Chasing Time English

This short clip demonstrates how we incorporate pragmatics into our materials. It also highlights the value for learners in fields such as hospitality to build awareness in social interactions, along with wider value for life outside the safety of the classroom environment.

Navigating life as an international student in a new country is the narrative backbone for our drama series, My Name is Lucky. Many of the cast members had been international students themselves, giving the challenges faced by the characters a personal and lived perspective.

Days Crossing was a finalist in the ELTons Innovation Awards in the digital innovation category. It is a drama series that we are particularly proud of as we leaned into creating a compelling fictional world that draws heavily on everyday interactions for learning opportunities.

Our drama series, Adrift, is a mystery/thriller and was filmed in and around the beautiful capital city of Wellington. It was our second production and remains the only Chasing Time English series filmed outside of the Waikato/Coromandel region.

Framed around a jewel heist 'whodunnit' narrative, The Emerald drama series offers language learners (and educators) an abundance of opportunities for predicting and speculating on who stole the precious emerald.

When we released Skippers Pass nearly five years ago, there was a level of uncertainty about whether or not the story would resonate with language learners. Set in the beautiful natural environment of New Zealand the supernatural narrative was a bold step for our team.

New Zealand is a wonderful destination for study, work and travel. It is a country that offers new visitors a unique experience and environment. But the accent, the colloquialisms, and the quirks of the everyday language here can often catch unsuspecting visitors off guard.

Sam is a drama series targeted at Pre-Intermediate learners (CEFR A2). In this heartwarming story of friendship set in an uncertain future, Meredith attempts to extend the lifecycle of her best friend Sam, an AI teddy bear.

This was an unexpected but pleasant surprise earlier today. We are always grateful to be included on any list that features these fantastic New Zealand EdTech companies doing great work internationally. Chasing Time English checks in at No.5: f6s.com/companies/edtech/new…

With a growing interconnectedness of language education across the world, the need for more diverse curriculum development is increasing. Full article here: chasingtimeenglish.com/posts…

In the second part of this reflective series celebrating over four years of our educator-led articles on all things ELT, Dr Mia Tarau - AFHEA provides practical tips for speaking practice using TV drama series. chasingtimeenglish.com/posts…

We are celebrating four years of blog posts this month with over 125 articles written for ELT professionals since 2021! The collection is free to access through the Chasing Time English website. chasingtimeenglish.com/posts…

In his new post on language learning and the conditions required to make that flourish, Jonathon Ryan discusses the 'need to build social ecosystems where languages are heard, respected, and above all used.' Full article here: chasingtimeenglish.com/posts…

In our latest article, Michael Rabbidge makes a compelling argument for why learning languages still matters. You can read the full article here: chasingtimeenglish.com/posts…

Learner motivation is an important topic and the subject of this month's series of articles. In the first entry, Mia Tarau asks how "we as teachers and individuals contribute to their goals and give them a helping hand in achieving these goals" chasingtimeenglish.com/posts…

Results from data-driven research can be used to tell powerful stories in few words. In the text image below, from a study conducted by Dr Yuko Nakahama at Keio University (Japan), students showed remarkable improvement in pragmatics awareness and usage over a 14-week semester.

Our new article from Mia Tarau continues the conversation around leveraging AI in the classroom through distributed learning. Included is a set of language learning tasks where students use AI to dive deeper into character stories, actions, and mindsets. chasingtimeenglish.com/posts…

What is distributed learning and how can it be applied to your current teaching and learning environment alongside positive AI usage?chasingtimeenglish.com/posts…

Presenting at 2025 ITAP Conference 'Creating and using narrative films for teaching L2 pragmatics' highlights the Chasing Time English production and teaching methodology drawing on data from ongoing successful usage at one of Japan's most prestigious universities.

In this third and final article on ice breakers for the language classroom, Jonathon Ryan discusses the value of using ongoing activities for the duration of a course rather than exclusively in the first week. You can read the full article here: chasingtimeenglish.com/posts…