Halima Salim, founder of Blackboard English and the Fearless English Podcast, discusses empowering women language learners, overcoming negative self-talk and changing ideologies in the ESL community with Shannon Kennedy and Benny Lewis.

Featured Resources

• Blackboard English

Mentioned in this Episode

• Blackboard English
• Fearless English Podcast
• Fearless English Course
• Blackboard English Facebook
• Blackboard English Youtube
• Blackboard English Instagram

Episode Overview

Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

• Living in Saudi Arabia as an illegal immigrant and its impact on education
• Moving to the UK and learning English
• Becoming a fearless language learner
• Shutting down negative self-talk
• Facing your greatest fears
• Learning to read and write at a later age
• Creating opportunities for women through English
• Changing ideologies in the ESL community
• Supporting your children learning another language
• Creating a supportive Instagram community
• Gaining confidence “being yourself”

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy