Best Juan Gabriel Saiz Varona Podcasts (2025)

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#055- Endangered languages: the case of the Catalan language. 31:48

4M ago31:48

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#055- Endangered languages: the case of the Catalan language. In this episode Gabi speaks about the importance of maintaining Catalan and other minority languages alive. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click …

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#054- How Your Accent Tells Your Story. 7:05

4M ago7:05

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#054- How Your Accent Tells Your Story. In this episode Gabi tells us why we shouldn't be ashamed of having a certain accent when speaking a foreign language and instead be proud of our accomplishments. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguage…

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#053- Repetition as a means to learn foreign languages. 8:13

5M ago8:13

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#053- In this episode Gabi talks about the importance of repetition in language learning. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietyw…

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#052- From Grammar Myths to Nicknames: The World of Sociolinguistics. 8:13

5M ago8:13

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check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/002 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguag…

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#051- The End of Politics as We Knew It and the Wild World of Gender Buzzwords! 9:30

5M ago9:30

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check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/002 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguag…

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#050- Exile and Heritage: The Sephardic Jewish Experience. 9:25

5M ago9:25

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check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/002 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguag…

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#049 - Here is how slang will make you improve your language gains. 34:00

6M ago34:00

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#049- In this episode Gabi reveals why slang is such a powerful tool for connection and language learning. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learningla…

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#048- The Precious Secret of Translation to Help You Learn a Foreign Language! 34:51

6M ago34:51

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#048- In this episode Gabi describes the number one secret translation holds for language learners. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguages…

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#047 - Linguistic and Cultural Dissociation of Second-Generation Immigrants: Why Heritage Language Matters. 37:37

6M ago37:37

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#047- In this episode Gabi gives his opinion on the cultural and linguistic importance of preserving the heritage languages. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: …

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#046 - The secret of successful language and cultural integration of immigrant children and why you should imitate them. 27:20

6M ago27:20

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#046- In this episode Gabi gives his opinion on why we should follow the steps of children in order to learn languages more easily! check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this ep…

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#045- Why are we so attached to our cultural heritage? 1:06:23

7M ago1:06:23

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#045- In this episode Gabi gives his opinion on the reasons why Americans are generally interested in their past and shows examples of why it is a good thing. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link…

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#044- United by language and culture and separated by war. Russians and Ukranians in Spain. 27:47

7M ago27:47

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#044- In this episode Gabi gives his opinion on the language conundrum in Russia and Ukraine. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsoci…

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#043- The secret of successful dating beyond linguistic borders. 24:36

7M ago24:36

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#043- In this episode Gabi gives all the reasons why dating beyond frontiers is a great way to learn languages. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learn…

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#042- Do we really need LGBTQ+ jargon? 8:33

7M ago8:33

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#042- In this episode Gabi tells us the reasons why we are better off without all the unnecessary trendy jargon. Let's keep it real, instead.. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen…

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#041- what everybody really ought to know about inclusivity and diversity from a language perspective 25:23

8M ago25:23

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#041- In this episode Gabi speaks about the really important things to keep in mind when analizing modern cultural trends such as inclusivity and diversity from a language perspective away from ideology. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguag…

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#040 -Why you must choose acculturation over assimilation! 12:05

8M ago12:05

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#040 - In this episode Gabi gives a more developed account of the history of the Jewish migrations in the US. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learnin…

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#039 - Jewish history in America. 46:21

8M ago46:21

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#039 - In this episode Gabi gives a more developed account of the history of the Jewish migrations in the US. Check out the URL for the documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMd0hs2fkT0&t=21s The History of the Jewish People in America by Peter Wiernik https://www.amazon.com/History-Jewish-People-America-Discovery-ebook/dp/B09QBV4ZRG Check ou…

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#005 (038) - Entrevista de Laura Couch Polyglot sobre l'aprenentatge de llengües estrangeres. 25:45

