Hey English learners and listeners!

🎙️ This is it: episode 50 of Hear You Go podcast—"We have to be less afraid of judgment and more open to learning", Agnes Rubinho.

❣️Episode 50 marks the end of Season 2, and to close this fabulous season of podcasts, this episode offers you an amazing conversation with a Brazilian teacher, Agnes Rubinho.

Teachers: did you know Agnes has written a book for freelance teachers? You’ll hear us discuss a few things from her book, and afterward, I know you'll want to buy it. I did! It’s full of information I wish I’d known when I was first branching out to become a freelance, independent teacher.

You’re not a teacher? Don’t worry because this episode will give you tips on what to look for in a teacher, and the benefits you get when you find the right teacher for you.

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ What’s more, the episode provides a good lesson in word stress and intonation.

🎧 Listen to the way Agnes pauses and adds emphasis to the words she wants you to hold on to. She has a manner of speaking that draws you in and keeps you hooked.

🙌 That’s what good speaking is all about: engagement and connection.

So, that’s your assignment: listen for all this delicious, engaging, messy, and wonderfully spontaneous messy English that both Agnes and I offer you in our chat.

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To follow Agnes and to buy her book, follow these links:

▶️ Barry Schwartz: The paradox of choice | TED Talk

📘 To order the book in Brazil:

Freelance Teaching – The Language Teacher's Guide

📘 Amazon:

https://www.amazon.ca/Freelance-Teaching-Language-Teachers-business-ebook/dp/B0D45X98F5/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.W4SnHUM0ti5PqVYDUI1Hsg.oM4TtyaKZBUZAEdDTO1lnI1SJNUFK_-5m-UKFzFVeck&qid=1721077647&sr=8-1

Instagram:

For teachers: https://www.instagram.com/agnes_freelanceteaching/

For learners: https://www.instagram.com/agnesrubinhoteacher/

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/agnesrubinhoteacher/

Contact me:

Instagram: Catherine Angus (@catherineangus_hearyougo) • Instagram photos and videos

Website/Newsletter: English with Catherine

Theme music: Amos The Transparent

Why bother?

I don’t often ask myself that question, but every once in a while, it crops up. Why bother making a podcast if I don’t get a thousand downloads?

In today’s episode, number 49 🙌, I remind you of the value of listening to podcasts for language development, in addition to their psychological and social benefits. For example:

• learning new pronunciation, expressions and vocabulary
• getting exposure to different English accents and "messy" English
• improving active listening skills
• sharing personal stories that build connection
• fostering our imagination
• bolstering our cognitive abilities

While Hear You Go will never be the most famous podcast in the world (and that’s OK!), it's my way of offering you authenticity, interesting topics, and this year, it was a vehicle to highlight and elevate the voices and work of women in the English language teaching community.

As season two starts to wrap up, I encourage you to reflect on the topics shared and my wonderful guests who offered tips and guidance, and moving stories about their love of learning English.

💫 Listen right to the end to learn more about my upcoming courses.

I’ll be offering two starting in September: WILDE and TIDES are courses that focus on listening skills, language development, and pronunciation.

Click on the links for more info: 1️⃣ Are you WILDE: A Woman Interested in Listening to & Discovering English through podcasts?

2️⃣ TIDES: Teachers Into Decoding English Sounds.

Thanks for listening, and stay tuned!

You can find me on Instagram. Be sure to get my newsletter on my website. You can access the colour-coded transcript in my newsletter.

Thanks to Amos the Transparent for the theme music.

Witness the art of conversation in action in today's episode of Hear You Go.

The delightful Anastasia Sakarova, who you might know on Instagram as @heart_to_heart_english, joins me to share stories, teaching methods, and some thoughts about what makes a conversation a conversation.

You'll hear her talk about her early love of English, how she learns new vocabulary so that she uses it, and how active listening is really a key ingredient to having meaningful conversations.

This episode, while full of good stories and great ideas for learning, is also chock-full of idiomatic expressions that you can listen for. Keep those ears open!

If you'd like some guidance on what to notice in terms of language like phrasal verbs, advanced vocabulary, or collocations, be sure to get the transcript when you receive my newsletter.

Thanks for listening! Catherine

You can find Anastasia in these two ways:

1. Instagram: @heart_to_heart_english

2. Website: www.hearttoheartenglish.com

And you can find me:

1. Instagram: @catherineangus_hearyougo.

2. Website: www.englishwithcatherine.com

3. LinkedIn: Catherine Angus

Theme music from the team of talented Canadian musicians in the band: Amos the Transparent.