Leo is an ESL teacher, trainer, and entrepreneur. In this episode, we talk to Leo about his background, his own language learning, his experiences traveling and living abroad, the lexical approach, some interesting ideas for professional development, and a range of other topics. The following links cover some of what came up.

Do nothing  Farming – https://gradfoodstudies.org/2018/12/11/the-radical-power/

Frankenstein, Mary Shelley – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein 

Richard Pryor – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Pryor

George Carlin – https://georgecarlin.com/

Creedence Clearwater Revival – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BmEGm-mraE

Seinfeld – https://youtu.be/MgMS0xNOyMY

CELTA – https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/teaching-english/teaching-qualifications/celta/

The Lexical Approach, Michael Lewis – https://spongeelt.org/2022/06/08/review-the-lexical-approach-michael-lewis/

Implementing the Lexical Approach, Michal Lewis – https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Michael-Lewis/dp/1899396608 

Natural Grammar, Scott Thornbury – http://www.scottthornbury.com/books2.html

Ken Lackman – http://kenlackman.com/

Corpus – https://www.english-corpora.org/coca/

Rules, Patterns, Words, Dave Willis – https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/rules-patterns-and-words/E9F987A5F98D1A25A8BC755FE0FABAF8

Man’s Search for Meaning, Victor Frank – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Viktor-Frankl

Conversation Lessons, Martinez – https://www.amazon.ca/Conversation-Lessons-Natural-Language/dp/1899396659