Poet, artist and polyglot Maria Ortega Garcia talks to Benny Lewis and Shannon Kennedy about mindfulness, language learning as an introvert, and the power of using art and poetry as language learning tools.

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Episode Overview

Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

Learning languages as an introvert
Mindfulness in language learning
Using poetry as a tool for languages
The biggest struggles students face trying to learn languages with poems
How artistic expression and creativity fit into language learning
Exploring identity through languages
Using art as an inspiration for language learning

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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#59 Maria Ortega on the Poetry of Learning Languages

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#59 Maria Ortega on the Poetry of Learning Languages