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Languages Pedagogy Podcast
Welcome to the Languages & Pedagogy Podcast, your go-to resource for language educators and enthusiasts. Join us as we explore innovative teaching methods, share valuable tips for mastering new languages, and discuss the latest trends in language education. Whether you're an experienced teacher looking to enhance your classroom techniques or a language learner eager to deepen your understanding, our podcast offers insightful conversations with experts, practical advice, and inspiring stories…
Episodes
- Languages Pedagogy Podcast
Ep258. ft. Susan Grimes - Beyond the Screen: Online Tutoring, AI & What Students Really Need to Succeed (Part 2)
Students have instant access to answers. But access to answers is not the same as learning. In Part 2, Susan Grimes and Mike take the conversation beyond…
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Ep257. ft. Susan Grimes - The Power of Online Tutoring: Why Personalized Support Helps Students Thrive (Part 1)
What if a struggling student doesn’t need another lesson—but someone who finally sees how they learn? In Part 1, Mike sits down with Susan Grimes, founder of…
Languages Pedagogy PodcastThe Spotlight 3. ft. Aylin Erengul Gregg - The LEAVES Approach: Are Schools Failing Multilingual Learners?
What if the student who seems to know the least simply hasn’t been given the language support to show what they know? In The Pedagogy Spotlight 3, Mike Llerena…
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Ep256. ft. Christina Melton - Fearless Leadership: Vulnerability, Innovation & the Courage to Change Schools (Part 2)
What if saying “I was wrong” doesn’t weaken a leader—but makes people trust their leadership more? Real leadership isn’t pretending to have every answer. It’s…
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Ep255. ft. Christina Melton -Fearless Leadership: Why Schools Can’t Change When Educators Are Afraid to Fail (Part 1)
What if the biggest obstacle to changing education isn’t policy, funding, or technology—but fear? When teachers are afraid to make mistakes and leaders are…
Languages Pedagogy PodcastThe Spotlight 2. ft. Ingles Con Ali - From Teacher to Entrepreneur: Can 24HRA Help You Build Your Own Online Academy?
What if the biggest thing stopping teachers from building their own education business isn't their teaching ability—but everything that comes after it? In this…
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Ep254. ft. Amanda Boyce - Australian English Explained: Accent Training, Pronunciation & the Future of Speaking Clearly (Part 2)
Why does the Australian accent sound “difficult” to so many English learners? The answer may have less to do with Australia—and far more to do with what…
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Ep253. ft. Amanda Boyce - Why Pronunciation Matters More Than Grammar: The Truth About Speaking English with Confidence (Part 1)
You can know every grammar rule in English and still struggle to be understood. That’s the uncomfortable truth behind this conversation with Australian accent…
Languages Pedagogy PodcastThe Spotlight 1. ft. Arkady Zilberman - Why Polyglot Advice Fails Most Language Learners: The Science of How Fluency Really Works
You know the grammar. You remember the words. So why do you still freeze when it’s time to speak? In the first episode of The Pedagogy Spotlight, Mike welcomes…
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Ep252. ft. Patrice Thompson - Language Is Identity: Why Inclusion Must Become a Whole-School Responsibility (Part 2)
What happens when a child learns that success requires hiding part of who they are? Part 2 goes deeper. Mike and Patrice Thompson move beyond classroom…
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Ep251. ft. Patrice Thompson - Beyond English: Why Multilingual Students Need More Than an English-Only Classroom (Part 1)
What if the language policy designed to help students learn is actually asking them to leave part of themselves at the classroom door? In Part 1 of this…
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Ep250. ft. Megan Nicholls - The Messy Truth About Being Multilingual: Code-Switching, Confidence & Language Loss (Part 2)
Being multilingual sounds impressive. Maintaining multiple languages? That’s where things get messy. You can know a word in three languages and suddenly forget…
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Ep249. ft. Megan Nicholls - You Don’t Need to Be Fluent to Be Multilingual: The Fluency Myth (Part 1)
What if “becoming fluent” is actually the wrong goal? For millions of language learners, fluency has become the finish line—the point where they finally feel…
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Ep248. ft. Dr. Paula Cushanick - The Missing Link in Multilingual Learning: Why the Brain Still Needs Human Connection (Part 2)
