Synopsis
An English language podcast that interviews teachers to find out what they know about learning a language. Learn their English study tips and favourite English expressions to help you become an expert in English. Want to improve your English? Then visit me at www.englishriot.com and sign up for my free course 'English Rage'. A course that shows you how to use 5 online tools to improve your English and manage your anger!
Episodes
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Episode 10: BS
27/11/2019 Duration: 45minWelcome to the tenth episode of What the 'Beep' do you know about learning English? This podcast is for intermediate to advanced learners of English. Some teachers might find it interesting too. The podcast aims to provide different perspectives on learning English and at the same time develop our listeners' language skills. This episode we are proud to interview Christian from Canguro English. He is my favourite English teaching YouTuber! Christian was born in Australia but now lives in Spain, and is trying to change the way the world learns English. You can find him everywhere online. A good place to start is his YouTube Channel: Canguro English. In the interview, we talk about teaching English in an abandoned building, ‘The Best English Course in the World’ and a whole lot of BS. The podcast is divided into five parts: 1) What Beep do you know about Teaching/Learning English? In this segment, we get to know our guests' teacher origin story. How they became a teacher and what they know
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Episode 9: Collocations
26/09/2019 Duration: 41min#englishriot #englishunmasked Sign up for my weekly English learning newsletter “The Sledgehammer” and get my free book about online English study tools: https://englishriot.com/the-sledgehammer/ Or buy my book English Words Unmasked https://englishriot.com/englishwords/ Welcome to the ninth episode of What the 'Beep' do you know about learning English? This podcast is for intermediate to advanced learners of English. Some teachers might find it interesting too. The podcast aims to provide different perspectives on learning English and at the same time develop our listeners' language skills. In this episode, we return our Smashing Sledgehammers format. Amy and Damien look at our teachers’ English language learning tips and review an online tool connected to that learning tip. If the tool is any good it could be just the thing for you to improve your English Today we revisit Vicki’s tips for learning English and review three collocation tools. The tools are: Netspeak JustTheWord IWeb Corpus After in
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Episode 8 Touch Base
26/07/2019 Duration: 39minWelcome to the eighth episode of What the 'Beep' do you know about learning English? This podcast is for intermediate to advanced learners of English. Some teachers might find it interesting too. The podcast aims to provide different perspectives on learning English and at the same time develop our listeners' language skills. This episode we interview Vanessa from Speak English with Vanessa. Vanessa has been teaching English for over 10 years and has taught thousands of English learners from age 4 to 84 from countries around the world. She has over a million subscribers on her popular YouTube Channel. You can join her there to speak English confidently and without stress. In the interview, we talk about creating a daily habit in English, how not to cook a hamburger and touching base! The podcast is divided into five parts: 1) What Beep do you know about Teaching/Learning English? In this segment, we get to know our guests' teacher origin story. How they became a teacher and what they know about teac
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Episode 7: Language Learning with Netflix
19/06/2019 Duration: 30min#englishriot #englishunmasked Sign up for my weekly English learning newsletter “The Sledgehammer” and get my free book about online English study tools: https://englishriot.com/the-sledgehammer/ Or buy my book English Words Unmasked https://englishriot.com/englishwords/ Welcome to the seventh episode of What the 'Beep' do you know about learning English? This podcast is for intermediate to advanced learners of English. Some teachers might find it interesting too. The podcast aims to provide different perspectives on learning English and at the same time develop our listeners' language skills. In this episode, we introduce a new format: Smashing Sledgehammers (don’t worry we’ll still being having interviews but every second episode from now on). Amy and Damien look at our teachers’ English language learning tips and review an online tool connected to that learning tip. If the tool is any good it could be just thing for you to use to improve your English Today we revisit Jamie’s tips to learn English and revie
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Episode 6: You Know the Music
02/05/2019 Duration: 31minWelcome to the sixth episode of What the 'Beep' do you know about learning English? This podcast is for intermediate to advanced learners of English. Some teachers might find it interesting too. The podcast aims to provide different perspectives on learning English and at the same time develop our listeners' language skills. This episode we interview Jason R Levine (Fluency MC). He has twenty years of experience as an English teacher, teacher trainer, and materials writer. He has led student workshops and teacher training programs in twenty-one countries in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East. Jason maintains the Fluency MC YouTube channel, Facebook page, and Twitter and Instagram accounts. He is an active administrator of many Facebook groups for English language teachers and learners, including Teachers Teaching Online, Fluency MC Events, and Innovative Teachers of English, the largest and most active group of English teachers on Facebook. You can contact Jason through his website or email:&nb
