Adventures in Language

In this episode of our "In the Wild" mini-series (Part 2 of 3), you’ll learn everything you need to know about sound blending: what is it, why does it matter, and what should you know about it when you’re out having conversations out “in the wild?”
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If you’d like the blog article that accompanies this episode, click here: https://blog.mangolanguages.com/why-hearing-your-target-language-in-the-wild-may-be-different-than-how-you-learned-it-part-2-sound-blending
We also invite you to check out our website at: https://mangolanguages.com/ and follow us on social media @MangoLanguages. And remember – language is an adventure. Enjoy the ride!
Wondering what languages were used in today’s episode?
Malay | Helo. Apa khabar? means 'Hello - how are you?' (lit. Hello - what news?) and Selamat tinggal means ‘goodbye’ (lit. safe leaving)
Korean | 시간낭비 하지말고 means ‘without further ado’ (literally translates as ‘without wasting time’)
Interested in learning English, Malay, Korean, or one of the other 70+ languages that the Mango app offers? Click here to learn more! https://mangolanguages.com/app
Emily Sabo (PhD, University of Michigan) is a linguist at Mango Languages. A Pittsburgh native, her areas of specialization are the social and cognitive factors that impact bilingual language processing. Having studied 7 languages and lived in various countries abroad, she sees multilingualism -- and the cultural diversity that accompanies it -- as the coolest of superpowers. Complementary to her work at Mango, Emily is a Lecturer of Spanish at the University of Tennessee, a Producer of the “We Are What We Speak’ docuseries, and get this...a storytelling standup comedian!
#languagelearning #soundblending #coarticulation

In this episode of our "In the Wild" mini-series (Part 3 of 3), you’ll learn the basics of dialectal diversity: what is it, how does it work, and what should you know about it when you’re out having conversations out “in the wild?”
Sign up here for more FREE language learning content (like the awesome goal-setting worksheet we mentioned in the podcast): https://info.mangolanguages.com/glc-signup
To learn some helpful tips and tricks to train your ear for dialectal diversity, check out this video! https://youtu.be/DnC-thugDFo
If you’d like the blog article that accompanies this episode, click here: https://blog.mangolanguages.com/why-hearing-your-target-language-in-the-wild-may-be-different-than-how-you-learned-it-part-3-dialectal-diversity
We also invite you to check out our website at: https://mangolanguages.com/ and follow us on social media @MangoLanguages. And remember – language is an adventure. Enjoy the ride!
Wondering what languages were used in today’s episode?
Malay | Helo. Apa khabar? means 'Hello - how are you?' (lit. Hello - what news?) and Selamat tinggal means ‘goodbye’ (lit. safe leaving)
Korean | 시간낭비 하지말고 means ‘without further ado’ (literally translates as ‘without wasting time’)
Interested in learning English, Malay, Korean, or one of the other 70+ languages that the Mango app offers? Click here to learn more! https://mangolanguages.com/app
Emily Sabo (PhD, University of Michigan) is a linguist at Mango Languages. A Pittsburgh native, her areas of specialization are the social and cognitive factors that impact bilingual language processing. Having studied 7 languages and lived in various countries abroad, she sees multilingualism -- and the cultural diversity that accompanies it -- as the coolest of superpowers. Complementary to her work at Mango, Emily is a Lecturer of Spanish at the University of Tennessee, a Producer of the “We Are What We Speak’ docuseries, and get this...a storytelling standup comedian!
#languagelearning #dialectaldiversity #dialects

If you’re learning a language, you need to think about the process in a way that inspires you – because doing so can change your whole approach to language learning. In this podcast, your guide Emily (linguist, PhD) explains 5 ways learning a language is like hitting the gym.
Sign up here for more FREE language learning content (like the awesome goal-setting worksheet we mentioned in the podcast): https://info.mangolanguages.com/glc-signup
To learn more about how language learning relates to the “No pain, No Gain” principle, check out our Desirable Difficulties video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sEAUdUspbU
If you’d like the blog article that accompanies this episode, click here: https://blog.mangolanguages.com/5-ways-language-learning-is-like-hitting-the-gym
We also invite you to check out our website at: https://mangolanguages.com/ and follow us on social media @MangoLanguages. And remember – language is an adventure. Enjoy the ride!
Wondering what languages were used in today’s episode?
Hungarian | Jó napot! Hogy van? (YO nuhput! HOdj von?) means ‘Hello! How are you?’ and Viszontlátásra! means goodbye
Romanian | fără alte formalități means ‘without further ado’ (lit. ‘without the usual formalities’)
Interested in learning English, Hungarian, Romanian, or one of the other 70+ languages that the Mango app offers? Click here to learn more! https://mangolanguages.com/app
Emily Sabo (PhD, University of Michigan) is a linguist at Mango Languages. A Pittsburgh native, her areas of specialization are the social and cognitive factors that impact bilingual language processing. Having studied 7 languages and lived in various countries abroad, she sees multilingualism -- and the cultural diversity that accompanies it -- as the coolest of superpowers. Complementary to her work at Mango, Emily is a Lecturer of Spanish at the University of Tennessee, a Producer of the “We Are What We Speak’ docuseries, and get this...a storytelling standup comedian!
#languagelearning #motivation #NoPainNoGain

