Episode 21 - How to relax before your English test: A discussion on anxiety and meditation w/ Jay & Graeme from E2Language

In this episode, E2 Expert Teacher David chats with Dr Chris Corbel, a lecturer at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. David and Chris discuss a number of topics ranging from the social view of literacy to what has changed in the world of language learning. They also discuss the effects that literacy has on the gig economy. If you're an English language teacher or avid English language learner or interested in language itself, you don't want to miss this discussion. Make sure to follow E2 on LinkedIn for our most recent updates and don't forget to subscribe to this podcast.

In this episode, E2 Expert Teacher David chats with Margaret Corrigan, CEO of Carringbush Adult Education and President of Vic TESOL. Carringbush Adult Education is a non for profit registered training organisation (RTO) and has delivered educational and community developmental programs in Melbourne, Australia since 1984. In today’s podcast, David and Margaret discuss a range of topics such as Margaret’s workplace at Carringbush Adult Education, the value of educational programs for parents and children, the importance of learning in context and the need for digital literacy. David and Margaret also touch on the hot topic of face to face vs digital learning. If you're an English language teacher or avid English language learner or interested in language itself, you don't want to miss this discussion. Enjoy. Thanks for listening to E2 Talks! Make sure to follow E2 on LinkedIn and don't forget to subscribe to this podcast.

In this episode of E2 Talks, E2 Expert Teacher David chats with Allen Davenport, Professional Learning and Development Manager at Cambridge University Press & Assessment. David and Allen discuss a range of topics ranging from “what is an online learner?", pluringalism and the interactions of language learners in the classroom. David and Allen also touch on their teaching experiences and much, much more. If you're an English language teacher or avid English language learner or interested in language itself, you don't want to miss this discussion. Enjoy. Thanks for listening to E2 Talks! Make sure to follow E2 on LinkedIn and don't forget to subscribe to this podcast.

In this episode, Jay talks to Camilla Ochipinti (OKA-PINTI) who is Director of Education at Decodable Readers Australia. Camilla trains teachers from around the world on the Science of Reading and her company, Decodable Readers Australia, bridges the gap between evidence based research and quality teaching practices. The focus of this episode is “the reading wars” - an ongoing debate about how best to teach children to read. Fighting the “reading wars” are two opposing camps, one called 'whole word or balanced literacy' and the other called 'phonics'. The battle between these two reading approaches has been raging in our schools for decades. In Australia, the national curriculum has finally given precedence to phonics; the phonics approach to reading has won the battle of the teaching strategies. Jay and Camilla also discuss some of the history of the reading wars, define balanced literacy and the whole word approach, discuss why they are ineffective, and then deep dive into the science of phonics in an interesting and approachable way. This is a great discussion if you are a primary school teacher, an English language teacher or a parent who wants to know how best to teach reading - one of the most essential life skills you can develop. Thanks for listening to E2 Talks! Make sure to follow E2 on LinkedIn and don't forget to subscribe to this podcast.

In this episode, E2 Expert Teacher Mark chats with another E2 Expert Teacher, Mike, about the CELPIP test.  Mark and Mike are both from Canada and have experience teaching a range of tests such as IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, CELPIP and are true experts in high-stakes English tests. They touch on what CELPIP is, the two different versions of CELPIP, how you can pass CELPIP on your first try and much more. This episode is perfect for anyone interested in migrating to Canada for work, study or for permanent Canadian residency. It’s also great for anyone generally interested in the CELPIP. Enjoy. Remember to check out www.e2testprep.com for all your CELPIP preparation needs including practice questions, method lessons, tips, strategies and much more. Sign up for FREE now.

In this episode, Jay chats with Dr Charlie Browne who is Professor of Applied Linguistics & TESOL at Meiji Gakuin University's English Department, a top-ranked private university in Tokyo, Japan. He is a well known expert in online language learning, especially as it applies to second language vocabulary acquisition and reading skills development,  and publishes widely on the topics of English education in Japan, 2nd language vocabulary acquisition and online learning. In this episode, Jay and Charlie discuss high frequency vocabulary and especially the New General Service Wordlist, or NGSL, co-created with Dr. Brent Culligan and Joseph Phillips. The NGSL of core high frequency vocabulary for students of English as a second language is a major update of Michael West’s 1953 General Service List . The NGSL provides over 92% coverage for most general English texts (the highest of any corpus-derived general English word list to date). It's a fascinating conversation on the wonders of vocabulary and how it applies to English teaching and learning. Make sure to follow E2 on LinkedIn and don't forget to subscribe to this podcast.

In this episode, Jay chats with Paul Nation who is Emeritus Professor in Applied Linguistics at the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His specialist interests are the teaching and learning of vocabulary and language teaching methodology. Jay and Paul discuss vocabulary - how many words do native English speakers know? How do we learn new words? Is word frequency important? Is polysemy even a thing? They also discuss the application of Paul's "four strands" method of language learning to online learning environments - a comprehensive theory of second language learning. If you're an English language teacher or avid English language learner - or you're just interested in the magic of language itself - you don't want to miss this discussion. Make sure to follow E2 on LinkedIn and don't forget to subscribe to this podcast.

We hope you've been enjoying the conversations with experts from around the world about English language teaching, learning and test preparation. From this point on, we're going to make the podcast more teacher and industry specific. We feel that the upcoming conversations will be better suited to English language teaching professionals and those interested in the ELT sector. For students, we’re excited to announce that we’re starting a new podcast series. This podcast will be especially for students and in it we’ll have some of the world’s best teachers training you in pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary. So keep an eye out for that. So stay tuned as we bring you conversations with the brightest minds in applied linguistics, English language teaching and test preparation and deliver the best lessons via podcast.

Hi and Welcome to E2 Talks. In this episode, Jay speaks with Rocco Nigro from IDP about the differences between IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training followed by an in-depth discussion of IELTS General Writing Task 1. Rocco gives lots of great advice for how to prepare for IELTS General in order to reach the scores you need.  Thanks for listening to E2 Talks. Remember to check out e2language.com for IELTS courses and If you need help with general English language learning, check out e2school.com.

In this podcast Jay is joined by Graeme, an e2language expert IELTS teacher. In this discussion, Jay and Graeme talk about meditation, in a broad sense, detailing the benefits of meditation leading up to english language tests such as IELTS, OET, PTE and TOEFL. Jay and Graeme also talk about test day anxiety and discuss its effects on student’s overall test performance. Take a listen. Remember to check out e2language.com for IELTS, PTE, OET and TOEFL courses and If you need help with general English language learning, check out e2school.com.