Pearson English Podcast

Our podcast panel chats with English language experts from around the world to share experiences, discuss innovations and explore educational trends. Come and join us.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the panel and guests on the show. These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of Pearson.

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Latest episodes

Ep 22: Teacher Professional Development

This month the panel chat with Mike Hogan and Chia Suan Chong about the importance of professional development in English language teaching.

Ep 21: Storytelling

This month the panel discusses storytelling with Jeanne Perrett, why it's great for young learners and how it can be used with adult learners too.

Ep 20: Back to School

The panel poses questions from parents to English language school director Vanessa Hartson Walker. They discuss the issues around going back to school after months of disrupted learning caused by the pandemic.

Ep 19: Sustainability

This month the panel talks to teacher Harry Waters about Sustainability, why it's relevant to the English classroom and how to teach it.

Ep 18: The Coding Mindset

This month the panel talks to author and editor Rhiannon Ball about the Coding Mindset and how to teach it.

Ep 17: Special Needs Education

The panel discuss special educational needs with James Laidler and how teachers can support their students.

Ep 16: Global Scale of English

The panel talk with Mike Mayor about the Global Scale of English and how it can help students see their progression.

Ep 15: Teaching Beginners

The panel chat to Rhona Snelling about the joys and challenges of teaching beginners, whatever age they are.

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Meet the panel

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Joanna Wiseman

Joanna is a product marketer and a former ELT teacher. She divides her time between baking cakes, mastering her yoga moves and enjoying another cup of coffee while turning the pages of a thriller book.

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Patrick Curry

Patrick is a content developer and former ELT teacher. When he’s not at work, he spends his time exercising, cooking, reading, travelling and petting random dogs and cats in the street.

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Sam Wadsworth

Sam is an editor and former teacher. When he’s not arguing about grammar, he spends his time listening to Deftones, collecting retro video games and generally annoying his children.