A Beginner Goes to Italy and Wonders: Why Learn a Language? | Advanced English Listening Practice.

In this episode of Hear You Go for intermediate and advanced English language learners, I take you with me as I connect the TED Talk by linguist John McWhorter to my 2½-week language experiment in Italy.

Can I tell you how often I felt like my head was going to explode?! 

In this three-part episode, I:

• unpack McWhorter’s four compelling reasons to learn a language

• share my real-world Italian wins and stumbles, and 

• reflect on what this experience taught me about learning, teaching, and recommitting to French

Wherever you are on your language journey, this episode might make you pause and ask: Why am I learning a language—and what do I want from it? We probably don’t ask ourselves this question enough, right?

Bonus: travel vicariously through me as I share some remarkable moments from a special trip.

As always, I’ll note some useful intermediate/advanced language (B1/C1 Intermediate & Advanced English) along the way.

Hear You Go English language listening podcasts aim to give you, the intermediate English language learner and advanced English language learner, a space to practice your English listening so that you can think, learn, and connect in English. 

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Links to go further:

• John McWhorter: 4 reasons to learn a new language | TED Talk

• SICILIAN GRANITA AND BRIOCHE RECIPE | Granita Siciliana al Limone (Italian Lemon Ice Recipes)

• Sicilian Granita | Kitchen on the Cliff with Giovanna Bellia LaMarca

• Hiking summit of Mt Etna, Sicily - Escursione ai crateri sommitali dell'Etna, Sicilia

• Felicio’s Substack: https://feliciodias.substack.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web

• Valeria’s info: Valeria • I Teach Italian & Create Cultural Experiences inSicily (@vitasemplice_initalia) • Instagram photos and videos

• Bistra’s info: English with Bistra: certified English language teacher (@english_with_bistra) • Instagram photos and videos

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