Afleveringen
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What does an 11 year old and an adult have in common?
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Looking at it from afar, you'd not think that they had anything in common. BUT, you'd be wrong! Why? Because that 11 year old is now the adult, who is my latest debutant on the podcast Vivi. And here's more about Vivi: she was a nerd, who had a lot of fun learning English while she grew up. And Vivi is also a German learner as well!
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Want to find how Vivi made to the USA? Then listen in and come and join us to find out more about our latest debutant!
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Travelling is something a lot of us, me included, enjoy doing a lot.
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But when we say travelling, my guest today, Aline, on her return, is someone who takes travelling to the next level! Yes, Aline travelled to 11 countries, where none of them speak her mother tongue Portuguese. So, how did she do it?
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Well, for an introvert like Aline, it's not easy to start conversations. But for anyone who does travel to an English-speaking country or somewhere where they'll have to English, the most important thing is to grab the bull by the horns and be confident.
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Want to find out which locations Aline visited and more tips that'll help you? Then come and travel with us in this episode!
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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What does being held back have to do with today's episode?
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Well, in actual fact, it is very important! Believe it or not today's episode brings us the feeling we're being held back and not getting any further
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In her return to the podcast, Ana talks to us about what she calls this phenomenon as being 'Classroom Syndrome'. But don't worry, it's not a debilitating disease nor is an illness at all!
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Why do the foundations of that we learnt in the classroom seem to crumble when we're put into a real-life situation in our new language?
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That and many more questions are answered. So join us to find out more!
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It wouldn't be English without having a journey, would it?
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In her debut episode on the podcast, Amanda talks to us he first experiences of the English language.
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But how can it be possible that this woman, a qualified economist, be possibly interested in languages??
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Well, despite numbers being predictable and likeable, this particular teacher decided she wanted to do something different: namely be an English teacher.
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Hop on board and find out more about this qualified economist and English teacher in her debut episode!
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Motivation is something that ebbs and flows. Sometimes we have a lot of it, other times we struggle to muster up enough motivation to continue.
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And that is exactly what I talked to Amy about in her return to the podcast: staying motivated
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On the podcast's 250th episode, Amy believes one of the main reasons we don't stay motivated is because we set ourselves the wrong goals. That is not to say that setting the goal of speaking more fluently is not correct.
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If you are unable to measure the goals that we have set, then it becomes harder for us to be motivated.
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So, if you'd like some top tips to keep motivated in the future, please join Amy and I, to find out more information about how you're going to stay the course for the rest of the year.
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South Africa is a country with a rich, vibrant, yet dark history. And yet, despite this, there's a sense that South Africa could be slowly moving forward.
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In her debut episode, Jessica talks to us about her perspective of the country she comes from.
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Jessica talks to us about how she things were in the past, with a class, which was demographically not varied. Despite this, Jessica tells us that her husband is best friends with people of black or Asian background.
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We hear also about how easily, in cities, some black people are even trilingual, despite there being a big difference in how many black people finish school.
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Join us and find out more about Jessica and her South African perspective!
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It's always hard trying to stay the course on something, trying to stay motivated for a longer a time. And that is even more so when you've got something as illogical as English as the task you've got to do.
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But don't worry! Because I've brought not one, not two, but 4 teachers to help you with this.
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In a first for this podcast, I brought back Cacau, Letícia and Luiza from Brazil and Noreen from Panama to discuss exact problem, of how students can stay motivated through out the rest of 2026.
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You're probably thinking that this going to be a car crash of an episode. But you'd be wrong!
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Because these four teachers bringing their experiences of learning and teaching English from all areas, including one teacher who was in Canada, I think I've got you covered quite nicely.
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Join us and find out how you can stay motivated throughout the rest of this year and beyond, while learning and studying English!
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What is the most effective way of learning a language? Is it that you read a book just because you've been told to do it? Is it to watch a TV series / film because you're told to?
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Well, according to Jelena, on her return to the podcast, it could work short-time, but may not work all the time.
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In this episode, I talk to Jelena about her English journey, and the big decision she made when it came to either studying Psychology or English.
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Did Jelena improve her English because she was told to or was it it her own decision? Come and find out on this episode!
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What does Vietnam and a European citizen have in common?
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Well to put simply, I talked to Zdenek, a Czechia citizen, who now lives in Vietnam.
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And in his return to the podcast Zdenek talks about his experiences of connecting with people in the English language, whether that be during a trip to the UK as a teenager or on a building site speaking the English language.
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Find out more about why connecting linguistically with people in your target language is important to improving your language skills!
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What does a Chilean power cut and a new debutant have in common?
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Well, unfortunately, there was a power cut right in the middle of Javi's debut episode. Nevertheless, this was not going stop Javi tell us about her story of her English journey.
