813. Language Learning is a Voyage of Discovery / Steve Kaufmann Interview

Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

76分钟 ·3年前

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Steve Kaufmann is a very prolific language learner. He has learned at least 20 languages to varying degrees during his life. Some of them he learned during his career as an international diplomat and businessman, and others he has learned during his (semi) retirement. In this interview Steve talks about his language learning experiences, methods and motivations. We talk about various metaphors and similes for language learning including ocean voyages 🚢, cows 🐮, skiing ⛷ and cutting grass🏡 and and I ask Steve about cross-cultural experiences he has had during his career.

There is a video version on YouTube but only the audio version contains my intro and ending rambles about getting my hair cut and how you need to remember that you're a baby cow-shark on skis 🐄🦈🎿😅.

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展开Show Notes

ChO-

2023.2.22

主播的英文太标准了…希望所有外国人都能讲的这么缓慢且好听…😛

我爱太阳1

2023.2.28

宝藏节目，真好，主播还坚持了14年

zplusone

2023.3.09

Steve's suggestions about learning a language inspired me a lot.
The key measurement in language learning is the tolerance of forgetting and the activity level.You need to have a high tolerance for not understanding, the failure and making mistakes,all of these things.
Forgeting is good.You forget,you relearn.You know you are moving forward.
Besides,see yourself as a speaker of that language you are learning,not pretend to be.You should have a positive self-image,and build up your weapons,build up your vocabulary,your comprehension.
No one owns language.Its totally open source.Dont feel limited.
Aim for the stars,hit the moon.

zplusone

2023.3.08

I used to be so confused that is it really possible for me to learn other languages ？And can I actually master a language and use it in my daily life？
After listening to this podcast,I realize that the confusions are unnecessary.I can just do whatever I want until 70 years old.
Now，just enjoy the process of learning English or other languages.