LANGUAGES AND BOOKS

LANGUAGES AND BOOKS

Hola! Je m'appelle Abisola Akinbola. I am a language enthusiast and a bookaholic. I speak English, French, Yoruba, Pidgin and I would like to learn Swedish, Spanish, German, Swahili, Igbo and Hindi in the next few years. Welcome to languages and books, a podcast for language enthusiasts and book lovers. If you're a language enthusiast like me, you love learning languages or reading books, then join me on this amazing journey. Watch out for a fresh episode every Thursday by 9:00pm WAT

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October 29, 2020 37 mins

Coucou!

In today's episode of languages and books, my guest is an amazing language enthusiast and he speaks French fluently. His name is Aremu Ayantokun.

Aremu Ayantokun  is a Finance enthusiast and Human Resource generalist, with a leading mobile telecommunications company.

He is also a founding Trustee on the board of GiantFeet Youth House Initiative, a not-for-profit organisation aimed at empowering youths and helping them ...

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Eyin temi bawo ni o?

In today's episode of languages and books, my guest is a Yoruba language fanatic and his name is Iseoluwa Akintunde.

Iseoluwa is Mo Ibrahim Fellow in the Energy, Environment and Resources programme where his research examines the international and national institutions responsible for the effectiveness of climate finance in developing countries.

He is qualified to practice law in Nigeria and has worked wit...

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October 8, 2020 52 mins

Where are my Kdrama and Kpop lovers? Get in here!

In today's episode of languages and books, my guest is a Koreanophile. I have never met anyone who loves the Korean language and culture as much as Motolani Ogunsanya also known as Mo'Sibyl.

Motolani describes herself as a Nigerian born, Korean-speaking, and wandering intellectual.

Her unique perspective is derived from her experience growing up in Nigeria to now living in the US, l...

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October 1, 2020 20 mins

We kick off the first episode of season 2 with an amazing guest based in Brazil. His name is Stephen Greene.

Stephen comes from Birmingham in the UK but has been travelling around the world as an English teacher for over 25 years. In that time, he has taught in Poland, Russia, Taiwan, and London. For the last 15 years, he has lived and worked in Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba in Brazil. He has an MA in Linguistics as well as a Diploma...

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September 28, 2020 1 min

Welcome to season 2 of Languages and Books. This particular season features amazing people from all over the world who have learnt different languages like Portuguese, Korean, French, Igbo, Yoruba, Swahili, German and so many more. The first episode drops on the 1st of October 2020 by 9:00pm WAT. Are you ready?

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August 27, 2020 3 mins

Salut tout le monde! Welcome to the last episode of season one. In today's episode, I talk about the latest changes to the podcast and few tips on how to deal with language learning burnout. Season 2 launches on 1st of October 2020 and I am super excited to feature guests from all over the world. You can connect with me on Instagram @languagesandbooks or request to join LANGUAGES AND BOOKS private community on Facebook.

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August 20, 2020 5 mins

Salut tout le monde! Welcome to another exciting episode of the lab series, a podcast dedicated to languages and books. In today's episode, I share key lessons and excerpts from chapter seven of FLUENT FOREVER by Gabriel Wyner. You can purchase a copy of the book on amazon or read it on scribd app. Watch out for the next episode which is the season finale. Follow me on Instagram: @languagesandbooks and request to join LANGUAGES AND...

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August 13, 2020 7 mins

Salut tout le monde! Welcome to another exciting episode of the lab series, a podcast dedicated to languages and books. In today's episode, I share key lessons from chapter six of FLUENT FOREVER by Gabriel Wyner. You can purchase a copy of the book on amazon or read it on Scribd app. Watch out for the next episode! Follow me on Instagram: @languagesandbooks and request to join LANGUAGES AND BOOKS private community on Facebook. ...

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August 6, 2020 6 mins

Salut tout le monde! Welcome to another exciting episode of the lab series, a podcast dedicated to languages and books. In today's episode. I share key lessons from chapter five of FLUENT FOREVER by Gabriel Wyner. You can purchase a copy of the book on amazon or read it on Scribd app. Watch out for the next episode! Follow me on Instagram: @languagesandbooks and join LANGUAGES AND BOOKS private community on Facebook.

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Salut tout le monde! Welcome to another exciting episode of the lab series, a podcast dedicated to languages and books. In today's episode, I share key lessons from chapter four of FLUENT FOREVER by Gabriel Wyner. You can purchase a copy of the book on amazon or read it on Scribd app. Watch out for the next episode! Follow me on Instagram: @languagesandbooks and join LANGUAGES AND BOOKS private community on Facebook.

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Salut tout le monde! Welcome to another exciting episode of the lab series, a podcast dedicated to languages and books. In today's episode, I share key lessons from chapter three of FLUENT FOREVER by Gabriel Wyner. You can purchase a copy of the book on amazon or read it on Scribd app. Watch out for the next episode! Follow me on instagram: @languagesandbooks

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July 16, 2020 6 mins

Salut tout le monde! Welcome to another exciting episode of the lab series, a podcast dedicated to languages and books. In today's episode, I share key lessons from chapter two of FLUENT FOREVER by Gabriel Wyner. You can purchase a copy of the book on amazon or read it on Scribd app. Watch out for the next episode! Follow me on Instagram: @languagesandbooks

Check out Scribd - the membership for readers! Use my link to sign up and y...

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July 2, 2020 4 mins

Salut tout le monde! Welcome to another exciting episode of the lab series, a podcast dedicated to languages and books. In today's episode, I share how I read a minimum of two books every month using the Kaizen principle.  Watch out for the next episode! Follow me on Instagram: @languagesandbooks

Check out Scribd - the membership for readers! Use my link to sign up and you'll get 60 days free: https://www.scribd.com/ga/808a5u

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June 25, 2020 4 mins

Salut tout le monde! Welcome to another exciting episode of the lab series, a podcast dedicated to languages and books. In today's episode, I share benefits of tracking your language learning and ways you can start tracking your language learning too. Watch out for the next episode! Follow me on Instagram too: @languagesandbooks 

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Salut tout le monde! Welcome to another exciting episode of the lab series, a podcast dedicated to languages and books. In today's episode, I share some misconceptions people have about language learning and I debunk them too. Watch out for the next episode! Follow me on Instagram too: @languagesandbooks 

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June 11, 2020 6 mins

Salut tout le monde! Welcome to another exciting episode of the lab series, a podcast dedicated to languages and books. Today, I am sharing my favourite language learning apps and I encourage all language learners to try them too. I hope the apps help you on your language learning journey. Watch out for the next episode! Follow me on Instagram too: @languagesandbooks

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Salut tout le monde! Welcome to another exciting episode of the lab series, a podcast dedicated to languages and books. Today, I am sharing my favourite language learning apps and I encourage all language learners to try them too. I hope the apps help you on your language learning journey. Watch out for the next episode! Follow me on instagram too: @languagesandbooks

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May 28, 2020 3 mins

Salut tout le monde! Welcome to another exciting episode of the lab series, a podcast dedicated to languages and books. Today, I am sharing an interesting story with you all and I hope you enjoy it. Watch out for the next episode! Follow me on Instagram too: @languagesandbooks

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May 21, 2020 5 mins

Salut tout le monde! Welcome to another exciting episode of the lab series, a podcast dedicated to languages and books. Today, I am sharing five things I learnt from Ikenna Obi's book titled FLUENCY MADE EASY. I also recommend the book for all language learners and I hope the book helps you on your language learning journey. Watch out for the next episode!

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