Zen English ESL Podcast

Take a mini-meditative moment to think in English.

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Changing some minor superficial things like gestures, mannerisms and intonation will heighten your communication abilities in English. In this episode we look at why and how.

Traditional grammar and translation based classes can kill communication. In this episode we look at how to make your own English experience more communicative no matter what type of class you are receiving.

Lying in English class can actually be a good thing! In this episode we explore why lying is especially good for beginning students of English.

Asking questions like, "What?" "Excuse me?" "Can you repeat?" don't help communication continue. In this episode we explore a verification strategy to help you admit you don't understand, but allow for more enhanced and effective dialogue.

Your accent when speaking English is only one small thing that contributes to your message. In this podcast we look at other concepts to focus on when trying to communicate ideas in English.

In this episode we look at the concept of circumlocution. We ponder what is circumlocution, or "talking around it", why it's important to understand and practice and how to use it when communicating in a variety of ways.

This is a podcast for students of English as a foreign language or English as a second language. In this episode we explore an interesting way to help improve your spoken English by writing journals.

In this episode we look at using transcripts to help tune our ear and focus on message by using transcripts and audio recordings.