What Teachers Don’t Realise About Learning: Schema Theory with Emeritus Professor David Nunan

Join Catriona Vo in conversation with Emeritus Professor David Nunan from the University of Hong Kong as they explore schema theory and what schematic knowledge structures mean for how students learn in our classrooms. David Nunan is one of the world’s most influential figures in English language education. Across a career spanning more than five decades, he has worked as a teacher, researcher and academic, and served as President of the TESOL International Association. David has published over 100 books and articles on learner-centred education, task-based language teaching, curriculum development and teacher education. His work has profoundly shaped how teachers around the world think about language, learning and the classroom. In This Episode, David Shares: 🧠 How schemas are built through experience and the research behind emotion and cognition 🌱 Why the same lesson lands differently for every student—and what teachers can do about it 📚 What the research tells us about how the brain learns to read Subscribe for More Episodes YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Follow In the Classroom TikTok Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Website