Language Input Podcast

Join us to talk about language teaching and the best ways for all of us to truly learn a foreign language while enjoying every single step of the way, which is key to the success of the process❗   Welcome to a new episode of my "Language Input" podcast, and the twenty-third of many interviews to help you understand that YOU TOO can learn ANY LANGUAGE while enjoying the process. Follow me on...

You're interested in learning languages like Korean, Mandarin, Polish... but have no idea where to start❓ Listen to this episode❗  Welcome to season 2 of the Language Input Podcast, in which I'll start a series of many interviews with language teachers, polyglots, language learners... to help you better understand the language learning process and try to convince you that we can ALL learn A...

From her different experiences learning languages to the best way to achieve language acquisition in her channel and much more, today I welcome Sherin to the show❗  And here's Sherin's channel to learn German, you should definitely check it out: https://www.youtube.com/c/MYGERMANSHORTSTORIES   And her website: https://www.mygermanshortstories.com/ Welcome to season 2 of the Language Inp...

How many times did you think you just were NOT talented for languages? countless, right? So this is NOT TRUE and I'll explain why in this episode.  And if you wanna know even more 👇 👇   Here's the full interview with Kristen in which you'll learn more about how to truly learn any language, resources you can use and much more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LTtuhc9Zc8&list=PL4ZBbf...

I understand the purpose behind using flashcards to learn a foreign language, but it's still based on the wrong principles and it's NOT an effective way to learn a language❗    So let me explain to you in this episode why I think they're actually a waste of time and effort. Welcome to season 2 of the Language Input Podcast, in which I'll start a series of many interviews with language t...

Let me show you with several examples I'M COMPLETELY SURE you can relate to, why this is not necessary and we shouldn't teach grammar for true language acquisition❗   That's just a completely different process and consciously teaching grammar in isolation creates a lot of problems and IT'S NOT gonna help students learn their target language. Believe me, grammar study DOES NOT really matter w...

Most people think error correction is a good practice and that language learners errors should be corrected because you're gonna learn how to say things properly...but FORTUNATELY, IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY❗   Here we obviously need to get into the differences between language learning and language acquisition, but let me be clear: feedback and correction the way we traditionally think about...

It's always the first thing they tell us to learn when STARTING OUT with a language but, is it ACTUALLY a good idea❓ And what if the alphabet is DIFFERENT like in Russian or Japanese❓ Welcome to season 2 of the Language Input Podcast, in which I'll start a series of many interviews with language teachers, polyglots, language learners... to help you better understand the language learning process...

THAT'S RIGHT! This is an absolutely underrated tool that can successfully be used at any point in your language learning journey❗ Welcome to season 2 of the Language Input Podcast, in which I'll start a series of many interviews with language teachers, polyglots, language learners... to help you better understand the language learning process and try to convince you that we can ALL learn ANY lang...

From what you can do to assure yourself that you're learning the language the right way to the importance of patience and much more, today I welcome Kristen to the show❗ Welcome to season 2 of the Language Input Podcast, in which I'll start a series of many interviews with language teachers, polyglots, language learners... to help you better understand the language learning process and try to con...

Sheldon Cooper is a genius, and yet he also tries to learn languages the wrong way, resulting in him not being able to actually communicate in those languages. Let's analyze the language learning mistakes he makes so you can avoid them. Follow me on all my social media for new daily content related to language learning, especially if you're looking to learn my native language Spanish. 🎬 Youtube:...

From all the steps she had to go through in order to learn Korean, to being raised bilingual and much more, today I welcome Katrina from "Ett Lite Bildeglimt - Learn Norwegian in Norwegian" to the show❗   Here's Katrina's Youtube channel to learn Norwegian: https://www.youtube.com/c/Bildeglimt Welcome to season 2 of the Language Input Podcast, in which I'll start a series of many interviews...

