How to Learn a Language
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We found 10 episodes of How to Learn a Language with the tag “language stories”.
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Kristang: A Tale of Two Cities
March 15th, 2019 | Season 2 | 28 mins 37 secs
creole languages, kristang, language stories, malaysia, singapore, southeast asia
Kristang is a language spoken in Malacca, Malaysia and Singapore. But with almost 10 times as many speakers in Malacca than Singapore, how do things differ for the language in both cities? Find out in this episode of Language Stories.
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Hands for Vietnam
March 1st, 2019 | Season 2 | 17 mins 47 secs
language stories, season two, southeast asia, vietnam, vietnamese sign language
What do you know about Vietnamese Sign Language? How many sign languages are there in Vietnam? And how does sign language education work? Find out in this episode of Language Stories.
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Make Hokkien Cool Again
February 1st, 2019 | Season 2 | 30 mins 23 secs
asia, hokkien, language stories, sino-tibetan languages, southeast asia
Is Hokkien a language or a dialect? What happened to lead to its demise? And what's being done to help slow the death of Penang Hokkien? Find out in this episode of Language Stories.
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Discovering Hmong
January 4th, 2019 | Season 2 | 19 mins 1 sec
asia, hmong, hmong-mien languages, language stories, laos, southeast asia, vietnam
What do you know about Hmong? Join us in Sapa, Vietnam; Luang Prabang in Laos; and somewhere a little further afield for this episode of Language Stories.
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Teaching English in Laos
December 14th, 2018 | Season 2 | 33 mins 52 secs
english, language stories, laos, season two, southeast asia, teaching
In Laos, English is an important language to learn. What's happening with teaching English in Laos? Find out in this episode of Language Stories.
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Singapore Takes The Floor
November 30th, 2018 | Season 2 | 33 mins 33 secs
english, language stories, season two, singapore, singlish, southeast asia
What's it like to learn a language in a country with 4 official languages? How does English bring people together? Find out in season 2 episode 2 of Language Stories.
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Learning Vietnamese
November 9th, 2018 | Season 2 | 28 mins 24 secs
language stories, season two, southeast asia, vietnam, vietnamese
How easy is it to get started learning Vietnamese? If you're curious about the language spoken by around 75 million, the first episode of Season 2 of Language Stories is for you.
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POLYGLOT UNDUBBED EDITION: Guarani In The Heart of South America
October 26th, 2018 | 29 mins 57 secs
guaraní, language stories, paraguay, south america, the americas, tupi-guaraní languages
Guarani is an indigenous language that defies all odds to exist today as it does alongside Spanish in Paraguay. But what odds? How does it thrive in the modern world? In this episode of Language Stories, we're exploring the story of Guarani in Paraguay. (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: 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!)