{"id":48027,"date":"2017-11-22T06:01:13","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T11:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rachel-smith-live.prev21.rmkr.net\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=48027"},"modified":"2024-03-07T22:40:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T22:40:02","slug":"20-letting-go-of-inhibitions-new-language","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/podcast\/20-letting-go-of-inhibitions-new-language\/","title":{"rendered":"020:  Letting Go of Inhibitions and Embodying a New Language"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we listen to a conversation that we recorded in Italy with my sister- and brother-in-law as we discuss what it means to be in another country, trying to speak a new language. We talk about leaving your whole self behind to try to embody the new language, not just &#8216;learn an accent&#8217;. We also talk about how your personality might be affecting how well you&#8217;re absorbing English as you study among native speakers.<\/p>\n<p>\u21d2 \u21d2 \u21d2 Get a\u00a0<strong>free copy<\/strong>\u00a0of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.lpages.co\/podcast-transcript-requests\/\"><strong>transcript here<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5948438\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/0e3327\/time-start\/00:00:00\/hide-playlist\/yes\/download\/yes\/font-color\/FFFFFF\" height=\"192\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border: none;\" data-dashlane-rid=\"20433f4d66674b02\" data-form-type=\"other\" data-dashlane-frameid=\"452\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/conversation-pronunciation-learn-english-rachels-english\/id1260073690?mt=2\">SUBSCRIBE on iTunes<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/s?fid=144785&amp;refid=stpr\">Stitcher<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Show Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The best ways to learn a language and to sound native<\/li>\n<li>David and I and my sister and brother-in-law discuss what it feels like to be a non-native speaker<\/li>\n<li>On leaving your whole self behind and trying to embody a new language, and letting inhibitions go to start sounding more native when imitating<\/li>\n<li>How it\u2019s easier to really throw yourself into imitating and leaving yourself behind, taking yourself less seriously<\/li>\n<li>About absorbing the accent and colloquialisms of the people you\u2019re around<\/li>\n<li>The difference between \u2018textbook\u2019 Spanish (or English) and the way native speakers actually use that language.<\/li>\n<li>What do you learn when you\u2019re hanging out with native speakers, rather than \u201cstudying\u201d the language?<\/li>\n<li>How your personality might be affecting how well you\u2019re absorbing the language (outgoing vs. shy), and how taking on a persona can help.<\/li>\n<li>Getting comfortable with discomfort<\/li>\n<li>How do actors get so good at switching accents? 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