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A Beginner Goes to Italy and Wonders...| Advanced English Listening Practice

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Episode 71: A Beginner Goes to Italy and Wonders: Why Learn a Language?

In this episode of Hear You Go for intermediate and advanced English language learners, I take you with me as I connect the TED Talk by linguist John McWhorter to my 2½-week language experiment in Italy.

Can I tell you how often I felt like my head was going to explode?!

In this three-part episode, I:

  • unpack McWhorter’s four compelling reasons to learn a language
  • share my real-world Italian wins and stumbles, and
  • reflect on what this experience taught me about learning, teaching, and recommitting to French

Wherever you are on your language journey, this episode might make you pause and ask: Why am I learning a language—and what do I want from it? We probably don’t ask ourselves this question enough, right?

Bonus: travel vicariously through me as I share some remarkable moments from a special trip.

As always, I’ll note some useful intermediate/advanced language (B1/C1 Intermediate & Advanced English) along the way.

Hear You Go English language listening podcasts aim to give you, the intermediate English language learner and advanced English language learner, a space to practice your English listening so that you can think, learn, and connect in English.

To access the transcript, be sure to sign up for the newsletter.

You can also follow me on Instagram.

🎶 Amos the Transparent provides my theme song. They're an awesome group of talented musicians. Give them some love and check out their music.

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Episode 71: A Beginner Goes to Italy and Wonders: Why Learn a Language?

In this episode of Hear You Go for intermediate and advanced English language learners, I take you with me as I connect the TED Talk by linguist John McWhorter to my 2½-week language experiment in Italy.

Can I tell you how often I felt like my head was going to explode?!

In this three-part episode, I:

  • unpack McWhorter’s four compelling reasons to learn a language
  • share my real-world Italian wins and stumbles, and
  • reflect on what this experience taught me about learning, teaching, and recommitting to French

Wherever you are on your language journey, this episode might make you pause and ask: Why am I learning a language—and what do I want from it? We probably don’t ask ourselves this question enough, right?

Bonus: travel vicariously through me as I share some remarkable moments from a special trip.

As always, I’ll note some useful intermediate/advanced language (B1/C1 Intermediate & Advanced English) along the way.

Hear You Go English language listening podcasts aim to give you, the intermediate English language learner and advanced English language learner, a space to practice your English listening so that you can think, learn, and connect in English.

To access the transcript, be sure to sign up for the newsletter.

You can also follow me on Instagram.

🎶 Amos the Transparent provides my theme song. They're an awesome group of talented musicians. Give them some love and check out their music.

  continue reading

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