How to Learn a Language
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We found 8 episodes of How to Learn a Language with the tag “central america”.
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POLYGLOT UNDUBBED EDITION: Nicaraguan Sign Language
October 19th, 2018 | 28 mins 26 secs
central america, language stories, nicaragua, nicaraguan sign language, sign languages, spanish, the americas
Every language has a unique story, but Nicaraguan Sign Language is pretty special. A language emerging in the 80s amidst a revolution? In this episode of Language Stories, we're exploring the story of Nicaraguan Sign Language. (This is a Polyglot Undubbed Edition of Language Stories. The interviews are shared in their original language. Enjoy!)
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POLYGLOT UNDUBBED EDITION: Keeping K'iche'
October 12th, 2018 | 20 mins 24 secs
central america, guatemala, k'iche', language stories, mayan languages, the americas
K'iche' is a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala by over a million people. Join us for this episode of Language Stories as we explore K'iche' Maya at a local homestay and in a busy market town, as well as learning how to learn K'iche'. (This is a Polyglot Undubbed Edition of Language Stories. The interviews are shared in their original language. Enjoy!)
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BONUS MINI: Costa Rica + Is Immersion Everything?
September 7th, 2018 | 3 mins 23 secs
bonus mini, central america, costa rica, language learning, language stories, the americas
"If I went there, I'd be fluent..." "Immersion is all you need!"...Is it? In this Bonus Mini episode, I reflect on my time in Costa Rica and how immersion changed my Spanish.
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BONUS MINI: Garifuna + Gender Differences
August 24th, 2018 | 4 mins 27 secs
belize, bonus mini, central america, garifuna, language stories, the americas
Researching Garifuna led me down the first of many internet rabbit holes from this Bonus Mini series. This time, it's all about different languages for different genders.
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Nicaraguan Sign Language
April 27th, 2018 | Season 1 | 27 mins 15 secs
central america, language stories, nicaragua, nicaraguan sign language, sign languages, spanish, the americas
Every language has a unique story, but Nicaraguan Sign Language is pretty special. A language emerging in the 80s amidst a revolution? In this episode of Language Stories, we're exploring the story of Nicaraguan Sign Language.
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MINI: The Panama Canal
April 14th, 2018 | Season 1 | 5 mins 58 secs
central america, english, language stories, spanish, the americas
Trade has always influenced the languages we speak. But what happens with language at one of the busiest and most important trade routes in the world, the Panama Canal? In this episode of Language Stories, discover languages at The Panama Canal.
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Keeping K'iche'
March 30th, 2018 | Season 1 | 18 mins 2 secs
central america, guatemala, k'iche', language stories, mayan languages, the americas
K'iche' is a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala by over a million people. Join us for this episode of Language Stories as we explore K'iche' Maya at a local homestay and in a busy market town, as well as learning how to learn K'iche'.
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MINI: All About You
March 16th, 2018 | Season 1 | 6 mins 27 secs
central america, grammar, language stories, south america, spanish, the americas
As we've been travelling through Latin America and heading into a new Spanish-speaking country every few weeks, I've realised something. I arrive in a new Spanish-speaking country and don't know how to address YOU.