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. Find the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Global-Lingua-Franca-Educators-ebook/dp/B0CGMZ878T 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 Website - https://www.gregorydiehl.net Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast251 Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessons Join Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.school By becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.