093: Is culture important in language learning?

093: Is culture important in language learning?

Thiago asks: "I'm learning Japanese. How important is it for me to learn the culture?"

In this episode:
  • Why language and culture are inextricably linked
  • Why you can't learn a language to a high level without familiarity with the culture
  • However, if basic communication is your main aim, you don't need to be culturally literate
  • You can get to a basic level of conversation in the language without knowing about the culture
Today's Featured Resource: 100th Episode Special!

Help me create an amazing feature for the 100th episode! I'd like to create a montage of voices of podcast listeners from around the world, all giving one piece of language advice they've learned from the show. This would

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525: The lazy language habit that actually builds fluency

525: The lazy language habit that actually builds fluency

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524: 3 things I wish I knew when I started learning languages

524: 3 things I wish I knew when I started learning languages

👉 Grab your FREE Goal Planner: https://l.storylearning.com/free_plannerThere are all kinds of techniques and tricks and that you can use to learn a language. But they're all just that - tactics and t...

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523: How to learn 2 languages without breaking your brain

523: How to learn 2 languages without breaking your brain

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522: Can you really get fluent just by reading?

522: Can you really get fluent just by reading?

👉 Grab your FREE Grammar and Vocabulary Study Sheet : https://l.storylearning.com/read_sheetI'm always going on about why it's so important to read a lot if you want to learn a new language - and I'l...

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521: Why people can't understand you (and how to fix it)

521: Why people can't understand you (and how to fix it)

👉 Grab your FREE StoryLearning Blueprint: https://l.storylearning.com/free_fluencyIn this episode of the StoryLearning podcast I chat to my good friend and fellow podcaster Anna Tyrie, creator of the...

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520: How to learn a language at any age (7 tips)

520: How to learn a language at any age (7 tips)

👉 Grab your FREE Language Goal Planner: https://l.storylearning.com/lang_goals Can you be too old to learn a language? What about kids? They soak up languages like a sponge, so surely that means ther...

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519: How to learn kanji FAST (do this or keep struggling)

519: How to learn kanji FAST (do this or keep struggling)

👉 Get your FREE Grammar and Vocab Study Sheet: https://l.storylearning.com/study_kanjiIn this episode, I tackle a question from four years ago, but the topic is as relevant as ever: how to learn Japa...

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518: NEVER use flashcards - learn vocabulary this way instead

518: NEVER use flashcards - learn vocabulary this way instead

👉 Get your FREE Grammar and Vocab Study Sheet: https://l.storylearning.com/free_vocabIn this episode,  we're revisiting a topic that I feel we'll be talking about until the end of time.  The sun's go...

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