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Aug 2019
48m 13s

How to teach English (with Scott Thornbu...

CANGURO ENGLISH
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Recently I had the pleasure of talking to Scott Thornbury, a giant in the world of English language teaching. He is a teacher, teacher trainer, award-winning author, and speaker, and he has been pushing for change in the way we teach languages for more than 20 years. We spoke about many different aspects of language teaching and learning, especially what tea ... Show More
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