The internet is changing the face of language learning and making it more convenient and effective to learn and teach foreign languages online. In fact, language-learning is one of the fastest growing industries to do online. Learners are not restricted to a set time and day to travel to a brick-and-mortar school and study with a class full of people with minimal opportunity to actually use the language.

As effective as we teachers try to make our activities in class, there is always the dynamic of embarrassment of making mistakes in front of other students, distractions that can occur, and inconvenient times of classes. 

Online lessons can be tailored specifically for a specific student and what they need. This is what we talk about with Camille, a professional online French and English teacher on italki, a language-learning platform that connects teachers and students. (sign up here  and receive a bonus).

Learn the basics of teaching English or another language online. Jesse talks with Camille about many different aspects of teaching a foreign language online including:
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• how to get started teaching online
• the differences in teaching kids and adults online
• some useful ideas and resources to use in your online language lessons.

Whether you're thinking of getting started teaching English online, or you're an experienced teacher, there is valuable information in this episode for you to enhance your career as an English or other language teacher.

This is part 2 of my interview with Camille. She is a native French speaker and a French, English, and Spanish teacher. I'd say that qualifies her as an expert in learning languages. Listen to this episode as we talk about some experiences we've had learning different languages and you'll hear TWO great pro tips from Camille to help you improve your language learning. As always, in the final segment, you'll get an English lesson based on the conversation.


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Take a nap – (Fixed Expression) a short sleep
Actually – (Fluency Builder)
To learn by ~ing – (grammar) learn by teaching, doing, listening, watching, etc.
 “To teach is to learn twice” – (a saying)  
Ya know… – (Fluency Builder) A fluency builder when you don’t actually want to mean, “You know”
Second nature – (vocabulary) something that you can do automatically because you’re so familiar doing it.
Quite – (adverb of degree) pretty, very, a bit, a little, etc. (depending on context)
______ is key – (expression) this thing is the most important thing to include
From ____ to ____ – use this when switching from one thing to another
To get into/in contact with – (expression) to be able to communicate with somebody
 
 
Did you catch any other phrasal verbs or expressions you like? Write them here.
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Listen to the podcast (again if necessary) and fill in the blanks and answer the questions based on what you heard in the episode. Use the expressions above to help you.
 
1.“At first, it’s so exhausting. Everyone, after a few hours, just wants to ___________ and speak their own language.”
2.“Actually, I learn a lot _____________.”

1. “How can people _______________ you if they want a lesson?”
2. “Do you feel your personality changes _______________________?”

5.“If you just sit down and open a grammar book, you might become ________ bored.”
6. “It becomes _______________, doesn’t it?” (Talking about correcting people)
7.“Consistency ____________when learning a language.”
8.What are Camille’s two pieces of advice for learning a language?
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2.–
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Do you learn or teach several different languages? In today's episode of the More Than English Podcast, we're talking with Camille. She is a from France, she lives in Argentina, and she is a professional French and English teacher. Jesse asked her about the difficulties of teaching two or three different languages while living in a foreign country. She has a lot of positive energy and, in this episode, Camille and Jesse use many useful expressions and vocabulary in their conversation that Jesse will break down in at the end of the show. 

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How’s that going? – (Fluency Question) follow-up question when somebody says what they are doing
Vary – (verb) to have different types of something. (word family: various, variety, varieties)
            “Spanish varies a lot from country to country?’”
The most sought after – (expression) to be desired
            sought = past participle of “seek”
            “I can’t imagine it’s the most sought-after dialect to learn.”  
To lose your patience – (expression) to get upset about something quickly
            To have patience
            “Sometimes you lose your patience when you teach someone you’re close to.”
To be in a ___ mode – (vocabulary) to be in a certain state of mind
            “It’s a great idea because you’re already in teaching mode…”
Challenge – (n)(v) Something that’s difficult to do and feels good when you accomplish it
“What are some challenges of teaching multiple languages?”
Pop into – (vocabulary) to suddenly appear
            “The random Korean word will pop into my head.”
Mechanism – a system of how something works
            “After a while, your brain understands the mechanism.”
Compartmentalize – (vocabulary) to divide projects in your mind to be more organized and efficient.
Fried – (vocabulary) to be exhausted
            “Your brain must have been FRIED after teaching different languages during the day.”
 
 
Did you catch any other phrasal verbs or expressions you like? Write them here.
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