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Coffee Break Conversations
Hosted by Coffee Break Languages · EN
Join us for regular conversations about life, learning and languages with the Coffee Break Community and language professionals.
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A Coffee Break Conversation with Pierre-Benoît from Coffee Break French
Aug 19, 202000:18:10Tap to summarizeIn our tenth and final episode in this series of Coffee Break Conversations, we are joined by a familiar face in the Coffee Break community - Coffee Break French host, Pierre Benoît! Mark joins Pierre-Benoît in his hometown of Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer, to get to know more about his language-learning story and how he has used languages throughout his life. Pierre-Benoît reflects on his favourite memories while working with the Coffee Break team and shares his top tip for language learners. Of course, you'll hear some French along the way and even a bit of Spanish!To see the video version of the interview, head to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdpIMGGI6WU&t=8s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A Coffee Break Conversation with French learner Rakesh
Aug 12, 202000:17:37Tap to summarizeIn the latest episode of Coffee Break Conversations we’re speaking to another Coffee Breaker! Rakesh, from the Indian city of Pune, is in the process of mastering French with Coffee Break. He tells us how he stays motivated and immerses himself in the language despite the fact that he doesn't get the chance to interact with native French speakers very often. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A Coffee Break Conversation with Bec Howie from Irregular Endings
Aug 5, 202000:27:05Tap to summarizeWe're back with another episode of the Coffee Break Conversations podcast - a series in which we talk about life, learning and languages. This week, we're catching up with Bec Howie, the founder of Irregular Endings which sells beautiful printed goods for language lovers. Bec tells us how she turned her passion for languages into a business and how she became involved in Language Lovers AU - a community for those who are interested in language learning in Australia - and her podcast, Language Chats, which she co-hosts.Click on the links below for more information about the resources mentioned in the episode.Irregular endings: https://irregularendings.com.au/Language Lovers AU: https://www.languagelovers.com.au/Language Chats podcast: https://www.languagelovers.com.au/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A Coffee Break Conversation with French learner Stephen
Jul 29, 202000:19:36Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Coffee Break Conversations we're talking to Stephen, a Coffee Break French learner from California. Stephen explains that even if you're not able to access native speakers of the language you're learning, there are still ways in which you create a daily immersive learning experience: "the more ways you can go about exposing yourself to a language, the richer and more rewarding the experience will be". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A Coffee Break Conversation with Ben Curtis from Notes in Spanish
Jul 22, 202000:17:09Tap to summarizeWe're back with another episode of Coffee Break Conversations, a series in which we talk about life, learning and languages. Last week, we heard the story of Yevgeni, a Coffee Break Spanish learner and, this week, we’re continuing our Spanish theme as we're speaking to Ben Curtis from the Notes in Spanish podcast. We discuss the importance of making mistakes when learning a language and how a little language can go a long way!For more information about Notes in Spanish, click here: notesinspanish.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A Coffee Break Conversation with Spanish learner Yevgeni
Jul 15, 202000:15:28Tap to summarizeIn this week's episode of Coffee Break Conversations we're speaking to Coffee Spanish learner, Yevgeni, from the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. You'll hear how Yevgeni’s language learning has become an integrated part of his daily routine, and you may even get the chance to dabble in some Russian and Tatar!For more information on the resources mentioned in the episode, click on the following links - Ominglot: omniglot.com and the WikiTongues Project: wikitongues.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A Coffee Break Conversation with Italian learner Nicole
Jul 8, 202000:18:35Tap to summarizeWelcome back to another episode of Coffee Break Conversations! This week, we’re speaking to Coffee Break learner Nicole, from England, whose love of the Italian language began back in 2015 after a trip to Rome. Find out more about Coffee Break Conversations on our website at https://radiolingua.com/coffee-break-conversations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A Coffee Break Conversation with polyglot Kris Broholm
Jul 1, 202000:33:00Tap to summarizeWelcome back to our brand-new interview podcast, Coffee Break Conversations, in which we talk about life, learning and languages. This week, we speak to Kris Broholm from the Actual Fluency podcast. Hailing from Denmark, Kris is, in his own words, a “language journalist; a researcher, documenter, and ‘helper’ to empower other language learners”.For more information about Kris' podcast and to access his language-learning resources, head to the Actual Fluency website: actualfluency.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A Coffee Break Conversation with French learner Katherine
Jun 24, 202000:24:17Tap to summarizeWelcome to the second episode of Coffee Break Conversations! This week, we’re going to turn things around because we’re speaking to Coffee Break learner Katherine, who has experienced what it’s like to learn French from scratch using Coffee Break content. Katherine tells us how she incorporated her passion for French into her career path. Find out more about Coffee Break Conversations on our website at https://radiolingua.com/coffee-break-conversations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A Coffee Break Conversation with Francesca from Coffee Break Italian
Jun 17, 202000:22:13Tap to summarizeIn Coffee Break Conversations we talk about life, learning and languages, and in this video episode Mark talks to Coffee Break Italian host Francesca. Francesca talks about her experience learning and teaching languages, and has an important message for listeners: sbagliando s’impara: you learn by making mistakes.Find out more about Coffee Break Conversations on our website at https://radiolingua.com/coffee-break-conversations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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