NoLessonPlan: English Language Teaching, Learning, and Research

Ep. 16 - Caterina Fernández - Language learner


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In this episode, Caterina talks to us about: 1. Her love for languages, 2. being self-directed and autonomous at 12, 3. learning through Youtube, The Simpsons, and books, 4. learning an L3 and L4, 5.developing speaking on her own, 6. approaching foreginers in her hometown for speaking opportunities, 7. having a concern for her accent, 8. the culture, idioms, and pragmatics within a language 9. her love for Germanic languages, 10. starting with basic grammar and random things to learn vocabulary, 11. looking for websites and buying grammar books, 12.  grammar as the skeleton for language learning, 13. using translators, 14. vocabulary learning strategies, 15. keeping a journal, 16. using apps to learn vocabulary, 17. spotify podcasts to develop listening comprehension, 18. selective listening, 19. online learning, 20. being perseverent, 21.

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NoLessonPlan: English Language Teaching, Learning, and ResearchBy Leo Rivas