9M ago25:45

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#005 (038) - Gabi is interviewed in this episode in Catalan by a Laura Couch Polyglot. The interview revolves around topics such as what interesting methods for learning different languages Gabi thinks there are. The use of Catalan in public spaces and many more. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the l…

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#037 - Introduction to Jewish history in America. 11:03

9M ago11:03

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#037 - In this episode Gabi gives an introduction to Jewish migrations to the US. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsociet…

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#036 - Scandinavian sound patters in American English. 5:11

9M ago5:11

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#036 - In this episode Gabi gives a few sound patters most commonly found a few generations back in Scandinavian-American communities across the US. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link…

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#035 - Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish and Icelandic migrations in the Great Plains. 43:17

9M ago43:17

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#035 - In this episode Gabi explains in detail the expansion of the Scandinavian migration in the US. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learn…

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#034 - Introduction to Scandinavian migrations to the US. 7:50

9M ago7:50

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#032 - In this episode Gabi explains based on the following website https://padutch.net/what-is-pd/ what Pennsylvania Dutch is. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below to listen to t…

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#033 - A story of nineteenth century immigrants from Rheinhessen to Wisconsin. 34:49

9M ago34:49

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#033 - In this episode Gabi paraphrases a research paper called Transplanted but not Uprooted: 19th-Century Immigrants from Hessen-Darmstadt in Wisconsin. Helmut Schmahl, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany. The paper tells a beautiful story that I found perfect for illustrating better this sequence of episodes on European migrations to t…

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#032 - Pennsylvania Dutch. 9:14

10M ago9:14

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#032 - In this episode Gabi explains based on the following website https://padutch.net/what-is-pd/ what Pennsylvania Dutch is. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below to listen to t…

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#031 - German migrations in the US. 20:48

10M ago20:48

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#031 - In this episode Gabi gives a brief summary of the waves of German and Ashkenazi migrations from Europe to North America. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below to listen to t…

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#030 - Introduction to European waves of migration in the United State of America. 7:11

1y ago7:11

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#028 - In this episode Gabi gives a brief intro to the different waves of European immigrants in the USA. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://l…

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#029 - Language and fluency 17:46

1y ago17:46

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#029 - In this episode Gabi tips to acquire fluency in a new language in beginning stages. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguage…

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#028 -Three tips to learn a new language. 14:40

1y ago14:40

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#028 - In this episode Gabi explains three tips to learn a language in beginning stages. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesi…

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#027 -Language and arrogance. 12:28

1y ago12:28

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#027 - In this episode Gabi explains why we shouldn't judge other accents or varieties with superiority and superficiality. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below to listen to this …

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#026 -Attitudes to language. 23:15

1y ago23:15

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#026 - In this episode Gabi explains the incredible world language stereotypes. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietyw…

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#025 -Why is Multilingualism so awesome? 26:50

1y ago26:50

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#025 - In this episode Gabi explains the incredible advantages of a multilingual world. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below for the first episode: https://learninglanguagesinsoci…

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#024 -The perks of bilingualism. 38:04

1y ago38:04

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#024 - In this episode gabi explain the different definitions of the term of bilingualism and all the different stages of becoming one! Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below for th…

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#023 - Language and ethnicity. Does my speech represent my identity? 44:58

1+ y ago44:58

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#023 - In this episode Gabi discusses why our whole identity seems to revolve around our speech, accent, dialect, etc. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below for the first episode: …

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#022 - What makes Sociolinguistics so awesome!? 30:16

1+ y ago30:16

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#022 - In this episode Gabi explores the interplay between languages and the different dimensions of language. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below for the first episode: https://…

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#021 - The key to feel integrated in a new culture with Sociolinguistics. 22:24

1+ y ago22:24

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#021 - Gabi speaks about the interplay between language and culture and how to integrate the two in order to immerse yourself for real inside a culture. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the …

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#020 - Fun ways to learn foreign languages! 25:26