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So what has Javi got to tell us about herself: well, coming from a small town where there are not many opportunities to learn English, Javi broke the glass ceiling and went on to learn and study English, as well as become a great English teacher.
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Strap in and find out more about the next amazing English journey.
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What do plateaus and learning have in common?
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As a matter of fact quite a lot! In her return to the podcast Marija talks to us about the one thing that language learners struggle with: getting off a plateau!
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And which plateau is it? I hear you shout. It's the plateau of intermediate level. Now you're probably thinking that being an intermediate student is fine. And it is! But Marija will tell you how you get can off your plateau and move upwards to higher levels.
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Strap in, get off your plateau and find out more in this great episode!
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What do December 2025, a returning guest and 2026 all have in common? Believe it or not, they are all linked together in today's episode!
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Yes! This episode was recorded back in December 2025, my returning guest is Laís and we talked back in December about resolutions!
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You're probably thinking why we need resolutions almost halfway through the year. Well, we need resolutions all the time, don't we?!
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Strap in, sit back and find out what the resolutions could be that take your English to the next level, even if it is almost the midway point of the year!
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What does a chicana (a Mexican American), French blood and a teacher all have in common? Well, believe it or not, they are one person!
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And so the next question is what does neurodivergence and this teacher have in common? Everything! Nathaly, on her debut episode, talks to us about neurodivergence and how she can you help get rid of your fear of of failing in English.
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So, it's indeed time to listen in to our latest debuant and find out tips, tricks and even more about this teacher with a wonderfully rich heritage!
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What does a 17-year old and 30 years of experience have in common?
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Well, these may be numbers but for Elis these are key numbers, as she has 30 years (!) experience of teaching. Yes, that's a lot of experience!
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Nevertheless, at the age of 17, Elis had the dream of being a teacher. I know, personally, that at the age of 17, I had not made my plans for future work.
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At the end of high school, Elis was given a chance to teach youngsters and has never looked back on her journey!
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Come and find out more about her wonderful journey that took her from Rio to Minas Gerais!
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What does a cheesy 90s American pop song and a teacher have in common?
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Well, let me tell you, this is simple! This is the connection that my latest debutant, Makeli, has with the English language. At a very young age, Makeli fell in love with the cheesy American pop band The Hansons and that particular song by them. IYKYK, :-)
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From there, our wonderful debutant said she would use English to figure out how to contact the love of her life Zac, from the Hansons.
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From that moment, Makeli decided to go to college and to learn English properly and she never looked back.
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Want to find out more about this very millenial English journey? Join us and find out more!
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As we all know, our language journeys are unique to all of us.
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And Yasmim is no different in any way. This teacher, who has come a long way, is now a doctor in Anthropology.
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But where did it all start for her? In the agricultural city of Goiana, where Yasmim has never liked living. After numerous attempts of trying to go abroad, it never worked out.
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But since graduating in Anthropology, Yasmim set her eyes on biggest sights, and is at the moment in the British city of York.
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Want to find out more? Strap in and come and find out more!
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Language journeys can start anywhere.
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And Paola's language journey is no different to any others, or maybe it is.
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From the beginnings in the southern city of Sevilla, Spain, Paola talks to us about how she started learning English from 4th grade, aged around 9 years old.
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From there, there was no turning back, nor was there any need to turn back, as Paola continued her journey to the present day.
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Want to find out more about her journey? Then strap in and listen up to another interesting language journey!
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We all know that journeys can also include a literal physical journey from one part of a country to another.
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And Larissa, at the beginning of her debut episode, talks to us about how, despite coming from the south of Brazil, she was moved to the harsh northern regions of Brazil, close to the Bolivian border.
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And here is where Larissa's English journey starts: in public schools.
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Want to find out more and understand more about Larissa's journey? Tune in now!
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Have you heard of that classic rock song 'Don't Stop Believin''?
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Well, today's podcast could be based on that song!
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In her return to the podcast, Júlia tells us that we need to start believing in ourselves more.
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Why? Because a lot of us, when we get stuck with our learning journeys decide that it's time to stop.
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So, instead of giving up so easily, please keep continuing. And don't forget to continue listening to the podcast as well!
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SPOILER: what problem did Júlia have in her flat while we were recording? It's not a very clean topic!
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Everyone has heard, hopefully of the genre of music called jazz, right? Ok, that's a good start.
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And we know what a chant is: something catchy, snappy and short. Stick with me on this, ;)
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In her return to the podcast, Nat talks to us how we can incorporate this specific genre of chanting to improve our vocabulary knowledge.
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SPOILER ALERT: have a listen to how well I did in attempting this for the very first time.
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