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#81 Carine Lemaire on Fearless Language Practice
Language Hacking
English - January 10, 2022 12:00 - 37 minutes - 51 MBLanguage Learning Education Self-Improvement language learning languages spanish french german japanese chinese motivation Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Ask Benny: Benny's 2022 Language Learning Plans
Language coach and French teacher, Carine Lemaire, shares about her experience growing up trilingual, being a language learner with ADHD, watching 300 hours of TV, and the pitfalls of language apps.
Carine’s approach to teaching is very student-led, and she has a great understanding of how important it is to learn in a way that suits you and your personality. She talks about how her ADHD impacts her study routine, and ways to manage “type A” students’ expectations.
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Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:
Growing up trilingual (French, Italian and Swahili), and losing a language when you stop practising itDavid Bowie and other British music as a motivation to learn EnglishPros and cons of teaching groups and one-to-oneHow to solve language learning “emergencies”Watching 300 hours of TV to improve listening skillsThe importance of trust between teacher and studentHow to learn languages as a “type A” personBenny’s daily language learning routine (or lack thereof)Working with, and around, ADHDThe pitfalls of gamified learning appsBecoming a writer in a non-native language, and learning by making mistakesDifferences between French in France and BelgiumCarine’s French Chatter podcast, and learning from intermediate French speakersPersistence, variety, and being fearless in your language practisePodcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy
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