In this episode of How I Learned English, we sat down with Carlos, an educator and singer from Veracruz, Mexico.  He explains his own unique philosophy on learning, focused on enjoyment of the process; he learned with Zelda and other video games.  His enthusiasm is simply infectious.  

Carlos is a bilingual Spanish teacher, who tutors on the Italki platform: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/6521812

How I Learned English in Mexico, featuring educator Carlos (Episode 17)

Welcome to Season 2 of the Aandigo Podcast, in which we will continue to be the wind beneath your wings.  Let's fly a little further.

Welcome to Season 2 (Season 2, Episode 1)

What are buzzwords? What are the most common ones used nowadays?
Key terms today include: Moving the needle, RTO, AI, cloud, breaking down the silos.

Buzzwords!  (Season 2, Episode 2)

Sometimes, corporate buzzwords can start driving policy rather than the other way around...

Jabberwocky! Buzzwords in American television (Season 2, Episode 3)

Have you wondered how to use trendy terms like buzzwords in your conversations with other people?  In today's lesson you will see exactly how that is done.  Key words today include: RTO, buzzword, Corporatese, Digital Nomad, and AI.

Dialogue: Buzzwords in Conversation (Season 2, Episode 4)

Season 2, Episode 5: Mother Language Day, February 21st every year

What is International Mother Language Day?  What’s going on around the world in the linguistic scene this year?

Lanték in Argentina: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/89-year-old-had-to-speak-up-to-save-believed-extinct-indigenous-language-that-reveres-silence/
Linguistic Oppression in Sudan: https://newlinesmag.com/spotlight/sudans-struggle-to-preserve-native-languages/
Old Nubian Resurrected: https://newlinesmag.com/spotlight/in-egypt-and-sudan-nubians-are-trying-to-bring-an-alphabet-back-from-the-dead/ 
Scottish Gàidhlig: https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/articles/the-growth-of-gaelic
Mixtec: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MhDRRaqB8w

Mother Language Day: (Not Quite) Dead Tongues Rising (Season 2, Episode 5)

Corporate acronyms have been long-maligned.  But are some of them worthy of smashing?   We play Smash or Pass today, probably the first and last ESL podcast to ever do that. 

Keywords today will include: ASAP, EOD, RTO, AFAIK, B2B

Corporate Acronyms: Smash or Pass (Season 2, Episode 6)

Status Quo Bias (Season 2, Episode 7)

Would have, Could have, Should have.  It's a common question that students of English ask.  In this lesson, not only does Brofe of Aandego cover how to use these complex modal verbs, but he also shows listeners specific business applications.

Would've, Could've, Should've: Past Modal verbs in Business English (Season 2, Episode 8)

Today's essay is about the concept of Slow Productivity, popularized by author and professor Cal Newport.
Key English terms today include: productivity, pseudo-productivity, slow productivity; Do Fewer Things; busy work; Intentionality.

A Love Letter to Slow Productivity (Season 2, Episode 9)

A full Aandego episode about How to learn a language in an effective yet slow manner.   Tips and tricks for Slow Language, learning without that stress.  Warning: a lot of these are old-school methods, and I badmouth AI slop with a vengeance.   Sorry not sorry.

Slow Language (Season 2, Episode 10)

Aandego is Slow Language.  Right now, we are teaching English to advanced learners (B2/C1/C2).   Focused on Business, Travel, and Motivation!

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