How do you discern effective learner accommodations from ineffective ones? In this podcast, your guide Emily (educator, PhD) will be sharing key points every teacher should know – from best practices in accessible teaching to misconceptions about what student accommodations are (and aren’t) supposed to accomplish.
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If you’d like the blog article that accompanies this episode, click here: https://blog.mangolanguages.com/how-to-equitably-accommodate-individual-learner-needs-in-the-language-classroom We also invite you to check out our website at https://mangolanguages.com/ and follow us on social media @MangoLanguages.
Wondering what languages were used in today’s episode?
Hindi | नमस्ते! (numuStay) is both ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’
Turkish | Merhaba (MEH.ra.bah) and hoşçakalın (hohsh.CHA.kuh.luhn!) are ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’
Modern Standard Arabic | بدون إطالة (bidoon iTaala) means ‘without further ado’ (literally translates as ‘without long talk’)
Interested in learning English, Hindi, Turkish, Modern Standard Arabic or one of the other 70+ languages that the Mango app offers? Click here to learn more! https://mangolanguages.com/app
Want to explore more about accessibility in the classroom?
Explore the basics of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the law that ensures free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities in the U.S: https://sites.ed.gov/idea/about-idea/
Watch Lexie Garrity’s TEDx talk on addressing learning disabilities in Higher Ed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSz_zjiS3E8
Check out Dr. Jan Wilson’s TEDx talk about universal design in education: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtRY_1mZWWg
Learn from Jessica McCabe’s TEDx talk about her experience as a student with ADHD: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiwZQNYlGQI
Meet your guide Emily! Emily Sabo (PhD, University of Michigan) is a linguist at Mango Languages. A Pittsburgh native, her areas of specialization are the social and cognitive factors that impact bilingual language processing and production. Having studied 7 languages and lived in various countries abroad, she sees multilingualism -- and the cultural diversity that accompanies it -- as the coolest of superpowers. Complementary to her work at Mango, Emily is a Lecturer of Spanish at the University of Tennessee, a Producer of the “We Are What We Speak’ docuseries, and get this...a storytelling standup comedian!
#teachingtips #accessibility #learningdisabilities

Are your proficiency goals in line with your practical goals? How many hours a week can you realistically commit to your language learning? What does success look like for you a year from now? In this episode of Adventures in Language, we’re talking about how to set good goals for yourself and walk you through 6 prompts to set you up for success.
Pssst - we have an awesome (and free!) worksheet version of the 6 prompts we cover in this episode, which you can access by downloading here: https://info.mangolanguages.com/glc-signup
If you liked this episode, please let us know by following our podcast! If you’d like the blog article that accompanies this podcast, click here: https://blog.mangolanguages.com/how-to-set-good-language-learning-goals
We also invite you to check out our website at: https://mangolanguages.com/ and follow us on social media @MangoLanguages.
Wondering what languages were used in this episode? In addition to English, you heard Hebrew, Polish, and Spanish. שָׁלוֹם (sha.LOM) and יַאלְלָה בַּיי (YUH.lah bye) are ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’ in Hebrew, which is spoken today by over 8 million Israelis as an L1 (native language) and statutory national language. Fun fact: did you know that when saying ‘hello’ in Hebrew, you’re literally saying ‘peace/harmony’? Dzień dobry (djen dOHbreh) and do widzenia (doh veedzENyah) are ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’ in Polish, which is spoken today by appriximately 37 million people in Poland as an L1 and statutory national language). Pues, sin más preámbulos means 'Well, without further ado' (lit. 'Well, without further preambles...’') in Spanish, which is an Ibero-Romance language that is the statutory national language of over 20 countries world-wide. Interested in learning Hebrew, Polish, Spanish or one of the other 70+ languages that the Mango app offers? Click here to learn more: https://mangolanguages.com/
Meet your guide Emily! Emily Sabo (PhD, University of Michigan) is a linguist at Mango Languages. A Pittsburgh native, her areas of specialization are the social and cognitive factors that impact bilingual language processing and production. Having studied 7 languages and lived in various countries abroad, she sees multilingualism -- and the cultural diversity that accompanies it -- as the coolest of superpowers. Complementary to her work at Mango, Emily is a Lecturer of Spanish at the University of Tennessee, a Producer of the “We Are What We Speak’ docuseries, and get this...a storytelling standup comedian!
Want to know more about the scientific research underlying this episode? For a fun, easy read that summarizes the takeaways of how we learn - check out Ben Carey’s 2015 book entitled How we learn: The surprising truth about when, where, and why it happens. Chapter 2 (titled The Power of Forgetting) is of particular relevance to this video/episode. We highly recommend this read because Carey writes in a way that’s clearly well-researched but accessible and free of jargon. He does a great job of sprinkling in engaging reviews of the experiments that laid the foundation for how we know what we know about how learning happens in the brain. One academic article that illustrates how active learning strategies can combat the Fluency Illusion is Roediger III, H. L., & Karpicke, J. D. (2006). The power of testing memory: Basic research and implications for educational practice. Perspectives on psychological science, 1(3), 181-210.