Hedvig and I had a varied conversation that from spanned more academic areas like neurolanguages to the experiential realities self-expression and identity in different languages.
Notes from Ep.3 off Words Off Limits with Hedvig Sandbu
- Neurolanguage. Language learning + life coaching + neuroscience. Mindset.
- The need to re-educating teachers.
- IMAGES learning model: Intention. Motivation. Attention. Generation. Emotion. Spacing.
- María Montessori and the importance to bring play and our sense to the language learning experience.
- Foreign language vs. non-native language and how to own a language through poetry.
- Metaphors, emotions, physical feelings that make the language real.
- The human need for expression. The need for inspiration and impact.
- The connection between learning a language and developing empathy.
- How our expression in a non-native language is affected when we native speakers are present or not.
In ep. 3 we discuss
[2:32] What neurolanguage is.
[9:03] Close mindset vs. open mindset.
[11:05] A different teaching mindset
[14:00] The “recipe” for learning
[16:00] What the best state for learning is.
[21:03] Owning the languages through poetry.
[24:15] Metaphors and symbols that need to be “translated” in every language we speak.
[35:46] The universality of experiences and their expression.
[38:41] The connection between learning languages and success
[44:46] Whether a language learner can success in their goals if they are not willing to be vulnerable.
[51:55] 85% of the conversations in English happen with no native English speaker present.
[1:00:02] The purpose of policing languages.
Quote
This is one of my favourite lines from Hedvig talking about language and the urge to write and share our poetry publicly.
“Even if the words are different, you are never alone in your experience”
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