences
Cleft Sentences are an area of English grammar that is used in daily conversation, but isn't often taught. I don't know many things, but what I am knowledgable about is English! (There's an example!)In this episode, I first explain two of these grammar patterns that you can follo ... Show More
35m 41s
Apr 2025
#321 Can I Use AI Teachers? (Abigail Fulbrook)
Abigail Fulbrook (weareenglishteachers.com) joins me for a fascinating chat about a few different topics, including moving to Japan from the UK, what we miss about the UK, learning using AI teachers, other uses of AI, and much more!Abigail Fulbrook has been teaching English for o ... Show More
52m 4s
Oct 2024
#295 Finding Your Dream Job with Megan Nicholls
Megan is a teacher from Manchester, UK who has been teaching for 10 years and recently made the move to online classes. Megan specialises in Business English for professionals and improving spoken fluency, so in this episode, we talk all about jobs.We start out discussing dream j ... Show More
45m 38s
Jul 2024
Engaging Ways to Teach Adults Online
🎙️ Welcome to ESL Talk! 🎙️A podcast for English Teachers, by English Teachers.We’re thrilled to welcome Megan Nicholls, a distinguished English tutor hailing from the U.K., who brings her innovative methods and passionate approach to the virtual classroom. Megan will share her ... Show More
30m 50s
Jul 2025
The Importance of Visual Design and Detail in Language Teaching
🎙️ Welcome to ESL Talk! 🎙️A podcast for English Teachers, by English Teachers.In this episode of ESL Talk, we tackle the Importance of Visual Design and Detail in Language Teaching with our special guest, Sophie Miller. In our interview, Sophie shares her unique perspective on ... Show More
38m 5s