Teacher Talking Time is a podcast for language teachers who want more: more clarity, more autonomy, and more lasting impact, both inside and outside the classroom.Hosted by Leo and Andrew of Learn YOUR English, each episode features thoughtful, in-depth conversations with the educators, researchers, and teacherpreneurs shaping the future of language education. Guests have included Scott Thornbury, Bill VanPatten, David Little, Jennifer Jenkins, John Levis, Angelica Galante, Sarah Mercer, Enrica Piccardo, Claudia Fernández, Shawn Loewen, Paul Nation, Sheila Thorn, and many more.From the latest in second language acquisition research to honest stories of teachers building lives and businesses on their own terms, every conversation invites you to think deeper, teach more intentionally, and take charge of your professional path.We release two episodes each month - with full video versions on YouTube - to help you reflect, stay inspired, and grow as a teacher and changemaker.Subscribe,
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You Can’t Teach a Syllabus (And Why Accuracy-first is Killing Enrollment) - Matt Coss
Jun 13, 20261h 43mEp. 1300
"People ask me all the time, 'Are you worried that AI's gonna take your job?' and I tell them, no, but I'm worried that you would ask me that question, because it tells me a lot about what you think my job is." We chat w
Product Problems: Why Most EdTech Founders Fail to Scale [and how you can avoid that trap] - Kate Bodrova
May 31, 202651mEp. 1290
"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
Inside the Black Box: What Actually Happens When Learners Communicate using TBLT? - Jonathan Newton
May 20, 20261h 28mEp. 1280
"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 la
Why Launching a Business is Scarier Than Skydiving - Martina Monreal
Apr 30, 202659mEp. 1270
"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 dr
The Assessment Trap: The Radical Assessment Shift That Actually Creates Fluency - Charline Rouffet
Apr 14, 20261h 22mEp. 1250
"If you only have this theory, you will never be able to swim. You need some water to experience it. Don't be afraid to start with a speaking exam in the first year. If we change the way we assess, we can change the way
1.5 Million YouTube Subscribers Later: The Truth About Money - Jennifer Lebedev
Mar 31, 20261h 0mEp. 1260
"One of the mindsets that I really like is that I want to earn more so that I can sometimes offer more to those who can't afford it. It's like a cycle." We sit down with teacher and creator Jennifer Lebedev. Jennifer is
The End of Traditional ELT: Why Teachers Must Unlearn Everything - Evan Frendo
Mar 15, 20261h 27mEp. 1240
"We’ve got to have a very hard look at ourselves and stop calling ourselves experts just because we have a Master's from 10 or 15 years ago. Those times are over, and we’ve really got to focus on what added value we can
The Imposter Syndrome Trap: The Psychological Reason You’re Not Charging What You’re Worth [and how to fix it] - Catherine Angus
Feb 28, 20261h 8mEp. 1230
"You have to get beyond the 'it’s all about me' and get over that 'non-profit mindset' to realize you have a skillset worth an investment. Don't compromise on your value." - Catherine Angus We sit down with Catherine Ang
You Can't NOT Teach Grammar (And Why We’re Doing It Wrong) - Caitlyn Pineault
Feb 17, 20261h 27mEp. 1220
"Designing curriculum around proficiency goals for your program is a way of making them a positive, empowering tool instead of something that's punitive" - Caitlyn Pineault. Caitlyn teaches undergraduate second language
Don't go Viral: The real keys to creating IMPACTFUL content - Laura Wilkes
Jan 31, 20261h 7mEp. 1210
"You don't have to feel confident to be great at what you do." We talk with Laura Wilkes, founder of Communicating for Impact, about content creation, putting yourself out there, and what it really takes to build a full-
There's a problem with the word "INCLUSION." We should use THIS instead - Ben Goldstein
Jan 15, 20261h 22mEp. 1200
Want to monetize your skills as a teacher? Book a free 1:1 with us to see if we can help. "You can be included and still not feel that you belong" - Ben Goldstein. We sit down with Ben to talk inclusion in ELT - and what
The biggest risk isn't being WRONG, it's being CONFUSED - John Healy
Jan 1, 20261h 27mEp. 1190
Want to monetize your skills as a teacher? Book a free 1:1 with us to see if we can help. "Make a decision about which direction you wanna head towards. Start walking and don't do anything else for 30 days" - John Healy
You'll never feel ready: do you want to build a teaching business or not? - Mariela Mondaca
Dec 3, 202545mEp. 1180
Want to monetize your skills as a teacher? Book a free 1:1 with us to see if we can help. "So many people are out there doing great things and they aren't ready, either, so I asked myself: Why not me?" We chat with teach
Can learning apps REALLY support language learning? The research may be surprising - Shawn Loewen
Nov 14, 20251h 28mEp. 1120
Want to monetize your skills as a teacher? Book a free 1:1 with us to see if we can help. "How do we make research meaningful for the classroom? What really helps students acquire grammar? Can apps ACTUALLY support secon
It's magical to feel PROUD of something you created - Anna Aleksenko
Oct 31, 202558mEp. 1170
Want to chat with us about your business? Book a free meeting here. "I have no shame whatsoever in marketing my own courses because I feel proud. I know for sure that it works." We chat with entrepreneur Anna Aleksenko A
Kids do NOT learn languages faster than adults. That's a MYTH - Dr. Karen Lichtman
Oct 14, 20251h 24mEp. 1160
Want to move away from 1:1 and build your teaching business? Book a free 1:1 with us to see if we can help. "There's this myth that kids learn faster than adults. Research shows it's not true; adults are actually better
You need to master the art of self-reinvention - Jessica Dias
Sep 30, 20251h 2mEp. 1150
*This is episode two of our series highlighting education entrepreneurs. New episodes every first of the month. Want to chat with us about your business? Book a free meeting here. "If it doesn't go according to plan, wha
Is a TRULY task-based curriculum possible? - Claudia Fernandez
Sep 19, 20251h 33mEp. 1140
Want to move away from 1:1 and build your teaching business? Book a free 1:1 with us to see if we can help. From beginner to intermediate in 9 months: yes, it's possible and Claudia Fernandez tells us how. Claudia runs h
Practice is the Price: What Teaching Taught us about Building a Business
Sep 1, 202540mEp. 1130
*This launches the beginning of a new series of our show: education entrepreneurship. We'll release an additional episode monthly, highlighting entrepreneurial voices in our industry doing great things. Want to chat with
The Big BEASTS of English Grammar: What we Need to UNLEARN - Graham Burton
Jul 10, 20251h 31mEp. 1100
50% off our CPD courses for podcast listeners - click here and use the code "TTT" Does the grammar that is normally taught match the evidence corpus linguistics shows? Dr. Graham Burton helps us dissect the big beasts of
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