English For Exploration

This is part one of my conversation with James Levin, a business communication coach who specializes in helping non-native English speakers excel in English-speaking workplaces.

In this episode, I ask James how he managed to visit all 50 of the United States and at least 40 countries before launching his online business.

Learn more about James at https://englisharrow.com/

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This is the final part of my conversation with Svetlana Klimova. Lana is a linguist from Russia now living in Spain. Her Masters Thesis was "English as a Lingua Franca on Social Media: The Case of Instagram." In this part of our conversation, we dig into the difference between Standard English and English as a Lingua Franca and talk about Emoji as another language.

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This is part two of my conversation with Svetlana Klimova, a Russian linguist now based in Spain. In this part of our conversation, Lana describes her journey from teaching in Sweden to working on her Masters degree in Spain where she discovered her passion for English as Lingua Franca. In part three, we talk about Emojis as another lingua franca.

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This is part one of my conversation with Svetlana Klimova, a Russian linguist now based in Spain. Lana talks about immersing herself in the culture of other countries by working there and learning the local language. In part 2, we talk about ELF or English as a lingua franca.

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This is the second part of my conversation with Leo Todaro, a prolific Italian teacher, writer, blogger, and vlogger who teaches through his website and on YouTube at Italian with Leo. In this episode, Leo tells me how he learned to speak English and how he started his popular YouTube channel.

Learn more about Leo at www.italianwithleo.com

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This is part one of my conversation with Leo Todaro, a passionate Italian teacher who moved from Gela, Sicily to Copenhagen, Denmark. It is there that he teaches at a language school and creates online learning materials that include a popular YouTube channel. Listening to Leo will help you understand a non-native English speaker from the Mediterranean area.

Learn more about Leo at www.italianwithleo.com

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My sister, Kirstin, and I talk about the pressure surrounding the holidays, making choices that are in line with our values, and the value of sharing a meal.

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In the second half of my conversation with María Ortega Garcia, she talks about her creative approach to teaching language. We talk more about poetry and end with walking and talking on the Camino de Santiago.

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In this first part of my conversation with María Ortega Garcia, she shares about her upbringing in Burgos, Spain and why she is passionate about poetry when it comes to helping her students understand the structure behind a language.

Learn more at www.mariaortegagarcia.com

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In this second part of my conversation with Jessica Tefenkgi Ruelle, we talk about mindful language retreats. Jessica plans to lead retreats in Bali, Indonesia and Quebec, Canada in 2020.

Learn more at www.frenchsunnyside.com.

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