Actual Fluency Podcast

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Jennifer Degenhardt: Better School Learning and Creating Inclusive Materials Sep 23, 2021

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Kris Broholm welcomes Jennifer Degenhardt to discuss strategies for improving school learning. They explore methods for creating educational materials that are inclusive and benefit all students.

Liz Sharma from Talk The Streets on Portuguese Jun 18, 2021

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Kris Broholm welcomes Liz Sharma from Talk The Streets to discuss European Portuguese. They cover Liz's background as a language teacher, tips for learners, and differentiating between European and Brazilian Portuguese. Kris also shares his personal experience learning the European variant while living in Portugal.

Olle Linge: Hacking Chinese and Academic vs Non-Academic Learning Nov 26, 2020

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Kris Broholm interviews Hacking Chinese founder Olle Linge. They explore language learning from academic and non-academic perspectives, offering insights applicable to Chinese and other languages.

Hēmi Kelly: Māori Language and Culture Nov 06, 2020

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Kris Broholm hosts Hēmi Kelly to discuss Māori language and culture. Hēmi introduces Māori as New Zealand's indigenous language, part of the Polynesian family, and explains its current status as the second most spoken language. They examine the historical context and interaction between language groups in New Zealand.

Kerstin Cable: Women in Language and Teaching Careers in Languages Sep 09, 2020

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Kris Broholm interviews Kerstin Cable about the Women in Language conference and how language teachers can earn income online. They also discuss Cable's personal language learning, including Mandarin Chinese, and her new membership group for online teachers.

Lina Vasquez: Mindset, Psychology, and Self-development Aug 23, 2020

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Kris Broholm and Lina Vasquez delve into the psychology of self-development and the drive for personal improvement. They discuss how language learning serves as a metaphor for achieving goals across all life areas, focusing on underlying motivation and mindset. Lina also shares her early exposure to languages.

Gloria Spagnoli: Find Your Confidence and Inner Resources Aug 15, 2020

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Kris Broholm and guest Gloria Spagnoli discuss the differences between language teaching and learning. They explore how teachers can better motivate students, the impact of teacher quality, and the challenges of freelance versus institutional teaching. The episode also covers how learners can maximize their lessons.

Maria Ortega Garcia: Connecting Deeper with Languages! Jul 30, 2020

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Kris Broholm hosts Spanish teacher Maria Ortega Garcia to explore personalizing language learning for greater fluency. They discuss methods for learners and students to connect deeper with a language, making it their own. Maria shares her journey from a difficult start learning English to discovering a passion for cultural connection through immersion.

Tetsu Yung: Raising Children in 5 Languages Jul 23, 2020

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Kris Broholm interviews Tetsu Yung about raising his children to speak five languages. They discuss Yung's specific method for fostering multilingualism and how the approach has evolved as his children have grown older.

Peter Strang: From the UK to Russia Jul 07, 2020

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Kris Broholm interviews Peter Strang about his move from the UK to rural Russia. Peter shares his experience becoming an English teacher, learning Russian, and assimilating into the local culture, eventually marrying and raising a family there. They discuss the challenges of full integration.

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