How to Learn a Language
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We found 10 episodes of How to Learn a Language with the tag “the americas”.
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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.
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Unbelizeable!
March 2nd, 2018 | Season 1 | 21 mins 11 secs
belize, creole languages, english, language stories, spanish, the americas
Belize isn't like the rest of Central America. Belize speaks English. But that's not the full story...
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MINI: You Know a Word in Nahuatl
January 12th, 2018 | Season 1 | 10 mins 13 secs
language stories, mexico, nahuatl, the americas, uto-aztecan languages
Nahuatl is a language spoken in Mexico that maybe you've never heard of until now. But guess what? You know a word in Nahuatl.
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Maya Isn't Dead
December 29th, 2017 | Season 1 | 23 mins 56 secs
language stories, mayan languages, mexico, the americas, yucatec maya
Think of this episode as a bit of a myth buster. Answering the questions you didn't even know you had about a language that you didn't even know still existed: Maya.
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MINI: Star Wars: A Language Story
December 15th, 2017 | Season 1 | 7 mins 55 secs
constructed languages, fictional languages, guatemala, language stories, star wars, the americas
It's another Mini Episode! This time we’re in Tikal, Guatemala, aka Rebel Base Yavin 4, and we’re talking all things...Star Wars. In particular the languages of Star Wars.
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Montreal: Beyond Bilingual
December 1st, 2017 | Season 1 | 26 mins 14 secs
language stories, montreal, north america, the americas
We're making our way up North America. This time we visit Montreal, a city that goes beyond the French and English bilingual expectations you might have. This is episode 3 of Language Stories - Montreal: Beyond Bilingual.
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MINI: Chinatown in Havana
November 17th, 2017 | Season 1 | 6 mins 34 secs
cuba, havana, language stories, the americas
Havana, Cuba has a Chinatown. Nothing too unusual about that, right? Well what happens when that Chinatown doesn't really have a Chinese population? This is episode two of Language Stories.