- 20 minutes 21 secondsPreguntas con Pilar: Los hábitos de los estudiantes exitosos
Rob and Pilar discuss what they see most effective Spanish learners have in common. What are the qualities they all cultivate, and does "immersion" have an impact on language learning? Also, they delve into the interesting Spanish slang phrase "dizque", used by Karol G...!
1 November 2023, 4:20 pm - 25 minutes 38 secondsPreguntas con Pilar 3: La emigración de Colombia
Rob continues his conversations with Pilar. They discuss why so many people are looking to leave Colombia, and what some of the assumptions there are within Colombia about what it's like living abroad. Rob also asks about gender - so simple to understand, yet difficult to get right!
1 June 2023, 9:19 pm - 27 minutes 11 secondsPreguntas con Pilar 2: Mexico
Pilar has experience living and working in Mexico. Rob chats with her about life in Mexico, and how it compares to Colombia. They also touch on Spanglish, weird Mexican phrases, Netflix, and talk about how to understand the past tenses in Spanish.
31 March 2023, 4:25 pm - 20 minutes 23 secondsPreguntas con Pilar: Conocer a Pilar
We're introducing a new "mini-series" - Preguntas con Pilar. Rob chats with Pilar, who is one of the teachers in the Spanish Obsessed Academy. She has incredible experience teaching Spanish, and in her conversations with Rob they focus more on the language aspect of Spanish. In this episode, they talk a little about Pilar's experience, and Rob asks about a weird verb pattern he's heard in Colombia.
31 March 2023, 4:24 pm - 23 minutes 34 secondsAdvanced 31: La Gestión UrbanaRob talks with Lis’ sister, Judith. Judith recently completed her Masters in La Gestión Urbana (Urban Management), and discusses the current global migration to cities, amongst other topics.15 June 2018, 11:00 am
- 17 minutes 38 secondsAdvanced 29: EducationRob, Lis and Colombian friend Dani talk about the education systems of UK vs Colombia and Latin America4 June 2017, 7:00 pm
- 14 minutes 42 secondsAdvanced 30: Ser popularRob and Lis talk about being popular, having friends, and how to maintain contact in the age of social media…4 June 2017, 7:00 pm
- 17 minutes 1 secondAdvanced 28: InterviewsHow important is the interview process for finding a job? Lis and Rob discuss their experiences in interviews in both English and Spanish, and how difficult the process can be.3 June 2017, 7:00 pm
- 19 minutes 7 secondsAdvanced 27: News of a kidnappingWe recently had the opportunity to talk with Gilberto Torres, who was kidnapped by Colombian paramilitaries and held captive for 42 days several years ago. Gilberto was a Trade Union leader, and was kidnapped for organising strikes and getting in the way of some big business interests. He's taking BP to court in London for events surrounding his kidnapping, and in this podcast he tells his story.25 October 2015, 7:00 pm
- 9 minutes 14 secondsAdvanced 25: Javi de España
Meet Javi, from Valladolid in Spain. He works near London as a Spanish teacher, and in this podcast he chats with Liz about teaching in the UK, how he finds English school children, and whether he wants to go back to Spain. Transcription coming hopefully before too long!
13 September 2015, 7:00 pm - 13 minutes 50 secondsAdvanced 26: A very brief gastronomic tour of SpainContinuing with Javi (and Castillian Spanish), Rob talks food - a mutually shared passion. We take a gastronomic tour around Spain, Javi gives us his opinion on English food (hint: it's not all bad), and Rob provides some constructive criticism for Spanish restaurants! Transcription on its way soon.13 September 2015, 7:00 pm
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