Advancing Learning Podcast

Ethan Mansur, author of the recently published Ready For C2 joins Harry and Will on the metaphoric sofa, to discuss how he got into authoring (and others might do so)  from being a teacher and teacher trainer. 

Hear from 3 differing perspectives on how a coursebook is written as well as some advice on how you might enter the world of publishing as an author!

This episode is brought to you by the Ready For series, which has just released the aforementioned C2 level, which you can check out right here:

https://www.macmillanenglish.com/catalogue/courses/exam-preparation/ready-for-c2-proficiency/course-information 

Harry and Will are joined by Adrian Underhill, a true icon of pronunciation and a lifelong advocate for supporting our language learners with the relevant knowledge and skills to develop their own pronunciation.

The conversation begins with a look a the why behind explicit teaching of pronunciation, quickly followed by how it should be taught, and importantly, how it should not be taught for the learners to genuinely and comprehensively improve their intelligibility.

Elspeth Pollock (teacher training, assessment and exams extraordinaire) joins Will and Harry for a brilliant discussion about C2 proficiency. They look at the student that has ambitions to achieve a C2 level on paper, and also what it takes to be a teacher preparing students for that paper.

This episode is brought to you by Ready For, a course that has been helping students prepare for their exams for over twenty years! The brand-new READY FOR C2 Proficiency level is the latest in the series and continues to provide the in-depth exam training for which the course is known.

Have a tour with the Ready For Showroom: https://www.showroom.macmillanenglish.com/ready-for-c2/hello 

In this second part to the 'Beyond the Classroom' episodes, Harry and Will delve in the wheres, whys and hows of teaching and learning, focusing on the comparisons between face-to-face vs. online teacher training.

What do you think? Does online teacher training's convenience compare to the social and collaborative nature of face-to-face training? Do you prefer a networking 3-4 days at a conference compared to a cosy few days in your room watching the latest webinars?

From their relatively unique perspectives within the wild world of ELT, Harry and Will discuss the life of a teacher outside the day-to-day of the language learning classroom.

This episode looks at some ways teachers might explore to diversify where they take their career outside of the teaching profession itself. Looking at various roles within publishing, teacher training and also a few curve balls. Enjoy ;)

In this standout episode with Harry and Will, we are joined by Donna Lee Fields to get her eye-opening perspective on reinforcing your students positively.

This episode looks at so-called 'bullying', and specifically 3 scenarios and how a teacher might respond in order to foster both positive relationships and kind environments.

You might also want to know that if this episode is your 'cuppa', then you will almost certainly be interested in Learning Well, an English language course with well-being at its heart. Check out some samples here: https://www.macmillanenglish.com/catalogue/courses/young-learners/learningwell/course-information 

This episode takes us right back to the origins of learning, with our special guests from Eltonix.com, Sea Steel and Sarah Smith.

How can a teacher make the best of those natural urges we all had when we first tried to understand the world as babies? 

What skills can we build on that have already blossomed before they even set foot in a classroom?

This session is sponsored by Curious Kids, a dynamic six-level primary course that sets ablaze children’s passion for learning. Check it out here:
https://www.macmillanenglish.com/catalogue/courses/young-learners/curious-kids/course-information

Also,  you can find out heaps more about Sea and Sarah on their professional development website here: https://eltonix.com/ 

With special guest David Spencer joining Harry and Will, listen as they dive into the role of grammar in a classroom of 2023, and if indeed, there is a wrong or right way of approaching grammar instruction.

Flipped grammar classroom videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTApB9Jm5oI

Gateway to the World: https://www.macmillanenglish.com/catalogue/courses/teenagers/gateway-to-the-world/course-information 

Is every household the same throughout the world? Does everyone look more or less the same? Do we all think in the same way, roughly? Of course not!

In this very special episode, Harry Waters is joined by Tamires Gama, who shares her incredible insights into how a teacher can present the world as it truly is, in terms of the beautiful differences that can and should be represented in classrooms.

How many ways are there to learn a language? Will and Harry are joined by two inspirational guests, Evita and Jan, both of whom have reached a stage in their learning journey where they can confidently and competently tell us all about it. Have a listen to two very different ways that might be taken to reach a goal in language learning!