Welcome back to another episode of Grow: A podcast from Cambridge.

Today, host Luísa Geão travels to the Netherlands to chat with Elmira Shirinsokhan, an English teacher, trainer and examiner with nearly 16 years experience across Turkey, Poland and the Netherlands.

In this episode, Elmira shares how teaching across diverse international contexts has shaped her approach to language, identity and classroom culture.

From turning multilingual differences into valuable resources to making adult learners feel safe to take risks, this conversation is packaged with practical tips on how to shift your focus from simply delivering lessons to creating true opportunities for learning.

In this episode of Grow you will discover:

• How to put reflection into practice.
• Top tips for navigating multilingual classrooms.
• Ways to create safe learning spaces for adults.
• How to encourage students to take charge of their own progress.
• Advice for finding your spark during tough moments.

If you’ve got a question about your own classroom we’d love to hear from you. Send your questions to growpodcast@cambridge.org and they might feature in a future episode of Grow.

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Hello and welcome back to Grow: A podcast from Cambridge.

We’re back at the beautiful and sunny King’s College in Cambridge to bring you another very special Q&A episode.

Host Luísa Geão is joined by Helen Kenyon, Product Manager at Cambridge and Dr Kate Brierton, a Chartered Clinical Psychologist. Together they explore how you can care for your learners and protect your own well-being.

Our experts answer real questions submitted by English language teachers around the world from Azerbaijan, Mexico, and Germany - collected at the IATEFL conference in Brighton.

In this episode of Grow, you will discover:

• How to notice when a learner is struggling.
• Simple weekly check-ins to spot burnout before it takes over.
• Easy emotional language you can teach to young learners.
• Using English as a space for students to talk about stress and emotions.
• Practical tips on body language to calm anxious learners.

If you’ve got a question about your own classroom we’d love to hear from you. Send your questions to growpodcast@cambridge.org and they might feature in a future episode of Grow.

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Hello and welcome back to Grow: A podcast from Cambridge.

Today we’re bringing you a very special Q&A episode of Grow directly from the beautiful and sunny King’s College in Cambridge.

Host Luísa Geão is joined by English Language Teaching specialists Cecília Lemos Harmer and Olha Madylus, along with co-host Rebecca Rios from Brazil.

Our experts answer real questions submitted by English Language Teachers around the world from Austria, Poland and Georgia - collected at the IATEFL conference in Brighton.

In this episode of Grow, you will discover:

• How to manage large mixed ability classes.
• Ways to use multilingual classrooms as an advantage.
• What to do when tech - or AI - goes wrong.
• How to talk about AI, ethics and plagiarism with your students.
• How to give actionable, encouraging feedback that highlights progress.

If you’ve got a question about your own classroom we’d love to hear from you. Send your questions to growpodcast@cambridge.org and they might feature in a future episode of Grow.

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Discover thousands of experiences, insights, ideas and resources on the World of Better Learning blog.

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The world’s best-selling grammar book, English Grammar in Use Fifth edition

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