Deep Talk: Advanced English Discussions with Rhiannon ELT – Details, episodes & analysis

I am no longer producing new episodes of Deep Talk, but I hope you enjoy the 33 you have already.

I am welcoming new language coaching clients, though. You can find out more on my website: https://www.rhiannonelt.com/coaching

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Today I’m joined by Cara to talk all about movies and specifically why more and more people, native English speakers included, are finding they need to turn on the subtitles when they’re watching them!

Cara Leopold is the creator of the Leo Listening Movie Club where she helps film-loving English learners understand and discuss movies together so they can master conversational English. 

From September 13th-20th 2023, Cara is organising the Back-to-School Movie Challenge, a 1-week taste of what it's like to be in a movie club. By watching and discussing clips from high school movies together, you’ll learn new vocabulary, catch fast-spoken English and practise your speaking and writing skills with other movie-loving English learners. The challenge includes access to a discussion forum as well as a live Zoom session on September 20th to chat with her and other film lovers about the movie clips. 

Join the challenge: https://leolistening.podia.com/back-to-school-movie-challenge  

Cara’s website: https://leo-listening.com/ 

Cara’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LeoListening/

Cara’s Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caraleopold/ 

Cara’s Pinterest profile: https://www.pinterest.fr/leolistening/ 

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Note: As this podcast is no longer recording new episodes (I know, sad-face-emoji, amirite?), Deep Talkers is closed.

I am no longer producing new episodes of Deep Talk, but I hope you enjoy the 33 you have already.

I am welcoming new language coaching clients, though. You can find out more on my website: ⁠https://www.rhiannonelt.com/coaching⁠

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Today I'm joined by Nora, business communication genius and tattoo and festival lover!

She shares with us how tattoos (she has either 19.5 or 20.5!) helped her learn to love her body and music festivals are her way of letting herself have fun after many years of denying herself it.

It's a surprisingly deep conversation and an absolute honour to have been part of - my thanks to Nora!

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I am no longer producing new episodes of Deep Talk, but I hope you enjoy the 33 you have already.

I am welcoming new language coaching clients, though. You can find out more on my website: ⁠⁠https://www.rhiannonelt.com/coaching⁠⁠

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Today, we catch the second part of my conversation with Fernanda about a recent (yucky) experience she had while running her Instagram page.

Fernanda (on instagram as @fernanda_englishteacher_br ) is an English teacher with 12 years experience. She specialises in helping people - mainly other English teachers - pass high-level Cambridge exams so that they feel more empowered and confident in their abilities. Despite holding a Celta Pass A, she doesn’t hide her dislike of many traditional ways of teaching, especially the use of coursebooks, and tends to follow a more holistic approach to teaching, also known as Dogme.

On her Instagram page, she shares useful language for using in exams, as well as techniques and tips to help you get the best result possible. She works with students in 1-1 classes and also runs workshops and you can contact her about that by sending her a DM on Instagram.

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I am no longer producing new episodes of Deep Talk, but I hope you enjoy the 33 you have already.

I am welcoming new language coaching clients, though. You can find out more on my website: ⁠⁠https://www.rhiannonelt.com/coaching⁠⁠

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Today, I’m joined by Fernanda to talk about a recent (yucky) experience she had while running her Instagram page.

Fernanda (on instagram as @fernanda_englishteacher_br ) is an English teacher with 12 years experience. She specialises in helping people - mainly other English teachers - pass high-level Cambridge exams so that they feel more empowered and confident in their abilities. Despite holding a Celta Pass A, she doesn’t hide her dislike of many traditional ways of teaching, especially the use of coursebooks, and tends to follow a more holistic approach to teaching, also known as Dogme.

On her Instagram page, she shares useful language for using in exams, as well as techniques and tips to help you get the best result possible. She works with students in 1-1 classes and also runs workshops and you can contact her about that by sending her a DM on Instagram.

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Join our Deep Talkers community on Patreon.

Head to: https://www.patreon.com/deeptalkers to sign up!

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Get in Touch:

Join my mailing list here: www.rhiannonelt.com

Follow me on Instagram: @rhiannonelt

Email me: info@rhiannonelt.com

I am no longer producing new episodes of Deep Talk, but I hope you enjoy the 33 you have already.

I am welcoming new language coaching clients, though. You can find out more on my website: ⁠⁠https://www.rhiannonelt.com/coaching⁠⁠

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Today, I’m joined by Monica for part 2 of our conversation on the topic of a fascinating blog post she wrote about heritage speakers. You can read her blog post here:

The Many Misconceptions about Heritage Speakers

https://languaging.substack.com/p/the-many-misconceptions-about-heritage

Also, Monica sent me this article after our conversation as it added some nuance to our comments on bilingual education.

Spanish or Catalan? A controversy that is anything but academic

https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2011/09/15/inenglish/1316064042_850210.html

You can connect with Monica on her Instagram page at @monica_languaging

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I am no longer producing new episodes of Deep Talk, but I hope you enjoy the 33 you have already.

