Natasha Bechtholdt is an English and Spanish teacher, coach and facilitator from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and has been teaching languages for more than 13 years now.

She has several certifications and diplomas in language teaching, life coaching, #neuropsychoeducation, innovation and technology in education and translation, apart from being a passionate language learner.

She delivers 1-1 English and Spanish lessons as well as group courses and teacher training workshops.

In this episode we talk about new approaches to language learning which are more brain-friendly, especially for adult learners. These are defined as those that offer a more comfortable, motivating and enjoyable learning experience, which acknowledge the challenges learners face in learning, speaking and using a foreign language.

We consider older and more recent methods of teaching and learning, including the concept of the 'flipped classroom' or 'flipped learning', which actually has its roots back in the 1990's.

Natasha and I go into detail about the challenges adult students face as they try to juggle the sometimes conflicting priorities of work, study, home-life and varying energy and motivation levels and identify one of the key enemies of successful learning, procrastination.

We consider the future and the impact that Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools will have on language learning, considering the pros and the cons.

You can contact Natasha:

By email: nbechtholdt@gmail.com

On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/powerup.ingles/ (English and Spanish Lessons) or

https://www.instagram.com/tea.chable/ (Teacher training and Workshops)

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasha-bechtholdt-25b85185/

For more information on this podcast series, 'John Scott Lawton's English, you know', or to make any comments or to ask any questions relating to English Language learning, please contact me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠johnscottlawton@hotmail.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or leave a sound bite comment on Spotify.

I run Virtual Dinner Parties and a Virtual Book Club for Upper Intermediate and Advanced learners of English who want to improve their conversational skills. If you want to find out more about these online discussion opportunities which usually take place in the evenings (Central European Time), please email me directly at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠johnscottlawton@hotmail.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thank you.

Please visit my LinkedIn profile at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-scott-lawton/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to view Recommendations regarding my English Language teaching and Executive Coaching Services (towards the bottom of my profile page).

To join the Poetry Club - International, please visit the LinkedIn Group page at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12492972/⁠⁠

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