Watching the Video version of this episode is a must - if you want to make the best out of it! (Because you can read along while listening)  YouTube Video. Vocabulary List/ Google Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H-tQ-giV4Pzsh603e59O_3eHsjWM61mzDbpn9cL4L-8/edit?usp=sharing Victorian Detective Interlude by peter123: http://textadventures.co.uk/games/view/abwfcm2vke6b6nbmqh2v1w/victorian-detective-interlude  Visit Luke Thompson's website or YouTube Channel to learn through different detective stories: 612. Another Murder Mystery Detective Story (Part 1) | Luke’s ENGLISH Podcast (teacherluke.co.uk)  https://teacherluke.co.uk/2019/09/06/612-another-murder-mystery-detective-story-part-1/  724. The Mountain (Short Story for learners of English) - YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hOUU07WzcE    Music: Kai Engel - Nocturne The songs in this album are licensed under: CC BY-NC https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel  Audio files: https://freesound.org/people/Audio_Dread/sounds/528501/  528501__audio-dread__dramatic-horror-sfx This work is licensed under the Attribution Noncommercial License. Laughs » Laugh 1.wav (211566__ballistiq85__laugh-1) https://freesound.org/people/Ballistiq85/sounds/211566/ This work is licensed under the Attribution License. https://freesound.org/s/211566/ drum roll (71133__holyghostparty__drumroll) https://freesound.org/people/HolyGhostParty/sounds/71133/ This work is licensed under the Attribution License. https://freesound.org/s/71133/ Success (60444__jobro__tada2) https://freesound.org/people/jobro/sounds/60444/ https://freesound.org/s/363920/ breathing (401336__ckvoiceover__breathing) This work is licensed under the Attribution License. https://freesound.org/people/ckvoiceover/sounds/401336/ https://freesound.org/s/401336/ Crunching bones This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License. https://freesound.org/people/spookymodem/sounds/249811/ https://freesound.org/s/249811/   revolver dropping Revolver Drop 2-01.wav This work is licensed under the Attribution License. https://freesound.org/people/SirStallsworth/sounds/155183/   dramatic organ (402095__inspectorj__dramatic-organ-a) This work is licensed under the Attribution License. https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/402095/ Magical Dissipating Effect (542826__kostas17__magical-dissipating-effect) https://freesound.org/s/542826/ This work is licensed under the Attribution License.   mysterious Freesound - "mystery T19d" by Setuniman This work is licensed under the Attribution Noncommercial License. https://freesound.org/s/139035/ cinematic moments - short and suddenly » mystery T19d   cape swoosh (161415__cosmicembers__cape-swoosh) Freesound - "cape-swoosh" by CosmicEmbers This work is licensed under the Attribution License. https://freesound.org/s/161415/   237753__quistard__firework-take-off-small-pop This work is licensed under the Attribution License. Freesound - "Firework - Take off - Small pop.wav" by Quistard https://freesound.org/s/237753/ Distant Crack 2 (142015__herbertboland__1distantcrack2) Freesound - "1DistantCrack2.mp3" by HerbertBoland his work is licensed under the Attribution License. https://freesound.org/s/142015/

