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#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.

Episode 48. Exploring product design with Solveiga Pakštaite

My conversation with the inventor of a temperature-sensitive food label showing when products spoil.

What makes a good language teacher?

And what does language teaching entail?

#16. The right tools to learn a language

To learn a language, you need structure and tools. And one of the most crucial tools, is the one you create for yourself.

Episode 47. Exploring the magic of weaving with Rosie-may Greenbank

In this episode, traditional hand-weaver, Rosie-may, shares her passion for her craft and explores the language of weaving.

Speaking a language does not have to be scary

How you choose to learn and use a language is entirely up to you.

Episode 46. Exploring nature through creativity with Emma Stothard

My conversation with Yorkshire-based willow and wire sculptor, Emma Stothard.

#15. Language learning does not mean translating

Translation is a job, and a difficult one at that, but it's not part of language learning!

Using your interests/hobbies to learn a language

The most efficient way to create a full linguistic immersion and enjoy the learning process, is to lean into what you know and like.

Episode 45. Challenging our beliefs creatively with Voula Tsoflias

A conversation about creativity and emotional resilience with fiction writer and corporate psychologist, Voula Tsoflias.

#14. Listening is key

Why is listening so scary and could it be that language learners are making it harder that it has to be?

How can I speak if I’m not translating directly from my mother tongue?

Contrary to you might think, simultaneous translation isn't required before speaking. In fact, it makes speaking harder than it has to be!

#13. Learning French when English is your mother tongue

Teaching French to English speakers is my specialty and here's why...

Language learning is collaborative

Language learning might have felt isolating and lonely at school, but it certainly isn't in one-to-one tuition!

#12. There’s no such thing as perfect sentences

And there's no such thing as a perfect student or a perfect learning process either!

How has language learning changed in 22 years?

To what degree has technology impacted on language learning in the past 22 years?