Language Input Podcast

Let me bring you someone today who's done a tremendous amount of research on how the language acquisition process actually works! Join us to learn a lot about this process and welcome Bill to the show!   Here's Bill's website: www.billvanpatten.net   And all the references and research he mentions in the episode:   B. VanPatten. (2019). The nature of language: A short guide to what’...

Many people already understand that comprehensible input is the key to the entire process but still think some grammar study is necessary. Is it really that way? I'll talk about that and much more with Anne in today's episode! Here's Anne's channel for Spanish stories: https://youtube.com/c/SpanishFunforJuniors And the one for Indonesian stories: https://youtube.com/c/IndonesianFunforJuniors As we...

Just care about your students, like for real. That's the foundation to helping them acquire a foreign language or anything else for that matter❗ 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...

From not being able to communicate in her first trip to Spain after studying Spanish for 8 years the traditional way to the difference comprehensible input-based methods made in her life and much more, I welcome Laurie to the show today. 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...

From not being a "good" student and not enjoying the process at all to absolutely loving it, Teri is gonna tell us about the huge difference comprehensible input made in her life as a language learner and later on in her students as well. And much more, of course! Welcome to season 2 of the Language Input Podcast, in which I'll start a series of many interviews with language teachers, polyglots, l...

From her wonderful language experiences around the world to some crazy stories about her students and much more, I welcome Judith to the podcast today to help you understand the beautiful process of language acquisition.  Here's Judith's website to find out more and sign up for the conference in Agen (France): https://seeiwitch.com/ Welcome to season 2 of the Language Input Podcast, in which...

From her experience teaching her native French in the US to the keys to truly helping your students learn a foreign language and much more, I welcome Sabrina to the podcast today to help you understand the beautiful process of language acquisition. Here's Sabrina's FrenchRev Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FrenchRevTV...   And her website: https://frenchrev.org/ Welcome to season 2...

From her experience living in China and learning the language to the challenges of teaching a language with a different alphabet and much more, I sit down with Diane to help you understand the beautiful process of language acquisition. 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 y...

From the power and effectiveness of naturally acquiring a language to the importance of enjoying the process and much more, I sit down with Hungarian teacher Botond to help you understand the beautiful process of language acquisition.  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 h...

We tend to think of talent when looking at the process of language acquisition, but believe me, it has nothing to do with that, we can all learn any language, we all have that ability.  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 pr...

From the differences between teaching grammar and teaching with comprehensible input to fun activities to acquire new languages and much more, I sit down with Bryan from Zamani Zulu to help you understand the beautiful process of language acquisition. Welcome to season 2 of the Language Input Podcast, in which I'll start a series of many interviews with language teachers, polyglots, language learn...

We've all ben taught to consciously study grammar in order to learn a language but, is it necessary? is it even a bit helpful? or does it actually get in the way? 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 yo...

From why the traditional grammar approach is such a disaster to ideas on how to get comprehensible input in order to learn a foreign language the fun and effective way, today I sit with Anna from Natürlich German to talk about these topics and many more. Welcome to season 2 of the Language Input Podcast, in which I'll start a series of many interviews with language teachers, polyglots, language le...

We live in the era of "how to learn a language in 3 months" and similar claims but the question is: how long does it actually take? Like, honestly, for real? 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 tha...

From the keys to learning any language to a real and honest estimation of how long it takes, today I sit with Inna from Comprehensible Russian to talk about these topics and many more.  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 pr...

Welcome back to today's new episode, number forty-two of this podcast, in which I'll be talking about the fact that the true language acquisition process is actually subconscious, which is excellent news, as opposed to our trying to consciously control the process as adults by paying attention to form, specific word endings...  As in every other episode, I'll share my honest, realistic and fa...

Welcome back to today's new episode, number forty-one of this podcast, in which I'll be talking about 6 false language learning myths that I believe are hurting so many people around the world when it comes to learning a foreign language.  As in every other episode, I'll share my honest, realistic and fact-based opinion on it. Follow me on all my social media for new daily content related to...

Welcome back to today's new episode, number forty of this podcast, in which I'll be talking about the importance of the physical acquisition of the language and different activities we can carry out in order to make it happen. As in every other episode, I'll share my honest, realistic and fact-based opinion on it. Follow me on all my social media for new daily content related to language learning,...

Welcome back to today's new episode, number thirty-nine of this podcast, in which I'll be talking about the role of errors in the language learning process. Are they natural and necessary? Can we actually get rid of them? As in every other episode, I'll share my honest, realistic and fact-based opinion on it. Follow me on all my social media for new daily content related to language learning, espe...

Welcome back to today's new episode, number thirty-eight of this podcast, in which I'll be talking about how to go about reading when it comes to learning a new language. What books are more appropriate depending on our level, should we look up words... As in every other episode, I'll share my honest, realistic and fact-based opinion on it. Follow me on all my social media for new daily content re...

Welcome back to today's new episode, number thirty-seven of this podcast, in which I'll be talking about the non-desired side effects of the traditional grammar approach to language learning. As in every other episode, I'll share my honest, realistic and fact-based opinion on it. Follow me on all my social media for new daily content related to language learning, especially if you're looking to le...

Welcome back to today's new episode, number thirty-six of this podcast, in which I'll be talking about a few little tips (not hacks) to help make input more comprehensible or give you access to more complex and interesting resources. As in every other episode, I'll share my honest, realistic and fact-based opinion on it. Follow me on all my social media for new daily content related to language le...

Welcome back to today's new episode, number thirty-five of this podcast, in which I'll be talking about the fact that intelligence plays NO role whatsoever when it comes to truly learning a new language! As in every other episode, I'll share my honest, realistic and fact-based opinion on it. Follow me on all my social media for new daily content related to language learning, especially if you're l...

Welcome again my friend to a brand new episode, number thirty-four of this podcast, in which I'll be talking about the fact that there's no shortcut to learning a language and about why that's actually excellent news! As in every other episode, I'll share my honest, realistic and fact-based opinion on it. Follow me on all my social media for new daily content related to language learning, especial...

Welcome back to today's new episode, number thirty-three of this podcast, in which I'll be talking about why nobody's ever learnt a language by studying grammar and most importantly, about why this is such excellent news for everybody.    As in every other episode, I'll share my honest, realistic and fact-based opinion on it. Follow me on all my social media for new daily content related...