Educator & Performer Paulino Brener on How to Harness Your Passions in Language Learning & Teaching

Educator & Performer Paulino Brener on How to Harness Your Passions in Language Learning & Teaching

by | Dec 30, 2011

Paulino Brener is educator, performer, social media manager, and one of the few people I know who has managed to successfully blend all of his passions (foreign languages, teaching, crafts, social media, and performance arts) into one. And get paid to do so! In our interview, he discusses creative ways to harness one’s passions in foreign language learning, whether as teacher or learner.

English Out There Founder Jason West on Why Traditional Language Education Fails

English Out There Founder Jason West on Why Traditional Language Education Fails

by | Dec 30, 2011

In my interview with Jason West, the creator of English Out There, we discuss the weaknesses of traditional English schools, methodologies, and materials, and how his approach aims to overcome them. I especially enjoyed his effective, no-nonsense approach to language learning, his efforts to bridge the gap between traditional classroom-based learning and independent study, and his willingness to share before-and-after speech samples of his students.

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