School of Duda English Podcast

School of Duda English Podcast

A podcast for for intermediate English learners created by British teacher James. To access the FREE transcript and vocabulary list available for each episode of this podcast visit schoolofduda.com School of Duda is an online English school providing essential knowledge for curious people.

Episodes

April 30, 2023 48 mins

In this episode James tells a short story about his life that he wrote for his English course, The Art of Storytelling. It is a story about love, patience and how he is very lucky to be alive.  

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Episode 12: Are we alone in the Universe?  

In this episode James invites his cousin Pedro on to the podcast to talk about The Fermi Paradox. They discuss the high probability of other intelligent civilizations existing in our galaxy and 10 possible theories for why we don’t see them. 

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In this episode James shares his own experience of using Duolingo and gives his opinion about whether you should use this app. You might be surprised by his answer!

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February 16, 2023 22 mins

In this episode James talks about three of the most experienced polyglots alive today and how they have inspired him to change the way he approaches learning languages.

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Get your FREE Polyglots Tips Guide HERE: https://schoolofduda.teachable.com/p/polyglot-tips-guide 

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In this episode James talks to his student Guilherme Magnoler about the mind, psychoanalysis, Freudian slips, learning English in London as a pizza delivery boy, if free will is an illusion, the BBC, propaganda, politics in Brazil and the role of emotional intelligence in chess.

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In this episode James talks to Harry Snow, an experienced language learner who also has his own podcast where he chats in Spanish. Harry shares his experiences of learning a foreign language from studying at university and living abroad to his current position working for a language company in London.

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November 22, 2022 37 mins

In this episode James talks to his friend Juana Olila, a Brazilian polyglot, who also lives in São Paulo and teaches languages. Juana shares her process, passion and experience of learning five languages.

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November 4, 2022 24 mins

Twenty years ago I had a secret. This is the story of how I went from believing that I had no talent for learning languages and being the worst in my class to how I became fluent in German and ended up graduating with the highest mark in the history of my school.

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In this episode James teaches six British expressions from his memories of life growing up as the son of goat farmers.

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In this episode James continues his story about living in Brazil and shares more lessons from his experience living in this country. 

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In this episode James talks about why he moved to Brazil and shares some of the lessons he has learnt from his experience living there.

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September 28, 2022 19 mins

In this episode James explains why British comedy is one of the things he misses most when living in Brazil and talks about the life and work of Ricky Gervais; one of the most loved and successful British comedians alive today.

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September 15, 2022 17 mins

James is a British English teacher living in Brazil. In this episode he introduces himself and explains the story of why he created School of Duda during the pandemic. 

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