Join us each week as we discuss various topics related to immersion learning, the Refold community and second language acquisition!
The topics are chosen by p...
Better than Netflix for language learners? || Interview with Lingopie CEO || Refold Podcast Ep 72
'Language learning feels like magic when it works...' - David, Lingopie CEO
Truer words have never been said. In this special episode of the Refold Podcast, Clayton is joined by Lingopie's CEO, David! David is a long time language learner who struggled to learn Hebrew with traditional methods. However, all that changed when he started watching TV with matching subtitles! According to him, once things started clicking, it was like magic!
Determined to share the magic with the rest of the world, David co-founded Lingopie, what he describes as the "Netflix of Language Learning." Tune in to listen to Clayton and David discuss the history of Lingopie and what it's like learning languages with immersion!
Get 58% off your Lingopie subscription with this link: https://learn.lingopie.com/refold
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Fluency by Chinese WEBNOVELS? - Refold Podcast Ep 71
The Refold Podcast is BACK! This week, Clayton is joined Krystal, a Chinese heritage speaker who rediscovered her love of Chinese because of webnovels! She's also the admin of a thriving Chinese learner Discord community that is dedicated to learning Chinese with native content.
The community she helps manage is known as "The Heavenly Path," but it more directly translates to "Learning Chinese with Chinese TV."
Tune in to listen to them chat about her history with languages, what it was like growing up as a heritage speaker in the UK, and how she learned a language with immersion!
Learning Chinese yourself? Here's the list of resources mentioned in this podcast:
Her blog: https://www.thecozystudy.com/
Her Content Database: https://heavenlypath.notion.site/
Her discord: https://discord.gg/zY2Fdwgz2f
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From New Year's resolution to C1 in 3 years // Andrew's Russian journey // Refold Podcast Ep 70
In this week's episode of the Refold podcast, join Clayton and Andrew, a Refold veteran who remarkably achieved C1 proficiency in Russian in just three years.
What began as a New Year's resolution three years ago became an incredible journey to fluency. Tune in to listen to them chat about Andrew's journey as a language learner, the importance of community, and how immersion learning and Refold worked for him.
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American teaches Irish to the Irish || Refold Podcast Ep 69
In this episode, Clayton is joined by Davis (known as Galaxy Rocker online). He's an American English native who learned Irish in college and teaches Irish in Ireland!
In this episode, they go into detail about how Irish is used in Ireland and the differences between how the language is used professionally vs in homes. They also discuss how the language is shifting due to the influx of Irish as second-language speakers and what that could mean for the future of the language.
If you're curious about learning Irish or are a veteran Irish learner, you won't want to miss this episode!
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Does input REALLY need to be comprehensible? - Refold Podcast Ep 68
The community is back for another special Round Table edition of the Refold Podcast. This week, Clayton is joined by some of our favorite Refold modmins, Skypon, Exaltedtoast, and Cyn.
They're diving deep into the question: How comprehensible does your input need to be to make real significant progress? Is there a Goldilocks zone of comprehensibility? Tune in as they share their experiences and more!
Join us each week as we discuss various topics related to immersion learning, the Refold community and second language acquisition!
The topics are chosen by popular vote each week in the Refold Central Discord Server!
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