The English Language T-Ching

The English Language T-Ching

No lesson-plans. No aims. No exams. Just short lively chats about education, English language teaching, life, values … and any sideroads we discover along the way. Two teachers looking back and wondering what they may have learnt over the years? … or completely failed to learn … Adrian Underhill wrote Sound Foundations and created the Phonemic Chart. He's a past President of IATEFL. Jim Scrivener wrote Learning Teaching, Classroom Management Techniques, Teaching English Grammar and many other ELT books. ... We'd love your questions and comments: adrianandjimpodcast@gmail.com

Episodes

October 13, 2025 10 mins

Am I too "busy" in class?

Does my "busyness" get in the way of learning?

Is "facilitation" the same thing as "classroom management"?

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Should we be teaching the language "bits" so that learners can put them together to express themselves or encourage them to express themselves and assist with the "bits" along the way?

Can Adrian's car journey metaphor possible make it to the end of the podcast?

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September 30, 2025 9 mins

Why has Adrian got a bag full of shells?

How can a language learner express themselves in their new language?

How does that fit in with all our coursebooks and exercises?

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We'd love to hear your questions and comments. Write to: adrianandjimpodcast@gmail.com

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