Podcast
Canguro English
Hosted by Canguro English · EN
Canguro English presents a podcast about language for people learning languages.
10episodes
Episodes
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Canguro in the Wild 002
6d ago01:30:14Tap to summarizeJoin Christian and Matt as they rank the top five multi-word constructions, cultural references, and medical words from a famous Steve Jobs speech.
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Canguro in the Wild 001
2w ago01:34:01Tap to summarizeJoin Christian and Matt as they rank the top five adjectives, verbs, and phrasal verbs from a famous Steve Jobs speech.
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Word Routes 002
3w ago00:47:35Tap to summarizeJoin Christian and Matt on an exciting journey through English vocabulary from horse to helicopter.
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Word Routes 001
4w ago00:46:39Tap to summarizeJoin Christian and Matt on an exciting journey through English vocabulary from mouse to chef.
Transcribe →The podcast is back!
4w ago00:20:54Tap to summarizeThe Canguro English podcast is back! In this episode you will learn about why the podcast stopped, why it's returning, and what you can expect in the future. See you in class!
Transcribe →Accent and identity (with Erik Singer)
Jul 13, 202101:21:41Tap to summarizeIf 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 tells the story of your life. But if you do want to change your accent, or improve your pronunciation, how do you do it? Recently I had the pleasure of talking to someone with expert answers to that question: Erik Singer, a dialect coach who helps film and television actors to speak with an accent that is not their native accent, and because of this he knows exactly what it takes mentally and physically to change the way you speak. In this interview we talk about how to change your accent, the best ways to practice, but more importantly if and why you should try to ‘speak like a native’. I hope you enjoy it.
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The state of modern linguistics | The Story of Language | Bonus episode
Jun 13, 202101:04:24Tap to summarizeWelcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this bonus episode we talk about the state of modern linguistics, including the effects of the replication crisis, scientific fraud, Anglocentrism, and how the underappreciated work of Charles Sanders Peirce might offer a universal theory of how language works.
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Embodied cognition | The Story of Language | Episode 12
Jun 6, 202101:07:06Tap to summarizeWelcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we discuss embodied cognition and the uncontroversial fact that the brain is an organ of the body, which then leads to the very controversial conclusion that our brain is no more important than our skin, and that imagining the world as if you had eyes in your toes can lead to some revolutionary new thinking.
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Dark matter of the mind | The Story of Language | Episode 11
May 30, 202101:31:27Tap to summarizeWelcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we discuss the content of Dan’s book Dark Matter of the Mind, which lays out Dan’s theory of culture. The book contains bold statements as ‘brains do not learn’ and ‘science is NOT pure rational thought’, but after this conversation you might change your mind about the raw power of viewing the world from the perspective of Dark Matter.
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The cognitive revolution | The Story of Language | Episode 10
May 16, 202101:16:09Tap to summarizeWelcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we talk about the cognitive revolution, and whether the revolution really exists at all. We discuss the beginnings and the state of the art of the study of cognition and show why it’s important to celebrate all discoveries as progress, even if they are doomed to failure.
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