E2 Talks

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 oute2language.comfor IELTS courses and If you need help with general English language learning, check oute2school.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 oute2language.comfor IELTS, PTE, OET and TOEFL courses and If you need help with general English language learning, check oute2school.com.

In this podcast Jay is joined by Nick Jenkins, the founder of Language Confidence - an AI-driven software as a service product that gives students automatic corrective feedback on their pronunciation. In this discussion, Jay and Nick talk about pronunciation broadly and more specifically how AI can help students develop better speech habits. They talk about Language Confidence's origins, what it can currently do, and what it will be able to do in the near future. They also touch on many other topics pertinent to pronunciation teaching, learning and technology. Take a listen!

Remember to check oute2language.comfor PTE, IELTS, OET and TOEFL courses and If you need help with general English language learning, check oute2school.com.

In this podcast, Jay chats to Don Feaver, the CTO of E2, about the ins and outs of e-learning. Jay and Don discuss why e-learning has not lived up to its potential and how the education industry can utilise technology to make deep learning far more effective. They touch on topics such as engagement, pedagogy, active learning methodologies, smart systems and much more.

Remember to check oute2language.comfor PTE, IELTS, OET and TOEFL courses and If you need help with general English language learning, check oute2school.com.

In this episode E2Experts Jay, Alex and Sayli talk about IELTS Academic, PTE Academic and TOEFL. They compare the various tasks, discuss the differences on how you are scored and talk about the pros and cons on each test. If you aren't quite sure which test is for you, take a listen.

Remember to check oute2language.com for PTE, IELTS, OET and TOEFL courses and If you need help with general English language learning, check out e2school.com.

In this episode Jay talks to Richelle Zakrzrewski & James Warwick from Pearson. They talk about Pearson's new "Global Online Test Preparation Platform" powered by E2.

Remember to check oute2language.com for PTE, IELTS, OET and TOEFL courses and If you need help with general English language learning, check out e2school.com.

In this podcast, Alex chats with E2Expert Anna about the IELTS writing criteria. They discuss the reasons why students score 5 or 6 and explain, based on E2 student success stories, how to score 7 and above in the four criteria.

Remember to check oute2language.comfor IELTS courses and If you need help with general English language learning, check oute2school.com.

In this podcast, Jay chats with performance psychologist Harley de Vos about a range of issues that can affect your performance on test day. They discuss best practices leading up to your exam, the night before your exam, the morning of your exam and during your exam. Importantly, they discuss ways to manage test anxiety - before and during your test - so you can maximise your performance on test day and win.

Remember to check oute2language.comfor PTE, IELTS, OET and TOEFL courses and If you need help with general English language learning, check oute2school.com.

In this podcast, Jay chats with Alex Asher from LearnCube about digital English language learning. They talk about how schools responded to the rapid shift to online language learning during COVID-19 and how schools might best position themselves to ride out the storm and even grow their business beyond their classroom walls. If you're a teacher or school administrator who wants to hear the ins and outs of good quality digital English language delivery, then this podcast is for you.

Remember to check oute2language.comfor PTE, IELTS, OET and TOEFL courses and If you need help with general English language learning, check oute2school.com.

In this episode, E2 Expert Teacher Alex is joined by Associate Professor, Dr. Ute Knoch, Director of Melbourne University’s internationally renowned Language Testing Research Centre. They discuss the research that goes into high-stakes language tests like IELTS, TOEFL and OET, how reliable those tests are, and how candidates can best prepare for them.

Find out more about Melbourne University’s Language Testing Research Centre here: https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/language-testing-research-centre

Find Dr. Knoch’s co-authored book, 'Fairness, Justice and Language Assessment’ here: https://www.amazon.com.au/FAIRNESS-JUSTICE-LANGUAGE-ASSESSMENT-LINGUISTICS-ebook/dp/B07PNJRVCN

Remember to check oute2language.comfor IELTS, OET & TOEFL courses ande2school.comfor general English language learning.

In this podcast, Helen Cook from ETS joins E2Expert Sayli to give you the latest update on the TOEFL Special Home Edition. Keep listening to find out everything you need to know about this test, which can be taken from the comfort of your own home.

Remember to check oute2language.comfor TOEFL courses ande2school.comfor general English language learning.

Enjoy!

In this podcast, Jay chats to Judy Thompson who might be described as a "renegade" English language teacher. 

Judy has a unique approach to language teaching whereby she doesn't teach what she learned or what could be described as "traditional language teaching"; instead, she teaches what she does or what is naturally occurring in language and she has developed her own methodology for doing this.  

As such, her approach to language teaching is refreshingly authentic and also very effective. In this particular discussion, Jay and Judy pull apart 'intelligibility' in English which includes the sounds of English, as well as the importance of word and sentence stress. 

This conversation will be appropriate for both students and teachers alike.

Enjoy!

In this episode, Jay chats to Abhiram -- an E2Language student -- who recently took PTE AcademicandIELTS Academic. Jay and Abhi discuss the pros and cons of each test and compare their difficulty levels.

So, if you need help deciding between PTE Academic and IELTS Academic, listen carefully for their insider tips on each test.

In this episode, Jay talks to Darren Brookes who is director at Torrington eLearning Services and quality assessor and instructional designer at NEAS. Darren is an expert in computer assisted language learning.

Remember to check oute2language.comfor IELTS courses ande2school.comfor general English language learning.

In this podcast, E2 Experts Alex and Melinda talk about their experience taking the IELTS - the computer-delivered version AND the paper-delivered version. In this candid chat, they talk about the pros and cons of both tests, and share their strategies for success.

Remember to check oute2language.comfor IELTS courses ande2school.comfor general English language learning.

Enjoy!

In this bonus episode Jay is interviewed by Rob MacLachlan who is the coordinator of English language programs at Bond University in Queensland Australia. In this wide ranging and candid discussion, Rob investigates the beginning of E2Language, E2School and what the future holds for traditional English language schools.

Remember to check oute2language.comfor IELTS, PTE, OET and TOEFL courses ande2school.comfor general English language learning.

In this episode, Jay speaks to David Wiltshire from OET. They talk about each of the OET sub-tests and then give you lots of great information on how you can best prepare to ensure you get the scores you need. This talk is appropriate for people who are taking the OET soon and for those who are considering taking it.

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In this episode, Jay talks to Dr Helen Zhao. Helen is a lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the University of Melbourne. Among other topics, she researches how best to teach and learn English grammar.

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In this episode, Jay and E2 expert teacher Brad discuss how fully understanding the OET Writing criteria can help students get a higher score on test day.

In this episode, Jay talks to Alex, an E2 expert teacher, about E2School. They talk about what E2 is, who Alex is, and what the future holds for fully online language learning.

Remember to check out e2school.com and choose one of our courses on Test skills, pronunciation, grammar or general English.  

In this episode, Jay sits down with Barrie Brown and Reza Tasviri from IDP to discuss how to conquer IELTS Writing Task 2.

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In this episode, Jay sits down with David Booth, Director of Test Development at Pearson, to talk about how to maximise your scores on PTE Academic. 

Welcome to E2 Talks! We’re kicking off our first episode with Jay, co-founder of E2, talking about his background in education, how it led to E2language and what's next for the company.

To know more about E2, visit www.e2language.com .

Welcome to E2 Talks! Keep an eye out for more episodes coming soon.