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Canguro English
Canguro English presents a podcast about language for people learning languages.
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103 bölümAccent and identity (with Erik Singer)
If you know me and my work then you know that I talk a lot about identity, and especially how your accent is a big part of your identity: your accent...
The state of modern linguistics | The Story of Language | Bonus episode
Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this bonus episode we talk about...
Embodied cognition | The Story of Language | Episode 12
Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we discuss embodied...
Dark matter of the mind | The Story of Language | Episode 11
Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we discuss the conte...
The cognitive revolution | The Story of Language | Episode 10
Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we talk about the co...
Endangered languages | The Story of Language | Episode 9
Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we talk about endang...
Language acquisition | The Story of Language | Episode 8
Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we talk about the bi...
Metaphor in language | The Story of Language | Episode 7
Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we talk about the fu...
Learn English with a dictionary (with Peter Sokolowski)
People are passionate about language, especially language change, and words matter. And nobody knows this better Peter Sokolowski, who is an editor at...
1 powerful mind trick to get fluency
In this podcast you will learn how Pygmalion and the Wizard of Oz can teach you the secret to fluency in English that has been causing controversy for...
Destroying language myths (with Shana Poplack)
It’s an unfortunate fact that many people don’t know the truth about how language works outside of their grammar books, in the real world, but recentl...
Where words come from and how to remember them (with Mark Forsyth)
There are few people in the world who know as much about where words come from as Mark Forsyth. His first book, The Etymologicon, was a journey throug...
Grammar based on the unfamiliar (with Robert Van Valin)
It’s an unfortunate fact that most of linguistic theory is based on a few major European languages, especially English, which actually damages our und...
How to speak English faster
In this podcast you will learn the connection between Pixar, red triangles, information, thought, and fluency. Enjoy!
The weight of expectation
In this podcast I talk about the positive and negative effects of the weight of expectation, and how living the in past or the future might be stoppin...
Touch wood
In this episode you'll learn why touching wood, throwing salt, and car accidents can help you to see the truth about learning a language.
How many holes does a straw have?
In this episode you'll learn why culture connects London taxi drivers, donuts, smiling Japanese people, and Australian shop assistants.
Immersion is a state of mind
In this episode you'll learn the hard lessons of my army father-in-law, who failed to learn a language after 14 years of 'immersion'.
Question everything to get fluency
In this episode you will learn about the differences and similarities between humans and animals, and why you shouldn't take everything you know about...
Why you need to learn slowly to get fluency
In this episode I talk about what mathematics really means, why Mathematicians asked schools to stop teaching calculus, and the parallels between math...
Construction grammar and language learning (with Remi van Trijp)
Recently I had the pleasure of talking to Remi van Trijp, head of the Language Research Unit and the Sony Computer Science Laboratories in Paris, and...
How Language Began | The Story of Language | Episode 6
Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we talk about how la...
How language works (with Ted Gibson)
Recently I had the pleasure of talking to Ted Gibson from his eponymous TedLab at MIT which researches why human languages are the way they are, how p...
You are STUPID and LAZY (how to speak English PERFECTLY)
Are you stupid and lazy? Do you want to speak English perfectly? Then this podcast is for you! We are going to take a journey through the light and da...
How to study english well (with Paul Nation)
There is no doubt that this is the best time in history to learn a language, especially English. We are surrounded by content in English, English lang...
The theory and practice of field linguistics | The Story of Language | Episode 5
Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we talk about the th...
Should I learn British or American English? | How are they different?
Students ask me all the time if they should learn British English or American English, and in this video you'll discover the real differences between...
How to write business English (with Ellen Jovin)
When you think about improving your writing in English, especially business writing, you probably think about studying lots of rules, and memorising s...
Do you want to speak English like a native? (with Heather Hansen)
It’s a sad fact that the English that millions of people learn in classrooms all over the world, often doesn’t match the reality of English outside th...
Linguistic Relativity | The Story of Language | Episode 4
Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we talk about lingui...
How languages are learned (with Patsy Lightbown)
In the world of language there are few people as experienced, or as respected, as Patsy Lightbown, Distinguished Professor Emerita at Concordia Univer...
What is culture? | The Story of Language | Episode 3
Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we talk about cultur...
Get fluent English in 2020 | 9 tips to help you learn English
Do you want to really succeed at learning English in 2020? It doesn't matter if this is the first or the tenth time you have tried to get fluency in E...
The Piraha Language | The Story of Language | Episode 2
Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we talk about the Pi...
Meet Dan Everett | The Story of Language | Episode 1
Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture.
My name is Christian Sa...
Task-based English learning (with Geoff Jordan)
In the world of English language teaching there are few people as controversial and divisive as Geoff Jordan. He is not afraid of promoting what he ca...
Daily Digest 06/11/19 | The secret to fluency in English
Today's daily digest answers a question I get asked every day: How can I get fluent in English? To answer this question we have to travel back in time...
Plurilingualism and culture (with Angelica Galante)
Recently I had the pleasure of talking to Angelica Galante from McGill University in Canada. Originally from Brazil, Angelica’s work focuses on social...
Daily Digest 24/10/19 | Why can't I speak fluent English?
Today's daily digest is a rant about why you might be part of the problem, and not the solution to good language learning (and teaching).
Improve your English IMMEDIATELY (with Pete from Aussie English)
In this podcast I talk to Pete from Aussie English about how to improve your English IMMEDIATELY, without learning anything new. We also talk about ou...