- 3 days ago
French for business - Workshops
Helping your staff communicate efficiently, strengthen business relationships with partners/colleagues, and master cultural differences.
- May 22
#22. Key skills you need to learn a language
What are the skills which help you learn a language and why?
- May 2
The most common misconceptions about language learning
Here’s my opportunity to debunk classic reasons for not learning a language.
- Apr 25
Reading is a superpower
Reading books in the language you're learning is one of the most efficient ways to make progress.
- Apr 17
#21. Language learning is pattern spotting
Each language has its own logic and system and within each system, you will find many patterns – to do with conjugations, pronunciation,...
- Apr 6
Agency
At the core of my teaching is one key notion, that of agency.
- Mar 9
#20. Assessing your own level
Students always assess their own level and are invariably wrong!
- Mar 7
Mon blog en français
Mes articles en français sur l'apprentissage des langues et de l'anglais, en particulier.
- Feb 14
Asking questions
Introducing the two types of questions at the core of my approach to language learning.
- Jan 30
#19. About rote learning
Rote learning in an integral part of language learning, but it's not always the best solution to memorise words.
- Jan 16
Why I never use the word 'homework'
…but all my students do!
- Jan 3
#18. Leaving your linguistic comfort zone behind
If you keep using what you know, you stay within your own linguistic comfort zone and you stop making progress.
- Dec 16, 2022
That's all, folks!
The Creativity for All Podcast is coming to an end.
- Dec 13, 2022
Humour and language learning
Humour is a key skill to have as a teacher, regardless of the topic you're teaching. And it is especially key when teaching languages.
- Nov 29, 2022
#17. Why grammar matters
Grammar isn't as scary and difficult as it sounds. It's a tool to understand the logic of a language and to navigate it.
- Nov 21, 2022
Episode 48. Exploring product design with Solveiga Pakštaite
My conversation with the inventor of a temperature-sensitive food label showing when products spoil.