Intro
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| Chigusa: What if you could save native conversations... |
| Peter: ...listen to them as many times as you want...like you would with a song? |
| Chigusa: And what if you had 100s of practical, everyday conversations… that you knew in and out… simply because you’ve listened to them so many times? |
| Peter: Imagine how better your listening and speaking skills would be... |
| Chigusa: Well, there is an easy way to do this. |
| Peter: And in this Sunday News, you’ll find out about a special Premium Tool... |
| Chigusa: That gives you practical conversations... |
| Peter: That you can save and review over and over |
| Chigusa: Welcome to this episode of Innovative Language Learning Sunday News! I'm Chigusa and I'll be your host. My co-host today is the founder of InnovativeLanguage.com, Peter Galante! |
| Peter: Hi everyone! Peter here. |
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| Peter: So, how can you immerse yourself in native conversations? |
| Chigusa: It’s a good question… and I think most learners want to be able to do that. If you’re listening to a conversation over and over, it’ll get stuck in your head… and you’ll be able to speak more. |
| Peter: Exactly, Chigusa. And I could relate. Back when I was learning Japanese, my goal was to speak on a conversational level… like you would with a friend. For example, “How are you? How’s your weekend? Want to grab a drink tomorrow?” And when I’d go out with my native-speaking friends… I’d hear them have these conversations with each other… I understood some of what they were saying… but there were always new words or grammar patterns… that kind of went past me. So I always wished I could save those conversations and learn from them. |
| Chigusa: Yeah, learning directly from those conversations… would really improve your language. |
| Peter: It really would. But it’s kind of hard. |
| Chigusa: Yes, you can’t ask your friends to repeat what they were saying word for word. So, what happened with your Japanese? |
| Peter: Actually, I did. The first time you ask them, they’re always happy to accommodate After 50, they’re not really that happy to accommodate. Eventually, I reached that conversational level… but it took a lot of hard work, a lot of trial and error. And it would’ve been much easier if I could learn and immerse myself in those conversations. So for our listeners, that’s why… Many of our lessons are conversation-based… |
| Chigusa: And… that’s why you get a special tool lets you save and replay conversations as much as you want |
| Peter: It’s called the Dialogue Track. |
| Chigusa: The Dialogue track is just a 10 to 30-second long audio track with the conversation of the lesson. |
| Peter: So, just the conversation, without any translations. |
| Chigusa. For example, Let’s say you’re doing a 5-minute lesson about ordering food at a restaurant. |
| Peter: In that lesson, you first hear a conversation. Then our teachers explain every grammar rule and translate every word. By the end, you know what it all means, and you’re done with the lesson. |
| Chigusa: Then, if you want to save that conversation… or listen to it, without retaking the whole 5-minute lesson… |
| Peter: That’s where the dialog track comes in. It gives you just the conversation in the target language. |
| Chigusa: So, listeners, here’s what makes the Dialogue Tracks so powerful. |
| Peter: Number One: You can quickly review the conversation without retaking the lesson. |
| Chigusa: The dialog track is just 10 to 30 seconds long. So it won’t take you long. |
| Peter: Number Two: You'll remember the conversations easier. |
| Chigusa: Listen on repeat like you would with a song... |
| Peter: ...and the words, phrases, and grammar rules will stick better. Remember, you’ve already learned - the lesson has already been explained to you, so you're just refreshing information you’ve already learned. |
| Chigusa: And the more you come back to re-listen, the better it will all stick. |
| Peter: Exactly. Actually, Chigusa, repetition like this... is a super powerful learning tactic. The more you repeat anything, the better you get at it. |
| Chigusa: That’s very true. And the Dialogue tracks make it easy to re-listen and remember the conversations. |
| Peter: Number Three: You’ll speak more of your target language. |
| Chigusa: So, if you have 10, 20, or 100 dialogue tracks like that... |
| Peter: Then you have 10, 20, or 100 conversations that you’ll know inside out... |
| Chigusa: ...and that you can use in real life. For example, conversations like... catching up with friends, talking about family, introducing yourself, and much much more. |
| Peter: Again, it’s the repetition that gets you speaking more. Okay, Number Four: You improve your listening skills... |
| Chigusa: ...and can immerse yourself in the language. |
| Peter: So imagine you finished 20 lessons, and you downloaded 20 dialog tracks to your phone. |
| Chigusa: That’s 20 conversations. |
| Peter: Exactly. You can create a playlist and play those 20 tracks... |
| Chigusa: ...and get used to the language, and immerse yourself. |
| Peter: So, listeners, to recap, here’s what you do to make the most of the Dialogue Tracks. |
| Chigusa: After you finish a lesson, download the dialogue track. Save to your computer or phone. |
| Peter: Listen to it on repeat whenever possible. Just like you would with music. |
| Chigusa: If you’ve finished 20 lessons, you should have 20 dialog tracks. |
| Peter: Then create a playlist of these dialog tracks... |
| Chigusa: ...so that you can listen to all kinds of conversations for review. |
| Peter: And try shadowing the conversation that you hear. |
| Chigusa: In other words, repeat what you hear. |
| Peter: This will become easy once you’ve heard the conversation enough times. |
| Chigusa: But, if you’re still struggling with a word or two, go back to the lesson... |
| Peter: ...and check the line-by-line breakdown of the conversation, and you’ll get it. |
| Chigusa: Now, Peter, the Dialogue Tracks are a Premium feature, right? |
| Peter: Exactly. If you’re a Premium or Premium PLUS user, you already have access. |
Outro
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| Chigusa: Okay, well that’s going to do it for this edition of Innovative Language Learning Sunday News! |
| Peter: Bye everyone! |
| Chigusa: Thank you for listening, and we’ll see you all next time. |
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