Q&A About ESL
An ESL program is the place and the time where different cultures meet and mix giving a huge start to new life. Do you want to know what this experience could lead to?
New episodes every Monday at 2:00 pm. Exclusively from Saddleback Radio.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Episodes
- 13
- Years Active
- 2020
Technical English Versus Everyday English
Alex Borisevich is a talented engineer who currently works on promising technology for a small startup in Los Angeles. Previously he had experience working in Germany and South Korea. We talked about…
Persistence, Patience, and Reason
Meet Azhar Imanakunova. Like many of my guests, she has her own ESL story which has started in Kazakhstan not so many years ago. Azhar is a persistent and patient person and rationale in a good way. …
History and Literature, Culture and Language
Dmitry Larionov’s ESL story as well as his approach to studying are fascinating. We were talking about history and literature, culture and language. Welcome to the 11th episode!
Preserving Culture and Language Through Film and Fashion
Cyril Lumboy is one of the most talented people I know. She is a student and staff member at Saddleback College, as well as a filmmaker, producer, and fashion designer. Right now she is working on he…
Interpretation, Translation, and Raising a Dual-Culture Child
This week Rimma interviews Vera, a brand new mom who shares about learning English as a child, including having an English speaking pen pal. Vera discusses her job as an interpreter and translator, l…
Cultural Differences and Uncomfortable Situations
Tatiana is a video editor for commercials, music videos and documentaries. Singer, cat lover, wine lover, Tatiana shares her journey in improving her English speaking skills, Russian idioms versus Am…
A Child of Three Cultures
Victor Gorelov has a very colorful cultural background. He is Russian who was born in Kazahstan and moved into the U.S. at the age of 9. We have an interesting conversation about bilingualism and abo…
ESL in Our Family
Mikhail Panin is a person I always admire of: he is smart, intelligent, hardworking and passionate. Also, he is my husband and ESL speaker. In this episode he talks about his experience of studying a…
ESL and a Career in Entertainment
We met at Saddleback College CTVR 202 class about two years ago, since then we collaborate for Breaking Bread with Lydie Denier and other projects. Right now we are working on our first short documen…
My ESL Story
This week I am going to tell you my personal ESL story, giving you useful tips found on the Internet and some from personal experience as well.
The Egyptian Approach to Studying Language
I am going to introduce you to another friend of mine Marwa El-mossalamy. She is a teacher assistant at Irvin Valley College. In this episode, you’ll hear interesting facts about the Egyptian approac…
ESL & Finding New Job Opportunities
In the second QA about ESL podcast, you are going to meet my ex-classmate Claire, who's achievements in learning allowed her to get a new job.
