#97 Louisa on Learning About Herself Through Italian

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English - May 02, 2022 11:00 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MB
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Fluent in 3 Months Challenge participant and Italian learner, Louisa, speaks to Benny and Shannon about how she learned as much about herself, as she did about languages, while taking part in the Challenge.

Louisa found as many opportunities to personally develop in the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge as she did as learned Italian.

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Episode Overview

Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

Language learning goalsLearning about yourself while learning languagesStarting over with language learning as an adultUsing role play to learn languagesTraveling to Italy and getting to use the languageThe struggles and rewards of using a speaking-based approach to learning languagesThe importance of breaksWhy language learning apps become “busy work”Language learning routines during intensive study periods and around everyday lifeHow to get through moments of self-doubtBuilding language islands

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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