Teacher Talking Time: The Learn YOUR English Podcast

Teacher Talking Time: The Learn YOUR English Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 20: A Decade, Change, and the Three Musketeers
January 07, 2020

To kick off 2020, Leo, Mike, and Andrew take a light and casual look at the year that was. In their first roundtable episode in a while, the boys reflect on the past 12 months - and decade - and look forward to 2020. Grab a drink, go for a walk, or enhan.

Episode 19: Dr. Paula Winke
November 13, 2019

In this episode, Andrew sits down with Michigan State University Associate Professor Dr. Paula Winke. Dr. Winke is a leading researcher on foreign and second language testing. At MSU, she researches if tests are valid, if tests measure what they should, .

Episode 18: Why Did You Become a Teacher? Part 2
October 26, 2019

October 5 is Teacher Appreciation Day in Canada, and in over 100 countries globally. To help celebrate teachers and teaching professionals the LYE podcast - Teacher Talking Time - has organized a special two-part series called “Why did you become a teach.

Episode 17: End the Stigma - Global Mental Health Awareness Day
October 10, 2019

*The following episode contains subject matter pertaining to mental health. These topics may be sensitive in nature and could be triggering to some listeners. This episode is not intended to be a substitute for professional or medical advice, diagnosis, .

Episode 16: Why Did You Become a Teacher? Part 1
October 05, 2019

October 5 is Teacher Appreciation Day in Canada, and in over 100 countries globally. To help celebrate teachers and teaching professionals the LYE podcast - Teacher Talking Time - has organized a special two-part series called “Why did you become a teach.

Episode 15: Brett Reynolds
September 15, 2019

In this episode, Leo talks to teacher, trainer, and author Brett Reynolds. Brett has almost thirty years in the ELT industry, getting his start in Japan in 1992. Since 2003, he has worked at Toronto, Canada's Humber College, in the EAP and TESL programs..

Episode 14: Dr. Susan Hunston
August 16, 2019

In episode 13, Leo sits down with Dr. Susan Hunston. Dr. Hunston is a professor at the university of Birmingham, where she has taught applied linguistics and English language since 1986. She also did her PhD at Birmingham, and her thesis is titled "Evalu.

Episode 13: Dr. Patsy Lightbown
June 18, 2019

In this episode, Leo chats with Dr. Patsy Lightbown, PhD. Dr. Lightbown has been in ELT for over forty years, and her research has focused on the teaching and learning of second and foreign languages in classroom contexts.  Professor Lightbown is co-auth.

Episode 12: A Performance-based Approach to Language Learning
June 09, 2019

LYE's Leo and Andrew jumped across the atlantic recently to attend the annual ELT conference at International House, Barcelona. Teacher Talking Time is happy to present a mini series chronicling their travels, the conference, and all teaching related (an.

Episode 11: Talking Task-based Language Teaching with Neil McCutcheon
May 20, 2019

In this episode, Leo chats with teacher and teacher trainer Neil McCutcheon. Neil lives in Strasbourg, France and is the head of CELTA and DELTA training at the ELT Hub in both Strasbourg and Leon. He began teaching in 1991 and has taught in Ghana, Hunga.