(I recommend to watch the interview on YouTube) After our first interview back in October 2020 with Gabriel, we want to know what has happened in the meantime on Masters of English (MAOFEN).  -- Check out the first interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRmKz_KyiiA MAOFEN is a group made off learners,.They are trying to help other learners. This is not a group of teachers or native English speakers trying to tell you what you need to study. It's just the learners and they focus on topics that they want to share or discuss together. Something they have learned or something they have found out and they share it. What can be more collaborative than that?!?!?! Up to minute 38:48 the focus is on the MAOFEN group. From 38:48 on, we tackle Gabriel's language learning. ------------------------- Time Stamps: 00:59 Did the members of the MAOFEN become family? 03:15 The "Rollercoaster" - About kicking out members and changing that approach thanks to Stephen Krashen and "his" input based learning. 05:48 Why do inactive members of the facebook group not participate in any activities? 07:37 Why having hosts is crucial for the project. 09:06 What the MAOFEN group is all about. 09:48 Hosts can learn from leading the Zoom sessions as well and grow as a person. 10:54 The Facebook Group is increasing drastically (Today more than 500 members) 11:47 "Mother Theresa" - The real goal for the MAOFEN as a collaborative project. 13:30 Daniel's tips on how MAOFEN could grow / reach more potential members 15:16 Why Gabriel stopped giving lessons to MAOFEN members. Why he doesn’t think it is a good idea to rely too much on a teacher. 17:22 The Ripple Effect - How Christian Saunders from Canguro English struck a chord with Gabriel and more 21:17 MAOFEN’s birthday / MAOFEN Magazine 23:52 Book club (Accoubtability reader's group) A side project lead by a MAOFEN member 26:25 "50 words" challenge 27:00 "Chain reaction" - an activity which means interviewing other members 30:30 About the Zoom meetings (is actually the core activities of the group) 36:45 Where can we find the MAOFEN group? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 38:48 Start Gabriel's language learning (Filipino/Arabic) 40:22 The language ressources Gabriel uses. (SoundCloud/LingQ/BeelinguaApp/DeepL) 42:35 Why is Gabriel learning Arabic? 44:16 About forgetting the words in your mother tongue. 46:12 Becoming an interpreter 50:58 Will AI translation services make the profession of Interpreters disappear? 53:52 Outro / special thanks goes to Gabriel Other links: What you say in English Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZTI4MTcyNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Canguro English (with Christian Saunders): https://canguroenglish.com/ Stephen Krashen – Wikipédia: https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Krashen Beniko Mason: http://www.benikomason.net LingQ: https://www.lingq.com/de/ Beelinguaapp: https://www.beelinguapp.com/ www.myfluentpodcast.com About MAOFEN. Text from Facebook page: Hi, everyone! This is MAOFEN! We want to create a familiar and friendly environment where we can help each other and offer opportunities to use the English language FOR FREE. Everyone in this group is equal and, even though there are some teachers, much of the work carried out here is done by learners. We have Zoom meetings daily (once you are inside you can check out our schedule) where we talk about many different topics. Join our meetings as soon as you can, even if you feel you can't talk yet. Just listen to other people, there is no pressure. You will talk when you feel ready, don't worry. Also, you don't have to put your camera on, it is not necessary. Come inside and see for yourself. Take some time to get to know the group and see if MAOFEN is right for you. MAOFEN is a place to communicate, a place to grow, a place to help others and, finally, a place to be and feel at home. See you inside! Remember to answer our questions, please!   JOIN MAOFEN NOW!   #MASTERSOFENGLISH #MAOFEN #Interview #English #Learning #myfluentpodcast #ChristianSaunders #Englishlearning #independantlearner

In this episode, I'm going to introduce a new theme: Let's Podcast Together. The goal is to discuss different language learning topics and practice English together. Let's grow together! Have fun.  The video version of this episode (with transcripts) is also available on YouTube!  My Fluent Podcast Daniel Goodson - YouTube https://youtu.be/Kyr44gglgY4 

Alvaro is an English teacher from Spain. I had the possibility to catch up with him and go deeper into the topics. So it's basically a continuation of episode 84.  The episode is also available on YouTube!  https://youtu.be/hyMaV4awBDg McCourtain: English Booster (@mc_courtain) • Instagram-Fotos und -Videos McCourtain's Pills - YouTube To be continued...

Interview with the host of the news Podcast SEND 7,  creator and speaker Stephen Devincenzi from the UK:   Here is the YouTube video version with transcripts in it: https://youtu.be/Au8tUE8jxw0 Dear listeners, let's give Stephen a joy and send him an audio message :)   Send a voice message to send7 (speakpipe.com)    Luke from Luke's English podcast interviewed Stephen! Here ist the Link to the YouTube version.  https://youtu.be/J3fAAuqDKBE  Links:   Stephen's recommendations: Podcast 04: Why (Sometimes) Pain is Necessary When learning English – Harris English (harris-english.com) http://www.harris-english.com/podcast-04-why-sometimes-pain-is-necessary-when-learning-english/ Today, Explained - Vox  https://www.vox.com/today-explained  Axios Today https://megaphone.link/AXIOS5023373491 ‎Axios Today: The House vote on the stimulus bill on Apple Podcasts Journal en français facile (rfi.fr)  https://www.rfi.fr/fr/podcasts/journal-en-fran%C3%A7ais-facile/20210227-journal-en-fran%C3%A7ais-facile-27-02-2021-20h00-gmt  www.myfluentpodcast.com  Stephen's favorite English expression: #57 - To look forward to - Special Guest Stephen Devincenzi form SEND 7 Podcast | Spreaker #SEND7 