What happens when technology removes the very struggle the brain needs in order to learn? In Part 2, Dr. Paula Cushanick takes the conversation deeper into…
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Ep247. ft. Dr. Paula Cushanick - Why EdTech Isn’t Enough: What Multilingual Students Actually Need to Learn (Part 1)
More screen time does not automatically mean more learning. And for multilingual students, the difference can be enormous. In Part 1 of this conversation, Dr…
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Ep246. ft. Michelle Land - The Future of Multilingual Education: AI, Teacher Identity, and What Must Change (Part 2)
AI can make teaching faster. But what happens when it starts making learners think less? In Part 2, Michelle Land goes deeper into the forces reshaping…
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Ep245. ft. Michelle Land - Beyond the Classroom: Why Multilingual Learners Need Teachers Who Advocate (Part 1)
Teaching multilingual learners is never just about teaching English. It is about understanding rights, trauma, identity, belonging—and knowing when a teacher…
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Ep244. ft. Leandro Paladino - AI, Multilingualism & the Future Skills Every Language Teacher Will Need (Part 2)
AI is changing education faster than teacher training can keep up. So what should language teachers actually be learning now? In Part 2 with teacher educator…
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Ep243. ft. Leandro Paladino - Why Great Language Teachers Never Stop Learning (Part 1)
What if becoming a great teacher has less to do with knowing more and more to do with knowing when to step out of the spotlight? In Part 1 of this…
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Ep242. ft. Paul Collin - Rebuilding School Culture: The Leadership Blueprint for Trust, Teachers & the Future (Part 2)
Great school culture cannot depend on one exceptional leader. Because if everything collapses when that person leaves, you never built a culture you built a…
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Ep241. ft. Paul Collin - The School Culture Crisis: Why Attendance, Discipline & Trust Are Breaking Down (Part 1)
What if poor attendance, worsening behavior, and teacher burnout are not separate problems—but symptoms of the same broken school culture? And what if…
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Ep240. Season 6 Premiere - Education Is Changing. So Must We.
Education isn’t waiting for teachers to catch up. The classroom is changing and so is our role inside it. Episode 240 marks the beginning of Season 6 of the…
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Ep239. Season 5 Finale - What This Season Taught Us: The Conversations That Are Changing Education
What happens when AI gets smarter, classrooms become more complex, and the definition of great teaching begins to change? Season 5 ends with one question…
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Ep238. ft. Laura Morales - Beyond Native Fluency: What Great Bilingual Teaching Actually Requires (Part 2)
Speaking a language does not automatically qualify someone to teach it and holding a teaching certificate does not automatically guarantee that someone…
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Ep237. ft. Laura Morales - The Reading Brain: Why Some Children Struggle and What Teachers Need to See (Part 1)
A child who struggles to read is not necessarily a child who cannot learn. Sometimes, the real problem is that we are looking at the struggle through the wrong…
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Ep236. ft. Belen Albarracin - The AI Fluency Trap: Why Language Learners Still Need Human Teachers (Part 2)
AI can make learners feel fluent. The dangerous question is whether that confidence survives a conversation with an actual human being. Part 2 of my…
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Ep235. ft. Belen Albarracin - Teaching Languages in the AI Era: How Smart Teachers Use AI Without Losing the Human Touch (Part 1)
AI won’t make great language teachers irrelevant. But teachers who understand how to use it may completely redefine what great teaching looks like. In Part 1…
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Ep234. ft. Mike Johnston - Beyond the Ink: How Teacher Authenticity Creates Belonging and Better Schools (Part 2)
When a school asks teachers to hide who they are, what message does that send to the students watching them? In Episode 234 of the Languages Pedagogy Podcast…
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Ep233. ft. Mike Johnston - Teaching Is a Tattoo: Why Great Educators Must Own Who They Are (Part 1)
The most powerful thing a teacher brings into the classroom is not a textbook, strategy, or qualification—it is who they are. In Episode 233 of the Languages…
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Ep232. ft. Jose Torres - The Dark Side of AI in Education: Dependency, Deception and the Fight for Human Connection (Part 2)
