The Italian Escape: A bilingual English-Italian language podcast

28 - Una chiacchierata con Kenny, the Something Polyglot | Do I need a native speaker as my language teacher?


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Is a native Italian the best choice for a teacher? Maybe not.

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Our podcast in mixed English and simple Italian helps beginners and intermediate Italian language learners enjoy engaging content about Italy, its language, and its culture from day 0 of their language learning journey.

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In our previous episode with Heidi (Ep. 25), she shares with us one of her secrets to learning Italian, which is by having two types of teachers – one who is native, and one who isn’t.

By having both native and foreign tutors, you get to have the best of both worlds – one who teaches you how Italians speak, and another who teaches you why Italians follow rules that do not match your native language’s rules.

In this episode, we sat down with Kenny, also known as “something polyglot” on the web. From his nickname, you can tell that his biggest passion is all about languages.

We learned about Kenny’s life story, exchanged with him our thoughts on language learning and explored the reasons why and when you should consider getting a non-native speaker as your language teacher.

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Listen NOW to our conversation and learn how to boost your Italian learning journey with a non-native speaker.

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  • Show Notes:

    • Love, Joy, and Languages Ep 39: A Joyful Chat with a Special Guest Co-Host
    • Support the victims of the recent earthquake in Syria and Turkey: https://ahbap.org/ (200 tl = €10)
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