Show notes
In this episode I have a very interesting chat with Diena, a French friend I've made in the online language learning community!In this episode you can find: Diena's introduction [ English is difficult to escape [ The languages Diena speaks [ How Diena learns languages [ Extroversion in language learning [ The benefits of speaking with natives and others [ Interacting with people in your target language in your home city [ Swapping languages mid-friendship [ Diena's experience speaking Portuguese [ Problems when a foreign language class is actually taught in your native language [ How did Ace learn French? [ Highschool language examinations in Australia and France [ University and French tertiary education: Arts et métiers (Diena's Engineering school), grandes écoles and classes préparatoires (prépa) [ Our science interests, relating other interests to language learning [ Future travel and why Diena travels [ Diena's experience studying abroad in Japan and Germany and culture shock [ (in French) The first time we spoke French together and content in French I recommend for French language learners [The transcript of this episode can be found here (including an English translation of the conversation we had in French at the end):https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l2toAL00rhlwQlFlQTSy2TmPRO2Dqlvb/view?usp=sharingYou can follow Diena's instagram by clicking on the hyper-link or using the handle: @diena_sllaLikewise, you can find me on instagram, twitter, facebook and tiktok using the handle @officialacebuck and as 'Ace Buck' on youtube.