#58 Janina Klimas on Using Acting Techniques to Improve Your Languages
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English - July 12, 2021 11:00 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBLanguage Learning Education Self-Improvement language learning languages spanish french german japanese chinese motivation Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Language teacher and expat Janina Klimas shares how to create compelling language lessons for students, how acting is like language learning, and why recording yourself speaking your target language is so important.
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Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:
Language acquisition vs language learningHow acting can boost your language learning and teachingBuilding excitement around languages for your students as a teacherWhat being a “reading specialist” meansTeaching and studying abroadFiguring out your proficiency and levels in a languageWhy recording yourself speaking is so importantIndependent vs academic language learning successGames you can play to learn languagesLanguage, culture, racism, and biasPodcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy
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