"Don't teach AT the students. Teach OFF them" - Scott Thornbury

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👋 Book a free 1:1 consult with us to see how we can help you escape precarity and earn more money working for yourself: https://learnyourenglish.net/schedule 💡Learn how to grow your learn, profitable, and pedagogically-sound teaching business this year: https://www.learnyourenglish.net/tap Scott Thornbury is a teacher, teacher trainer, and award-winning author in English language education. He has taught and trained teachers around the world, including on the MA TESOL program at The New School in New York, and is widely recognized for his contributions to ELT methodology and teacher development. He co-authored Teaching Unplugged (2009) and Dogme in Practice (2025), both with Luke Meddings. His latest book is called Scott Thornbury's 66 Essentials of Lesson Design. This is his second appearance on the Teacher Talking Time podcast - our first repeat guest. We hope you get a lot out of our conversation. …………………………………………………………….................................................................. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:00 Writing for Teachers 07:14 Effective Lesson Design and Planning 10:56 Challenges in Language Teaching 20:37 The Role of Teacher Familiarity and Control 26:12 Communicative Language Teaching and Syllabus Design 42:14 Embracing Spontaneity in Teaching 50:01 Pre-Service Education Challenges 50:46 Relinquishing Control in Teaching 52:10 Conversation Activated Teaching 53:31 Teaching at the Point of Need 55:31 Teacher Training Innovations 01:15:08 The Role of AI in Language Teaching …………………………………………………………….................................................................. Thanks for listening! 🎙 See all our podcast interviews here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCWOoL16uymgr6bfzOBXqkK5MCjijvqWg …………………………………………………………….................................................................. For more from us at Learn YOUR English: ☕ Book a free 1:1 consult with us about your business goals: https://learnyourenglish.net/schedule 🎯 Learn about our TAP program for business & income growth: https://www.learnyourenglish.net/tap-overview 📚Our CPD Courses: https://www.learnyourenglish.net/course-store 🎙Subscribe to our Teacher Talking Time podcast: https://www.learnyourenglish.net/podcast 🗞️Join our free newsletter for teacherpreneurs: https://learnyourenglish.net/newsletter 🆓 Join our free support network where we help teacherpreneurs get started earning more and teaching less: https://www.skool.com/grassroots-teacherpreneurship-8136 …………………………………………………………….................................................................. Follow our social media accounts: Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-woodbury-99378662/ Leo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leo-gomez-3b7a8027/ Website: https://www.learnyourenglish.net/ Instagram: @learnyourenglish