Are your students afraid of accents—both hearing them and speaking with their own?

In this episode of the Language Bridge Podcast, Dr. Giuseppe Chiaramonte challenges the myth of “perfect English” and shows teachers how to make accents a strength, not a stumbling block.

You’ll discover: ✅ Why exposing students to global English varieties builds real-world listening skills ✅ How to create “English Around the World” lessons that celebrate diversity ✅ Practical ways to move beyond headphone silos with whole-class and small-group listening ✅ Strategies to help students speak confidently—accent and all

🎧 Plus, get inspired by a classroom favorite: a crime-drama podcast lesson that turns passive listeners into active communicators.

✨ Ready to help your students understand—and be understood—in the global conversation? This episode will show you how.

Ready for a 5‑minute teaching idea that transforms listening practice? 🕔

In this Language Bridge Micro Episode, Dr. Giuseppe Chiaramonte shares a bite‑sized strategy ESL teachers can drop into any lesson to sharpen students’ real-world listening skills.

🎧 Play a short audio clip—news headline, voicemail, or announcement. ✅ Ask 3 simple questions: 1️⃣ Who is speaking? 2️⃣ What’s happening? 3️⃣ What should you do?

It’s fast. It’s interactive. It trains students to listen for meaning—not perfection. Plus, Dr. Chiaramonte gives quick tips to scale it up for intermediate and advanced learners.

Try it this week and watch your students engage, debate, and build confidence with authentic English.

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Are your students really listening—or just sitting in silos with their headphones on?

In this episode of the Language Bridge Podcast, Dr. Giuseppe Chiaramonte introduces Themed Listening Workouts, a progressive strategy that scaffolds listening practice across beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels while transforming it into a social, interactive experience.

You’ll learn how to: ✅ Move beyond isolated headphone work to whole-class and small-group listening. ✅ Create engaging “listening workouts” that recycle the same topic at different levels. ✅ Incorporate classroom podcast time where students engage in unstructured conversations about what they’ve heard. ✅ Use stories (like a true crime podcast) to spark curiosity, critical thinking, and real communication.

🎧 Tune in to discover how to make listening a community experience in your classroom.