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EPISODE · Dec 8, 2025 · 43 MIN

Where English Learning Is Heading: Pearson’s President of English Language Learning on the Forces Reshaping Global ELT

from The Language Leaders Podcast · host Alex from Language Leaders

What happens when one of the world’s largest education providers looks hard at the future of English language learning? What does that future look like from the inside? Sharon Hague, President of Pearson’s English Language Learning division, reveals the shifts already reshaping the industry and the ones most leaders are not yet prepared for. In this conversation, you’ll explore: • What the real barrier to progress in ELT is, and why it is not what most people assume • How AI-empowered tools could redraw learner expectations across every market • Why English proficiency may become more economically decisive, not less, despite instant translation tools 👉 Tune in today.

What happens when one of the world’s largest education providers looks hard at the future of English language learning? What does that future look like from the inside? Sharon Hague, President of Pearson’s English Language Learning division, reveals the shifts already reshaping the industry and the ones most leaders are not yet prepared for. In this conversation, you’ll explore: • What the real barrier to progress in ELT is, and why it is not what most people assume• How AI-empowered tools could redraw learner expectations across every market• Why English proficiency may become more economically decisive, not less, despite instant translation tools 👉 Tune in today.

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