Immersive English
The Immersive English podcast provides English language learners with interesting information, conversation, and narrative in clear and understandable English. The podcast consists of mini lessons geared towards intermediate English speakers, with listening comprehension questions at the end of each episode.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 17 minutes
- Episodes
- 18
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
Episode 19 - The Dream Job: Fact or Fantasy, Part 3
Join us for part three of a three-part series featuring interviews with people who have somewhat unconventional jobs, exploring the question “are dream jobs real”? This episode features Heide, who wo…
Episode 18 - The Dream Job: Fact or Fantasy, Part 2
This episode features an interview with Alyse, a professional artist, writer, and community arts coordinator. Special thanks to Ordovich of ordovich.com for the song “Punch In, Punch Out” and to the …
Episode 17 - The Dream Job: Fact or Fantasy, Part 1
When you were little, did you know what you wanted to be when you grew up? Did you want to be a fireman, an astronaut, or a professional baseball player? Most likely your current career is very diffe…
Episode 16 - The Spanish Expat Experience
There are a million more Spanish citizens living abroad than there were ten years ago (Business Insider). Experts on economics and migration will be able to tell you why the number of Spaniards who s…
Episode 15 - Working as an English Teaching Assistant in Austria
Have you ever thought about teaching your native language abroad? If so, this episode is for you. Guest speaker Erica (who also appears on Episode 10) talks about her experiences working in Austria a…
Episode 14 - How to Improve Your English for Free with Amazon Prime
Want to improve your vocabulary and listening comprehension by watching movies and series in English? You can do it for free with Amazon Prime and not only just for 30 days. Find out how on this shor…
Episode 13 - Moving Past Your Language Learning Plateau
Are you frustrated with English? Does it seem like you can’t improve no matter how hard you try? You might have reached a plateau. Check out this episode and discover a common reason that people plat…
Episode 12 - Adventures in Lviv, Ukraine
Learn some common English words and expressions in the context of a story of confusion, adventure, and vodka in the Ukrainian city of Lviv. The answers to the listening comprehension questions are po…
Episode 11 - People and Places: Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Learn about the city of Mykolaiv, Ukrainian culture, German culture, language learning and more in this interview with Konstantin, a native of Ukraine who has lived in Germany for seven years. The an…
Episode 10 - Learning Arabic in Morocco and Jordan
In this episode I interview a friend about her experiences learning Arabic by travelling to Morocco and Jordan. Among other things we discuss Arabic grammar, Moroccan food, Arabic cultures and how ma…
Episode 08 - People and Places: Görlitz, Germany
Tessa from tessa-approves.com comes on the show to talk about Görlitz, the German city where she lives. Join us for a fun interview about this exciting city and find out why it’s sometimes called “Gö…
Episode 07 - Getting out of your Comfort Zone: A Case Study
If you want to learn a language through immersion you have to get out of your comfort zone and you can't be shy. In this episode I tell a personal anecdote that involves improving my spoken German by…
Episode 06 - Language Learning Strategies (Part II)
Part two of my interview with a trilingual friend who provides some language learning strategies including how to use sticky notes for vocabulary, how to immerse yourself in a foreign language withou…
Episode 05 - Language Learning Strategies
Want to improve your language skills more effectively? In this episode I interview a trilingual friend (he speaks three languages fluently!) who provides some language learning strategies that are no…
Episode 04 - Some English Expressions in Context
In this episode I use seven common English expressions in the context of a narrative describing my immersion experience in Germany. Listen for the idioms, see if you can determine their meaning, then…
Episode 03 - Netflix Recommendations for Learning English
In this episode you'll discover five series available on Netflix that you can watch in English to improve your listening comprehension skills! As always, there are listening comprehension questions a…
Episode 02 - WWOOFing in the Pyrenees
In this episode I tell a fun-filled story about learning French through immersion, thanks to an experience I had WWOOFing in the Pyrenees. This episode is for you if you're interested in WWOOFing, Wo…
Episode 01 - Introduction
What is language immersion and what are some immersive learning methods? Can you improve your english by listening to podcasts, watching movies, and traveling? Find out in the first episode of the Im…