In this episode, I explore my journey through university as a chemistry student. From juggling two degrees to questioning the academic system, I reflect on what led me to study chemistry and how it shaped the way I think today. What does it mean to truly understand the world - and is science really objective?

Immersive Italian

How a Scientist Thinks - Immersive Italian Podcast Ep.6

Bu bölümde, Türk kahvesinin sadece bir içecek olmanın ötesinde, Türk kültüründeki yeri ve anlamı üzerine konuşuyoruz. Kahvenin tarihi, hazırlanış biçimi, fal geleneği ve sosyal hayattaki rolü gibi ilginç detayları öğrenirken hem Türkçe dinleme becerilerinizi geliştirecek hem de kültürel bilginizi artıracaksınız. Bölüm sonunda İngilizce özetle, konuşulanları daha iyi anlamanıza yardımcı oluyorum. Keyifli dinlemeler!

In this episode, we dive into the cultural richness of Turkish coffee—exploring how it’s more than just a beverage. You’ll learn about its history, unique preparation method, the tradition of fortune-telling, and its role in Turkish social life. This is a great way to improve your Turkish listening skills while also gaining cultural insight. Don’t worry if you’re not advanced—I’ll summarize everything in English at the end. Enjoy the episode!

Turkish Culture with Nur Sena

Turkish Coffee – More Than Just a Drink

This week, you’ll hear from the very first guest on the Express to Impress podcast. Allyson Plumberg, Founder of Rooted Accents: Solutions for Accent Modification, joins me to discuss accent modification. 

Allyson provides speech therapy services and accent modification coaching to students and professionals worldwide. She has a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Arizona State University.

The episode is the first of two with my conversation with Allison. It’s packed full of useful information for English language learners. 

We kick off the conversation with a definition of an accent and have a quick discussion about the General American English accent and micro accents.

Then, we dive into a discussion about common beliefs about accents. Allison debunks common myths that limit people from being able to speak English effectively.

We also talk about speaking speed, word stress, content versus function words, stressed and unstressed syllables, reductions, contractions, and more! 

Episode originally published February 26, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/american-english-accent/

Join the Express to Impress community on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/express-to-impress/.

See infographics for this episode on Pinterest at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/_created/.

Express to Impress

Want an American English Accent? Allyson Plumberg Debunks Accent Myths

¡Hola!  Welcome to Español from Zero, a podcast for people who are just starting the amazing journey that is learning Spanish.

Today’s practice is focused on the verb Llamarse (to be called). Basically the verb that we use to talk about people’s names.

The exercise is really short and simple! Your job is to find the mistakes in these sentences (only one of them is correct):

Yo llamo Rafael 
Nosotros nos llamos Pedro y Juan 
Ella se llaman Claudia
Tú te llamas Lucas
Ellos se llama Ana y Sebastián

You can check out the answers here: https://spanishconmar.wordpress.com/2022/03/04/espanol-from-zero-01/

Have any questions? Get in touch and let's get you speaking Español today! 

Spanish from zero

Let's practice the verb Llamarse (to be called) 

Wishing all of my students and friends a very happy New Year..

English My Way

Poland Happy New year.

Hi, and welcome back to Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates with Teacher Alyse!
Today, we’re going on an adventure to learn words that start with the letter I. Are you ready? Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own.

ice, ice skates, icicles, iguana, iceberg, igloo, ice cream, ice tea, ink, iron, ivy

Great job! Keep practicing, and if you’d like free flashcards to follow along, send me a message. You can also watch this Super Simple Songs Captain Seasalt video on YouTube to learn even more!
See you next time—bye for now!

Captain Sesalt & The ABC Pirates

Letter I 

Plastic packaging is hurting our planet!
Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

This topic is also available for intermediate and higher-level learners.