Interview with Rachel Smets - Clarity Coach and language learner/teacher. Her main passion is living abroad.  Here is the video version with the English transcript/subtitles: https://youtu.be/kuL21ew7uDM Chapters: 0:26 Intro with Daniel 2:38 Start Interview - Who is Rachel Smets? 6:39 Why Rachel doesn't have a podcast 7:19 What is a Clarity Coach?  8:30 How can we imagine a "Clarity Coach Session"? 11:50 Is English really Rachel's first language?  13:00 Which languages has Rachel taught?  13:33 What does learning a language mean for Rachel? 14:28 What topics did Rachel cover in her lessons? 15:45 Conversation classes... 16:30 Which languages is Rachel fluent in? 16:55 TEDx Talk: Don't compare yourself. "stop comparing". Be the best of you, 18:54 Luck is a loser's word! 21:51 Teaser/advertisement: The Vocab Man Podcast:  #40 - Don't take no for an answer - I won't take no for an answer | The Vocab Man - Fluent Vocabulary | Spreaker 22:42 Rachel Smets is the Author of the book "Awaken Your Confidence" 29:49: Do you remember the very first interview you conducted for your book? Were you nervous? 31:48 Learning languages abroad... 32:55 The biggest obstacles when it comes to learn languages 34:18 Language learning tips  36:40 Rachel doesn't use learning apps 38:25 Outro / Where can we find Rachel Smets online? Links: https://www.rachelsmets.com  FB GROUP Clarity & Confidence: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CreateClarity/  LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelsmets/  Get out of the crab bucket: https://youtu.be/T8w8HipXEIU  How to Quit your 9-5. Escape the rat race: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOeCvFiCDr6xipelvHQo-iiQ0rTLiKEy6  The video Rachel mentioned with  Gary Vee: GARY VEE. LUCK is a LOSER word. https://youtu.be/0Pyw71h_xGs  Rachel is also an author of the book Awaken Your Confidence: https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B01KLZY1VM/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=awaken+your+confidence&qid=1614194867&sr=8-1    Living Abroad Successfully: Ted Talk: Rachel Smets: Stop comparing! Be the best YOU! | TED Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/rachel_smets_stop_comparing_be_the_best_you  Your next step | Rachel Smets | TEDxDelftSalon - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6045pUmDqCo  American Slacker Podcast - EP132- Rachel Smets on Stitcher  https://www.stitcher.com/show/american-slacker-podcast/episode/ep132-rachel-smets-58348000  Music: Scott Holmes (Upbeat Party) Upbeat Party Scott Holmes Music https://www.scottholmesmusic.com/tracks/upbeat-party/  Upbeat Party by Scott Holmes Music is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Interview with Lena Livinsky. Here is the video version with transcripts: https://youtu.be/bwda8HAOFSE Chapters: 0:00 Teaser: excerpt from the interview.  1:07 Introduction with Lena Livinsky - She first was afraid of sharing her voice and speaking up 2:12 Start Interview 2:55 Lena shares her thoughts what comes to her mind when she hears different "expressions/words" Daniel is saying to her.  4:05 Excerpt of the Office (season 5, episode 12 The Duel) 4:30 Lena introduces herself 5:38 Lena's first struggle when it comes to learning English in the USA coming from Poland 8:09 One of Lena's top tips on how to reach fluency 9:30 What does "accent" mean to Lena? 14:50 How did Lena change her accent? 16:40 Did Lena manage to pick a Spanish accent, too? 18:11 When Lena is speaking in Polish, can people from Poland make out an American accent?? 22:10 What is Lena's podcast the "Accented World Podcas" all about?  23:55 Then it's not the typical language learning podcast, right? It's more to inspire people and to get new ideas and new perspectives? 27:23 So was there any person or maybe a podcast which inspired Lena to start out with her podcast? 29:24 What could Lena learn from their guest? Is there any particular story which stuck with her in particular? 31:34 What is a speech language pathologist? 34:41 What is an accent coach? 36:48 Lena's accent course launched in January 2021 38:13 Who can participate in the course? For whom is the course? 39:55 How does a free accent coauch consultatoin looks like? 41:05 Which accent error patterns did Lena spot from Daniel's speech from this interview? 41:50 Where can we find Lena's content? How can we get in touch with Lena to improve our accents (or our speech)?  42:43 End of the Iinterview 42:44 Outro with music from Scott Holmes (Upbeat Party)   Links:  Lena Livinsky (@lena.livinsky) • Instagram-Fotos und -Videos Home - Lena Livinsky Mini Guide For Speaking English With Clarity and confidence: A Mini Guide to Accent Modification - Lena Livinsky (10) Lena Livinsky | Facebook Vocabulary / expressions from this episode to tackle on  6:42: on top of that 7:27 it was a blessing in disguise 7:52 I was enrolled in English as second language program 9:12 "Majority of my day"  I spend the majority of my time working. vernacular 11:46 A vernacular, or vernacular language, is the speech variety a term generally used to refer to a local language or dialect, as distinct from what is seen as a standard language. The vernacular is contrasted with higher-prestige forms of language, such as national, literary, liturgical or scientific idiom, or a lingua franca, used to facilitate communication across a large area. 23:05 I wanted to showcase that 23:21 some things that people strive towards is, you know, being a doctor, which is beautiful or a lawyer, there's so many amazing opportunities out there. 32:31 The umbrella is very wide, so that's what a speech pathologist is. 33:43 we'll have like a G tube, a tube for eating, and then we work to try and wean them off that tube and getting them to eat by mouth 32:54 aversions to eating, 35:59 You work on the prosody, so like the melody of the language and learning all these aspects If you liked this interview, you might also like the interview Lena gave on another podcast show called "Accented" https://www.buzzsprout.com/586573/7288903-e26-lena-polish-american-accent-speech-pathologist Thank you for listening to My Fluent Podcast - don't forget to subscribe!  www.myfluentpodcast.com 

