Dave gives a quick tip about using subtitles (CC) on Youtube. They're not always accurate. Watch out!

Check out a great listening game to help you have fun improving your listening skills in English. The website is lingual.net and the game is "Listening Master". Enjoy!

Dave comments on class notes, language and vocabulary with brief additional commentary in this podcast about a case brought up in current events - Meghan Markle.

Dave comments on class notes, language and vocabulary with brief additional commentary in this podcast about a case brought up in current events - The NFL and the National Anthem (hymn).

Dave comments on class notes, language and vocabulary with brief additional commentary in this podcast about a case brought up in current events - Rosanne Barr and Twitter.

In this podcast Dave comments and explains language coming from a real life one on one English class he had with a student talking about things involving the vet.

If you check out the podcast on the web-based version at soundcloud.com/zen-english-podcast , you'll be able to SEE all the vocabulary that comes up in the comment line in episodes of "Dave Comments on Class Notes". Enjoy!

Dave from Big English Productions makes commentary on language that has come up in his real life English classes. This episode's topic is "Philosophy". Dave explains vocabulary by giving examples and much, much more.

Dave comments on language that has come up in his real life English classes. In this episode Dave talks about language related to the film "Free State of Jones".

Dave comments on language that has come up in his real life English classes.

Video podcast (on YouTube) working specific vocabulary from Big Dave's real life English classes.

In English, as in all languages, there are several words that may confuse listeners, but they don't have any real meaning. In this podcast we look at how to deal with some "filler words".

In this podcast we look at how to use CV power words to enhance both your CV and your daily English.

Helping yourself produce more and higher quality content is sometimes difficult because you run out of ideas. By using question prompts found at iteslj.org/questions and searching for "Bloom's Taxonomy question stems", you can find an infinite number of prompts that will help you think more, produce more and produce deeper content in English.

In this podcast we examine your perspective on your listeners and their responsibilities to hear you in order to help your communication in English.

Time and study are always an issue when dealing with language learning. In this podcast we explore alternative perspectives on how to make time to live your English.

Plateauing is a concept which relates to leveling off after a period of improvement. In this podcast we look at tactics to get out of the plateau and back on the road to improving your English level.

Chunking auxiliary verbs to help intonation and pronunciation...this is a novel way to think about how words go together in English in order to help your overall communication skills with one simple concept.

Let's mediate a bit in English on the concept of New Year's Resolutions past and present.

Drawing a blank when you are spoken to directly in a foreign language is natural and normal. In this podcast we explore how to prepare for that moment.