There are many stereotypes about Irish people, some more common than others, but how true are they? This week I talk about ten common Irish stereotypes and discuss how accurate or inaccurate they are.

This podcast is for people who already have some understanding of English, but who want to learn in context, make progress, and communicate with other English speakers without having to read boring grammar books.

You can also find all of the transcripts at:
https://www.justconnectenglish.com

Anyone who has learned a second language will tell you that regular practice is the most important thing that you can do if you want to make progress. For many people, this sounds quite simple and at first they feel motivated to practice every day. However, a couple of weeks go by and they notice that they have started practicing less and less, and after a while maybe they stop completely. Why? What happened to that initial motivation?

This is because maintaining a positive long-term habit can be very difficult. Fortunately, James Clear's book 'Atomic Habits' contains a comprehensive guide to building and creating habits, and in this episode of the podcast we will look at how you can use his ideas to create the habit of learning English.

This podcast is for people who already have some understanding of English, but who want to learn in context, make progress, and communicate with other English speakers without having to read boring grammar books.

You can also find all of the transcripts at:
https://www.justconnectenglish.com

Many of my students ask me how to get better at English. In this week's podcast I give you 8 of the tips and advice that I recommend if you want to learn faster and more efficiently. I hope that you find them useful.

This podcast is for people who already have some understanding of English, but who want to learn in context, make progress, and communicate with other English speakers without having to read boring grammar books.

You can also find all of the transcripts at:
https://www.justconnectenglish.com

Have you ever been having a discussion with someone and even though you feel that you're right, somehow you seem to be losing the argument? The other person has said something wrong, you're sure of it, but you can't say exactly what the mistake is. The chances are that the other person has used a fallacy. A fallacy is a kind of error or mistake in reasoning and it takes some skill to recognise these fallacies and avoid them when they are used in an argument.

In this week's episode, I am going to explain in more detail some examples of common fallacies. The concepts and their explanations might seem difficult to understand, but with plenty of examples, I am sure that you'll understand them. Plus, if you memorise each of these, you'll be much more likely to win an argument in English or any language.

This podcast is for people who already have some understanding of English, but who want to learn in context, make progress, and communicate with other English speakers without having to read boring grammar books.

You can also find all of the transcripts at:
https://www.justconnectenglish.com

Social media has become an important part of many people's lives in a very short period of time.  On the surface, it seems simple: we post pictures and opinions that we think others will like, and we engage with the pictures and opinions that other people post. But is this all that is happening when we use social media? Facebook's former president, Sean Parker, admits that Facebook was developed to "consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible," which has led to people becoming addicted to social media. In this podcast, we will look at this and other aspects of social media to ask the question: should you delete social media right now?

This podcast is for people who already have some understanding of English, but who want to learn in context, make progress, and communicate with other English speakers without having to read boring grammar books.

You can also find all of the transcripts at:
https://www.justconnectenglish.com

Why do we tell stories ? And what makes one story better than another? There have been many attempts over the years to understand the essential ingredients of a good story, but few have thought to first understand the engine that drives all stories - the human brain. Using The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr as a guide, I will explain how storytellers manipulate and compel us. By the end of this podcast, you will have some of the tools to tell better stories and also to make sense of our chaotic modern world, all while making progress with your English.

This podcast is for people who already have some understanding of English, but who want to learn in context, make progress, and communicate with other English speakers without having to read boring grammar books.

You can also find all of the transcripts at:
https://www.justconnectenglish.com

It might sound like something from a movie or video game, but since it's creation in 2009, bitcoin has made some people very rich. Over the last few years, bitcoin has regularly been in the news, usually for its rises and falls in value, but often it's unclear what exactly bitcoin is. Is it going to become a major currency, maybe even replacing currencies like the US dollar and the euro, or is it just a tool to help a small group of people to become rich?

In this episode, I tell you all about its technology, its advantages and disadvantages. By the end of the episode you'll know more than you did before and you will be able to form and express your own opinions on bitcoin in English.

Video on blockchain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xGLc-zz9cA

This podcast is for people who already have some understanding of English, but who want to learn in context, make progress, and communicate with other English speakers without having to read boring grammar books.

You can also find all of the transcripts at:
https://www.justconnectenglish.com

The Just Connect English Podcast was designed using the language acquisition theory of Professor Stephen Krashen, and in this first episode we will discuss how this theory can help you improve your English.

This podcast is for people who already have some understanding of English, but who want to learn in context, make progress, and communicate with other English speakers without having to read boring grammar books.

You can also find all of the transcripts at:
https://www.justconnectenglish.com