THE NON-NATIVE NARRATIVE: How We Learn and Use English

Welcome to Episode 4 of The Non-Native Narrative: How We Learn and Use English.Our guest is An Phan, a Marketing Consultant at SHIFT ASIA. She didn't take English seriously until after high school, when she realised it could open up a bigger world. From there, it became a full-time mission: watching movies, reading constantly, and talking to herself in English until it stopped feeling like a subject and started feeling like a tool.In this episode, An talks about what the classroom could teach

🎙️ Welcome to Episode 3 of The Non-Native Narrative: How We Learn and Use English.Our guest is Do Huynh Quan Ngoc, also known as Gemmy Do, an English educator with over 15 years of experience in IELTS preparation, communication, and interview coaching. She founded her own language center, completed an MBA in Canada, and now runs her teaching practice back in Vietnam.Gemmy built her English from grammar books and cassette tapes long before smartphones existed, and she still believes a solid

For this episode, our guest is Nguyen Gia Bao, an English instructor and Doctor of Education based in Ho Chi Minh City.Most learners spend years trying to hide their accent. Bao thinks that is the wrong goal entirely. In this episode, he talks about what fluency actually means, why carrying a Vietnamese accent when you speak English is not a sign of failure, and what the real target should be for anyone learning the language today.His answer is simple: if your message gets across, your job is

For our first full episode, we look at the conversation from the other side.Our guest is Harriet Brocklebank, a British professional working in ESG reporting in the UK food industry. She grew up in Portsmouth, she works in London, and English is the only language she speaks. Writing, public speaking and daily corporate communication are all part of her job.Most English conversations happening in the world today involve at least one person who learned the language. So what does that look like from a

🎙️ Welcome to the first episode of The Non-Native Narrative: How We Learn and Use English.Our first guest is Vy Le, also known as Vanessa, the CEO and Founder of Athenova. She spent thirteen years in language education before starting the company, and this podcast is something she has wanted to make for a very long time.In this episode, she shares the story behind Athenova, and why she believes learning to think in a language matters far more than memorising rules.💡 If you have ever waited until