073 – Dificultades del Español | Difficult Things About Spanish
073 – Dificultades del Español | Difficult Things About Spanish
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065 – Ser Autodidacta | To Be an Autodidact
There’s a common path for becoming skilled and knowledgeable for practically every profession. Usually this means a degree from an accredited University. But what if you could learn anything you put your mind to on your own?
In this episode, we talk about what it means to be self-taught. Are you an autodidact?
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059 – La Habilidad Más Importante para Hablar Español | The Most Important Ability for Speaking Spanish
Ok, so you’re having a conversation in your target language. What’s the most necessary component of conversation?
Having an extensive vocabulary? Understanding how grammar works? Perfect pronunciation? Or maybe….comprehension!
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053 – Aprender a Través de Historias con Olly Richards | Learn Through Stories with Olly Richards
Meet Olly Richards, polyglot and founder of the StoryLearning method. Olly, who is originally from England, explains that his path as a polyglot began when he was 19 with French as his second language. Since then, he’s mastered several others.
Join us as he breaks down what StoryLearning is and shares many stories of his own for the eager learners out there!
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050 – Errores Comunes del Español | Common Mistakes in Spanish
Get ready to learn 9 of the most common mistakes that students make when they are learning Spanish. Maybe you’re making them too?
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048 – Español Boricua con Speaking Latino | Puerto Rican Spanish with Speaking Latino
Tune in this week as Jared and Diana from Speaking Latino join Jim and May to chat about their Spanish learning resources for Spanish students and teachers alike.
They have published 12 books, each one focusing on a different dialect of Spanish. One of their biggest hits is a work called, “Speaking Boricua,” which is all about Puerto Rican Spanish.
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046 – Cómo Entender a los Nativos | How to Understand Natives
Learning to have a natural conversation is probably the hardest part of learning a language.
Jim and May share a few funny stories this week about having difficulties understanding each other’s families while learning their target language. And they provide tips on comprehension when it comes to dealing with natives!
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042 – Pura Vida con Carlota Morales | Pure Life with Carlota Morales
Join Jim and May as they chat with tica Carlota Morales, who breaks down everything you need to know about her country – from eco-tourism and typical food, to what makes Costa Rican Spanish so different from other countries!
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041 – 5 Secretos para la Fluidez | 5 Secrets to Fluency
Have you just began your Spanish-speaking journey? Or have you been trying to learn for a while, but seem to be getting nowhere?
This week Jim and May chat about their 5 tips to success when it comes to language learning.
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040 – Políglota Despues de los 70 – Entrevista con Steve Kaufmann | Polyglot after 70 – Interview with Steve Kaufmann
Learning multiple languages when you’re young is hard enough, but can you imagine at 70?
This week Jim and May interview Steve Kaufmann, linguist, polyglot, and co-founder of LingQ, a platform designed to expand your language skill
