#58 Janina Klimas on Using Acting Techniques to Improve Your Languages

Language teacher and expat Janina Klimas shares how to create
compelling language lessons for students, how acting is like
language learning, and why recording yourself speaking your
target language is so important.


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Episode Overview


Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:


Language acquisition vs language learning

How acting can boost your language learning and teaching

Building excitement around languages for your students as a
teacher

What being a “reading specialist” means

Teaching and studying abroad

Figuring out your proficiency and levels in a language

Why recording yourself speaking is so important

Independent vs academic language learning success

Games you can play to learn languages

Language, culture, racism, and bias



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