"Choice generates agency, agency generates engagement, and engagement is where learning begins. If you aren’t ‘falling over’ as a teacher, you probably aren't pushing yourself or your learners to take ownership of the language."
We sit down with the esteemed Professor Jonathan Newton.
Jonathan is an Associate Professor at Victoria University of Wellington, w ... Show More
May 31
Product Problems: Why Most EdTech Founders Fail to Scale [and how you can avoid that trap] - Kate Bodrova
"To build a company, it really requires time. At some point, there will be only you who still believes in the product - not your team, not your investors, nobody. You and yourself in the room and your laptop, and that's it." We sit down with Amazy founder Kate Bodrova. Kate spent ... Show More
51m 54s
Apr 30
Why Launching a Business is Scarier Than Skydiving - Martina Monreal
"It’s 5,000 metres high, and I promise you: it is much scarier to launch a business than it is to jump out of a plane. When you launch, you are open to being judged, and you can fail, but that 80% fear is exactly what drives you to succeed." We chat with Smart Cookie co-founder M ... Show More
59m 6s
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
Sep 2024
AI and Language Learning – The First Conditional (English Grammar Lesson)
STUDY PACKS AVAILABLE NOW (study exercises, transcripts, downloadable audio, and an EXCLUSIVE EPISODE on mixed conditionals) - https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish/shop/
Today I want to talk about Artificial Intelligence and its likely impact on language learning and la ... Show More
12m 47s
Aug 2019
Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 18
Welcome back to my podcast. As always, we're going to take some English sentences and explain the grammar that we've used in those sentences. If he hadn't driven his car so fast, he wouldn't have crashed it. Conditional tenses. Vocabulary. Check out VIP English Learning Club, Onl ... Show More
4m 20s
Nov 2024
When to Use "Turn On," "Turn Off," "Close," "Shut," and "Open" – Everyday English Words Explained!
In this episode of English for Kids, Teacher Tim breaks down the meanings and uses of some common but confusing English phrases: "turn on," "turn off," "close," "shut," and "open." Learn when and how to use these everyday words in fun, simple examples, and practice along with us! ... Show More
6m 35s