In this episode, we had a fantastic interview with Leo from Italy.  The BRAVE 85 series goes on :) Time stamps: 4:12 What is your English learning goal?  5:46 What does it mean to you to be fluent? 8:10 Why did you chose an imput based method to learn the language? 10:19 Why did you participate in the WISBOLEP competition? 14:03 Is it a good method to record yourself if you are a beginner? 15:46 Do you ever wanted to start out your own language learning podcast? 19:31 Stephen Krashen 21:09 How can you remember vocabulary by just reading to a lot of content? 23:28 And how about you? What do you prefer or do you do both methods equally (intensive and extensive listening)? 24:25 Do you use transcripts to learn from podcasts? How do you learn from podcasts? 25:44 By any chance, do you have any recommendations when it comes to reading a book 29:04 Do you know about the internet page called youglish.com?  30:25 Learning German 36:30 What kind of movies do you like to watch? Leo asks Daniel 38:32 About accents 41:57 End of the interview 42:03 Excerpt form Luke's English Podcast episode 703. 42:49 Outro: Special thank goes to Luke Thompson  43:19 Teaser/preview of BRAVE 85 episodes (spoken by Luke Thompson) 703. Walaa from Syria – WISBOLEP Competition Winner  Improve your English pronunciation using YouTube (youglish.com)  

In this episode, we have an interview with the great Wafaa from Iraq. If you like the podcast, don't forget to subscribe so you won't miss any tips and tricks and get inspired for your language journey!  Learning together makes more fun!  1:27 short intro by Daniel Goodson 2:10 Is it common that people from Iraq speak English or learn English? 3:44 How long have you been listening to Luke's English podcast? 5:20 Wafaa tells about the methods to learn English by having regular Skype meetings. 7:29 Is this group open for everyone or is it a closed group? 8:09 Does this group session need to be prepared beforehand? 10:29 When will Wafaa see her "virtual friends" from the Skype group? 11:43 What method did Wafaa help the most to improve in her English? 12:12 Program in USA  for Iraqi teachers 13:59 What goals in terms of English learning does Wafaa have? 15:29 One of Wafaa's top tips for learning a language 16:15 Shout out to Wafaa's Skype group 18:16 Teaser of episode 84 - Intervie with Alvaro from Spain How he overcame his stuttering www.myfluentpodcast.com Music: Upbeat Party by Scott Holmes Music is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Free Music Archive: Scott Holmes Music - Upbeat Party

Nastya from Russia - Linguistics student from Moscow - talks about: 0:40 Who is Nastya? (introduction)  3:12 What does Linguistics mean? (granted, that question was a bit hard) 4:20 What is Nastya's grammar thesis all about? (Nastya is going to graduate next year) 6:14 Why did Nastya choose to read Stephen Krashen's book "language acquisition"?  7:57 Book challenge  9:17 Nastya shares her experience reading the book "language acquisition" by Stephen Krashen 13:20 Some methods Stephen Krashen covers in his book to become fluent 15:20 Do we need to look up every single word when listening to a podcast? 19:19 Nastya is an English and German teacher 21:25 Nastya's experience teaching during the pandemic 22:40 Let's talk about culture shocks 25:56 Podcast/YouTube recommendations  26:44 Adept English Podcast 27:57 Culips (Canadian English podcast) 28:54 Words and Their Stories 30:12 Rock n'Roll English 31:04 Today's main message: ENJOY!!!  32:11 Thank you very much Nastya! :)    Books and Articles by Stephen D Krashen (sdkrashen.com)   Links to Nastya's recommendations: Learn To Speak English Fluently (adeptenglish.com) 🧠What Happens In Your Brain When You Learn A Second Language💜Ep 398  Listen to Adapt English on Facebook Culips: Chatterbox #259 – TikTok and internet privacy | Culips English Podcast ‎Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English: Short-lived Success is a 'Flash in the Pan' - January 14, 2021 on Apple Podcasts The Poland Pod (rocknrollenglish.com) Spotify – Easy German | Podcast auf Spotify 692. WISBOLEP Competition Entries – Listen & Vote! | Luke’s ENGLISH Podcast (teacherluke.co.uk) WISBOLEP - ROUND 1 [No voting]🎙🎉 85 AMAZING LEPSTERS STILL WORTHY OF YOUR ATTENTION - YouTube her entry (audio message) begins at 2.50.06:  https://youtu.be/rsBttoN1UHA?t=10206  Music: Upbeat Party by Scott Holmes Music is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Free Music Archive: Scott Holmes Music - Upbeat Party