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Episode 5: The F-Word
30/03/2019 Duration: 27minSign up for my weekly English learning newsletter “The Sledgehammer” and get my free book about online English study tools. #englishriot #englishunmasked #whatbeepdoyouknowaboutlearningenglish #learnenglish Welcome to the fifth episode of What the 'Beep' do you know about learning English? This podcast is for intermediate to advanced learners of English. Some teachers might find it interesting too. The podcast aims to provide different perspectives on learning English and at the same time develop our listeners' language skills. Matthew W. Turner’s has taught in the UK and Japan since 2008, and currently works in a university international tourism faculty in central Tokyo. Matthew is co-author of the book - Podcasting and Professional Development: A guide for English Language Teachers. His research interests include reflective practice, continuing professional development, and special educational needs support. Matthew is also co-creator of The TEFLology Podcast, and coordinator of the Japan Association for La
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Episode 4: Niagara Falls
01/03/2019 Duration: 27minSubscribe to my E-newsletter 'The Sledgehammer' to get my free book. Find out how to improve your English online! Welcome to the fourth episode of What the 'Beep' do you know about learning English? This podcast is for intermediate to advanced learners of English. Some teachers might find it interesting too. The podcast aims to provide different perspectives on learning English and at the same time develop our listeners' language skills. In this episode, we talk with English language YouTubber: Vicki Hollett. She has taught around the world in places like Algeria, Japan and America. She has also written award-winning coursebooks for Oxford and Pearson, used by millions of students from around the world. She currently runs a YouTube channel - Simple English Videos - with her husband Jay. The channel aims to teach students to speak English fluently. They've created a great online English learning community from all around the world. You can either subscribe to their channel Simple Englis
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Episode 3: A S**t or a Haircut
27/01/2019 Duration: 38minSubscribe to my E-newsletter 'The Sledgehammer' to get my free book. Find out how to improve your English online! Welcome to the third episode of What the 'Beep' do you know about learning English? This podcast is for intermediate to advanced learners of English. Some teachers might find it interesting too. The podcast aims to provide different perspectives on learning English and at the same time develop our listeners' language skills. In this episode, we talk with Jamie Keddie: Master Storyteller. He is well known in the world of English language teaching. He has published books such as 'Bringing Online Video into the Classroom' and 'Videotelling: YouTube Stories for the Classroom'. His current project is 'The Fishbowl' a storytelling membership for teachers. 'The Fishbowl' revolves around the fact that story and language are inseparable. In the interview we talk about how Duolingo is evil, the dangers of watching English films without subtitles, and an idiomatic expression that incl
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Episode 2: Pull the Finger Out
19/12/2018 Duration: 35minSubscribe to my E-newsletter 'The Sledgehammer' to get my free book. Find out how to improve your English online! Welcome to the second episode of 'What the 'Beep' do you know about learning English?' This podcast is for intermediate to advanced learners of English. Some teachers might find it interesting too. The podcast aims to provide different perspectives on learning English and at the same time develop our listeners' language skills. In this episode, we talk with Amy Coutts the co-host of the podcast! Amy has over ten years experience in teaching English across a range of courses, a background in drama and an interest in researching the impact of hypnotherapy on English students when taking tests. The podcast is divided into five parts: 1) What Beep do you know about Learning English? In this segment, we get to know our guests' teacher origin story. How they became a teacher and what they know about teaching English. 2) Study Tip of the Iceberg In this segment,
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Episode 1: Monkey on your Back
06/10/2018 Duration: 28minSubscribe to my E-newsletter 'The Sledgehammer' to get my free book. Find out how to improve your English online! Welcome to the very first episode of What the 'Beep' do you know about learning English? This podcast is for intermediate to advanced learners of English. Some teachers might find it interesting too. The podcast aims to provide different perspectives on learning English and at the same time develop our listeners' language skills. In this episode, we talk with Damien Herlihy - me! Damien has a Masters in TESOL, 15-years teaching experience, he runs his own successful language school in Thailand, has won awards for Action Research, and is now the founder of an exciting, online-venture called English Riot. The podcast is divided into five parts: 1) What Beep do you know about Learning English? In this segment, we get to know our guests' teacher origin story. How they became a teacher and what they know about teaching English. 2) Study Tip of the Iceberg In this segment, our guests g