FV 107 INTERVIEW: Polyglot Steve Kaufmann about language learning (Part 1)

Buy Full Notes Interview with Steve Kaufmann, one of YouTube's most famous polyglots and co-founder of LingQ, an online platform offering language-learning courses in 14 languages. Steve has learnt around 20 (yes, 20!!!) languages in his life. Find out more about his background, how he came to learn French and, more importantly, about his method to learn a new language. This interview is a must-listen for every language student. It was fascinating to discuss language learning with Steve and compare our approaches. I hope you’ll get great tips out of it as well as a motivation boost 😊 Note: Get the transcript of the full interview (Parts 1 and 2) for the price of one! Vocab List apprentissage des langues (nm) = language learningcerveau (nm) = braincouramment (parler couramment) = fluentlydéfi (nm) = challengedoué(e) pour… = gifted/talented forfeuilleton (nm) = serial, series (tv)forcément = inevitably, sure to, bound topolyglotte (n, adj) = polyglot (n, adj) ; multilingual (adj)Sciences Po (Politiques) = (Paris Institute of Political Studies, a pretigious university in France)Suède (nf) = Sweden Links & Resources Find Steve on YouTube Watch the full interview on Youtube!  Get an exclusive 35% discount off LingQ's 1 Year Plan "What type of teacher do you have?" (killing teacher vs killer teacher) Introduction to the subjunctive (Part 1) Masculine or Feminine? Telling the Gender of French Nouns Did you like this podcast? You can support my work by leaving a review on iTunes. Your kind words warm my heart and also help me be found by more passionate learners of French. Merci beaucoup! Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and never miss a new episode!

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French teacher Jessica interviews native speakers of French from around the world who share a bit of their life and passion. Learn French and boost your listening skills as you get the chance to follow a real conversation between native French people talking at normal speed AND customise your French learning experience. All interviews come with questions to test your comprehension, transcription and a list of specific French vocabulary available for free download at http://www.frenchvoicespodcast.com. Get a slice of French culture! Where else would you meet in one same place a French yoga teacher based in Melbourne, a soap manufacturer from Provence, or a couple cycling around the world? Suitable for upper intermediate and advanced students of French.