Learneezee Cast - Epi. 14 - w/ Pat Bastien & Rico Lazo - English Instructor & Author Richard Russo

In episode 14 Rico and Patrick are back from an extended break and discuss their in person meeting after 3 years of virtual communication. Rico and Patrick both have some interesting news to share.

 

Then in the "Expert's Corner," they interview, Richard Russo: "Once upon a time, I did a CELTA course in the UK. This awakened my passion for teaching and enabled me to see the world.” From there, he decided to get a Masters in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.

For over 20 years, he has taught English to students of all ages in different countries. From his experiences, he began to write and recently finished his first novel.

With teaching, he likes to read short stories or news articles with students and discuss guided questions. He encourages students to stream TV episodes and take notes of language because it is engaging to talk about in class, and allows a focus on grammatical questions as well. In this interview, Richard tells us about a fictional account of a particular red headed former right wing president in his debut novel.

As always, we hope you enjoy the show and check out our previous podcast episodes as well as the variety of courses our teachers have created for you at https://www.learneezee.com/.