I am welcoming new language coaching clients, though. You can find out more on my website: ⁠⁠https://www.rhiannonelt.com/coaching⁠⁠

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Today, I’m joined by Monica and we’re talking about a fascinating blog post she wrote about heritage speakers. You can read her blog post here:

The Many Misconceptions about Heritage Speakers

https://languaging.substack.com/p/the-many-misconceptions-about-heritage

You can connect with Monica on her Instagram page at @monica_languaging

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Head to: https://www.rhiannonelt.com/deep-talk-podcast to sign up!

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Get in Touch:

Join my mailing list here: www.rhiannonelt.com

Follow me on Instagram: @rhiannonelt

Email me: info@rhiannonelt.com

I am no longer producing new episodes of Deep Talk, but I hope you enjoy the 33 you have already.

I am welcoming new language coaching clients, though. You can find out more on my website: ⁠⁠https://www.rhiannonelt.com/coaching⁠⁠

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Today, I’m joined by Duncan and we’re talking about the film, Living (2022), and the question raised in it: what would you do if you only had a short time left to live

Here are the materials Duncan chose for us:

Bill Nighy on Acting - Bafta Guru

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Aq_V3LTbtg

Living, Official Trailer (2022)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVo5kLt_-BU

Ikiru, Official Trailer (1952)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VeLN3IDjzQ

I also recommend this episode of Kermode and Mayo’s Take in which they discuss the film Living.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/kermode-mayos-take/id1616559297?i=1000584983274

AND, the name of the film Duncan couldn’t remember in the conversation was A Fantastic Woman (2017) and here is the trailer for that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJHex4ZitgA

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Join my mailing list here: www.rhiannonelt.com

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Email me: info@rhiannonelt.com

I am no longer producing new episodes of Deep Talk, but I hope you enjoy the 33 you have already.

I am welcoming new language coaching clients, though. You can find out more on my website: ⁠⁠https://www.rhiannonelt.com/coaching⁠⁠

+++Today, I’m joined by Marisa and we’re talking about fun - and why it’s super important to our lives and should be prioritised.Marisa chose this TED talk as the basis for our discussion:Why Having Fun Is the Secret to a Healthier Life | Catherine Price | TEDhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMBJrvEwv8s+++Marisa is an English coach. You can find her on her Instagram page where she helps her followers notice language in context in a meaningful and interesting way. Her handle is @entender_pra_aprenderhttps://www.instagram.com/entender_pra_aprender/?hl=en+++Get in Touch:Join my mailing list here: www.rhiannonelt.comFollow me on Instagram: @rhiannoneltEmail me: info@rhiannonelt.com

I am no longer producing new episodes of Deep Talk, but I hope you enjoy the 33 you have already.

I am welcoming new language coaching clients, though. You can find out more on my website: ⁠⁠https://www.rhiannonelt.com/coaching⁠⁠

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Today, I’m joined by Dave and we’re talking about the perceptual phenomenon known as synaesthesia. You find out more about synaesthesia at the following links:

Tasty Coloured Sounds: The experience of Synaesthetes by Dr. Julia Simner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vFqNjySBHk

(This is the talk we reference regularly in this episode)

Synaesthesia: A Very Short Introduction

https://academic.oup.com/book/28464

(A book by the academic above, Julia Simner, if you wanted to dive into the topic more deeply)

UK Synaesthesia Association - Homepage

https://uksynaesthesia.com/

University of Sussex

https://www.sussex.ac.uk/synaesthesia/

(This is where you’ll find the test that Dave mentions in the episode)

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Dave is an artist. If you find yourself in Edinburgh before mid-February, you can find his work at this show at the National Portrait Gallery:

https://www.nationalgalleries.org/exhibition/artists-work-2

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Get in Touch:

Join my mailing list here: www.rhiannonelt.com

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I am no longer producing new episodes of Deep Talk, but I hope you enjoy the 33 you have already.

I am welcoming new language coaching clients, though. You can find out more on my website: ⁠⁠https://www.rhiannonelt.com/coaching⁠⁠

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Today, I’m joined by Claire who’s chosen to talk about the witch trials which took place in Scotland between 1590 and 1727 and why there is a campaign now to have those women and men who were executed for witchcraft to be officially pardoned by the government. To start us off with this topic, Claire has found us two texts to read:

A Brief History of Calling Women Witches

https://lithub.com/a-brief-history-of-calling-women-witches/

Why the witch-hunt victims of early modern Britain have come back to haunt us

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/24/why-the-witch-hunt-victims-of-early-modern-britain-have-come-back-to-haunt-us

During the conversation, she also mentions the Witches of Scotland campaign and you can find more information about that here:

https://www.witchesofscotland.com/

I also recommend a podcast episode I listened to a year or so ago about the European witch craze:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07nx05j

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Claire is an English educator and runs The Edinburgh Experience. She specialises in using Scottish culture as a vehicle for people to connect with and learn English. She runs cultural immersion programs every summer and also a new “Tours with Tots” program for parents where they can use their brains (!) and learn about Scottish history while meeting other new parents.

You can contact her via her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edexpefl/

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