ESL Unscripted | A Travel Podcast for non-native English speakers around the world | Real World. Real English. No Script.
** Coming Soon - Welcome to the reboot of ESL Unscripted 2024! This podcast has remained untouched since early 2016 and I think it's time for some updates. After more than 8 years, there are still few shows like it available. Hope you enjoy! **
Designed specifically for busy English language learners, ESL Unscripted dives into the lives of native and non-native English speakers, businessmen and women, expats and travelers from around the world in order to discover the secrets of successful English language learning and life.
Presented in the most authentic, raw and unscripted way possible, every episode is packed with unique stories. Along the way, hear the vocab., phrasal verbs and idioms you've been studying for so long come to life in real context! Hear English as it is spoken in the accents of the world and learn about the culture and lives of our guests!
Asia, the Americas, Europe, Australia and everywhere in between, join ESL Unscripted for an epic journey filled with laughs, love and language! Enjoy the show!
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 40
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2016
Episode 19 (KR) | Wayne | Business | Canada
Wayne joins us in episode 19 to discuss some of the tenets of Business English learning.
A 10-year veteran biz Eng teacher, Wayne has worked with both small and large corporate clients including Sa…
Episode 18 (Kuwait) | Pam | Expat | USA
In E18, Pam joins us from Kuwait! Originally from Sacramento, California, USA, Pam has spent the past nine years teaching ESL/EFL in both South Korea and Vietnam and is now making her mark as a scien…
Episode 17 (KR) | Olga/Sergey | Expat | Russia
In this very casual and informal episode 17, we chat with Olga and Sergey who are Russian expats living in South Korea. Olga spends much of her time studying Korean while Sergey is busy working as a …
Episode 16 (China) | Borja | Expat | Spain
Episode 16 welcomes Borja to ESL Unscripted. Borja is an international student from Madrid, Spain. He is currently studying Business Administration as a one-semester exchange student at the Universit…
Episode 15 (KR) | Ali | Expat | Pakistan
Episode 15 is a very short conversation with Ali, a native of Pakistan who is currently living, working, and studying at Tongwon University in South Korea.
In just a few minutes with him, Ali shares …
Episode 14 (China) | Sean | Teacher | South Africa
Sean joins us in episodes 13 and 14 to discuss many strategies and tactics for developing better listening skills.
In episode 14, we discuss a few of the many listening strategies available to stud…
Episode 13 (China) | Sean | Teacher | South Africa
Sean joins us in episodes 13 and 14 to discuss many strategies and tactics for developing better listening skills.
In episode 13, we chat about how to improve your listening when you don't have much …
Episode 12 (KR) | Pauline | Student | France
Episode 12 is our first official student episode. Pauline, a Sungkyunkwan University student from Saint-Raphael, France, chats about why she wanted to study in Korea, her life at school, the big diff…
Episode 11 (KR) | Angela | Expat | USA
Episode 11 is our chat with Angela, an American expat who’s been living in South Korea for the past five years. Angela is the founder of the Suwon Newbies, a Facebook group dedicated to helping forei…
Episode 10 (VN) | Michael | Expat | Germany
Episode 10 is my final chat from Vietnam. :( But it’s a good one. Michael is a Shorin-Ryu Seibukan Karate master hailing from Berlin, Germany. He operates the only certified Shorin-Ryu Karate Dojo in…
Episode 09 (VN) | Ian & Ben Pt.2 | Teacher | England
Episode 09 is part 2 with Ian and Ben and this one is all about being teachers and students of language.
The guys share lots of tips on studying independently, the importance of being a responsible s…
Episode 08 (VN)**** | Ben & Ian | Expat | England
**** Version 2 **** This episode replaces version 1, which had a serious editing issue that has now been resolved. Please check this new version with an additional ~4 minutes of discussion.
Episode 0…
Episode 07 (VN) | Ivy | Local | Vietnam
Episode 07 is a nice chat with Ivy, a 4th year university student from Ho Chi Minh City. She is our second local guest from Vietnam and will test your ears once again with her strong accent and speak…
Episode 06 (VN) | Glen | Expat | Australia
Episode 06 is a long chat with Glen, an expat from Australia, who has lived in Ho Chi Minh City since 2012. Glen was recently married to his girlfriend, Hang, who was also sitting with us during the …
Episode 05 (VN) | Anna | Local | Vietnam
Episode 05 is our first local show. Anna joins us to talk about the history of the 36 streets in the Old Quarter of Hanoi, her perfect boyfriend, getting married in Vietnam, the differences between H…
Episode 04 (VN) | David Edwards | Teacher | England
Episode 04 brings us David Edwards, an IELTS teacher and examiner hailing from the Manchester area of England. He currently instructs at the Reliable English School (RES) and previously spent three y…
Episode 03 | Anthony | Teacher | USA
Episode 03 is our first teacher episode! We talk to Anthony Schmidt, an American teaching at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
Anthony chats with us today about some of the mistakes students …
Episode 02 | Ian Oh | Local | Korea
Episode 2 follows the journey of Ian (Youngsuk) Oh as he starts his own English study group, WCT, in Suwon, South Korea. Find out how you can do the same no matter where you are!
Episode 01 | Francois Perrot | Expat | France
In Episode 1, ESL Unscripted discusses living and working in South Korea. Our guest is Francois Perrot, the CFO of Autoliv, Korea. Francois shares his perspective on the cultural differences between …
Episode 00 | Introduction Episode | USA
This episode is an introduction to the ESL Unscripted podcast!
The who/what/when/where/why/how of our purpose. :)