Education Bookcast

31. Lessons learned from 50 years of language teaching at the Foreign Service Institute

Dec 20, 2016

In this episode, I review a paper from the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) about language learning and teaching. The key insights are eleven:

1. Mature adults can learn a foreign language well enough through intensive language study to do things in the language (almost) as well as native speakers.
2. "Language-learning...

30. Cultural Learnings of America for make benefit glorious podcast of Education Bookcast

Dec 20, 2016

I wanted to share some things I learned from my trip to the US this summer, and what my own experience of running maths circles has been like so far.

This episode includes:

• Discussion of the Summer Math Circle Institute;
• Tips and techniques learned from the Institute;
• My own experiences of running maths circles;
• Potatoes...