1+ y ago25:26

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#020 - In this episode Gabi explores cool ways to learn languages while having fun. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below for the first episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietyw…

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#019 - The secret of nutrition and cognition. 12:14

1+ y ago12:14

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#019 - gabi explores the benefits of a healthy diet and the interaction with our mental capacities. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below for the first episode: https://learninglan…

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#018 - Sleep spindles and memory consolidation for language acquisition. 12:04

1+ y ago12:04

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#018 - In this episode Gabi will briefly point out at the main reasons in detail of why sleep is crucial for language learning and cognition in general. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the …

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#017 - Sports and language acquisition 12:26

1+ y ago12:26

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#017 - In this episode Gabi explores some of the benefits that sports offers in terms of cognitive improvement and therefore in terms of language learning. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on t…

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#016 - Interview with Edyta on foreign language acquisition. 42:26

1+ y ago42:26

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#016 - In this episode Gabi explores the tools Edyta has found useful to learn Spanish, French and Catalan. They've also discussed the role of culture and integration in the realm of living and learning a foreign language in situ as opposed to from learning it in their respective countries. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithg…

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#015 - Mindfulness and psychedelics. 8:44

1+ y ago8:44

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#015 - In this episode Gabi speaks about the main differences between the two and why he is in favor of using meditation as a form to free the mind instead. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on …

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#014 -mindfulness and the self in social situations when speaking a foreign language. 7:08

1+ y ago7:08

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#014 - Gabi explores in this episode the how mindfulness can help us become less self-concerned when speaking a foreign language in a social situation. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the l…

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#013 - Meditation as the antidote to warfare. 12:08

1+ y ago12:08

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#013 - In this episode Gabi talks about the benefits of meditation not only to learn new languages but to stop warfare from happening. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below for the…

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#012 - Three fascinating short stories in Italian. Can you guess the answers? 11:58

1+ y ago11:58

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#012 - In this episode Gabi reads out three short stories in Italian and then asks true or false questions. Can you guess the answers!? Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below for th…

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#011 - Does learning a foreign language prevent dementia in old age!?? 10:27

1+ y ago10:27

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#011 - Gabi explains in this episode the fascinating advantages to learn a foreign language in childhood or adolescence. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below for the first episode…

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#010 - Listening and comprehension exercise in Italian! 18:04

1+ y ago18:04

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#010 - In this episode Gabi prepares a listening and comprehension exercise. He reads out four texts in Italian and then asks a few questions after reading each text. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/…

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#009 - Easiest way to learn the Italian adjectives! 23:57

1+ y ago23:57

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#009 - In this episode Gabi introduces the Italian adjective and gives a few examples and some exceptions too. He reads a short story for students to learn it by heart. And in the second part he gives a few arguments in favor of approaching both views, usage-based view and emergentist view of the evolution of language. Click on the link below to ch…

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#008 - Has any book of literature made you change your point of view about a language you’re learning? 3:47

1+ y ago3:47

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#008 - Gabi refers his listeners to his latest blog article called Literature, emotions and language...a reckless marriage? He formulates the following questions: Does it make sense to live a life carrying the heaviness of being or does it instead not make sense to live such a life? If we interpret life’s occurences as merely happening once in our …

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#007 - Can mindfulness meditation help you learn a language? Say what!? 5:15

1+ y ago5:15

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#007 - In this short episode, Gabi explores a few ideas associated with concentration and mindfulness meditation. He explains this practice is all too relevant in order to learn a new skill. Don't miss it! Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesins…

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#006 - Entrevista en català i en occità amb el Gabrièu Pelisson. 31:53

1+ y ago31:53

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#006 - In this episode Gabi interviews Gabrièu Pelisson in Catalan while Gabrièu answers in Occitan. They speak about Gabrièu’s YouTube channel for the promotion of the Occitan language and culture. They touch on different topics such as the different dialects of Occitan in the dialect continuum with Catalan in southern France and many more. Check …

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