Generally American (A Journey in American English)

By Christopher M. Chandler, Kris SchauerEducation Leisure Language Learning

Generally American (A Journey in American English) episodes

January 21, 2021 S2:E4: Tell Me What Makes You Laugh, and I'll Tell You Who You Are
# Discord Room:
Discord: A Journey with Chris and American English
Today's episode is about humor and how Germans and American see it differently. I also touch on the problem of things getting lost in translation and why I am convinced that learning culture is harder than learning a language.
Announcements:
I have been looking for a co-host on my podcast. I have a few potential candidates and I hope that we can do more topics soon!
I have started a discord server. Please come and join us if you are interested in being apart of the community. Everyone is welcome and I welcome your feedback, criticism and questions.
I will be conducting interviews with people about their English language learning journey and their opinions on the U.S. Also, I will be interviewing people from different parts of the U.S so that you can get a better picture of what it is like that.
27 min
January 18, 2021 S2E3: Friendships and Smalltalk
In these trying times friendship and small talk are more important than every. Let's get into that.
27 min
January 11, 2021 S2E2: The Quirkiness of American Optimism
In today's episode I want to talk about optimism in the U.S. and how it compares to other cultures.
30 min
November 23, 2020 S2E1: Exporting Culture: The Rise of an U.S. Hegemony
In a new series, I want to to touch on the exporting of U.S. culture. Ever since its inception, or maybe even before, the U.S. has been at the forefront of the world's stage for better or for worse.
14 min
November 16, 2020 S1E11 Finale: English as a Germanic Language
Language Tips Podcast
I want to talk about the similarities between English and German. Plus, what makes English different than German and why is it not related to the romance languages? Also, I am moving my tips to my new podcast (link in the description). This podcast will be for the longer episodes.
15 min
November 13, 2020 Chris's Daily Language Tips - Tip #14 Setting Goals (with respect to testing your progress)
This is a continuation of a episode 12 and why goals are so important in language learning
5 min
November 12, 2020 Chris's Daily Language Tips - Tip #13 Don't Put All of Your Eggs in One Basket
It is comfortable to stay with one resource, but that can often hurt you more than it can help you
5 min
November 11, 2020 Chris's Daily Language Tips - Tip #12 Testing your Progress
Should you take a language test? That all depends on your needs.
5 min
November 10, 2020 Chris's Daily Language Tips - Tip #11 How to be Your Own Conversation Partner
It's not always easy to find a language partner. So, why don't you be your own conversation partner?
5 min
November 09, 2020 Chris's Daily Language Tips - Tip #10 It's all About Context
If you want to understand how to use a word, then you have to understand its context. Let's talk about that a bit, shall we?
4 min