From Duolingo to immersion learning || High level learner interviews || Refold Podcast Ep 67

'Language learning feels like magic when it works...' - David, Lingopie CEO Truer words have never been said. In this special episode of the Refold Podcast, Clayton is joined by Lingopie's CEO, David! David is a long time language learner who struggled to learn Hebrew with traditional methods. However, all that changed when he started watching TV with matching subtitles! According to him, once things started clicking, it was like magic! Determined to share the magic with the rest of the world, David co-founded Lingopie, what he describes as the "Netflix of Language Learning." Tune in to listen to Clayton and David discuss the history of Lingopie and what it's like learning languages with immersion! Get 58% off your Lingopie subscription with this link: https://learn.lingopie.com/refold

The Refold Podcast is BACK! This week, Clayton is joined Krystal, a Chinese heritage speaker who rediscovered her love of Chinese because of webnovels! She's also the admin of a thriving Chinese learner Discord community that is dedicated to learning Chinese with native content. The community she helps manage is known as "The Heavenly Path," but it more directly translates to "Learning Chinese with Chinese TV." Tune in to listen to them chat about her history with languages, what it was like growing up as a heritage speaker in the UK, and how she learned a language with immersion! Learning Chinese yourself? Here's the list of resources mentioned in this podcast: Her blog: https://www.thecozystudy.com/ Her Content Database: https://heavenlypath.notion.site/ Her discord: https://discord.gg/zY2Fdwgz2f

In this week's episode of the Refold podcast, join Clayton and Andrew, a Refold veteran who remarkably achieved C1 proficiency in Russian in just three years. What began as a New Year's resolution three years ago became an incredible journey to fluency. Tune in to listen to them chat about Andrew's journey as a language learner, the importance of community, and how immersion learning and Refold worked for him.

In this episode, Clayton is joined by Davis (known as Galaxy Rocker online). He's an American English native who learned Irish in college and teaches Irish in Ireland! In this episode, they go into detail about how Irish is used in Ireland and the differences between how the language is used professionally vs in homes. They also discuss how the language is shifting due to the influx of Irish as second-language speakers and what that could mean for the future of the language. If you're curious about learning Irish or are a veteran Irish learner, you won't want to miss this episode!

The community is back for another special Round Table edition of the Refold Podcast. This week, Clayton is joined by some of our favorite Refold modmins, Skypon, Exaltedtoast, and Cyn. They're diving deep into the question: How comprehensible does your input need to be to make real significant progress? Is there a Goldilocks zone of comprehensibility? Tune in as they share their experiences and more!

In this episode of the Refold Podcast Clayton is joined by Bryan. Bryan is a heritage learner of Portuguese and went from learning with Duolingo before switching to immersion based methodologies. Tune in to listen to them chat about Bryan's experience as a heritage learner, his history with languages, and what drew him to the immersion language learner community.

In this episode of the Refold Podcast Clayton is joined by Sparkles! He's a Refold veteran, Japanese server moderator, and is currently working as an engineer in Japan. Tune in to listen to his language learning journey, how he prepared for the move, and what it's really like living and working in Japan.

In this very special LIVE recorded episode of the Refold Podcast, Clayton is joined by several members of the Refold mod and admin team. Today's topic: All about output! Tune in to listen to them share their personal experiences with output, their favorite tools and strategies, and more!

Hey there podcast fans! Today Clayton is joined by @jantelakoman, the man behind the Toki Pona Comprehensible Input channel. Jan is a passionate language learner, English/Turkish translator, and was inspired by ALG and Stephen Krashen to make his very own content. Tune in to learn about the Toki Pona language, how to make comprehensible input, and the *real* mission behind his channel. Learn more about Toki Pona: https://tokipona.org/ Jan's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jantelakoman

Today, Clayton is joined by Pandyjack on the Podcast! He's an Indian-American who grew up trilingual, speaking English, Hindi, and Gujarati. He's been an active member of the Refold Community since it was founded and is a moderator on the Russian Refold server! Tune in to listen to them chat about what it was like growing up trilingual and his experience learning Russian with Refold!