AI can imitate your writing, reproduce your voice and confidently accuse you of work you genuinely created. The greatest danger may not be that artificial…
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Ep231. ft. Jose Torres - AI Won’t Replace Great Teachers But Teachers Who Master It Will Lead the Future (Part 1)
AI is not coming for great teachers but refusing to understand it could put educators at risk. The real divide in education will not be between teachers and…
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Ep230. ft. Victoria Radomiljac - Think in English? AI? Daily Habits? The Truth About Breaking the Intermediate Plateau (Part 2)
What if fluency isn't about studying more—but about studying differently? Most language learners never escape the intermediate plateau because they're…
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Ep229. ft. Victoria Radomiljac - Why Your English Stops Improving at B1 & B2: The Truth About the Intermediate Plateau (Part 1)
You've studied English for years… so why does it suddenly feel like you've stopped improving? The answer isn't a lack of talent. It isn't your age. And it…
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Ep228. ft. Lara Barnes - Movement Before Learning: Practical Strategies for a Brain-Ready Classroom (Part 2)
You cannot discipline a nervous system into becoming ready to learn. Sometimes the most effective classroom intervention begins with movement, regulation, and…
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Ep227. ft. Lara Barnes - When Misbehavior Is a Neurological Signal: What Teachers Are Missing (Part 1)
What teachers call misbehavior may be a child’s nervous system asking for help. Before we punish the behavior, we need to understand what the brain may be…
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Ep226. RECAP - Make Learning Magical: Teach Like A Pirate
What separates a good teacher from an unforgettable one? In this special recap of Episodes 221 and 222 of the Languages Pedagogy Podcast, we revisit an…
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Ep225. RECAP - ADHD, education and misunderstandings
What if the biggest problem with ADHD isn’t the child… but the way schools understand the child? In this powerful recap episode of the Languages Pedagogy…
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Ep224. ft. Luana Borges - The Future Teacher: AI, Branding & Survival Skills in a Changing Education Market (Part 2)
Being a great teacher is no longer enough. The future belongs to educators who know how to adapt. In Part 2, Mike continues his fascinating conversation with…
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Ep223. ft. Luana Borges - Why Falling Birth Rates Are Reshaping Education Forever | The Future of Schools Explained (Part 1)
What happens when there simply aren't enough children to fill classrooms? The future of education isn't coming—it's already here. In Part 1 of this eye-opening…
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What Can 220+ Episodes Teach You About Language Learning? | Languages Pedagogy Podcast Official Trailer
Welcome to the Languages Pedagogy Podcast Are you ready to transform the way you think about language acquisition, teaching methodologies, and communication?…
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Ep222. ft. Tisha Richmond & Dave Burgess - Extraordinary classrooms are not perfect (Part 2)
In Part 2, Tish Richmond and Dave Burgess go deeper into what truly transforms learning: emotional safety, authentic experiences, hands-on discovery, AI as a…
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Ep221. ft. Tisha Richmond & Dave Burgess - The Magic of Learning: How Great Teachers Spark Curiosity and Transform Every Classroom (Part 1)
What if the best classrooms don’t feel like classrooms at all?What if real learning begins with energy, joy, curiosity, and a little magic? In Part 1, Mike…
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Ep220. ft. Eliza Dadson - ADHD Isn’t a Deficit: Why Schools Keep Getting It Wrong (Part 2)
Different does not mean broken. And ADHD was never something to “fix” — it is something to understand. In Part 2, Eliza Dadson shares practical ADHD strategies…
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Ep219. ft. Eliza Dadson - ADHD Isn’t a Deficit, It’s a Different Operating System: Why Schools Keep Getting It Wrong (Part 1)
ADHD is not laziness. It is not bad behaviour. It is a different operating system schools still misunderstand. In Part 1, Mike speaks with Eliza Dadson about…
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Ep218. ft. Yulia Akhmetova - The Hidden Crisis of Multilingual Families: Why Children Lose Their Home Language (Part 2)
Raising a multilingual child is not magic. It is strategy. In Part 2, Yulia Akhmetova returns to the Languages Pedagogy Podcast to move from awareness to…
