Gregory Diehl is an English teacher and author of the new book: Our Global Lingua Franca: An Educator-s Guide to Spreading English Where EFL Doesn-t Work.It-s a fascinating book looking at Gregory-s experience teaching in many countries all around the world from Thailand to Iran, and we talk about this extensively in this episode.-We talk about why English is so important to learn, Gregory-s bad teaching experiences,- the problems with school and teaching English, getting immersion, video games, and how to develop an accent.-Gregory-s WebsiteAmazon Link to BookShow notes page-- https://levelupenglish.school/podcast251Sign Up for Free Lessons-- https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English-- https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.Support the show