It's easy to find resources, teachers... when the language we wanna learn is French, Spanish or German, but what can you do if you're interested in a "less popular" language? That's the question I'll tackle today. Follow me on all my social media for new daily content related to language learning, especially if you're looking to learn my native language Spanish. 🎬 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com...

From his experience as an Irish citizen teaching French & Spanish in Switzerland to a lot of references to research showing that comprehensible input is the way to go and much more, today I welcome Dr. Liam Printer to the show❗   Here's Dr. Liam Printer's website: https://www.liamprinter.com/   And his podcast: www.liamprinter.com/podcast Welcome to season 2 of the Language Input Po...

From her transition between teaching Indonesian the traditional way and teaching it with comprehensible input, to the difference that made in her students and much more, today I welcome Cathy to the show❗ Here's Cathy's website: https://bucathy.com/ And her Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK53SUUVmQdpRZelnGV8Efw Welcome to season 2 of the Language Input Podcast, in which I'll st...

From his experience as a language learner and teacher to his work on trying to spread the word about language acquisition and comprehensible input in his native Algeria and much more, today I welcome Khoudir to the show❗ Welcome to season 2 of the Language Input Podcast, in which I'll start a series of many interviews with language teachers, polyglots, language learners... to help you better unde...

What to do when you feel like you're having an off day, week... in your language learning journey? What if you feel like the process is not working? In today's episode I'll talk about how to deal with these frustrations we all go through in our journey!! Follow me on all my social media for new daily content related to language learning, especially if you're looking to learn my native language Spa...

From his experience with language acquisition by working with Stephen Krashen himself at the University of Southern California to the best ways to create and consume content and much more, today I welcome Jeff McQuillan to the show❗   Here's Jeff's podcast: http://www.eslpod.com/   And his website for language teachers: https://www. BackseatLinguist.com Welcome to season 2 of the Langua...

From his experience learning French and Spanish in Europe to the difference between teaching languages the traditional way and with comprehensible input and much more, today I welcome Dustin to the show❗ Welcome to season 2 of the Language Input Podcast, in which I'll start a series of many interviews with language teachers, polyglots, language learners... to help you better understand the langua...

Many times, we tend to believe some people are talented or gifted for languages while others are not, but believe me, it's all about the approach, we ALL can get it done❗ Welcome to season 2 of the Language Input Podcast, in which I'll start a series of many interviews with language teachers, polyglots, language learners... to help you better understand the language learning process and try to co...

From her experience with languages in Germany, the US or her native Japan, to the power of reading and story-listening and much more, today I welcome Beniko to the show❗ Here's Beniko's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwjJajEkI7Sg4FjvHq2eHoA The Stories First Foundation website: https://www.storiesfirst.org/   And Beniko's personal website: http://beniko-mason.net/publicati...

Consciously studying grammar rules and memorizing vocabulary has absolutely NOTHING to do with the way the actual language mechanism works❗ Welcome to season 2 of the Language Input Podcast, in which I'll start a series of many interviews with language teachers, polyglots, language learners... to help you better understand the language learning process and try to convince you that we can ALL lear...

From being super passionate about languages but not getting results because of the traditional grammar approach, to her experience teaching Spanish and Japanese in Australia and much more, today I welcome Kelly to the show❗ Welcome to season 2 of the Language Input Podcast, in which I'll start a series of many interviews with language teachers, polyglots, language learners... to help you better u...

From his experience living in Japan & Germany as a kid and teenager, to falling in love with Gaelic and the difference that made and much more, I welcome Jason to the show today! Join us and let's talk about language acquisition!   Here's Jason's Youtube channel: youtube.com/c/gaelicwithjason   His Instagram: instagram.com/gaelicwithjason   And his website: gaelicwithjason.think...

Believe me, we've ALL been through it and let me tell you from the bottom of my heart that it's not your fault if it hasn't worked yet, it's all about the process❗ Welcome to season 2 of the Language Input Podcast, in which I'll start a series of many interviews with language teachers, polyglots, language learners... to help you better understand the language learning process and try to convince...