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Ep217. ft. Yulia Akhmetova - The Hidden Crisis of Multilingual Families: Why Children Lose Their Home Language (Part 1)
Your child can speak your language today… and slowly lose it tomorrow. In this powerful episode, Yulia Akhmetova joins the Languages Pedagogy Podcast to unpack…
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Ep216. ft. Larisa Zepeda - Why Russian Feels Impossible—And How to Finally Break Through | The Truth About Learning Russian (Part 2)
The breakthrough in Russian starts when you stop trying to understand everything at once. In Part 2, Larisa Zepeda goes deeper into practical strategies: how…
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Ep215. ft. Larisa Zepeda - Why Russian Feels Impossible—And How to Finally Break Through | The Truth About Learning Russian (Part 1)
Russian feels impossible until someone finally explains what really matters. In Part 1, Larisa Zepeda breaks down why Russian intimidates learners: grammar…
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Ep214. ft. Kate Grimes - Dyslexia & Neurodiversity in the Language Classroom: Why Traditional Teaching Fails—and What Actually Works (Part 2)
Inclusion is not lowering standards. It is building learning that more brains can actually access. In Episode 214, Kate Grimes returns to discuss practical…
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Ep213. ft. Kate Grimes - Dyslexia & Neurodiversity in the Language Classroom: Why Traditional Teaching Fails—and What Actually Works (Part 1)
Traditional teaching doesn’t fail because teachers don’t care. It fails when every brain is expected to learn the same way. In Episode 213, Mike Llerena sits…
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Ep212. ft. Nik Peachey - The Death of Traditional ELT: Why Most Classrooms Are Already Obsolete (Part 2)
The future will not replace great teachers. It will expose average ones. In Part 2, Nik Peachey goes deeper into what modern language teaching must become…
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Ep211. ft. Nik Peachey - The Death of Traditional ELT: Why Most Classrooms Are Already Obsolete (Part 1)
Traditional ELT is not dead… but the old classroom model is running out of excuses. In Part 1, Nik Peachey joins Languages Pedagogy Podcast to unpack AI…
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Ep210. ft. Faye Casell - The First-Grade Literacy Crisis: Why Struggling Readers Fall Behind and How Parents Are Taking Control (Part 2)
Reading success is not just passing a test. It is confidence, comprehension, access, identity, and a child finally understanding how their brain learns. In…
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Ep209. ft. Faye Casell - The First-Grade Literacy Crisis: Why Struggling Readers Fall Behind and How Parents Are Taking Control (Part 1)
The literacy crisis starts earlier than most parents realize. And by first grade, many struggling readers are already fighting a battle no one has properly…
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Ep208. ft. Marina Menna - The Real Reason You Freeze in English Conversations (Part 2)
Real fluency is not perfect grammar. It is the ability to keep communicating under pressure. In Part 2, Marina Menna goes deeper into fluency, confidence, the…
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Ep207. ft. Marina Menna - The Real Reason You Freeze in English Conversations (Part 1)
Why do intelligent professionals suddenly freeze in English? In Part 1, Marina Menna breaks down the real psychology behind going blank: overthinking, fear of…
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Ep206. From Exposure to Ownership: What Jane Maria Harding Teaches Us About Real Language Learning
What does it really mean for learners to own a language? In this recap of Episodes 199–200 with Jane Maria Harding-DeRosa, we revisit the powerful MMM…
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Ep205 - The Fear Factor in Language Learning: What Judy Thompson Reminded Us About Speech, Safety, and the Future of Teaching
Why do learners know grammar but freeze when it is time to speak? In this recap of episodes 197 and 198 with Judy Thompson, we revisit one of the most powerful…
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Ep204. ft. Donna Brinton - From Method to Mastery: Integrated Skills, Global Englishes, Neurodiversity, AI, and Teacher Growth (Part 2)
What separates a trained teacher from a truly evolving one? In Episode 204, Part 2, Mike continues the conversation with Donna in a deeply relevant discussion…
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Ep203. ft. Donna Brinton - From Method to Mastery: TESOL History, Lesson Planning, Textbooks, and Feedback (Part 1)
What do novice teachers really need to learn before stepping into a language classroom? In Episode 203, Part 1, Mike sits down with Donna for a powerful…