Benny Lewis and Shannon Kennedy chat with musician and translator Jeremy Bardo about his experience going viral with a Spanish language music video. We also discuss the myth of the language gene and finding joy in embarrassing moments.
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Episode Overview
Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:
- The myth of the “language gene”
- Overcoming perfectionism by finding joy in embarrassing moments
- Finding balance in your language studies
- The power of technology in language learning
- Cognates and how they can help you
- Using a Spanish phrase book as a conversation starter
- How learning languages helps you become a more compassionate language teacher
- Important qualities language teachers should have
- Identifying when an error is important and deserves feedback with your students
- Using your interests to learn languages
- Recording music and going viral in your non-native language
- Finding a foothold in a new language with just a few words
Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy
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