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Treasure Remix EP

Treasure (Sharam Radio Remix)

In their very first episode of SpongeMind podcast, Jeremy and Jonson explain a set of principles that make language learning easy.

001 Principles of Language Learning

많은 사람들이 영어 잘 하는 법을 찾아 헤맵니다. 이렇게 해라 저렇게 해라 각종 영어공부법을 테크닉으로 권하곤 하죠. 그러나 중요한 건 테크닉이 아니라 원칙입니다. 어떤 외국어 학습법이든간에 원칙이 단단히 서있지 않으면 아무 소용 없거든요. 그 원칙은 바로 아기처럼 외국어 배우기, 바로 이겁니다. 이건 한국어 배우기를 하고 있는 외국인 청취자에게도 똑같이 적용되고요.

001 외국어 쉽게 배우려면 지켜야 할 원칙

좋은 영어 공부법은 좋은 습관에서 시작합니다. 영어를 쉽게, 잘, 그리고 멋지게 배워내는 사람들이 공통적으로 가지고 있는 세가지 습관에 대하여 알아 보죠. 

002 영어를 잘하는 사람들의 세가지 습관

Let us tell you about 3 habits that, if added into your life, WILL make you a great Korean learner

002 Three Habits of Great Language Learners

Let's look into the three biggest barriers to language learning. These are the things that stop people from experiencing the results that will keep them going on their language learning journey. An episode for Korean learners and for English learners. 

003 Three Enemies of Language Learning

One of the hardest things about learning Korean is the so-called “polite and impolite speech”. Honorific speech in Korean is hard both for Korean learners to understand and for native Koreans to explain. In this episode, Jonson and Jeremy answer the question: What are 존댓말 and 반말 and how to they manifest in Korean language and society?

004 Understanding and Using Honorific Speech

Korean people who are learning English often have a hard time understanding how to be polite in English. In this episode, we discuss what politeness means in English speaking cultures. If you are learning Korean, then this episode will help you to understand your Korean friends and language exchanges partners better.

005 Conversational Etiquette in English

Many Korean learners hit a point in their  journey learning Korean when they realize that they can't make the same kind of sarcastic jokes in Korean the way they would in English. In this episode, we discuss what makes things funny in the first place, the difference between sarcasm in English and Korean, and how this all relates to language learning.

006 Sarcasm in Korean and English – Is There a Difference?

If there ever was a magic pill in language learning, this is it.  Shadowing is something all Korean learners should be doing on regular basis. People always wonder how to learn Korean in the most effective way, and how to learn English for that matter. Let us tell you why shadowing is the magic pill, and how it resembles the way a baby learns a language for the first time.

007 Power of Shadowing

In this episode, we discuss the benefits of learning a new language, whether you're learning Korean or learning English. And we also share how our lives have changed as a result of being language learners. 

008 Why Learn a New Language?

Learning vocabulary is an unavoidable part of language learning. As a language learner, how else will we be able to use the language without picking up on vocabulary? Whether you are a Korean learner or an English learner, the principles are the same. In this episode, we get into these principles.

009 Three Principles for Learning Vocabulary

In language learning, perhaps the biggest hurdle is pronunciation. Many language learners struggle with it. To learn Korean, however, this is a challenge you simply can’t get around. Let us go over three ways to improve your Korean pronunciation. 

010 Three Ways to Improve Korean Pronunciation

Consistent and persistent listening is the most important factor in language learning. In other words, input is king! However, most language learners give up too early because they "can't understand anything they hear." This is a huge mistake in that it massively decreases the language input they are getting. We must listen repetitively to things we don't at first understand in order to one day understand it. In this podcast, we'll get into just how that can be done. Repetitive listening goes a long way.

012 How to Listen to Stuff You Don’t Understand

A bilingual podcast to make your language learning an inspired journey 여러분의 언어습득 과정에 힘을 드리고자 만드는 이중언어 팟캐스트입니다. Many of the episodes come with the transcript and translations. 많은 방송편들은 받아적고 해설한 자료가 제공됩니다.